All-in-one PLC+HMI is easy to configure for steam production

Is it possible for an automated system to run so efficiently you forget it is there? Djurdjevic is a meat production company based in Serbia. The company is proud to bring high-quality meat products to its community. In order to achieve that goal, a state-of-the-art facility handles all aspects of meat processing and production. Obviously, quality and safety are some of Djurdjevic's priorities.

To ensure the quality of its products, Djurdjevic often relies on automated machinery, which offers precise and consistent results. One of these machines is the factory's biomass boiler. Steam is used in a wide variety of meat processing and treatment application, so this boiler is a key component of the factory.

The boiler is controlled by a Unitronics UniStream PLC with integral 10.4-inch touchscreen HMI. This PLC regulates and monitors the production of steam, managing the boiler heat and maintaining its run time. The PLC uses Canbus communication to communicate to remote I/O, including thermocouple inputs. Additionally, the Unistream features many other communication options, meaning that it interfaces easily with other non-Unitronics devices for easy process monitoring. Djurdjevic also installed Jazz controllers at several other points in production for temperature monitoring.

Djurdjevic was very impressed with the UniStream; the PLC worked perfectly from when it was first installed. Furthermore, the application development was very quick thanks to the all-in-one programming software and the built-in image library that aided development of easy-to-read, professional HMI screens. Dorđe Kuzminac, factory CFO, explains: "For me, most important is that I forgot that it is there - and it does its job, a very important job, controlling steam production for our factory."

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