Reel-to-reel facilities – Printed circuit board industry – Barrel and rack plating

• System control
• Process monitoring
• Quality management
• Energy optimisation
  

The use of automationX makes it possible to react quickly to the frequently changing requirements for electroplating. In the field of coating technology for the automotive industry, telecommunications, PCB, medical and aerospace engineering, the frequent change in coating systems in conjunction with increased quality requirements present a new challenge that needs to be met with stable processes and quality. The flexibility of automationX lives up to these requirements to an extremely high degree and at the same time allows for the protection of the environment and resources by means of consistent energy and process management.

System control

• Optimal control of drive, feed, strip tension and processes
• Reduction in turn-around time due to optimised time-path processes
• Position indication of belt connection, barrel or rack
• Visual and graphic display of operating conditions
• Signalling on different message levels when deviations from normal operation occur

Process monitoring

Processes are directly controlled and monitored via immediate control and feedback.

• Correction of parameters when deviations occur
• Transfer of data to control charts
• Evaluation and graphical representation for optimisation
• Tracking with the help of real-time documentation on different operator levels.
• Process transparency for the further development of applications
  

Quality management

• Complete documentation of product-specific parameters
• Item management via recipe with access to control-relevant data and parameters
• Batch logging for reconstruction of setting values and process data when deviations occur
• Import of all quality-relevant data to process control charts
• Data output in tabular form and diagrams for direct import into CAQ systems
  

Energy optimisation

• Recording of electrical consumption data, data from heat recovery and cooling processes
• Power spectrums and energy curves
• Optimisation of process control
• Control by means of data evaluation and direct intervention in control circuits