The 1350 detects machine error and recommends remedial
action, thus enhancing productivity efficiencies
MOUNTAIN VIEW, California,
Aug. 29, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Based
on its recent analysis of the proportional integral derivative
(PID) controller market, Frost & Sullivan recognizes Gefran
with the 2015 Global Frost & Sullivan Award for Product
Leadership. Gefran's PID controller, the 1350, identifies machine
errors, suggests corrective measures, and enables customizations
based on end-user needs. It has an energy monitor function that can
alert the user of a possible breakdown and helps prevent unexpected
system shutdowns by giving operators ample time to schedule
maintenance in advance. Its settings, alarms, and messages are
displayed on a large screen, which lowers safety risks and
increases time and labor savings.
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"The 1350's display area, measuring 83 mm by 68 mm, is the
biggest in the market, which means that the screen can display the
full message clearly and in the user's preferred language," said
Frost & Sullivan Research Analyst Archit Kohli. "The controller has three
displays; the first shows the actual present value, the second
shows the set point, and the third checks for direct and immediate
interaction during the initial configuration and operation."
These controllers can be configured easily with the GF_eXpress
programming tool for the computer. Gefran's PID controllers can be
connected to a communication network using the MODBUS communication
standard, which is one of the most widely adopted industrial
communication standards. Furthermore, the 1350 is password
protected, which ensures that the data stored is secure and not
vulnerable to misuse.
The company is one of the first to develop a PID controller with
a message storage facility and can store up to 300 messages. The
solution is customized to the users' needs, and the operators can
choose from three languages.
The temperature on the controller is visible at a distance due
to its large numbers and a white-on-black contrast on a large
liquid crystal display (LCD) screen. Gefran has also ensured that
the controller is a user-friendly human machine interface and
highly configurable because the customer can require the desired
frame color.
The 1350 is supported by Zapper, a portable, battery-powered
configurator that allows the operator to save and store up to four
programs. Additionally, operators can copy/paste parameters when
the PID controller power supply is off. The packaging of the
controller is specifically studied to allow the configuration of
the product "on the shelf."
"Gefran's target end users from the plastic, packaging, food
processing, and metal industries use PID controllers in heat
treatment and chiller applications," noted Kohli. "Therefore, it is
significant that the 1350 has a maximum power consumption of
10W."
Gefran's PID controller services rely on distribution networks,
which consist of 70 authorized distributors. With banks and
companies lining up to invest in the end-user industries of plastic
and food processing in the near future, Gefran is expected to enjoy
a surge in the sales of the 1350 PID controller.
Each year, Frost & Sullivan presents this award to the
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functionality and is gaining rapid acceptance in the market. The
award recognizes the quality of the solution and the customer value
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About Gefran
Fifty years of experience and know-how, a customer-based
organization, and constant technological innovation make Gefran a
leader in automation components and industrial process control
systems.
Gefran designs and produces sensors, automation, and motion
control solutions for a number of industrial applications: plastic,
mobile hydraulic, electrical furnaces, lift, hois&crane and
metal.
Gefran operates directly on the main international markets,
through sales branches in Italy,
France, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Belgium, Spain, Turkey, the United
States, Brazil,
China, Singapore, India, and through manufacturing branches in
Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, the United
States, and China.
The key factors behind Gefran's success are specialist know-how,
design and production flexibility, capacity for innovation, and the
quality of its processes and products. Absolute control of process
technology and application know-how also enables Gefran to produce
instruments and integrated systems for specific applications in a
variety of industrial sectors.
Gefran has been listed on the Italian Stock Exchange since
9 June 1998. In 2001, it became part
of the STAR (high requisite stock) segment, which became the FTSE
Italia STAR in June 2009.
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