X Series 2 Continuous Gravimetric Blender
X Series 2 Continuous Gravimetric Blender
The X Series 2 Gravimetric Continuous Blender offers unsurpassed blend accuracy and blend homogeneity in a wide range of configurations to meet the needs of any application. For extruder throat-mounted applications, the X Series 2 Blender comes equipped with an integral down-comer to preserve the blended material all the way to the extruder without demixing. For mezzanine or off-line mounting, the blender does not include the down-comer and is designed to work with a number of different options for storing the blended material prior to its use.
The operator enters the desired blend recipe at the operator station. All ingredients are simultaneously metered in the correct blend ratios by inclined augers from individual weighed material hoppers. The ingredients flow through a cascade chamber which produces the best blend homogeneity. Standard configuration includes up to 6 separate ingredients at maximum flow through rates of 300 or 1800 kg/hr (660 or 4000 lb/hr).
Standard features include individual weighed ingredient hoppers with easy-to-use drains, interchangeable metering units with quick disconnect, brushless DC gear motors with closed-loop control for precise ingredient measuring, integral loading platform for mounting vacuum receivers, designed for easy clean out and quick changeover, mild steel construction, blender monitors weight loss of each ingredient hopper for precise control of blend ratios, weighing system resolution is 1:1,000,000 for maximum accuracy, colour touch screen display for easy viewing of inventory performance data, storage for up to 400 blend recipes in battery-backed memory and multiple alarm levels with visual display and contact closures. Options features include gravimetric extrusion control, steep-wall hoppers for regrind and other sluggish materials and high temperature design.
XU Series 2 Continuous Gravimetric Powder Blender
The XU Series 2 Gravimetric Continuous Powder Blenders offers unsurpassed blend accuracy and blend homogeneity in a wide range of configurations to meet the needs of any application by incorporating the PF Series powder feeders. It allows gravimetric blending of non-free-flowing powder materials with free-flowing powder and pellet materials at unprecedented metering and mixing accuracy. The output range is very large, from 0.44 to 2725 kg/hr (0.2 to 6000 lb/hr) by using a variety of auger pitches and diameters. All blenders utilize brushess DC gear motors and encoders for accurate motor speed and feedback. The weighing system is designed with DSP (digital signal processing) technology (patent pending) to filter out unwanted noise and vibration which can wreak havoc with any feeding system, especially at very low feed rates.
Incorporated into the electro-polished stainless steel design is a patented round-to-trough feeding area which provides more consistent mass flow for better metering accuracy. The feeder is designed with a steep wall, removable hopper which features a dust-tight band clamp for easy mounting of hopper extensions and quick disassembly for clean out. The bottom trough design is optimized to provide maximum material exposure to the auger.
VNC Viewer Remote Blender Control Panel
The VNC Viewer provides a central control point for an unlimited number of touch screen supplied PCC blenders. Features include:
• 1.2 GHZ Dual-Core Processor.
• Remote viewing for one or multiple controllers at a time.
• 307 mm (12.1 inch) colour TFT touch screen with 1280 x 800 widescreen resolution.
• 512 MB RAM memory.
• DIN rail power supply.
• Preloaded with embedded Linux.
• Preloaded with VNC software for connection to blender.
• Ethernet port for connection to blender.
• Two USB ports for external keyboard and memory card.
PCC Process Manager
SCADA Total Integration Services includes a process visualization software package. The key advantages are:
- Automatic data acquisition and storage.
- Centralized control or monitoring multiple blenders from one location.
- Ability to distribute data to PC desktop, signage display, handheld tablet for corporate MES/ERP system.
Features include::
- Default configuration is for monitoring and controlling (1) PCC Continuous Blender, (1) PCC Batch Blender, or (1) PCC Gravitrol weigh hopper (with B&R Touchscreen, or Mini-Op equipped with Ethernet capability).
- Virtually limitless expansion of the SCADA system to additional PCC and non-PCC equipment, configured by PCC technicians.
- Includes one runtime version of Siemens WinCC software with SQL server, one license (for one computer only).
- Functions include real time blender operations (both monitor and control), material usage, historical trending, and alarm logging/notifications, all from one centralized location.
- Inventory trends and summary reporting can be exported to any spreadsheet program, such as Excel.
- Operator and Supervisory levels, with multiple security settings available.
- Requires PC with WindowsTM OS 7 or 10 to operate software.
X Series and XU Series Upgrades
Upgrades are available for the original X Series and XU Series blenders. Standard features include:
- Off-the shelf solution with PLC Controls
- Direct drop in panels and cabling
- Intuitive 145 mm (5.7 inch) colour touch screen interface
- Ability to save configurations to XML
- Remote control by PC via VNC compatible Ethernet connection, with embedded OPC Server
- Touch screen replaced old operator interface in existing enclosure
- Saves and restore configuration data and recipes to USB thumb drive
- Alarm notification via email or SMS texts messaging
- Option for a calculated rate vs. speed when a new recipe is entered
- Standard Ethernet port
- Ability to download settings and log files over a network via FTP connection
- Advanced control loop for increased accuracy and output
- Ability to show in real time the actual blender and maximum throughput rates based on the current recipe setting
- Optional Gravimetric extrusion control and self loading also available
