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Can Automation Reduce Energy Costs?

Can Automation Reduce Energy Costs?

Yes. Automation is able to reduce energy costs by 10 - 30%, according to the International Energy Agency. Automation shines when used to reduce a factory’s energy consumption, and this has a positive impact on more than just the energy bill. In this article, we unpack...

Air Extraction System

Air Extraction System

Motion Tronic Projects was approached to assist in designing and building a control system to balance the airflow from two ovens through a single extraction fan. The extraction system is used to extract hot fumes from the main oven on the line. An existing extraction...

Project: Material Handling System

Project: Material Handling System

Our customer has asked Motion Tronic Projects to assist them in automating their material handling system with a cost-effective SCADA and PLC combination.  We designed, built, and installed a control system that can accommodate the controlling of blower fans, rotary...

Spindle Motor Application

Spindle Motor Application

Our client contacted us looking for a solution for their machine, wanting to replace their current inverter. We looked at all the options and specified an alternative drive. The Invertek Optidrive ODP-2-44185-3KF42-MN was our selected specification. VSD compatible...

200kW Invertek Drive Installation – Extruder Application

200kW Invertek Drive Installation – Extruder Application

Recently, Motion Tronic have acquired a new agency for VSDs. Although this was exciting news on its own, we were extremely excited to be able to install a powerful Invertek VSD, as a way to kick-off this new chapter and begin our journey with another exceptional...

December Projects Case Study

December Projects Case Study

We were keeping busy during the past December shutdown period, installing a turnkey solution and control upgrade. The control upgrade solution, which was fabricated and tested towards the end of last year, was ready for the shutdown period to finish installation and...

Husky Machine Upgrade

Husky Machine Upgrade

Husky is one of the world’s largest brand names in the injection molding and plastics industries, they have received many awards to date, with applications in the beverage and thinwall packaging, various closures, medical, consumer electronics and automotive markets....

New iQ-R Series PLC Case Study

New iQ-R Series PLC Case Study

Automation of your factory and production facilities is the way the world is moving, to increase efficiencies, boost productivity and grow profits. The cost of all these benefits is simple: maintenance, upkeep and, where necessary, upgrade of these industrial...

Dosing Controller: Now Better Than Before

Dosing Controller: Now Better Than Before

If you follow our blogs, you might remember, we wrote about our internally developed dosing controller. Our controller has been fabricated and is already in use in the field. The advantage of making use of our controller is that it is developed in-house and can be...

Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation

Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation

Something new is brewing. We really love pushing the boundaries of innovation. When asked to take a solution and make an equivalent that works in half the space, it really gets those creative thoughts going. This is the excitement we felt when we were tasked with...

Motion Tronic’s New ESP32-GSM-Node

Motion Tronic’s New ESP32-GSM-Node

With the ever-increasing need for remote monitoring of water tanks, controlling pumps and general factory IOT (Industrial internet of things), Motion Tronic has developed the solution.  The ESP32-GSM-Node will allow for the monitoring of two digital inputs, two...

PtP Link: East London Port

PtP Link: East London Port

We have the proven aptitude to assist our clients in exactly what they need. Therefore, we were again approached by a client to resolve a problem that they had with a long cable run that kept disappearing. We called on our expertise in creating a wireless bridge...

Punch Press Servo Feeder

Punch Press Servo Feeder

We recently completed the installation and integration of our Servo Feeder on a punching press. The result was as predicted and consistent. Designing the user interface to be intuitive makes it simple for operators to understand and use. Mechanically the feeder base...

Recent Project: Servo-driven sampling hammer

Recent Project: Servo-driven sampling hammer

For close to a year, Motiontronic has been working hand in hand with a prominent mining mineral processing firm to develop the worlds’ first and largest servo driven sampling hammer. This sampling application requires a massive amount of torque so the Baumuller DST2...

End Of Line Process Speed Synchronization

End Of Line Process Speed Synchronization

Some machines grow over time dependant on operational and final-product demand. For this project Motion Tronic was tasked to modify the control of the 5 axis that were added to the end of line processing that was originally controlled exclusively by the operator....

Durban Port Millennium Tower Light Control Relocation Project

Durban Port Millennium Tower Light Control Relocation Project

We do not often we get to do work on our local monuments so when the opportunity came to do work on our very own Durban Millennium Tower we were ecstatic! Due to strong storms, the tower required maintenance that meant that the operations had to be temporarily moved...

Huskey PET GL300 Controller Upgrade: Part 1

Huskey PET GL300 Controller Upgrade: Part 1

Following our earlier newsletter that we upgrade injection machines, here is some insight from a project currently in progress. The electrical integration development has been completed and the installation process is underway. At this point it’s a teardown process,...

Servo press feeders for metal stamping and pressing

Servo press feeders for metal stamping and pressing

Servo feeders for metal stamping lines. Motion Tronic design, build and maintain heavy duty servo feeders for the metal stamping industry. The systems are designed with robustness and durability in mind for harsh environments and conditions. Incorporating digital...

Automatic pipe cutting machine

Automatic pipe cutting machine

Our client requested us to come up with a design for an automatic pipe cutter machine which can cut programmed cut lengths and qty for piping they use on there truck builds. Motion Tronic designed the once off machine from beginning to end including mechanical and...

Out with the old, in with the new!

Out with the old, in with the new!

On a recent client visit, we replaced 20 year old (and now obsolete) Baumüller drives with the latest bmaxx 5000 series drives and completed a full upgrade in three days, including commissioning. During this time, we also modified and serviced the four existing motor...

Latest Technology – Servo Driven Molds

Latest Technology – Servo Driven Molds

Motion Tronic has just commissioned new technology in the plastic injection molding industry. This new technology involves a Servo driven core extract function. Conventional methods are hydraulic which are expensive to run, messy, and can cost R100 000s in rejected...

How To Clean & Maintain Your Machinery

How To Clean & Maintain Your Machinery

Do you know how to maintain variable speed drives (VFDs)? Doing so is easier than you might think. By integrating some simple, logical steps into your preventative maintenance program, you can ensure your drives provide many years of trouble-free service. Before...

Coating line heating system upgrade to thyristor control

Coating line heating system upgrade to thyristor control

Successful upgrade from an outdated and previously unsupported Heating Control system. Our upgrade consisted of Siemens HMI communicating on Profinet to a PLC and Communicating on Mod bus to 8 Eurotherm Digital Thyristor control units. Imagine having the power to save...

Manganese seperator using specific gravity control

Manganese seperator using specific gravity control

Motion Tronic worked closely with a well known provider of systems for the Mining Industry and developed and built the control system for the machine which will be shipped to Namibia, tight deadlines were stuck to and we exceeded the customer expectations once again....

Drop tester unit

Drop tester unit

Motion Tronic was tasked with developing a unit for a customer to test various size plastic blow molded containers. previously an outdated manual system was used but this gave varying results and the operator a BIG ARM.... So we developed a unit from scratch...

Extruder upgrade from DC to AC VSD system

Extruder upgrade from DC to AC VSD system

When our client said “can you install an upgrade for us", we said "how many hours do we have”. Yes, the Motion Tronic team was able to pull this upgrade off in just 36 hours. A complete panel build incorporating a CFW11 drive 132kw with the relevant switch gear. We...

AutoMatex crosslapper upgraded

AutoMatex crosslapper upgraded

Motion Tronic were tasked with upgrading an obsolete and outdated control system on a Automatex Crosslapper in doing so we achieved optimal running speeds and greatly increased the production rates,...

Trutzschler blending line upgrade

Trutzschler blending line upgrade

For the Motion Tronic team of dedicated engineers this was a quick and easy implementation of a Siemens S7-1200 PLC for controlling the weight and batching of Fiber. The solution comprised of new Cad...

Servo Motor Repairs

Servo Motor Repairs

Motion Tronic has recently acquired specialised equipment to allow us to carry out servo motor repairs to all brands. This includes full mechanical maintenance to feedback testing as well as electrical alignment of the feedback devices. At the end of the service or...

Process water plant for injection moulding

Process water plant for injection moulding

With energy costs at an all time high companies are looking at ways to optimise certain essential services for there plant. One such factory is an injection moulding plant. They require process water at a specific pressure and temperature to cool there machines....

Complete batching and distribution system

Complete batching and distribution system

From Concept Design in CAD to final product, Motion Tronic has the expertise to carry it out. With the vast knowledge of the highly skilled staff we are able to complete the requirements for this particular customer including Mechanical design, Mechanical build, Site...

Can Automation Reduce Energy Costs?

Can Automation Reduce Energy Costs?

Yes. Automation is able to reduce energy costs by 10 - 30%, according to the International Energy Agency. Automation shines when used to reduce a factory’s energy consumption, and this has a positive impact on more than just the energy bill. In this article, we unpack...

Air Extraction System

Air Extraction System

Motion Tronic Projects was approached to assist in designing and building a control system to balance the airflow from two ovens through a single extraction fan. The extraction system is used to extract hot fumes from the main oven on the line. An existing extraction...

Project: Material Handling System

Project: Material Handling System

Our customer has asked Motion Tronic Projects to assist them in automating their material handling system with a cost-effective SCADA and PLC combination.  We designed, built, and installed a control system that can accommodate the controlling of blower fans, rotary...

Spindle Motor Application

Spindle Motor Application

Our client contacted us looking for a solution for their machine, wanting to replace their current inverter. We looked at all the options and specified an alternative drive. The Invertek Optidrive ODP-2-44185-3KF42-MN was our selected specification. VSD compatible...

200kW Invertek Drive Installation – Extruder Application

200kW Invertek Drive Installation – Extruder Application

Recently, Motion Tronic have acquired a new agency for VSDs. Although this was exciting news on its own, we were extremely excited to be able to install a powerful Invertek VSD, as a way to kick-off this new chapter and begin our journey with another exceptional...

December Projects Case Study

December Projects Case Study

We were keeping busy during the past December shutdown period, installing a turnkey solution and control upgrade. The control upgrade solution, which was fabricated and tested towards the end of last year, was ready for the shutdown period to finish installation and...

Husky Machine Upgrade

Husky Machine Upgrade

Husky is one of the world’s largest brand names in the injection molding and plastics industries, they have received many awards to date, with applications in the beverage and thinwall packaging, various closures, medical, consumer electronics and automotive markets....

New iQ-R Series PLC Case Study

New iQ-R Series PLC Case Study

Automation of your factory and production facilities is the way the world is moving, to increase efficiencies, boost productivity and grow profits. The cost of all these benefits is simple: maintenance, upkeep and, where necessary, upgrade of these industrial...

Dosing Controller: Now Better Than Before

Dosing Controller: Now Better Than Before

If you follow our blogs, you might remember, we wrote about our internally developed dosing controller. Our controller has been fabricated and is already in use in the field. The advantage of making use of our controller is that it is developed in-house and can be...

Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation

Pushing the Boundaries of Innovation

Something new is brewing. We really love pushing the boundaries of innovation. When asked to take a solution and make an equivalent that works in half the space, it really gets those creative thoughts going. This is the excitement we felt when we were tasked with...

Motion Tronic’s New ESP32-GSM-Node

Motion Tronic’s New ESP32-GSM-Node

With the ever-increasing need for remote monitoring of water tanks, controlling pumps and general factory IOT (Industrial internet of things), Motion Tronic has developed the solution.  The ESP32-GSM-Node will allow for the monitoring of two digital inputs, two...

PtP Link: East London Port

PtP Link: East London Port

We have the proven aptitude to assist our clients in exactly what they need. Therefore, we were again approached by a client to resolve a problem that they had with a long cable run that kept disappearing. We called on our expertise in creating a wireless bridge...

Punch Press Servo Feeder

Punch Press Servo Feeder

We recently completed the installation and integration of our Servo Feeder on a punching press. The result was as predicted and consistent. Designing the user interface to be intuitive makes it simple for operators to understand and use. Mechanically the feeder base...

Recent Project: Servo-driven sampling hammer

Recent Project: Servo-driven sampling hammer

For close to a year, Motiontronic has been working hand in hand with a prominent mining mineral processing firm to develop the worlds’ first and largest servo driven sampling hammer. This sampling application requires a massive amount of torque so the Baumuller DST2...

End Of Line Process Speed Synchronization

End Of Line Process Speed Synchronization

Some machines grow over time dependant on operational and final-product demand. For this project Motion Tronic was tasked to modify the control of the 5 axis that were added to the end of line processing that was originally controlled exclusively by the operator....

Durban Port Millennium Tower Light Control Relocation Project

Durban Port Millennium Tower Light Control Relocation Project

We do not often we get to do work on our local monuments so when the opportunity came to do work on our very own Durban Millennium Tower we were ecstatic! Due to strong storms, the tower required maintenance that meant that the operations had to be temporarily moved...

Huskey PET GL300 Controller Upgrade: Part 1

Huskey PET GL300 Controller Upgrade: Part 1

Following our earlier newsletter that we upgrade injection machines, here is some insight from a project currently in progress. The electrical integration development has been completed and the installation process is underway. At this point it’s a teardown process,...

Servo press feeders for metal stamping and pressing

Servo press feeders for metal stamping and pressing

Servo feeders for metal stamping lines. Motion Tronic design, build and maintain heavy duty servo feeders for the metal stamping industry. The systems are designed with robustness and durability in mind for harsh environments and conditions. Incorporating digital...

Automatic pipe cutting machine

Automatic pipe cutting machine

Our client requested us to come up with a design for an automatic pipe cutter machine which can cut programmed cut lengths and qty for piping they use on there truck builds. Motion Tronic designed the once off machine from beginning to end including mechanical and...

Out with the old, in with the new!

Out with the old, in with the new!

On a recent client visit, we replaced 20 year old (and now obsolete) Baumüller drives with the latest bmaxx 5000 series drives and completed a full upgrade in three days, including commissioning. During this time, we also modified and serviced the four existing motor...

Latest Technology – Servo Driven Molds

Latest Technology – Servo Driven Molds

Motion Tronic has just commissioned new technology in the plastic injection molding industry. This new technology involves a Servo driven core extract function. Conventional methods are hydraulic which are expensive to run, messy, and can cost R100 000s in rejected...

How To Clean & Maintain Your Machinery

How To Clean & Maintain Your Machinery

Do you know how to maintain variable speed drives (VFDs)? Doing so is easier than you might think. By integrating some simple, logical steps into your preventative maintenance program, you can ensure your drives provide many years of trouble-free service. Before...

Coating line heating system upgrade to thyristor control

Coating line heating system upgrade to thyristor control

Successful upgrade from an outdated and previously unsupported Heating Control system. Our upgrade consisted of Siemens HMI communicating on Profinet to a PLC and Communicating on Mod bus to 8 Eurotherm Digital Thyristor control units. Imagine having the power to save...

Manganese seperator using specific gravity control

Manganese seperator using specific gravity control

Motion Tronic worked closely with a well known provider of systems for the Mining Industry and developed and built the control system for the machine which will be shipped to Namibia, tight deadlines were stuck to and we exceeded the customer expectations once again....

Drop tester unit

Drop tester unit

Motion Tronic was tasked with developing a unit for a customer to test various size plastic blow molded containers. previously an outdated manual system was used but this gave varying results and the operator a BIG ARM.... So we developed a unit from scratch...

Extruder upgrade from DC to AC VSD system

Extruder upgrade from DC to AC VSD system

When our client said “can you install an upgrade for us", we said "how many hours do we have”. Yes, the Motion Tronic team was able to pull this upgrade off in just 36 hours. A complete panel build incorporating a CFW11 drive 132kw with the relevant switch gear. We...

AutoMatex crosslapper upgraded

AutoMatex crosslapper upgraded

Motion Tronic were tasked with upgrading an obsolete and outdated control system on a Automatex Crosslapper in doing so we achieved optimal running speeds and greatly increased the production rates,...

Trutzschler blending line upgrade

Trutzschler blending line upgrade

For the Motion Tronic team of dedicated engineers this was a quick and easy implementation of a Siemens S7-1200 PLC for controlling the weight and batching of Fiber. The solution comprised of new Cad...

Servo Motor Repairs

Servo Motor Repairs

Motion Tronic has recently acquired specialised equipment to allow us to carry out servo motor repairs to all brands. This includes full mechanical maintenance to feedback testing as well as electrical alignment of the feedback devices. At the end of the service or...

Process water plant for injection moulding

Process water plant for injection moulding

With energy costs at an all time high companies are looking at ways to optimise certain essential services for there plant. One such factory is an injection moulding plant. They require process water at a specific pressure and temperature to cool there machines....

Complete batching and distribution system

Complete batching and distribution system

From Concept Design in CAD to final product, Motion Tronic has the expertise to carry it out. With the vast knowledge of the highly skilled staff we are able to complete the requirements for this particular customer including Mechanical design, Mechanical build, Site...