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At Sicem we have as our first priority to ensure production continuity. In a field where competition is ever grater, what our customers have always asked us to do is to find new ways to reduce machinery stoppages. And, of course, to reduce costs and increase productivity. And we've done it!
We have invested a great deal of time, always with our customers help, to develop e new series of solutions to achieve the above goals. This page offers a brief overview of some of the innovations in our latest products.
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The Sicem thermoregulators are built out of a modules installed into a rack. Each module is self-contained and the rack that makes the body of the thermoregulator contains only passive elements that can not malfunction.
But failures can happen, mainly to the more stressed components. It is very simple to extract one module and fix the damaged component (or change the whole module); only a flat screwdriver is needed for these operations.
Modules can also be hot swapped where local laws and regulations allow it.
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Sicem thermoregulators never fail (well, almost). But sometimes things happen that require some small maintenance.
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Inside the modules there are only two components that can be replaced by the end user: the fuse and the power unit.
Both components can break down because of internal malfunctions (extremely rare) or, much more likely, when something goes wrong in the connected equipment.
To replace these elements it is enough to extract the module and follow the instructions contained in the manual included with the thermoregulators. All that's needed to carry these operations is a flat screwdriver and a couple of minutes.
Always check the equipment connected to the module before you replace damaged components: more often than not the cause resides in the controlled equipment and the component would blow again when the module is reconnected.
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Some modules, like the Cluster MC 3800 and Dual MD 2900, offer a complete range of additional solutions to minimize stoppages to carry costly repair and maintenance operations. In this way we contribute to the competitivity of our customers.
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The Sicem modules are capable of grouping nozzles, or heating elements, and treat them as logical groups.In case of damage to one of the components of the group the control will automatically switch to another element of the share group of components capable of carrying the regulation. These modules can also shut down fault components while the rest of the group continues to function normally.
To achieve this they constantly analyze the performance of each single component of the group, memorizing the most important parameters, and keep track of statistics of the behavior of the group as a whole.
The end result is a group of nozzles or heaters capable of collaborating and sharing resources so as to minimize the adverse effects of any single component misbehavior..
Surprisingly, these solutions are less costly than traditional point to point regulations. It is true that each module is slightly more expensive, but is also true the number of modules required is considerably reduced: after all, one single module can control up to six nozzles!
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Last Updated on Thursday, 09 September 2010 20:45 |
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