In This Issue...
News
- Optimizing Cylinder Size for Precise Control
- New Motion Controller Increases Throughput in Maxi Mill Upgrade
- Staying on the Grind
- Motion Controller Gives Old Presses New Life
- Motion Control Feature - Hydraulics & Pneumatics
Product News
- U14 Universal Input/Output Module Released for the RMC200
Distributor Highlight
People at Delta
- Geoff Richards - Network Administrator
Trade Shows & Conferences
Learning More About Delta
- Education & Training
- Delta User Forum
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Optimizing Cylinder Size for Precise Control
“Engineering ‘rules-of-thumb’ and idealized approximations can yield safe, functional machines; but they will rarely if ever result in the most efficient and effective system. Considering the control system first, then specifying hydraulic cylinders for the maximum load, velocity, and accelerations achieves better results. The benefits are lower individual component costs, smooth, rapid, and precise machine motion, less machine wear and tear, and lower operating costs due to increased efficiency."
Your World in Motion, Fall 2019
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New Motion Controller Increases Throughput in Maxi Mill Upgrade
“Maxi Mill Inc. of Albany, Oregon makes primary breakdown log processors, called end-doggers by the forest products industry. The processors hold logs by their ends from overhead carriages. . . , which move to carry the logs past stationary band saws that cut the logs into square cants or two-sided cants, depending on the size of the logs. The carriage makes multiple passes based on the solution from the optimizer. In order to present each log for pickup by the carriage, it is moved into place by y-shaped chargers. To produce the best quality cant, before the cutting begins, the log is moved to the center of the carriage at which point it is skewed right/left and up/down and rotated, based on information from the optimizer. To precisely coordinate and control the complex motion involved requires a capable multi-axis motion control solution."
International Forest Industries, August/September 2019
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Staying on the Grind
“For more than 25 years, Clansman Dynamics of East Kilbride, Scotland has been involved in material handling and processing technologies to support the metals foundry industry. Chief among those technologies is the design and construction of state-of-the-art robotic systems. Clansman robots lift and move castings as well as manipulate grinding heads to smooth off imperfections that result from the casting process. The robots are hydraulically powered to carry or exert heavy loads, and survive in harsh environments that involve a lot of external forces and vibrations.."
Design Engineering, September 2019
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Motion Controller Gives Old Presses New Life
“A recent retrofit project at a manufacturer and rebuilder of hydraulic presses involved the upgrade of the press controls on four older hydraulic presses before installing them at a truck component manufacturing plant in Monterrey, Mexico. The 2,340-ton presses, originally manufactured by Hoesch in Germany, use two main cylinders (1,170 tons each) for the moving platen and four leveling cylinders (125 tons each) to mold and in-mold coat large glass fiber body parts for trailer truck cabins.
Before arriving at Macrodyne Technologies Inc. of Concord, Ontario, for refurbishing, the presses had been disassembled and all electrical controls were removed. Macrodyne could choose what control system to use in the press rebuild. The moving platen would be controlled through a new programmable logic controller (PLC), and the levelling cylinders would be controlled by a new electrohydraulic motion controller."
Control Engineering, August 2019
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Motion Control Feature
Each month Delta's President, Peter Nachtwey, writes the "Motion Control" feature for Hydraulics & Pneumatics magazine, discussing his insights into fluid power system control. Below are links to the features published in Q3.
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Shown with optional pre-wired cables
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Universal Input/Output Module Released for RMC200
Delta Computer Systems, Inc. announces the immediate availability of the U14 Universal Input/Output module for the RMC200 motion controllers. The new U14 module combines several different input and output types in a single module, increasing configuration flexibility, including allowing RMC200 configurations from 2-axis to 32-axis, in 2-axis steps.
The U14 complements the high-density RMC200 I/O modules with a smaller number of a wide variety of I/O types. With the U14, users can add up to two extra control axes, bring in a variety of different reference input signals, or simply add additional analog and discrete I/O, all within a single module. The U14 analog I/O features four 18-bit resolution analog inputs and two analog drive outputs that are software selectable between ±10 V, 4-20mA, or ±20mA. Two high-speed channels are software selectable as Serial Synchronous Interface (SSI), Magnetostrictive Start/Stop or Pulse-Width Modulated (PWM), or Quadrature encoder inputs. Two high-speed discrete inputs provide homing or registration for the high-speed channels. Finally, there are four configurable, individually isolated discrete 24 Vdc I/O points.
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Distributor Highlight
Fluidsystem SL
Fluidsystem SL of Asturias, Spain is a complete hydraulics and pneumatics distributor, established in 1991. Since the company's founding, they have offered complete system specification, design, manufacture, and commissioning services to customers in a wide variety of industries, from mining and energy, steel manufacturing, plastic manufacturing, boat construction, and general manufacturing, to name a few examples. Beginning five years ago, Fluidsystem added the Delta RMC Motion Controllers to their line of product offerings so they could pursue high-performance, high precision projects, such as press applications, and they have experienced great success.
Delta is proud to be represented by Fluidsystem, and we congratulate them on their many years of business success.
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People at Delta
Geoff Richards - Network Administrator
Delta is pleased to welcome Geoff Richards as part of its headquarters staff. Mr. Richards will be responsible for the availability, reliability, and security of Delta’s computer infrastructure and data. Geoff joins Delta after many years as the System Administrator and Technical Specialist for a large multi-office legal firm. His experience providing reliable and secure information services will be valuable as Delta continues to expand in size and global sales.
Geoff retired as a sergeant from active duty with the U.S. Army, where he served in Honolulu, Hawaii. He obtained a degree in Information Technology and Computer Network Systems in Portland, OR, and held positions of increasing responsibility before taking on the challenge of a large multi-user, multi-location legal practice We are excited to have Geoff as part of our staff.
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Tradeshows & Conferences
Upcoming Trade Shows
It has been great to meet Delta RMC users and potential new users across the country this year. There are more opportunities to meet and talk with members of Delta’s Technical Sales and Support team throughout the rest of 2019.
Please join us! See Delta RMC products and talk with our team at the following locations.
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Cobo Center
Detroit, MI
October 15-17, 2019
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McCormick Place
Chicago, IL
November 11-14, 2019
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Education & Training
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RMCTools Technical Training
Oct 22 - Oct 23, 2019
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RMCTools Technical Training
Nov 12 - Nov 13, 2019 (Battle Ground, WA)
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Video Tutorials An easy way to get up to speed on the RMC's features with easy to follow video guides.
Online RMCs Try RMCTools or custom RMCLink programs when you don't have an RMC to test with.
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Nov 5 - Nov 7, 2019
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Please check the Training page frequently as new dates for Advanced Training are added for 2019.
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Delta Discussion Forum
Did you know that Delta hosts a Discussion Forum on our website? The Forum is another place for Delta to share information with our customers, and provides a place where Delta users across the country and around the world to share useful information about RMC Controllers and RMCTools software. Using the Forum, you can find (and post) application tips, browse lists of third-party companion products we have tested in our development lab, and check out program examples ready for download. The Forum also allows you to enter requests for new features and provide an alternative method to ask questions of Delta Application Engineers
If you haven't visited Delta's Discussion Forum before, we invite you to browse the site and perhaps register for a user account.
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