GE Fanuc Supplies Automation for Environmental Material Handling in India

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced an order from Macawber Beekay of New Delhi, India for a hardware and software material handling solution that provides environmental pollution control and energy conservation. The $1 million order includes a complete hardware and software solution delivering centralized digitized data and multi-platform control resulting in a cost-effective control solution.

This new solution automates ash handling plants for various state electricity generating boards and private companies. The applications required complete PLC-based control panels based on GE Fanuc's Series 90-30 and PACSystems RX3i controller systems, Proficy HMI/SCADA - CIMPLICITY, with VersaMax I/O operator and engineering workstations.

Complete ash handling systems are controlled by operator workstations using CIMPLICITY in auto mode, while backup control provision is also possible from mimic-based control desk. Typically, ash collected from various hoppers is conveyed to an intermediate fly ash silo through dense pneumatic conveying systems.

"Macawber Beekay has been working closely with GE Fanuc for five years," said Vish Palekar, general manager GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms - India and GE Enterprise Solutions - India. "All of our work together has paid off with this substantial solution purchase."