- PROTHERM 470, 510, 610, 710 -

PROTHERM 470, 510, 610, 710

UNIVERSAL PROGRAMMABLE PROCESS CONTROLLERS

Protherm controllers feature an advanced process controller and a full-colour display with customizable graphics. Models are available with an industrial touchscreen interface, or an advanced control knob interface for dirty applications or where operators wear gloves. Optional modelling and target control can take heat treatment recipes to the next level. Detailed PID tuning features including multiple PID sets allow tuning of even the most dynamic control loops. Available as a stand-alone “light solution” or as part of a control retrofit. Custom applications are also available. Installations are carried out on new or refurbished furnaces and are used for updating existing systems. See our Technology Solutions page for process specific configurations and control packages.

  • Full colour display
  • Alarm handling and logging
  • Plain language recipe control with tolerance alarms
  • Multi-screen digital chart recorder
  • User-based password control
  • USB interface for batch production logs and easy system back-up
  • Optional onboard IO
  • Optional process modelling and target control (case depth, surface carbon content, etc.) for heat-treating applications
  • Real-time monitoring of jobs at all stages of the process and all chambers of the furnace
  • Paperless flexible chart recorder
  • Support for industrial communication protocols
  • Seamless integration with the PROTHERM 9800 SCADA system
MODELS PT 470 PT 510 PT 610 PT 710
Colour display 5.5” (9/16 DIN) 6” 12” 15”
Function keys 7 7 7 10
Turn & press knob X X X
Numerical keypad X
Touch screen X
Serial port X X X X
Keyboard port X X X X
USB port 2 3 3 3
Ethernet port X X X X
2nd Ethernet port Optional Optional Optional Optional
CANopen X X X X
Modbus RTU Optional Optional Optional Optional
Modbus TCP X X X X
Internal I/O’s Optional Optional Optional Optional
Profibus Optional Optional Optional Optional

OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

  • Control knob or touchscreen enables users to select input fields and enter data
  • Function keys are used to access the most important functions
  • User access to different functions is password protected
  • A PC keyboard can be connected through a USB port

 

INTEGRATED WEB SERVER

  • A remote computer can be connected to the device through a standard web browser.
  • The treatment logs in PDF and ASCII-CSV formats are kept for 30 days. They can be downloaded and then further processed using any appropriate PC software (e.g. Microsoft® Excel).
  • A powerful Java-based configuration tool can be downloaded and installed on a local PC for configuring the device parameters.

OPTIONAL MODELLING FUNCTIONS

  • Mathematical model for calculating atmospheric parameters from gas inputs and sensor values
  • Real-time carbon and/or nitrogen diffusion calculation
  • Hardness profile calculation based on chemical composition, carbon or nitrogen content in the material, and quenching parameters

 

SPECIAL PROCESS DIAGRAMS

  • Diagrams that display the actual state of a load during a process
  • Carbon content and hardness profiles
  • Nitrogen content and hardness profiles
  • Fe-C state diagram
  • Fe-N Lehrer diagram
  • Fe-N-C NICARM diagram
  • Fe-O state diagram

 

CONFIGURATION

  • Special menu for configuring the integrated controllers
  • PID setup
  • Adjustment and setting of control parameters
  • Real-time graph for displaying the control parameters and tuning the settings