CA Technologies Australia

The following are example projects that CA Technologies have assisted with recently:

> BHP Newman Robotic Flux Dispenser

The BHP Robotic Flux Dispenser cell produces small (4.5gms) vials of flux material. The robotic cell has been constructed with full mechanical redundancy using duplicated equipment paths. Over 1200 flux vial are produced each day. Robotics and automation specialist company, ACTS designed and commissioned the cell.

CA Technologies was responsible for the control system design and implementation. The control system uses an Allen-Bradley SLC controller issuing instructions to an ABB IRB1400 robot that performs all the material handling. This application uses custom electronic devices (designed and manufactured by CA Technologies) that interface the electronic balances to the SLC controller. The operator is informed of equipment and robot status also any alarm conditions through the Citect HMI.

> Wesfeeds HMI system

C A Technologies have been involved with Wesfeeds and their local electrical contractor MEC (Mr Renato Marcello) for over 6 years. The Wesfeeds animal feed manufacturing facility in Welshpool WA has been implementing their control system upgrade program over an extended period. MEC has been responsible for removing the old hardwired mimic panels (dating back to the 1940s) and replacing them with a modern PLC/HMI system. C A Technologies has provided the HMI (Citect) design. These automation upgrades have improved plant productivity and have contributed to better product quality control and consistancy.

> Ultratrace Robotic Fusion Cell

The Ultratrace robotic fusion cell receives mineral samples mixed with a flux material and produces a glass bead suitable for x-ray spectral analysis. The cell was designed and constructed by Labtech Essa. The control system uses an Allen-Bradley SLC controller issuing instructions to an ABB IRB1400 robot that performs all the material handling. The operator is informed of sample process, equipment and robot status also any alarm conditions through the Citect HMI.
As an example of how automation improves our customer's bottom line, Ultratrace had a second unit installed within 12 months of the first.

> NTFAST Fire Alarm Monitoring HMI

The NTFAST system monitors fire alarms through out the Northern Territory of Australia. NTFAST is owned and monitored by the NT Fire and Rescue service. The system uses Miri AD2000 telemetry devices to transmit critical fire alarm information (via UHF radio network) back to the central monitoring system. The de-centralised monitoring computers are located in each major town in the territory each in turn are connected via the territories WAN. The main monitoring site is located in Darwin. The fire alarm monitoring system is based on a software package call Citect. C A Technologies provided all the software design and integration for the NTFAST front end.