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manual mode, foreseeing appropriate safety tools, in This electrical and automation system has benefits that
line with current regulations. allow the customer to:
The three above mentioned options put in condition to • reduce the intervention in field of the operators
control single users through the system and checking • reduce downtime, thanks to a “predictive
functioning abilitation by means of the key selectors maintenance” operator interface, that records the
mounted on the local control push-buttons. hours of operation, maintenance and activities
performed
Operation in Semiautomatic and Automatic modes • make all KPIs available in real time for the
always requires that the users of the various zones are verification of process and energy efficiency, both
organized into groups to allow the implementation of locally and remotely with the acquisition of data
coordinated start and stop sequences. via web
• improve the security of the exchange of sensitive
The tools made available to the operator (groups and plant data via web thanks to advanced firewall
time filters) allow the execution of various analyses, systems
which can be performed locally and remotely (also via • increase the reliability of the system thanks to the
third party software), among which it is possible to use of SIL2 safety relays to ensure a safer stop of
extract: the machines
• the history of the individual weighting scale • increase the plant’s efficiency with the use of the
• flow data latest generation inverters and softstarters
• production data • reduce cabling and consequently the quantity of
• the data relating to KWh, Currents and cosφ, for interconnecting cables, dimensioning of panels
each individual user powered by inverter or soft and number of cabins.
starter
• the alarm history Cear has been an advocate of this realization
experience, translating the customer’s needs
into a system designed in its smallest details,
Conclusions both for the hardware and for the software, built
The management philosophy of this complex plant, with the best products and components offered
although “intelligent”, foresees that the operator is the by the market.
individual who will conduct the operations properly and This plant was delivered and completed with a
responsibly. commissioning and an on-site training phase,
The automation system and its design conception are necessary for operators to take complete control of
the means through which the customer could increase the work tools and their very high performance
productivity, control and management as per its needs. potential.

Alessandra Ranno

Alessandra Ranno - Alessandra studied Languages and she’s in charge of coordinating the marketing activities,
Communication, then graduated in Marketing and the sales team and of implementing international
Communication at the University of Milan. She’s in Cear marketing.
Srl since 2010 and as Sales and Marketing Manager

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