Plant and process automation - modular, flexible, reliable
 
 

The Dieffenbacher concept of plant and process automation consists of these modular products:
 
PROGUIDE - PROCHANGE - PROGUIDE REPORTS - PRODACON
 
 
PROGUIDE
  is the basic automation system for equipment and process.
 
  Main functions:
  • Control logic and closed loop control for automated production.
  • Modern motor drive control including fully digital synchronized AC press line
    drive system.
  • Monitoring and operation by comprehensive ergonomic user interface (HMI).
  Advantages:
  • Unified design and software principles in all plant areas.
  • Recipe management in the areas Gluing, Forming, Pressing.
  • Trending of all process values included in control system of each area.
  • Acquisition of gluing consumption data and panel volumes.
  • Application of modern open technologies and market leading platforms.
 
PROCHANGE
  supplements PROGUIDE for higher degree of automation by adding production recipes administration and automated change of products.
 
  Main functions:
  • Administration of production recipes from gluing to raw board handling.
  • Automated change of products in the forming and press line.
  • Supports production of pre defined panel volume per order.
  Advantages:
  • Improving plant efficiency at frequent product changes
  • Minimum downtime and loss of material during product change.
  • Ensures consistent and repeatable product quality.
 
PROGUIDE REPORTS
  supplements PROGUIDE for process analysis, to increase efficiency of plant equipment and provides production reporting; all in the range of Dieffenbacher scope.
 
  Main functions:
  • Acquisition and storage of important process values and centralized area superimposed Power Trending.
  • Production reporting (raw materials and products).
  • Downtime analysis and evaluation.
  Advantages:
  • Ensures product quality by monitoring the important parameters.
  • Support of controlling and enterprise resource planning through documentation
    and analysis of important production data.
  • High plant uptime through systematic detection and assessment of sources of downtimes.
 
PRODACON
  serves as plant wide superimposed information platform for processes, plant equipment and products to increase efficiency of plant and ensure quality of products.
 
  Main functions:
  • Acquisition and long term storage of all process and production data.
  • Central plant wide superimposed Power Trending of all values.
  • Generation and documentation of process vector according to the process flow.
  • Extended production data reporting.
  • Downtime analysis/ reporting and plant efficiency evaluation.
  • Submitting report data to ERP system (optional).
  • Submitting order data from ERP system to PROCHANGE (optional).
  Advantages:
  • Verification of the panel quality through acquisition, analysis and documentation of all parameters.
  • Support of controlling and enterprise resource planning through documentation and analysis of all production data .
  • Highest plant uptime through systematic detection and assessment of all sources of downtimes.
  • Enables vertical integration with ERP systems for IT based production management.