With the profound transformation and technological innovation in the warehousing and logistics industry, various automated equipment has emerged in an endless stream. Among these numerous changes, continuous conveyor equipment has always been a core component of every internal logistics project, and its efficient and stable operation is inseparable from precise and intelligent control components (IO modules).
Dekwell's LS series discrete I/O can help customers solve pain points such as excessively long field cabling, complicated troubleshooting of equipment failures and maintenance processes, and large workload for equipment modification. It helps customers improve production efficiency, increase stability, and ensure that the production line operates efficiently, reliably, and intelligently.
01. Industry Analysis
Continuous conveying equipment is a mechanical device that transports bulk materials and packaged goods along a certain route in a continuous and uniform manner from the loading point to the unloading point.
Continuous conveyor equipment can transport materials horizontally or vertically. The goods transported are mostly packaged items or bulk materials. Its working characteristics and requirements are as follows:
1. Wide range of materials can be conveyed;
2. Long conveying distance and large conveying capacity;
3. Precise and convenient loading and unloading of materials;
4. Low energy consumption and high efficiency;
Continuous conveying equipment is developing towards intelligence, modularity, integration, systematization, complete sets, safety and reliability, and predictive maintenance.
02. The LS module solves pain points in the field.
Due to their working characteristics, continuous conveying equipment inevitably suffers from the following pain points, which can be precisely solved by the Dekewell LS module.
Pain point 1: Complex wiring and high cost
Continuous conveying equipment has problems such as complex wiring and high wiring time costs due to the wide range of materials it can convey, long distances and large conveying volumes. At the same time, traditional conveyor lines require additional terminal blocks and power cables, which also increases costs.
LS module:
Employing self-developed WeIIBUS bus technology, a fieldbus solution is implemented that connects all slave devices in the field with a single cable, simplifying wiring and saving wiring time and costs.
The LS module is equipped with a dust cover and can be flexibly installed outside the cabinet, near sensors and actuators that need to collect or control signals in logistics lines and conveyor lines.
When installed in a cabinet, no additional power supply is required for the module, and no communication network cables need to be laid. The LS slave station comes with a built-in 24V isolated power supply, which can easily provide power to sensors and actuators (solenoid valves, 24V relays, etc.), reducing the need for switching power supplies in the cabinet.
Pain Point 2: High equipment maintenance costs and low staff work efficiency
Traditional conveyor lines are difficult to troubleshoot, have high maintenance costs, and require highly skilled personnel for installation and commissioning. Failures and repairs of conveyor equipment can cause production line shutdowns, reducing the reliability and stability of the production line.
LS module:
When the WeilBUS bus malfunctions, the master station can monitor the current slave station loss, quickly locate the faulty slave station module, facilitate on-site troubleshooting, reduce downtime, improve production efficiency, and enable efficient maintenance.
Our company provides the host computer software WellBUSTesterTool for customers to debug modules, supporting functions such as monitoring slave status, slave addressing, slave disconnection detection, and short circuit detection.
Meanwhile, the LS module is plug-and-play, allows for efficient replacement, and is easy to maintain. It is also equipped with a handheld auxiliary device for convenient on-site debugging.
Pain Point 3: Poor adaptability, lack of flexibility, and large workload for equipment modification.
Some conveying equipment lacks sufficient adaptability to meet the ever-changing demands of the production line, resulting in limited production processes and difficulty in responding to order changes.
LS module:
The WeIlBUS system allows for flexible branch connections, provides a wider range of equipment options, and allows for free rack design.
For field environments with multiple branches, such as logistics lines and conveyor lines, the LS module can meet the needs of various topology branches, such as star topology branches and T-type topology branches, reaching every corner of the conveyor line.
Meanwhile, the LS module offers a wide variety of options to meet the needs of various application scenarios.
03. The Deckerwell Plan
Position detection in continuous conveyor lines is a key link in ensuring the efficient and safe operation of logistics systems.
In this project, the continuous conveyor equipment is controlled by a CPU. One LS-PN master station drives 20 4DI and 4DO slave stations, 10 8DI and 8DO modules, and 30 WellBUS bus frequency converters to drive the conveyor belt and collect position signals.
Main site: Siemens
Applicable process section: continuous conveying equipment
Project I/O configuration: PN bus adapter + 30 frequency converters + 10 8DI/8DO units + 20 4DI/4DO units
Sensitive and reliable LS discrete I/O can modularize devices and power sensors, saving a lot of wiring work and improving device prototyping efficiency.
The LS module makes on-site maintenance, commissioning, equipment changes, or adjustments extremely convenient. It effectively prevents conveyor stagnation or efficiency reduction caused by pallet blockage or empty loads, ensuring a smooth and seamless conveying process.
In intelligent warehousing systems, the use of LS series discrete I/O can greatly save space, reduce labor costs, and help enterprises operate efficiently.
