PCS Control Systems

Fully Automatic PCS Control System - Components

Prozess-Visualisierung am PC-Monitor

Based on the Microsoft XP operating system and a Siemens PLC, the PCS solution offers concrete producers intuitive point-and-click control over all plant functions, including mixer status, moisture content, batching progress, recipe selection, and inventory tracking. The PCS control system provides the precision necessary for today's increasingly sophisticated mix designs, including self-compacting concrete (SCC) and colored products.

The fully automatic PCS control offers: Control panel (with integrated Motor Control Center) with schematic operation graphic for manual control (also possible even without PC), main electrical disconnect switch, all motor starters, fuses and overload protection, control and motor control circuit and wiring, ammeter for mixer motor, digital scale indicators for the weighers, Siemens PLC S7 (others on request).

Windows-based PC, monitor and printer can be placed on a desk or optionally housed in a separate enclosure with flip-down.

PCS-Steuerung

The PCS control system on the left has been extended by an integrated flying bucket control system. This single source approach ensures a smooth start-up and operation without finger-pointing.

PCS Control System "SmartMix"

The compact PCS control "SmartMix" gives you single point concrete plant monitoring and control. Locate PCS "SmartMix" anywhere in your plant, without expenses of a separate control room. Designed for easy retrofit installation. The exclusive use of standard components, available on the local market, enables the user to maintain the control easily.

PCS Control Systems – Standard Functions (Excerpt)

  • 1000 recipes, with parameters for flexible production of various concrete mixes, including SCC (Self-Compacting Concrete).
  • 9 password-protected user codes with a definable access
  • Sand-water-correction for all sand and aggregate sorts (automatically with installation of moisture metering probe "Hydrotester"- optional)
  • Manual and automatic free-fall correction for all components and monitoring of batching tolerance and time
  • Concrete production statistic for the automatically produced concrete, stored for lifetime
  • Material consumption statistics for all batched materials (even in manual mode) - can be called up in individual time periods.