Automation: futronic

futronic wins Taiwan contract

� futronic will supply a complete machine control system and servo technology to its Taiwanese customer in September 2021.

The German automation supplier will provide the machine control system and servo technology and will work alongside a European plant and equipment manufacturer on glassworks modernisation.

As part of the project to modernise the glassworks at the Taiwan Tobacco and Liquor Corporation (TTL), an unnamed European plant and equipment manufacturer will supply a completely new IS machine.

This will be accompanied by machine control system and servo technology, provided by futronic. The new machine is scheduled for commission in September 2021.

The customer is a state-owned conglomeration which owns some of the country’s biggest breweries and distilleries under one roof.

The company is modernising one of the two production lines in its glassworks.

The project centres around the hot and cold ends; and amongst other things, the line’s eight-section IS machine, which is to be completely replaced.

The new glass machine will be built by a European plant and equipment manufacturer. But despite the fi rm’s portfolio including machine controls and drives of its own, the customer has insisted on futronic technology.

� Sales Engineer Murat Yolaçan is responsible for the project in Taiwan. � futronic’s FMT24S control system will be part of the installation.

Competitive edge

“We’re very proud to have succeeded in convincing the customer of our products and our expertise”, says Murat Yolaçan, Sales Engineer at futronic and the man responsible for the project. futronic is well-connected in Asia, with many EPRO controls and other models from older generations still in use.

The two production lines at TTL have also worked with EPRO control systems until now.

“We have an excellent reputation there”, Mr Yolaçan confi rmed.

“All the same, it’s not every day that we can gain a competitive edge over such big players in such an extensive refurbishment project.”

Almost the entire futronic portfolio

The order comprises almost the entire futronic portfolio of control and drive systems for IS machines with up to 24 sections: the package’s core items are a futronic FMT24S machine control system and an FDU24S servo drive.

The drives for the servo take-outs (STO24S), 2-axis pushers (PDU24S) and servo inverts (SIU24S) will likewise be furnished by the control system specialist and housed in a total of fi ve control cabinets. Lastly, an FMT training module will double as a supply of spare parts. futronic has scheduled installation and commissioning for January 2022.

The plan is for several representatives from the customer’s organisation to travel to Tettnang in parallel for training at futronic, the pandemic permitting. The two parties have agreed not to disclose any details regarding the order volume.

Lighthouse contract

Mr Yolaçan is now hoping that the project will have a lighthouse effect throughout the Asian market.

He said: “There are an awful lot of glassworks that are due to be modernised in the next few years.

“This contract is a chance to show how our controls are ideal for controlling machines from different manufacturers.”

He added: “that our product portfolio will become very attractive for more and more potential customers as a result.” �

futronic, Tettnang, Germany www.futronic.de