We offer intelligent solutions from ceiling to floor across our entire product portfolio for all types of manufacturing applications, leveraging digital power and motion controls to improve our customers’ safety, uptime, and productivity.
Combining technologically advanced products with over a century and a half of application expertise, we solve tough customer problems with efficient and reliable manufacturing automation solutions. Whether our customers need to designate no-fly zones, prevent load swing, synchronize a lift, automatically send cranes throughout a facility, or access detailed, system-wide diagnostic information, our automation technology can help eliminate redundant processes and improve overall productivity.
Implementing manufacturing automation solutions in your facilities and processes can have a big impact. Not only can it help increase productivity and maximize the uptime and performance of your operations, but it can also improve product quality, optimize labor, increase energy efficiency, and provide numerous safety and health benefits.
In manufacturing automation, fixed automation is a process where a single product is produced by one machine within a large manufacturing facility. Fixed automation is usually used for producing large quantities and has a high entry barrier.
An example of a fixed automation process would be a series of workstations connected by a transfer system for moving parts between stations. Combining radios, drives, motors, brakes, and automation programming, Magnetek® Intelli-Guide™ allows operators to automatically send a load to different pre-programmed areas in a facility with the push of a button. As the load moves along the determined route to the programmed destination, the operator can work on another task or begin the next step of the production process, increasing efficiency and productivity.
A programmable automation system reads, interprets, and executes instructions provided by a program. Programmable automation involves the production of products in batches, where reprogramming is required to accommodate each batch's new product style. The process is controlled by a program of instructions that are read and interpreted by the hardware. New programs may be prepared and entered at any time to enable the production of new products.
Magnetek-brand IMPULSE® VG+ Series 4 Variable Frequency Drives are the brains behind many of our smart motion control solutions. Offering customizable software that can easily be reprogrammed to position and change speeds, safety and productivity-enhancing functions, and a user-friendly interface, VFD's can be integrated into complete systems to provide continuous analytics and diagnostics, keeping operators informed of system status at all times.
A flexible automation system enables computers to adapt quickly to changing conditions within a given area. Computer programs can be executed via machines or via a Human Machine Interface (HMI). In both low- and high-mix manufacturing environments, a flexible automation system enables rapid re-tasking systems to adapt to design changes.
Magnetek provides the ultimate overhead motion control solution by combining our extensive application experience and cutting-edge products. Featuring unmatched performance and safety features, Magnetek's pre-engineered and custom-engineered control panels offer complete control for any project, no matter how simple or complex. Custom engineered panels are designed and built to your specifications and include the standard features of our pre-engineered panels with unlimited configurations, components, and accessories.
To increase efficiency and reduce process time, Magnetek-brand IMPULSE® Variable Frequency Crane and Hoist Controls, collision avoidance software, PLCs, HMIs, and power delivery transformed the manufacturer’s engine marriage crane system into an efficient and safe solution. With the new automation system, takt time was reduced by 36 seconds while providing the precision control and safety the application required.
To replace manually operated controls for a mill scale clarifier system, we developed a fully automated solution complete with IMPULSE•VG+ and G+ Variable Frequency Drives with custom crane-specific software, IMPULSE®•Link Software, PLCs, and HMIs. Connected via Ethernet communication, the system continuously reports analytics and diagnostic information to keep operators informed of system status and executes tasks without human intervention.
Continuous, repetitive motions increase the likelihood of fatigue, resulting in safety concerns for operators, equipment, and other personnel. Automating a hot metal monorail system with Magnetek-brand IMPULSE•VG+ and G+ Variable Frequency Drives, a PLC, and precise positioning technology, optimized throughput and provided a more effective workplace and safer operating environment.
Magnetek-brand IMPULSE•VG+ and G+ Variable Frequency Drives with Bucket Control Custom Software were paired with Blue Max® Motors to control the highest-producing dredge crane operating in North America. With the new system, the crane’s service life was extended from 20,000 hours to more than 200,000 hours.
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