by Staff | Jul 19, 2012 | Control Systems, CSI, Yaskawa VFDs
THE MYSTERY One of ACES’ customers closed their factory in Utah and moved all of the equipment to Kansas in order to set up a line manufacturing synthetic twine. The system included a PLC processor and six DC variable speed drives (VSDs) and their attendant DC motors...
by Staff | Feb 15, 2012 | Control Systems, CSI, Motion Control, Wiring and Electricity
THE MYSTERY A beef production facility had a industrial deep freeze, 20 shelves high, complete with an elevator that delivered boxed beef to each shelf. The pusher that automatically dispensed the boxes onto the shelves for freezing had become stuck in the out...
by Staff | Feb 1, 2012 | Aircraft, Control Systems, CSI, Data Acquisition Systems
THE MYSTERY An aircraft manufacturer has been using a system-wide data acquisition system (DAQ) designed by ACES about three years ago. Part of the protocol involves measuring metal heat treat batches that sometimes run around the clock. The customer called ACES...
by Staff | Nov 23, 2011 | Control Systems, CSI, Municipal Water, Wiring and Electricity
THE MYSTERY The ACES CSI (Control System Investigator) was just finishing up a service call at a wastewater plant. He was testing the work he’d done on a controller, which runs a coagulation unit removing heavy metals from water. This is a high-current, low-voltage...
by Staff | Nov 14, 2011 | Control Systems, CSI, Wiring and Electricity
THE MYSTERY A corrections facility in the area called ACES because one of their industrial washing machines (100 lb. capacity) was down. They called an electrician in to look at it, but he was unable to find the problem. THE CLUES ACES sent a Control Scene...
