Tecnoespe - Syrup room automation

In 2009 Tecnoespe Srl realized one of the most modern and sophisticated syrup room. At full speed this plant can produce up to two products (syrups) simultaneously and is also able to serve all seven bottling lines present in the establishment.
Almost all the operations are carried out by automation which is controlled by a Siemens S7-400 CPU in which runs the software developed by Tecnoespe.

PLC software must handle a large number of peripherals:

• about 500 valves
• more than 40 motors
• about 2000 digital input and digital output
• more than 50 PID controller
• and much more.

The automation performs various tasks automatically:

• ingredients mixing
• pasteurization of certain products
• wash the system after each preparation
• preparation of semi-finished products in intermediate silo
• storage of finished goods awaiting bottling
• supply of the products to the various lines of the bottling plant
• etc.

The entire automation process is supervised by Siemens WinCC SCADA software. Two monitors with FULL-HD resolution allow operators to control and oversee the entire syrup room. In addition to these monitors, Tecnoespe provided five thin-client embedded in automation switchboards that surround the syrup room; through these terminals, operators can monitor and control the production process in strategic points of the room, reducing operations times and increasing production .

Detail of a complex series of pneumatic valves; these are used for the distribution of the syrups to bottling lines.

Links:

• Tecnoespe official site
• Photo gallery

Tecnoespe - Automation of 4 hydroelectric plants near Firiza and Blidari in Romania.

From year 2006, Tecnoespe Srl has contributed to the realization of 4 hydroelectric power plants in Romania near Firiza and Blidari at north of Baia Mare.
In this project, our company has participated with the provision of the automation solution, including electrical panels, electrical equipment and automation software.

In our YouTube channel, there is a new video with several photos and details of plants and turbines.
The main features of this work are:

• 4 plants placed along the entire valley
• 10 hydroelectric turbines of which seven of Francis type and three of Pelton type in order to optimize the production of electricity according to the availability of water.
• 7,2 MW of total power
• Automatic starting and stopping of each turbine based on the amount of water available.
• Complete monitoring of all operating parameters to instantly detect failures, faults and / or possible improvements to be implemented.

Each plant is interconnected by a fiber optic backbone which guarantees a very fast and reliable connection. Through this channel, operators can monitor and command a plant while not physically in it.

The production data and operating statistics has been made public through a web application developed by Tecnoespe; this software allows registered users to monitor every single turbine displaying real-time data and historical data.

Useful links:

• Official Tecnoespe web site
• Official Tecnoespe YouTube channel
• Plants photos
• Hydroelectric [Wikipedia]
• Pelton turbine [Wikipedia]
• Francis turbine [Wikipedia]

Tecnoespe and renewable energy

In renewable energy, Tecnoespe Srl has worked very actively in the last years, participating and investing heavily in this area.

Particularly relevant are the solutions proposed in the context of the production of electrical energy derived from the sun; automation made ​​by Tecnoespe has allowed the creation of solar trackers efficient and professional, able to capture as much solar energy as possible during the day.

For both solar trackers that for fixed installations, Tecnoespe offers solutions for system monitoring tailored. The wide range of products are suitable for all types and all sizes of plants, interacting with the field (inverters, junction boxes, etc..) to indicate quickly and accurately any failure and/or anomalies.

In the field of hydroelectric, Tecnoespe Srl has participated in the creation of important and impressive works, both in Italy and abroad. Automation solutions provided (electrical panels, PLC software, etc..) are very advanced.
In our official blog are mentioned some of these works and in our  YouTube channel there are various multimedia resources that give a better idea of these works.

Finally, mention should be made of the works done by Tecnoespe for electric biogas power plants; soon in our blog will be included more information and resources related to this works.

Link:

• Tecnoespe - renewable energy
• Tecnoespe - plants monitoring
• YouTube channel

Rewinder for special papers

An important Italian company commissioned to Tecnoespe Srl the development of automation for a rewinder for special papers. The rewinder was been installed at a well-known paper factory in Padua.

Among the various features of this machine, the most important one is the winding speed: more than 2000 m/min with maximum diameter on the unwinder equal to 3 meters. The work was commissioned in January 2009.

More photos and information can be found on our website at the following link:

• paper sector
• special machines

Crane for shipyard of 1000 tons

In 2009, Tecnoespe Srl  has put into service a new crane for shipyards which has the maximum load of 1000 tons. The client is still one of the largest shipyards in Italy (for privacy reasons we can not mention the name).

Tecnoespe was entrusted with the task of creating the electronic equipment and its automation software.

Other works of this kind or otherwise relating to the industrial automation in the marine sector can be seen in the specific page of our website (link).

Tecnoespe on Twitter

To stay connected with Tecnoespe Srl you can also follow us on Twitter at  http://twitter.com/tecnoespe (@Tecnoespe) .
We will take advantage of this platform to publish all the news about our company and the sector of industrial automation and renewable energy.

SolarExpo 2012

Tecnoespe Srl attended the event SolarExpo 2012 held at Verona fair on 09-10-11 may 2012.

On this occasion, Tecnoespe, proposed its products for the monitoring of photovoltaic systems and their automation solutions in renewable energy sector.

We take this opportunity to thank all the people who have shown interest in us.

Click here to see more photos of the event.