SPIN FX, an industrial automation firm located in Zabrze, Poland, required a PLC controller for a brewery control system, a big HMI panel able to display data, sound alerts in real-time and send SMS notifications, and VFDs for mixing.
They selected the UniStream All-in-One PLC + HMI 15.6” for brewery control. In addition with a UniStream 10.4” to control the brewing process, paired with Unitronics VFDs.
The powerful PLCs control the complex, sophisticated process of beer production in real-time, coordinating individual operations of the Brewery components. For example, the critical aspect of maintaining temperature while adding ingredients, when valves are automatically opened to dose the water. Via flowmeters, the PLC tracks the incoming volume of water, while coordinating heaters and mixers to hold the liquid temperature at set-point; using Unitronics’ VFDs made it simple to precisely regulate the rotational speed of mixers.
UniStream’s integrated 15.6” HMI screen displays data to operating personnel, such as the spices and malts filling the tanks. When brewing is complete, the UniStream controlling brewing sends data to the controller responsible for the filtration process via TCP. This data is used to regulate the specific conditions for fermentation.
All necessary values and trend graphs are visualized on screen.
SPIN FX designed the entire PLC control and HMI application. This includes VFD setup and control, using Unitronics All-in-One UniLogic™ software, included with every hardware purchase. Their end-user application logs activity done on the product during fermentation and the registration process of washing the empty fermenter. This then archives the process parameters.
Moreover, the full Unitronics PLC/HMI product catalogue can be viewed and purchased online here today.
