MECHANICAL solutions, technology RECYCLE and MOTION AUTOMATION
'Project consulting' introduce 39 examples
Larger projects included also consulting even the work it self may be more doing
Consulting a cunstomer is moustly deligate and confidental work
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2014 - Finland
Vertical powder painting line renovation
Absolutely most efficient powder painting line in Finland with 1.44m/min and c/c 100mm support distancy. Productivity with main products increased 33%. Pretreatment line leaks fixed and process developed to next level. Twin track transfer conveyor fully renoviert. Powder painting equipment (Trasmetal) support. Factory ventilation as well powder filter system development to fix basic design errors.
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2013 - Finland
Vertical powder painting line technical support
High volume aluminium factory profile painting line tecnical support, system teaching, service planning and service work leadership. Development of updated paint shop user manual for chrome free powder painting.
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2013 - Finland
Powder chain grounding point cleaning system
Powder painting transfer conveyor grounding point cleaning system to ensure propper grounding. Before system assemply both chains had to be cleaned several days because of old powder burned to support surfices. This problem is very typical.
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2013 - Finland
pH and conductivity system update
Several years users had limited methods to control process quality. Added pH and conductivity meters, connected then and finally taken then in production by programming their parametres. Process got much much more stabile and easy to control. Workers are much happier.
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2011-1988 - Several
Factory electric assembly pre-schedule diagram
Pre-schedule planning just after customer has decided and agreed the new factory location. Project has started, new location is known and production due to start day has been agreed. Factory started one week delayed and at Russia 7 monts 3 weeks is a good result for factory project.
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2008 - several
Several automatical P&F powder painting lines
Five automatical powder painting line turn-key designs from scratch. Conveyor components were all recycled. Electric heating curing ovens.
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2007 - Russia
Old factory renovation
Sand floor shall be soon have a new floor. Open wall will be shut by sandwitch panels waiting only floor foundation.
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2007 - Russia
New production plant evaluations
As a team member we have been taking in part for a new production plant selection and provided technical views for choosing best place for new factory. Picture: Old factory detail as it was while first visit. Current office restroom corner.
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2006-2007 - Finland
Oasis hoisting application development
Evaluation of cruiser needed hoisting applications with different constructions. Inquiry and offer eavuluations.
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2003 - Finland
Error detection and problem solving
Orginal mechanical limit switch components replaced with service free inductive proximity switches. Control diagrams and cabeling changes designed.
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2002 - Russia
Crane end girders for recycled automatical crane
Old eccentrical driving system changed to standard centric crane I-beam trolleys.
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2001 - Several
Hoisting application evaluations and support
Technical inspections and local personel support to provide propper service for hoisting and conveyor applications.
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2000- - Several
Component selections and technical support
Search of different kind of technical solutions for machinery controls. Technical support for machine installation and start-up. Picture: Hoist limit up/down gear limit switch block (Demag)
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2000 - Finland
P&F Conveyor line SMS control and error HMI
Remote line on/off control. Error detection. Line start up and shut down messages to selected personnel.
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1999 - Netherlands
SQL based palletizing layout interface
Layout adjustments are easy by database interface. Customer based basic booleans according palletized products.
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1998- - Several
Typical SQL database view from one day
Curing oven passing trolley counts. Color changes, order mounts etc. can be´seen at first sight. Speeds, temperatures, errors are other typical values to display.
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1997- - Several
Factory design timetable and document file system
Factory projects include a lot of different kind papers and documents of which most of them has been stored to company secured WWW-server. All saved data will not only available during project time but also later on. Saved data like programs, drawings, technical documentation, meeting memos, etc. stay in order and they are easy to find.
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1997- - Several
Factory support and correct use of machinery
Factory inspections and reposts including water treatment, electrical controls, mechanical constructions, plc-program updates and PC-program updates and support.
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1996, 1997 - Finland, USA
Steel factory portal robot consulting
Control and power supply electric diagrams. PLC programming instructions and best practises to ensure proper start-up. Documentation and correspondence in English.
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1996-2012 - Finland
Pre-treatment line support
Crane main designs like hoisting, vertical guides and entry gate. Line electrical, power supply, inverter service and PC/PLC program support 1996-2012. Line taken down in 2012.
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1996- - several locations
Conductivity, PH- and redox controller designs
System designs, several project installations, programming and production start-ups. Problem solving when systems out of use.
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1996- - Several
Technical checkings and personel support
Component technical inspections and proposals how solve existing problems.
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1996- - Several
Factory support and correct use of instruments
Checkings, reprogramming and factory support for process water cleaning applications.
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1996- - Several
Curing oven power supply and control support
Relay and contactor based curing oven control problem solving. Connecting oven control to automatical conveyor line controls taking in count all situations which may require special attention to avoid production losses. Picture: Oven control checking (IUT).
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1996- - Several
Factory support and correct use of machinery
Waste water filtration designs, project management and quality control checks. Personel advisor for correct use of designed equipment.
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1996 - Estonia
New crane control cabin with recycled PLC
Customer's old process crane updated and transfered from Finlland to Estonia. Customer wanted to use existing Idek plc (~1988-1990). PLC reprogrammed. Still in production.
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1996 - Finland
P&F conveyor control cabin update
Old inverters and plc updated according existing equipment. Automated 7/24h computer SQL database quality control with high precision data measuring unit. Cabin from sub manufacturer.
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1996 - Estonia
Power and free (P&F) conveyor re-cycling
Steel construction designs for Line (yellow/red) and middle heaven (light grey). Line design changes taking in count pull nose distancies. Old and new conveyor parts used to enable conveyor re-cycling. Orginal line built 1988. Detectors changed to inductive type. Some old conveyor parts kept because customer request - link chain power unit. Line still in production use.
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1996 - Finland
Curing oven control cabin assembly and service
Cabin installation and electric connections. project start up and service 1996-2004
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1996 - Finland
A study of macine acceleration and deceleration
Heavy wood industry machine wheel load study to improve product quality. New solutions for motor control, gearboxies and control systems.
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1995 - Netherlands
Two intelligent palletizing robot systems
Automated pallet delivery. Products ordered from SAP. Because quality control delivery order did change. All customer products on the same pallet so far product allowed to piled above each others. Then system autmaticly started a fresh palet. Fork lift driver unload positions. Escort memory control. Time <30 seconds/product. PC<->PLC communication consult for PLC programmer and control cabin manufacturer.
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1995 - Finland
Palletizing running surfacies
We work as a project gripping tool consult. Pilar hoisting unit with overload and underload limit switches and roller chain lifting design was done in the beginning 1990.
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1995 - Finland
Computer HMI for a storage crane
Computer HMI interface for storage crane. Production start up and user education.
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1994 - South Korea
Two cam shaft palletizing robots
Customer's firsts 3-axis portal robots for cam shaft palletizing to their storage boxies. New empty storage box piled over full layer of cam shafts. Awarded by 'Finnish key work of the month' on Finnish TV company MTV3.
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1993-1994 - South-Korea
Motor factory XYZ-palletizing consulting
Korean customer consulting to develop new type of palletizing application. All correspondence and Korean negotiations and local interaction (apr. 12 months) in English language.
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1993 - Finland
Simple storage manipulator development
Dairy storage system development to increase storage efficiency.
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1992 - Sweden
Flexible lamp palletizing system
Pallets on their own pile. Different pallet sizes to improve transportation efficiency. Intermediate cardboards in two adjustable pile positions filled automaticly according user pile layout. Cardboads hold palletized product piles better in shape while transportation. No fixed pallet places, computer HMI enables easy teaching. Communication consult for PLC<->PC. Project start-up.
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1985-1989 - Finland
Crane driving system and scissors guide
Automated crane computer control TEKES project started 1985. Scissors guide was developed for this project and computer controlled crane was presented at Hannover Fair 1987. Tooth band driven crane for long distancies was patented FI86291 17.2.1989. Picture project Sime made computer SQL based HMI product storage system and consulted control cabin manufacturer how make PLC program for Siemens S5 PLC.
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1984 - Finland
Cruiser machine room lifting system
Low headroom make possible to increase above locating show theater height. Spare piston crank shaft located on a turn table in the midle of 4 diesel engines. Empty place was for broken piston-crank shaft. Customers problem (pilar) was turned to winning solution how reduce piston sideway lifting. Shipyards first electric driven lifting system was built according Loyds register. English language documentation.
