Visualization and control of the production line manufacturing soundproofing materials for BMW vehicles in the city of Spartanburg, USA

A turntable machine

The implementation of the control system was divided into two phases. In the first phase, systems for the production of soundproofing materials were installed. The main reason the new control system was implemented is very simple – to increase the efficiency and decrease the consumption of the whole production line.

The Reliance SCADA/HMI system provides display and monitoring of:

• Current efficiency
• Efficiency per working shift
• Consumption of processing oil per working shift

The obtained data is used by the company's management for increasing production efficiency.

The new system also provides an efficiency information system, which keeps the workers and company management informed about production efficiency. The company's management is kept aware of production efficiency via warning text or email messages.

The warning messages are automatically sent to the management when production efficiency falls below certain limits.

During the second phase, the control system for the monitoring of process oil tanks was implemented. Reliance SCADA monitors the levels of process oil in the tanks.

The following systems will be implemented in later phases:

• Process oil batching stations
• Press machines
• Foam moulds

Examples of visualization windows

Process oil tanks

Production line efficiency