Improving OEE/Uptime with a PLC-5 Conversion to ControlLogix
A large cosmetic manufacturer hired Pacific Blue Engineering to migrate a PLC-5 control system to ControlLogix. The PLC-5 system controlled a critically important water batching process and without it, the plant simply could not operate. The main problem with the existing PLC-5 control system was obsolescence and its failure would shut down the plant. In […]
Client Success Story: Saving on Capex by Recapitalization and Commissioning of a Prepeg Line
A client in California had purchased a previously commissioned prepeg machine from a manufacturer’s storage, where it had been idle for several years. Pacific Blue Engineering was hired to re-commission the machine, but the initial investigation revealed that an operator interface had not been included in the original purchase. It then became necessary to reverse […]