TranTek Automation designs and builds automated welding, material handling, inspection and assembly solutions. 

Recently, their client requested a system of six automated plasma cutting robots. The robots would be coordinated to work synchronously applying plasma torches to steel structural parts according to various recipes. 

One of the challenges they faced during the machine-building processes involved connecting the customer’s higher-level IT system to the machine controller for downloading recipes and then storing manufacturing metrics after the production run was completed.

The tManager provided a solution to TranTek’s automation project, allowing end users to download daily recipes from the database to the ControlLogix platform. 

The tManagers also uploaded ControlLogix with real-time process data, such as when projects were completed. 

Another benefit of tManager was its ease of setup, enabling TranTek Automation to minimize engineering and installation time during the machine-building process. 

“I spent only a few hours setting up tManager, whereas previously we were spending weeks just writing the custom code,” says Jeff Ebert, who has a degree in computer science. “Thanks to tManager, we also avoided the code maintenance headaches associated with custom software.” 

Learn more in this case study.

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