Control System Builder Reduces Development Costs and Cuts Time to Market With Integrated Architecture From Rockwell Automation

羅克韋兒集成架構幫助控制系統集成商減少開發成本，縮短上市時間

Engauge Controls helps its customers improve troubleshooting and reduce programming costs by 50 percent

Engauge Controls公司幫助其客戶提高故障排除能力以及減少50％的編程成本

MILWAUKEE, Nov.10, 2006 - Engauge Controls, a leading designer and builder of control systems for robotic gantries, has implemented Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture on its latest gantry units. The Allen-Bradley ControlLogix controllers with integrated motion control and FactoryTalk View human-machine interface (HMI) software help OEMs simplify programming and configuration, reduce development costs and speed system installation.

密爾沃基11月10日消息——領先的機器人龍門架控制系統設計商和集成商Engauge Controls公司在其最新的龍門架上安裝了羅克韋兒自動化的集成架構。帶有集成運動控制和FactoryTalk View人機界面軟件的艾倫－布拉德利ControlLogix控制器幫助OEM簡化了編程和配置，減少了開發成本以及加速了系統的安裝。

"The Allen-Bradley controls have helped increase our design speed and improve our profitability," said James Britnell, president, Engauge Controls. "More importantly, because we can standardize on a design that we know works, we can actually promote it to our customers with complete confidence of the financial returns it will provide to us, as well as to them."

Engauge Controls公司總裁James Britnell表示：“艾倫－布拉德利控制已經幫助我們加快了設計速度，提高了收益率。更重要的是，我們可以使一個我們知道可以的設計實現標準化， 故我們可以將其推廣給我們的客戶，我們充分相信這將給我們帶來可觀的金錢回報，對我們的客戶同樣如此?！?/P>

The previous control platform used on these systems consisted of PC-based computer numeric control (CNC) running on proprietary software. The sequential-based logic, inherent in this type of system, offered little flexibility in the execution of required tasks, and the customized programming was overly complex for the control functions for which the systems are designed.

此前，應用于這些系統的控制平臺一般由運行于版權軟件上基于PC的電腦數值控制（CNC）組成。此類系統固有的基于次序的邏輯，在需求任務的執行過程中靈活性不大，而系統設計的控制功能的個性化編程又過于復雜。

With the ControlLogix controllers, Engauge Controls is able to consolidate two programming packages, helping it to reduce its programming time by 50 percent, while substantially cutting its time to market.

利用ControlLogix控制器，Engauge Controls公司加強了兩個編程包，幫助公司減少了50％的編程時間，同時大大地縮短了上市時間。

"With all motion parameters now stored in the ControlLogix controller, configuration information is automatically communicated to the drives at startup," Britnell said. "When operators restart the system, the machine automatically picks up right where it left off, resulting in significant time savings for the end user."

Britnell表示：“通過所有現存于ControlLogix控制器的運動參數，配置信息在啟動的時候可以自動與驅動相通。當操作員重新啟動系統，機器在停止的地方自動起動，對終端用戶就大大地節省了時間。”

The improved monitoring and diagnostic capabilities are critical in helping users reduce downtime and maintenance costs, and standardizing on Allen-Bradley products minimizes the technology learning curve. Access to spare parts is also easier because of the ability to stock standard components that are widely available.

改進的監測和診斷能力對幫助用戶減少停工期和維護成本至關重要，而在艾倫－布拉德利的產品上實現標準化則將技術的學習熟悉時間最小化。因為具有貯存適用范圍廣的標準部件的能力，因此存取備件也就更容易了。

Engauge's new gantry units also feature FactoryTalk View Machine Edition HMI software, and SERCOS interface fiber-optic communication. System programming is accomplished using Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 software.

Engauge公司的新龍門架還具有FactoryTalk View Machine Edition 人機界面軟件以及SERCOS光纖通信接口。系統編程利用羅克韋兒軟件公司的RSLogix 5000軟件完成。

Rockwell Automation (NYSE: ROK), is a leading global provider of automation power, control, and information solutions that help manufacturers achieve a competitive advantage in their businesses. Headquartered in Milwaukee, Wis., U.S.A., the company employs about 23,000 people serving customers in more than 80 countries.

羅克韋爾自動化是全球最大的自動化、電力、控制和信息解決方案供應商，致力于幫助生產商提升其業務競爭優勢。公司總部位于美國威斯康星州密爾沃基市，公司雇員大約2萬3千人，業務遍及全球超過80個國家。

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