| Machine Control
Systems for the Plastic Industry MACO / EM-3 Control Systems |
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The Eurotherm
Barber-Colman MACO / EM-3 control systems are specifically
designed to save OEMs and producers time and money. They are
based on a revolutionary building block architecture that is
designed to adopt to the ever changing needs of the plastics
industry. The result is an open and scalable system that contain
four decades of injection , extrusion and blow molding
knowledge.
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MACO Compact | -4 Slot Backplane -10 Step Velocity or Pressure Fill -Large 12.1” Color Display -Windows CE Operating System -Multiple Steps of Pack and Hold with Ramping |
Ideal for: Total Injection Control |
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EM-3c | -Pre-configured screens and sequence to
reduce installed cost -Auto-tuning for Optimized Melt pressure Control -Multi Lingual for Global Use -Ethernet Communications for Simplified Installation |
Ideal for: Small extruders but is packed with the features of the popular EM-3 |
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Breeze II | -100 Point Parison Profile -Large Color Touch Screen -Separate Weight and Die Gap Settings -Graphically Enter and Display the Parison Profile -Very High Speed Loop Closure - 0.1ms |
Ideal for:
Parison only and Temperature control. Option: add thermocouples up to 12 zones. |
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MACO | -complete family of control products -industrial PC's, dedicated operator stations -blocks for temperature, injection parison, motion control -remote terminal I/O blocks -multiple bus push button station |
Ideal for: All injection and blow molding machines |
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iPact | Melt pressure control. A real time closed loop system monitoring the molding process based on recommended processing conditions for the material. | Ideal for: Injection Molding |
| EM-3 | -total line control -temperature, pressure, drive control -Ethernet communications -large, easy to use 15" color interface |
Ideal for: All extrusion lines including: profile, blown film, sheet and cast film | |
| Breeze | -all in one packaging -simple installation with prewired cables -up to two separate heads -100 point parison profiles |
Ideal for: Parison only control for continuous and accumulator based blow molding machines | |
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MACO RS/DS | -
eight slot rack system - Process control blocks - Terminal I/O Blocks MACO DS, RS |
Ideal for: Injection Molding, Blow Molding and Extrusion |
| Terminal I/O Blocks | -20 different I/O types -DIN rail mount -Ethernet, ProfiBus-DP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Interbus-S, and Modbus Plus communications |
Ideal for: Remote I/O and data gathering | |
| XLPB | -23 push buttons -23 LEDs -Ethernet, ProfiBus-DP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, Interbus-S, and Modbus Plus communications -insertable legends |
Ideal for: Remote push-buttons to lower installed cost by lowering wire cost | |
| Technical Site | -User Manuals -Data Bulletins -Technical Notes -Partners Information |
Reference site for technical information on the MACO DS, 4000, 5000, 6000 and EM-3 | |
| Optima Touch | -Bright Easy to Read Display -High 1024 x 768 Resolution -Easy Mounting -Optional - Custom Software Installation |
Ideal for: Operation under harsh environmental conditions |
| Technical Information site: reference site for technical information on the MACO DS, 4000, 5000, 6000 and EM-3. Includes User manuals, data bulletins, technical notes and partner information. |
| For more information contact: | |
| email: | info@eurotherm.com |
| telephone: | +1 703 443-0000 |
| Last Updated Wednesday, April 09, 2008 |