Industrial Plant & Equipment

Machine overhaul boosts production

Flexel International has boosted production at its Glenrothes site since it commissioned Optima to overhaul a machine that manufactures Ecofilm underfloor heating elements for laminate and timber flooring.

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Control + safety

Optima Control Solutions has
completed a control and safety
system upgrade for Dunlop,
producer of rubber products. Optima
refurbished one of its main machines
in order to improve its control and
reliability. The compan

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Taking control: AC or DC drives?

Every production line has a control system and every
control system has the potential to cause problems.Here,
Dr Adrian West of Optima Control Solutions gives his
opinion on problematic areas of two popular controllers –

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Control solution

Bridon International manufactures
specialist metal rope and wire
solutions and, at its Doncaster plant,
makes a wide range of wire products
to meet diverse customer needs.

Optima Control Solutions was
tasked with desi

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Paper mill’s robot labelled reliable

As part of a drive to
maximise productivity, a
leading paper manufacturer
has deployed industrial
robots for label application to
its finished products.

However, when the
company’s Flintshire-based
paper mill faced

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Control Systems: Obsolescence issues

The robust steel frameworks of machines age much more slowly than their moving parts and have a long life span if well maintained. However, it is often a different case for the control systems of those machines. Modern technology advances so quickly that a system can be out of date in as little as 10 to12 years. Michael Hill, managing director of Optima Control Solutions, explains some of the issues.

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