NCS Ltd_SIRIUS ACT Profinet Case Study

Published: 5 April 2022 Category: Product Catalogues & Brochures

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NCS Ltd_SIRIUS ACT Profinet Case Study

Published: 5 April 2022 · Category: Product Catalogues & Brochures

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Case Study: NCS Ltd Siemens unique product saves customer 50% on costs siemens.com/sirius-act The use of SIRIUS ACT commanding and signaling devices in combination with PROFINET not only reduces installation costs, but also allows direct connection of the commanding and signaling devices to the machine control via PROFINET and thus a high level of flexibility and expandability. Northern Combustion Systems (NCS) Ltd has more than 35 years’ experience as a market leader for furnace manufacturing and the provision of process heating solutions. It is known to its customers around the world as a company that deliver excellence. So, when one of the NCS Ltd.’s walking beam furnaces needed a new control system, a company that delivers excellence would certainly be a company that expected excellence. Less wiring and more flexibility, the connection of the PROFINET interface module to the individual terminal modules via ribbon cable. The Challenge Despite the efficiency and ease-of-use of modern human-machine interface (HMI), there are some situations where they are not going to be fit for purpose such as a dusty manufacturing environment, for example, where conditions are likely to affect performance. This was the problem NCS Ltd encountered when they decided to install a control system for a walking beam furnace. They needed a system that would enable full mobility of the equipment allowing the operator to easily raise and lower the beam furnace, move it forward and backward, and...

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