Customer Success Story: Metal Trade Comax a.s.
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- Europe
Country
- Czech Republic
Product
- ICONICS GENESIS32™
- GraphWorX™32
- WebHMI
- ReportWorX™32
- TrendWorX™32
- AlarmWorX™32
Tech Stack
- Microsoft Dynamics NAV
- Microsoft SQL 2005 Server
- Siemens SIMOTION PLC
- Siemens Simatic S7-300
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Digital Expertise
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Metals
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Visual Quality Detection
Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Metal Trade Comax a.s., located about 30 kilometers from Prague in the Czech Republic, is a producer of non-ferrous casting alloys and surface treated metal sheets and bands. Using coil coating technology, Metal Trade Comax applies organic coatings and embossing to aluminum, aluminum alloys, cold rolled steel and hot dip galvanized steel. Coated metals have a wide breadth of functions, for both interior and exterior needs. Roofing, sheet metal, parapets, interior facings, windows, automobile superstructures, trailers, cladding of buildings, cold storage and swimming pools can be constructed of coated metal.
The Challenge
Metal Trade Comax a.s., a producer of non-ferrous casting alloys and surface treated metal sheets and bands, needed a comprehensive monitoring and control solution for their production processes. They required a system that could ensure the coated metal exits the production line without defects. The company also wanted to gain interoperability with their devices from different vendors. They were looking for a solution that could interface with their Siemens SIMOTION PLC, which controls the main drives or motors of the production line, and a Siemens Simatic S7-300, connected with industrial ethernet.
The Solution
System Integrator ADAX s.r.o. implemented ICONICS GENESIS32 for Metal Trade Comax after several successful projects in the Czech Republic. ICONICS GENESIS32 with GraphWorX32 provides visualization for all parts of Metal Trade Comax’s coating line, where metal strips are painted or treated depending on their function. WebHMI enables remote Internet connectivity. ReportWorX32 and TrendWorX32 work together as the data logging, charting, reporting and analysis system, while AlarmWorX32 delivers alarm information. ICONICS software exchanges production data with Microsoft Dynamics NAV Enterprise Resource Planning software, for the complete integration of Metal Trade Comax’s data and processes. ICONICS interfaces with a Siemens SIMOTION PLC, which controls the main drives or motors of the production line, and a Siemens Simatic S7-300, connected with industrial ethernet. DataWorX32 provides OPC Data Aggregation from various OPC sources. Monitoring is enhanced with SNMP communication to devices for measuring energy consumption with variables including gas, water and electricity. Through TrendWorX, Metal Trade Comax is able to save large volumes of trend data from their production to a Microsoft SQL 2005 Server.
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