Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Distributed drives are key to clothing delivery
The flexibility of Lenze's 8200 motec system to provide compact, integrated drive/geared motor solutions and decentralised control across almost any size of system has enabled Kannegiesser to develop DressCare Select (DCS), a revolutionary clothing storage and retrieval system. Designed to deliver greater efficiency and productivity in large-scale 24 hour working environments, the fully automated DCS system can provide up to 2500 items of clean work clothing at any time of the day or night. Round the clock working is an increasingly common feature of the modern global economy.
In hospitals, it has always been the norm, comprising multi-shift operations that pose problems for administrators who have to provide large quantities of clean working clothes for medical and general staff, 24 hours a day.
DressCare Select (DCS) is a unique, automated clothing issue system developed by Kanngeisser as a solution to this problem.
A modular system that can be adapted to meet the needs of small and large businesses, DCS is much more efficient and easy to use than conventional linear rack based systems.
With its carousel design it can reliably store and deliver from 10 to 2500 items of work wear at any time of the day or night, 365 days per year.
The central element of the DCS system is a slotted ring onto which work garments, each with a unique identity chip, are hung.
From these positions the garments are indexed backwards or forwards in the most efficient movement pattern to a central collection station.
The location data for this operation are stored in a PC.
Once garment retrieval is initiated, data from the PC are sent to a PLC.
The PLC interprets the data into an analogue signal and transmits them to the Lenze 8200 motec frequency inverter.
The Lenze unit then performs the final indexing movement to achieve garment retrieval via its integrated geared motor unit.
The modular 8200 motec system, with its fully integrated inverter/geared motor combination, is the ideal unit for this application, offering the equipment designer several cost, size and weight saving advantages.
First, the 8200 motec enables Kannegiesser to employ a compact and lightweight drive system that can be mounted directly above the clothes rail for maximum effectiveness and drive efficiency.
Secondly, the 8200's modularity means that the DCS system can easily be extended (to carry up to 2500 clothes hangers) without having to redesign the power transmission system.
In addition, the 8200 motec system is simply configured to account for the predicted weight of the clothing stored on the rack, providing Kannegiesser with the flexibility to develop different capacity systems with the minimum of configuration and programming time.
Thirdly, the decentralised control provided by the 8200 motec means that extended - and expensive - runs of shielded cable are avoided, together with excess wiring and switchgear.
These reductions, in turn, translate into cost and space savings as smaller control cabinets can be employed.
Finally, the 8200 motec offers the capability to interface to all current types of fieldbus systems, including Kannegiesser's PLC controllers.
As a result, it simplifies Kannegiesser's task of integrating the DCS system into the existing plant wide communication systems used by its customers.
In hospitals, it has always been the norm, comprising multi-shift operations that pose problems for administrators who have to provide large quantities of clean working clothes for medical and general staff, 24 hours a day.
DressCare Select (DCS) is a unique, automated clothing issue system developed by Kanngeisser as a solution to this problem.
A modular system that can be adapted to meet the needs of small and large businesses, DCS is much more efficient and easy to use than conventional linear rack based systems.
With its carousel design it can reliably store and deliver from 10 to 2500 items of work wear at any time of the day or night, 365 days per year.
The central element of the DCS system is a slotted ring onto which work garments, each with a unique identity chip, are hung.
From these positions the garments are indexed backwards or forwards in the most efficient movement pattern to a central collection station.
The location data for this operation are stored in a PC.
Once garment retrieval is initiated, data from the PC are sent to a PLC.
The PLC interprets the data into an analogue signal and transmits them to the Lenze 8200 motec frequency inverter.
The Lenze unit then performs the final indexing movement to achieve garment retrieval via its integrated geared motor unit.
The modular 8200 motec system, with its fully integrated inverter/geared motor combination, is the ideal unit for this application, offering the equipment designer several cost, size and weight saving advantages.
First, the 8200 motec enables Kannegiesser to employ a compact and lightweight drive system that can be mounted directly above the clothes rail for maximum effectiveness and drive efficiency.
Secondly, the 8200's modularity means that the DCS system can easily be extended (to carry up to 2500 clothes hangers) without having to redesign the power transmission system.
In addition, the 8200 motec system is simply configured to account for the predicted weight of the clothing stored on the rack, providing Kannegiesser with the flexibility to develop different capacity systems with the minimum of configuration and programming time.
Thirdly, the decentralised control provided by the 8200 motec means that extended - and expensive - runs of shielded cable are avoided, together with excess wiring and switchgear.
These reductions, in turn, translate into cost and space savings as smaller control cabinets can be employed.
Finally, the 8200 motec offers the capability to interface to all current types of fieldbus systems, including Kannegiesser's PLC controllers.
As a result, it simplifies Kannegiesser's task of integrating the DCS system into the existing plant wide communication systems used by its customers.
# posted by Medical Information : 2:37 AM
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