Application Case

Industrial Automation BU, Delta Electronics, Inc.

Case

Application of Deltas Industrial Automation Solution for PP Circular Knitting Machine

Issued by

Solution Center

Date

February, 2010

Pages

ASDA-A Series AC Servo Drive, DVP12SA Series PLC, VFD Series AC Motor Drive, DOP-AS57GSTD
Applicable to
Series HMI, Rotary Optical Encoder

Introduction
Delta Industrial Automation just came up with a automatic solution solve the exisitng problems of current circular
knitting machines. This solution uese Delta ASDA-A series AC Servo Drive and adopts Delta PLC communication to modify
the electronic gear ratio so that the weft density can be well-controlled. In addition, this solution imporves the efficiency
of PP circular knitting machine through Delta HMI which activates pamameter settings and shows current operation.

System Structure
The structure of this solution is composed of 3 parts: display, execution, and main control. The display part adopts
DOP-AS57GSTD series HMI with abundant functions, including status signals, AC motor drive parameter settings,
electronic current display, auto meter calculation, shift production statistics, weft density settings, JOG control of AC
motor drive & AC servo drive...etc. As to main control, Delta AC motor drive controls and adjusts the speed of the main
runner in PP circular knitting machine through Delta DVP-SA series PLC so as to fulfill the need of steady start-up. The
control structure of this solution is very simple and reliable: it uses Delta AC servo drive to control servo according to the
position signals and to directly modify the electronic gear ratio with MODBUS communication. When the weft width is
changed, the weft density can be easily modified simply through the parameter settings of Delta HMI so as to greatly
increase the production efficiency of PP circular knitting machine. In addition, production statistics and managemnet
function of this system can record and display the production result of every shift. The immediate response and simple
adjustment of this control system can perfectly solve the common problems of uneven weaving density when the PP
circular knitting machine starts/stops and the low weaving quality in high speed operation.

System Structure Picture

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Application Case
Industrial Automation BU, Delta Electronics, Inc.

Features
1.

DOP series HMI is adopts for dispay with abundant functions, including status signals, AC motor drive parameter
settings, electronic current display, auto meter calculation, shift production statistics, weft density settings, JOG
control of AC motor drive & AC servo drive...etc.

2.

PP circular knitting machine is composed of knitting machine, bed-of-nails and other peripherals, and the operation
control of bed-of-nails through Delta AC motor drive can realize speed variation and excellent
acceleration/deceleration.

3.

The rewinding system is composed of fabric plaiting machine, rewinding machine and rewinding wheel. The fabric
plaiting machine adopts Delta AC servo with decelerator to realize the perfect cooperation of knitting machine and
winding machine under variable winding speed and constant acceleration/deceleration so as to ensure the density
of fabric.

4.

Delta DVP12SA series PLC has build-in high speed counter (25 Kcps), and the SPD commmand of Delta PLC can
easliy edit operation speed inspection program. If DVP-ES2 series PLC is adopted, the RPM can be up to 1200 for a
better motor speed adjustment.

QUALITY
RELIABLITY
EXCELLENT

Application Case
Industrial Automation BU, Delta Electronics, Inc.

More information on Deltas ASDA-A2 series AC servo drive products, visit our website at:
http://www.delta.com.tw/ch/product/em/motion/motion_servo/motion_servo_product.asp?pid=2&cid=1&itid=5

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