APPLICATION - BACKGROUND SUMMARY

Carter Control Solutions recently choose Cleveland Motion Controls PAC (programmable automation controller - FALCON) to control and visualize its mail processing machines. Built for the United States Postal Service, FALCON enabled the USPS to capture information as it happens, improved the throughput and increased the uptime performance. In addition to maximizing the end user experience, Carter Control Solutions was able to minimize its software investment due to FALCON's code portability.

THE PROBLEM:

The United States Postal Service existing controls platform was obsolete and the software development company was not developing the next generation of software.

CLEVELAND MOTION CONTROLS SOLUTION:

FALCON (Programmable Automation Controller) with motion interface and Ethernet I/O was proposed. The FALCON software with IEC-61131-3 code portability, integrates Process Control, Motion Control, HMI and Open communication into one easy-to-use platform. With its ability to integrate logic functions, motion and visualization (HMI) in one platform it eliminated the need for a separate PLC, panel PC and motion system. Since no software development investment had to be made, not only did the OEM save money, but also saved engineering, programming and commissioning time.

WHY FALCON WAS CHOSEN:

Carter Control Solutions made the decision to move forward with FALCON because they realized:

• A decreased installation cost
• A decrease in future maintenance cost
• Portability of code: very little investment from the OEM on the software development as FALCON imported the existing obsolete USPS software.

APPLICATION SUCCESS:

"CMC was selected because of the ability of the FALCON product to import the existing application from the obsolete controller. We were able to upgrade the controller to the latest technology, and obtained an improved throughput and was able to maximize the Uptime performance". -Cliff Fettner, Engineering Manager CCS