R&B Plastics upgrades MAX extrusion control system

March 6, 2015
MAXThis control system from R&B Plastics Machinery provides integrated line control for all extrusion applications. The easy-to-use, touch-screen display is customized to user specifications, showing actual equipment layouts, and can be retrofitted for all types of extruders.

MAX  This control system from R&B Plastics Machinery provides integrated line control for all extrusion applications. The easy-to-use, touch-screen display is customized to user specifications, showing actual equipment layouts, and can be retrofitted for all types of extruders.

WHAT'S NEW?  The Windows CE-based human-machine-interface with optional supervisory control and data software can log up to 100 variables to a USB memory stick, print customized production data screens and provides multi-level security access groups.

BENEFITS  Reduced cost for the controller and ease of use. The MAX system approaches the capabilities of SCADA software, but with the lower cost of a Windows CE-based human-machine interface.

R&B Plastics Machinery LLC, Saline, Mich. 734-429-9421, www.rbplasticsmachinery.com