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Food packaging company cuts compressed air costs by $250,000.

Authors :
Figy, James
Source :
Plant Engineering; Dec2019, Vol. 73 Issue 10, p40-42, 3p
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

The article discusses that IZ Systems minimizes equipment footprint and slashes energy requirements 45% by implementing PC-based automation and EtherCAT. It mentions the engineering team at iZ Systems accomplished its mission at Pactiv using PC-based solutions from Beckhoff Automation; and also mentions the go-to machine controller for iZ Systems is the DIN rail-mounted Beckhoff CX5140 Embedded PC, which features a four-core, 1.91 GHz Intel Atom E3845 processor.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0032082X
Volume :
73
Issue :
10
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Plant Engineering
Publication Type :
Periodical
Accession number :
140391283