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ONX Control's control architecture from metal lines to packaging, from extrusion and cable lines to textile and CNC machines: how each application works, which parameters matter, how it is built with CODESYS SoftMotion and EtherCAT, and how existing machines are upgraded.
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Flying Shear Automation
Cutting moving tube, profile and strip to length without stopping the line, with a cutter that travels synchronized to line speed.
Read moreRotary Knife Automation
Cutting moving material without stopping the line with a rotating knife drum; cut length is set in software through the electronic cam profile.
Read moreWinder / Unwinder Tension Control
Keeping material tension constant while the roll diameter changes: diameter calculation, torque control and closed loop with a dancer or load cell.
Read moreTextile Yarn and Package Winding Machine Automation
Synchronizing feed, twist and traverse motions on fancy yarn, twisting and winding machines with servo axes and software instead of gears and mechanical cams.
Read moreCut-to-Length Line Automation
Indexing coil-fed sheet and strip by a set length with servo feed rolls, then cutting with a stationary shear or saw while the material is stopped.
Read moreFlying Punch / Flying Press Automation
Punching or pressing moving sheet, strip and profile without stopping the line: a carriage synchronized to line speed and defined hole patterns.
Read moreERW Tube and Profile Mill Flying Saw Automation
Cutting the running product on ERW tube and profile mills to length without stopping the line, with a saw carriage synchronized to line speed.
Read moreRoll Forming Line Automation
Punching and forming coil strip into profiles at the required length; hole patterns, cut-off and production list in one controller.
Read moreSlitting Line, Cold Rolling and Pickling Line Automation
Splitting a wide coil into narrow strips with rotary knives and winding every strip at the same tension; running strip through cold rolling and pickling lines at controlled tension and speed.
Read moreWire Drawing Machine Automation
Raising wire speed from block to block by the elongation ratio as it thins in each die, balancing inter-block tension with dancers and winding the wire evenly onto the spool.
Read moreCNC Tube Bending Machine Automation
Turning straight tube into a 3D part with servo-controlled feed, rotation and bend axes; part geometry from the recipe, springback from a table.
Read morePress Brake Axis Control: Servo-Hydraulic and Electric
Keeping both ends of a press brake ram parallel, positioning bend depth precisely and driving the back gauge axes with servos.
Read moreCNC Metal Cutting Control (Plasma, Laser, Oxy-Fuel, Router)
Cutting sheet and plate along a contour defined in G-code: interpolation, look-ahead path smoothing and dual-motor gantry axes.
Read moreCNC Router Control System
G-code, velocity planning, vacuum table, tool change and operator interface on gantry CNC routers machining furniture, panels, foam and composites.
Read moreGlass Cutting CNC Machine Automation
Scoring flat glass sheets straight and in shapes according to the cut plan: dual-motor bridge, tangential cutting head and cutting pressure adjusted along the path.
Read moreWood Spray Painting CNC Machine Automation
Painting panels, doors and furniture parts with spray guns on a gantry, with constant path speed and position-based gun triggering for an even film thickness.
Read morePVC and Aluminium Window Machine Automation
Servo positioning, cut lists and profile recipes for the machines that cut, weld, clean and machine PVC and aluminium window and door profiles.
Read moreVertical Packaging Machine (VFFS) Automation
Servo film pull, registration mark correction and box motion jaws on a vertical machine that forms, fills and seals bags from a film reel.
Read moreHorizontal Packaging Machine (Flow Wrapper) Automation
Electronic cams, registration mark correction and multi-axis sync on a horizontal machine that wraps products in film and seals them with rotary jaws.
Read moreThermoform Packaging, Tray Sealer and Multihead Weigher Automation
Advancing the bottom web by one format length per cycle with a servo chain, forming the cavities, filling them from a weigher in sync and sealing and cutting them with the top web.
Read moreSmart Belt (Intelligent Infeed) Automation
An infeed that separates, measures and delivers randomly spaced products to the packaging machine in the right phase, without lugs, using a series of servo belts.
Read moreProduct Phasing into a Lug Chain (Flighted Infeed Synchronization)
Measuring each product from the belt with a photocell and speeding up or slowing down a servo phasing belt so it lands in a free lug chain slot, in the same position every time.
Read moreExtrusion Line Automation: Extruder, Haul-off, Planetary Saw and Line Sync
Matching haul-off speed to extruder output for the target weight per metre and cutting the running pipe or profile to length with a saw synchronized to the haul-off.
Read moreCable Stranding and Insulation Line Automation
Holding lay length constant by gearing rotor speed to capstan speed, and running extruder, capstan and take-up on one line speed on insulation lines.
Read morePlastic Bag Making Machine Automation
Advancing the film by one bag length per cycle with a servo, aligning the print with a photocell and sealing and cutting at the right moment, with the film stopped or running.
Read moreTissue and Towel Converting Line Automation
Synchronised motion and tension control on toilet tissue and kitchen towel lines that perforate the parent roll, wind it on cardboard cores and cut the logs into rolls.
Read moreMattress Machinery Automation: Quilting, Spring Coiling, Foam Cutting and Roll Packing
Synchronizing needle shaft, fabric feed and pattern axes on quilting machines; positioning wire feed and forming tools by servo for every spring on spring coilers.
Read moreAutomatic Pocket Setter and Sewing Machine Automation
Control of automatic pocket setters and template sewing machines that fold a pocket with a mould, sew it onto the panel with X-Y servo axes and stack the finished part.
Read moreStrip and Wire Accumulator Control
Keeping the exit process running while the entry stops for a coil change or weld: stored material, fill level and tension control.
Read moreFlying Splice Automation
Joining the web of an expiring roll to a new roll without reducing line speed: surface speed matching, splice point detection and tension handoff.
Read moreLoad Sharing Control
Making several motors that drive the same load share torque equally or in a defined ratio: long conveyors, dual-motor hoists and roll drives.
Read moreCrane Anti-Sway Control
Suppressing the swing of a rope-suspended load during trolley or bridge travel with speed profiles based on rope length and, where needed, sway angle feedback.
Read morePID Process Control
Measuring temperature, pressure, flow, tension and level and holding them at setpoint: PID control tuned with anti-windup, feed-forward and cascade loops.
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