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PLC Controls

PLC Controls

PLC Controls

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Does anyone have any information on the types of PLC's and the Electronics within a Checkweighers used within say the food or drink industry.

RE: PLC Controls

Check with Allen Bradly.

RE: PLC Controls

Allen Bradley and Toledo Scale have a package in the Jaguar series that provides a straight interface from the scale to the PLC.  They also have some "canned" applications for culling and marking product.

RE: PLC Controls

Siemens have a variety of PLCs which appear in their own weighing systems and those of other manufacturers.

The Simatic range is most prevalent.

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