P l a t i n g A s s e m b l y L i n e A local company that designs and produces

padlocks hired a plating machine manufacturer to rework one of their existing plating lines. The project ran beyond schedule and additional time was needed to complete the job. The padlock company was not satisfied about the progress being made.

The padlock company contacted Pieper

Automation. Pieper reviewed the work completed up to that point and determined that the HMI was not user friendly and the mechanical hardware could be improved. In addition, the panel wiring was disorganized and it would be difficult to do maintenance. Starting from scratch was found to be an effective solution. Using experience from another plating line programmed recently, Pieper was able to use this as a starting platform. In less then two weeks a fully functional program running the first recipe was made. As the padlock company saw the progress that was made in a short amount of time, they increased the amount of automation on the line. Part tracking, barrel rotation control, trending, alarm history, detailed HMI graphics, warning lights/horn, and more were added. Pieper continued to add features while the plating machine manufacturer worked through their mechanical issues.

Fortunately for the padlock company, Pieper

Automation was able to accomplish what was needed and more. Quality work and attention to detail resulted in a satisfied customer.

Cycle times improved by

236%.

Additional data tracking/

logging were added to the

line and previous lines.

Built in recipe control for

specific parts.

Serial number and bar

code scanning

implemented to track

parts and report data to

PLC and PC.

Crane movement and

operations optimized to

decrease mechanical wear

and material waste.

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Design

Pieper Automation is all about quality work. For this client,

Pieper created a user friendly HMI that showed production in

detail. Live graphics and animations of cranes and materials made

it easy for engineers to understand what process the system was

executing. Pieper’s HMI and programming helped optimize the

system saving time and money for the client’s plating line.

Commissioning

Pieper Automation achieved all of its assigned tasks and goals in a

timely manner saving the client time and money. The system

worked to the clients designs and expectations. All of this was

done using safe work practices that resulted in zero accidents.

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Above: The HMI shows the plating line’s entire

system. Fully animated live graphics and visual

elements show barrel rotation, crane movement,

barrel and crane position and lowering and raising

crane animations.

Above: This shows a screenshot of a similar plating

line that our automation group had created. Live

animations and visual elements are detailed to show

crane movement, lowering and raising of material and

claw animation.

Above: Recipe editor screen gives operators the

ability to fully edit recipes on the line.

Above: Historical data screen shows specific values

and recipes each barrel has run and more.