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News Release from: Moxa Technologies | Subject: EtherDevice Server
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 August 2002
Industrial server cuts plastics plant
crashes
Formosa Plastics chose Moxa EtherDevice Server to build up its industrial Ethernet communications system.
Formosa Plastics Corp was established in Taiwan in 1954, and is now the biggest PVC powder manufacturer in the world With a yearly revenue on the order of US $1.2 billion, the company produces plastic raw material, plastic processed material, and fibre products
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 10 Jun 2002 at 8.00am (UK)
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As Ethernet moves from the office to the factory floor, it is important to incorporate additional features to ensure the integrity of the network, explains Tim Semple.
Its electrical engineering project department is responsible for planning both software and hardware aspects of the company's production automation system.
This system includes a distributed control system that crosses through all its industrial parks, and is required to work in the most demanding of industrial environments.
After much consideration, Formosa Plastics chose Moxa EtherDevice Server to build up its industrial Ethernet communications system.
The robust design and informative functions of this product helps keep the company's automation system running smoothly and continuously.
Formosa Plastics decided to use Ethernet as its major communications interface for data analysis and real-time environment control.
Millions of tons of chemical substances are produced here every day, with most of the substances harmful - and some even explosive.
Controlling the environment of the plant is the most important issue for the production line.
Using Ethernet is very good for development and future expansion, but when Formosa started adapting it by using commercial Ethernet products, the company found itself in the middle of a big system-crash problem, and had to listen to the complaints of every production manager at the site.
Finally, Formosa found Moxa EtherDevice Server, and immediately noticed a clear difference compared with commercial equipment - the system-crash problem never appeared.
Furthermore, with its special line-swap fast recovery function, Formosa can now change the layout of devices without shutting down the entire production line, and the real-time status reports help maintenance personnel find out about communication problems in advance, thus preventing damage to the production process.
The excellent management functions of EtherDevice Server make it an important information provider, as opposed to passive cable-like Ethernet equipment.
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