Similar Larox Automation System for the whole Larox Product Family

Larox Corporation
Trevor Sparks

By Trevor Sparks, Business Manager, Larox Corporation

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The Larox filters control systems have been harmonized uniform for the whole Larox product family. If an operator knows how to operate one filter type, he can also operate all other Larox filter types (Hoesch, Pannevis, Scheibler, Ceramec and Larox PF).

Larox leading position in the filter technology has provided the good basis to develop and to maintain the control system, which has particularly been designed to serve end users in the production tasks as well as the maintenance.

The systematic way of operations and modular structure of the control system make possible the easy adding of new properties, also to the systems already in the operation.

The created control system has been particularly been designed to the Larox product family. It will guarantee reliable and safe operation from the point of view of the functions of the machine as well as from the point of view of the workers.

Larox Automation System makes totally automatic production possible but, if necessary, its versatile manual functions give the operating personnel a sufficient freedom for the control of special situations. Large diagnostic functions ease the settling of problem situations directing operators to the right decisions.

In recent years the field instrumentation as well as all communication levels have been totally digitized. This has led to a huge amount of available process and machine function data.

Larox automation system gives a new, efficient method to collect, store and refine real-time data. Discrete and continuous variables can be transformed from data into information and knowledge. Both should be available for all workers in a comprehensible form with Larox Visualization as well as Data Collection and Reporting systems.

In Larox products the automation has been incorporated as an integral part of a machine, adding new features and uses, and making the machine easier to use. With Larox Automation System a large amount of real time data can be used to achieve better overall equipment effectiveness.

Larox Automation System

Larox Automation System
The Larox filters control systems have been harmonized uniform for the whole Larox product family

Lappeenranta, Finland

Trevor Sparks

Author Information - Trevor Sparks

Business Manager

Dr Trevor Sparks
PhD
Food, Pharma and Biotech

Trevor Sparks, with a PhD from the Cranfield Biotechnology Centre, worked for a number of years in Fluid Engineering Research and Development before joining Larox. After initially being based in the UK, he moved to Finland during 2002 in order to be located at the Headquarters.

Since last year's acquisition by Larox of several new Solid/ Liquid Separation technologies he has been responsible for the development of Larox's business in Food, Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, with activities including Marketing and Product Development. Larox is poised to grow its business significantly in this market due to the unique collection of technologies and the unique approach to providing solutions to problems to make customer's processes more competitive.

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