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Accomplishments: While working at Charter Wire, I designed and installed a four draw, three mill rolling line. Utilizing Reliance DC follower drives and a GE plc to coordinate system control and interlocking. Enabled the product to be run at 2-3 times the rate of the existing lines. Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley While in the Facilities Engineering department: * I implemented and managed the engineering CAD system, which took the department of 25 engineers from drafting boards to the computer environment. This included selecting, justifying, procuring, and installing both the hardware and software platforms. Networking the workstations with a fileserver system. Training the users on both the hardware and software platforms. Customizing the CAD software for our application. I received an Innovation Award for this effort. * I worked with the development people on the Proset Injection Molding system to retrofit eight molding machines with this new control system being developed by A-B. We used these presses for prototyping the hardware and software that would later become a product offering. I received a second Innovation Award for this project. * I designed and implemented a 6400ton central chiller plant for the Milwaukee manufacturing facility. This included sizing and configuration of the motor control centers utilizing soft start controllers and frequency drives. Medium voltage 1200hp reduced voltage starters for the chiller equipment. Installing Plc control systems to monitor and control the chillers and support equipment thru remote I/O interfaces, with operator interface panels for control. Determine and implement P&ID control functions between chillers and support equipment. Develop a HMI data collection system, which monitored and controlled the system from multiple locations over the plant Ethernet network. I received my third Innovation Award for this project. While in the Automation Engineering department: * Developed a central Air Compressor plant using three 200hp centrifugal compressors with Variable frequency drives controlled by a Plc to coordinate sequencing and loading of the system to provide plant production air at a 1-2psi deviation, with energy conservation in mind. This system became a marketing tool for the compressor manufacturer to offer this option on their equipment. * Developed the automated in-line test system for the MicroLogix 1500 product family. Implemented the in-line product test, download, heat up, and final functional test systems using Ethernet based Plcs that would track each unit though the manufacturing, vision inspection, and packaging processes. We received the Chairman's Team Award for this project. * Developed the automated in-line test system for the MicroLogix 1200 product family. Implemented the robotic part handling, in-line product test, download, heat up, final functional test, and Laser marking systems using a Soft Plc based system that would track each unit though the manufacturing, marking, vision inspection, and packaging processes.
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