I am working on two projects currently.  One project uses Allen Bradley Compact Logix with Kinetix 300 drives.  The PLC also controls four Yaskawa motoman robots.  One neat find has been the murrelektronik Ethernet remote IO with built in webservers which make commissioning a breeze.

The second project uses Lenze Servo drives.

New control system for remote pumping station.  Uses PlantSMS for remote diagnostics.  Also uses the Siemens S7-1200 and micro master drives.

New project opportunity with a printing company, big noisy machines.

Keeping busy this month, putting the final touches to a computer based service records system, and design of a new control system for a major food manufacturer.  The system controls a rotating brush, lovingly called the hedgehog :)

I've decided not to renew the fax server at the end of this year.  so if you have any drawings or documents that you desperately need to send me, that can't be scanned, send them soon on  0871 7145 123   :)

I went out to a breakdown, the 24v power supply died.  The system is outside and had been powered down for a week.  I suspect that condensation killed the poor thing, still -  all running now.

It only takes a few days away from civilisation to realise that I am truly an urban creature.   A break is nice, but I need good network access and lots of fresh coffee to feel good :)

From 2012 we have stopped manufacture of  the Capflow controller PCB This was the very first product of Germaine Systems and many hours were spent in development.  It has sold well for over twenty years, and we still receive enquiries from all over the world.  We are happy to provide support in the future and a replacement system for the capflow controller is available.

This year sees an expansion of the Plantmonitor and PlantSMS systems with a move to bigger, faster servers.

PlantSMS now has a demo page (User  : PlantSMS   Password : Demo1)