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News Release from: Siemens Automation and Drives | Subject: Siwarex FTC
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 26 May 2005
Weighing module brings belt scales into
line
Belt scales can now be integrated into the Simatic automation network with a new weighing module from Siemens Automation and Drives.
Belt scales can now be integrated into the Simatic automation network with a new weighing module from Siemens Automation and Drives (A and D) Siwarex FTC (flexible technology continuous weighing) acquires weighing data with a resolution of 16 million increments and a measuring rate of 100Hz
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 6 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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This high accuracy guaranteed up to a 30-degree angle of inclination of the belt.
Typical applications include acquisition of flow rate, conveyed quantity and belt load, as well as loading material.
Siwarex FTC is used in Simatic S7-300 controllers or Simatic ET 200M distributed I/O stations.
With complex automation tasks, the new weighing module integrated into the Simatic PCS 7 process control system.
Extensive diagnostics functions monitor the weighing process: For example, the "recorder with time stamp" records the progress and status of weighing operations, storing the last 100 messages in a diagnostics buffer.
The device contains eight accumulator memories whose contents can be stored on the micro memory card.
The load cell and the entire cabling system are also permanently monitored.
Configuring software is available free on the Internet as a starter package.
With this, users can quickly get their belt scales up and running, even without programming knowledge.
The belt scale is integrated into the PCS 7 process control system using the-shelf standard CFCs (continuous function charts) and faceplates.
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