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Palm oil · 2023

Obsolete separator controller, moved to Siemens S7-1200

The separator's PMO4150 controller was discontinued. Instead of redesigning the machine, I moved the control to a modern PLC.

Client
PT GEA Westfalia Separator Indonesia
Year
2023
Location
North Sumatra
My role
Design
Delivered through
Firmansyah.co, as subcontractor to PT GEA Westfalia Separator Indonesia

Layers worked on

  1. 01Field
  2. 02Logic
  3. 03Telemetry
  4. 04Screen

What we did

  1. 01Siemens S7-1200 PLC (TIA Portal) replacing the PMO4150 controller.
  2. 02HMI screens for separator RPM, vibration alarms, temperature and automatic de-sludging recipes.
  3. 03A digital filter in the PLC logic to tame noise on vibration and analog sensor signals.
LocationNorth Sumatra

The result

Longer service life for the separator without redesigning the machine.