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News Release from: Chronos Richardson | Subject: CR600XP
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 October 2005
Process control system upgrades belt
production
The new advanced CR600XP process control system is part of a major controls upgrade for MBL (USA) Corp, a subsidiary of the Japanese corporation Mitsuboshi Belting.
Chronos Richardson's new advanced CR600XP process control system is being supplied as part of a major controls upgrade for MBL (USA) Corp, a subsidiary of the Japanese corporation Mitsuboshi Belting The MBL (USA) Corp compounding facility in Ottawa, Illinois, USA manufactures a range of transmission and drive belts for the worldwide automotive and recreational vehicle sectors
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Apr 2006 at 8.00am (UK)
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The innovative CR600XP control system will replace two of the factory's existing control systems.
First, the CR600XP will replace a CR1000 control system originally supplied by Chronos Richardson in the mid-1990s, which provided the batch weighing control and materials traceability for carbon black preparation and an offline small chemical weighing system.
Secondly, the new CR600XP will also replace a Henderson PLC based control system that currently controls the mixer and the preparation of oils.
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The CR600XP will provide batch weighing control of all the compounding line's weighing activities (carbon black, polymers, oils and small chemicals), control of the mixer and an integral MTS software package will facilitate material tracking throughout the mixing room, from material intake through to compound batch-off.
"Having worked closely with MBL (USA) Corp for many months on this upgrade project we are pleased that the CR600XP has been selected for total control of their mixing room", commented Technology Director for Chronos Richardson Systems Europe, Steve Saunders.
He concluded: "As well as improving operational safety and reducing plant downtime at the factory CR600XP is also replacing obsolete control systems, which will ensure MBL (USA) Corp achieve full material traceability for every batch of compound produced".
"This will enable them to fulfil the quality control expectations of all of their customers for many years to come".
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