Turn-Key Legacy Controls Migration & Safety Upgrade

Pacific Blue Engineering successfully designed, programmed, installed, and commissioned a turn-key controls and safety upgrade on a machine for a large food & beverage customer. – Upgraded a legacy PLC to a Rockwell Automation CompactGuard safety PLC – Migrated a legacy HMI to a Rockwell Automation PanelView Plus 7 – Decommissioned existing field devices on […]

Safety Makes Cents

Pacific Blue Engineering’s (PBE) client recently presented a situation that many companies find themselves in: a machine on their floor, in this case, a shrink wrapper, was still mechanically sound but was starting to show its age.  More frequent downtime and less predictable operation were becoming the norm at the end of their production line.  […]