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Mill Systems

PROCESS LINE TECHNOLOGY

When it comes to Process Line knowledge and experience, IMS takes a back seat to no one. Not only have we engineered and programmed effective control systems for a diverse range of process lines, but we have developed the principal control schemes and mathematics at the core of the design.

IMS conducts machine tension studies in-house and applies this knowledge to our designs. We are well versed in all aspects of process line control.

Entry Section Control: automated coil loading, automatic feed-up, shear control, welder control
Accumulator Looper Control: load cell or calculated tension control
Furnace Control

Dancer Control
Catenary Control
Coating Pots Control, Air Knife Control
Tension Leveling & Stretch Leveling

Temper Mill Control
Exit Section Automation & Tension Control
Weld & Stitch Tracking
Product Tracking

Applications (now or retrofit) Include:

Galvanizing Lines
Pickling Lines
Coating/Paint Lines
Annealing Lines
Heat Treat Lines
Secondary Steel Processing: Cut-to-Length, Slitting, Inspection Lines

Technology Platform Experience Includes:

Rockwell Automation and Allen Bradley PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI
Siemens PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI
ABB PLCs, AC & DC Drives, & HMI

Retrofit Legacy Platform Knowledge Includes:

Allen-Bradley PLC5 & SLC500
Reliance Electric Automax
GE Series Six 9070 9030 Rx7i Rx3i
Modicon x8 and Quantum

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