Eastman to exhibit at JEC 2008
2/5/2008
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BUFFALO, N.Y., U.S.A. - Eastman Machine Company, a 120 year-old manufacturer of cutting machines, automated cutting systems, material handling equipment, and industry-specific design software, will showcase the automated Eagle S3 static cutting table system in Booth T9 at the 2008 JEC Composites Show held April 1-3, in Paris, France.
Eastman’s Eagle S3 provides superior cutting performance and increased throughput, capable of marking, cutting, drilling and punching virtually any flexible material. Enhanced with a network based motion control system, the Eagle S3 incorporates a real-time digital network and machine intelligence for additional diagnostic, performance and reliability benefits. The machine is capable of monitoring itself as well as reporting status alerts before faults or errors in operation occur. Communicating over a single network ring allows the machine to run, even if a network cable break occurs.
Previous Eagle machines were analog systems that required a large amount of cabling. Each machine had 14-20 different types of cables with over 14-20 different types of cable required to accommodate the long cable runs between the control box and the machine. Eastman wanted to reduce the amount of cables required for their machine, thus reducing potential cable failures in the field. By transitioning to an all-digital SynqNet™ network and taking advantage of its large data bandwidth, Eastman can now perform all system level control over SynqNet™ and use one network for supporting both motion control and I/O. SynqNet™ also gave Eastman the flexibility of creating a motion network with centralized control and distributed hardware, which allowed them to place discrete I/O modules in more convenient locations for shorter cable runs. As a result, Eastman was able to reduce the total length of cable used by 80%
“We are proud to offer real-time service and support for all of our automated cutting systems. Machines that are networked can be accessed by our technical support team in real-time from off-site, resolving status alerts before errors occur; minimizing any potential down-time or lost production,” said Robert Stevenson, President and CEO of Eastman Machine Company.
Eastman’s line of manually-operated cutting machines will also be on display, configured with the composites industry in mind. A large range of straight and round knives as well as drills & markers, end cutters and rotary shears will highlight this year's exhibition.
For more information on SynqNet
www.synqnet.org
For more information on the JEC Composites Show:
http://www.jeccomposites.com/jec-paris-2008/visitors/
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