Case Study
Great Western Malting
Complete control system design and programming for a new malting facility on an aggressive 18-month fast-track schedule.
Client
Great Western Malting
Location
Pocatello, ID
Industry
Industrial
Completion
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Project Overview
The Challenge
Industrial Systems has worked with Great Western Malting on various projects for over 20 years. GWM contacted us to assist with the design and construction of a new malting facility at their Pocatello, Idaho, site. This was a fast-track project that needed to be in production within 18 months of initial involvement, and concrete was already being poured by the time work began.
Our Approach
The Solution
Design efforts focused on staying ahead of the contractors and the concrete for many months before shifting focus to final control system design and programming. A multi-level fiber network was designed to ring the site and provide separate physical network layers for SCADA, peer-to-peer, PLC I/O, and VFD communication needs.
All motor-driven equipment in the facility — including pumps, fans, and conveyors — is equipped with VFDs to provide maximum flexibility in production. The control system backbone is the latest 1 GB Ethernet-capable PLC processor from Allen-Bradley.
Results
Project Outcomes
The completed system uses a single Allen-Bradley processor to control 100 VFDs and nearly 2,000 I/O points, all over EtherNet/IP. The multi-level fiber network provides reliable, segmented communication across the entire facility.
100 variable frequency drives
VFDs
Nearly 2,000 points over EtherNet/IP
I/O Points
Delivered within 18-month fast-track schedule
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