Belt Conveyor System

Belt Conveyor System

DBI Control were approached by our client and asked if we would be able to design and install a control system to control a Lineshaft and Belt conveyor system, manufactured at our clients premises and then commissioned to a leading distribution centre with many branches within the UK, and integrated into an existing system. The system was over three separate floors with an existing Belt system linking the floors. The First floor also had an existing system with would be absorbed into the new control. The main control panel was located on the first floor adjacent to the conveyor system. This consisted of …

• 1x Siemens S7 1200 PLC
• 2x 3.0KW New Motor Inverter drives
• 5x 0.55KW New Motor DOL starters
• 6x PEC’s
• In addition pick up control of 6x Existing Motors housed in existing panels, 1x Emergency Stop System (6x Field Stops) and system control push buttons and indication

We also designed and manufactured 2x Remote control panels to be located on the second and third floor. These each accommodated …

• 1x Siemens ET200 Remote PLC Station
• 2x 0.55KW New Inverter drives
• 3x 0.55 KW New Motor DOL starters
• 7x PEC’s
• In addition pick up control of 1x Existing Motor and 1x Emergency stop system (4x field stops)

We supplied all the electrical site materials such as:

• Cable and cable tray
• 16x Motor Isolators and terminate to motors
• 20x Photo electric cells (Retroflective assumed) and brackets
• Profinet cable installed between floors

We carried out all the electrical installation, fully commissioned the system at our customers site in Sheffield and provided a full documentation package and training on handover. The Main Enclosure and the 2x Remote Enclosures were …

• Rittal
• Mild Steel RAL 7035
• Wall mounted
• 1200mm (h) x 800mm (w) x 300mm (d)
• Fan Cooling

We also provided Siemens LV equipment, Siemens Drive equipment including 10x Siemens DOL (Single direction) and 6x three phase inverter drives. PLC equipment consisted of S7-1200 CPU with 32x Input and 22x Output for the Main panel, and for the 2x remote panels 16x Input and 12x Output, and also Profinet. The Common Control Devices for all panels were …

• Emergency Stop relay per floor (Reset pushbutton)
• Door Indicator Lamps (3 Colour system health LED Indication)
• Sounder

We also provided 3x 24vdc PSU, Wago terminals, flexible cables, ferrules, numbers, din rail, trunkings, fixings, legends and labels. The main panel was designed to be sited on a flat and level concrete floor, and we endeavoured to design the system so that wherever possible all controls and operator interfaces were ergonomically positioned so as not to cause undue stress or strain to the operator. After the system was tested on our site at Deeside, we installed and commissioned at our customers premises to ensure the system worked with all the panels networked and powered up and functioned fully with the product. We supplied a comprehensive documentation pack and also gave technician training during the commissioning phase, so the handover would be as easy as possible for our customer.