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PROCESS INTEGRATION FOR

FABRIC FILTER LEAK DETECTORS

B3 Systems has a staff of PLC programmers and process integration experts to help implement your baghouse leak detection program.  From simple communication with your PLC or plant DCS to a turnkey package (see below).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gladiator is an embedded industrial PC that runs a Unix-based operating system and maintains a SQL database.  The Gladiator has drivers for communicating with a number of industrial protocols such as Allen Bradley DF1, RS485 Modbus, and Ethernet TCP/IP.  The Gladiator also handles communication with the outside world.  It can be equipped with a modem or attached to your Ethernet system to allow remote access.  This allows us to perform remote diagnosis, setup of sensors, and data backup.  The Gladiator can communicate with PLC's and/or the PCME sensor control unit.

 

 

We use Allen Bradley PLCs or other less expensive PLCs where the application warrants.  PLCs are most often used when we need to integrate the baghouse controls with the sensor data.  See our Baghouse Cleaning Controls page for more information.  We may also use existing PLCs to retreive information.

 

 

Our database is open-access which means that almost any application can access the data.  Reports can be generated using a program such as MS Access.  Live data can be accessed using HTML pages.

 

 

Our service program relies on having remote access to real time data, configuration information and sensor diagnostics.  If a sensor needs to be reconfigured due to a process change, it can be accomplished without sending a service technician.  We simply download a recent representative data set, review the data, and reset the system parameters as necessary.  Troubleshooting is also much easier if we have access to all of the internal diagnostic information for the sensors.