SmartMix Control System

Now even easier to use! No more mousing around thanks to an industrial quality touch screen interface. Just touch the screen and it’s ready to go. Also included are separately wired manual button-controls as a backup and for fast changes. The self-contained, compact SmartMix eliminates the need for a separate control room, saving time and more on installation. Provides detailed reports, batching histories, exact moisture controls, accurate weight-based batching, maintenance reminders, and full integration with your new or existing plant components. Perfect for new plants or retrofits. Contact ACS today to learn more about this powerful control solution! SmartMix undergoes testing prior to shipment.

PCS Control Systems

Thousands of proven PCS Control Systems are in use around the world. Each PCS Control System from ACS is configured to meet your exact needs and integrated with your new or existing batching plant. The PCS Control System ties together plant administration, production, material ordering, consumption monitoring, process supervision, costing, and maintenance into a single, efficient control solution. Find out more by contacting ACS today!

Moisture Management systems

HYDROTESTER This unique aggregate and yield adjustment system operates on a probe mounted in the active flow area monitoring for material for the current batch, giving real time results. The PCS computer reads the probe, and adds the additional dry weight of the material, deducting any water in the material from the water to be added to the batch.

HYDROMAT

Compact Automatic Microwave Water Metering System Automatically controls the concrete water/cement ratio by monitoring one wear resistant microwave moisture probe which is mounted in the mixer floor. The target water/cement ratio and actual cement weight are used by the PCS Control System to automatically and accurately determine the necessary water. The PCS control adds any required pre-wet water with the aggregate charging if defined in the recipe (e.g. for lightweight aggregates, etc.), or manual water addition is possible. Our PCS system has built-in software to calibrate, monitor, and operate the HYDROMAT system. You no longer need a second computer to run a mixer microwave moisture system, saving money, and improving reliability and ease-of-use. This system is recommended for applications where the highest degree of precision is required, such as Self Consolidating Concrete (SCC), Dry Cast products with low water/cement ratio and colored concrete. Real-time on screen graphics make operation simple.

Custom call stations

Radio remote or hard wired – remote functions include batch size adjustment, call priority, and moisture management. Custom control solutions - Our expert plant engineers will visit your plant and customize the PCS Control System to re-energize your existing production system For Ready-Mix Operations Our ready mix command center features: 1000 Concrete recipes 1000 Customers with delivery statistic for 3 time periods 1000 Job Sites with raw material statistic for 3 time periods 1000 Construction Sites with delivery statistic for 3 time periods also, raw material statistic for 3 time periods 250 Trucks with check up of loading characteristics, capacity 250 Orders with production planning management and returned quantity consideration. Precast Programming capacity: 1000 Concrete recipes 12 aggregates per recipe 5 out of 12 5 cement sorts per recipe 3 out of 5 3 water sorts per recipe 3 out of 3 4 admixtures per recipe 4 out of 4 (see individual plant extensions) 12 aggregates per recipe 5 out of 12 Standard functions: User operation via keyboard, mouse and 17” color monitor. Dialogue language English - others on request. Display and supervision of the production process at the monitor. Overview screen: Graphic display of automatic and manual plant process. 9 password-protected user codes with definable access. Control data-parameter freely programmable, individual setting of batching sequences. Pre-selection of required concrete order quantity depending on recipe. Automatic batch lot calculation - all batches of an order are produced in equal lots. Manual and automatic free-fall correction for all components and monitoring of batching tolerance - and time. Sand-water-correction for all sand and aggregate sorts via function key of the keyboard (Option - automatic sand-water-correction with installation of moisture metering devices such as HYDROTESTER). Individual mixing time, mixer discharge time for each recipe. Automatic mixer start and stop. Automatic weigh belt shifting in feeding direction Plant fault detection with display messages on the monitor and statistic. Diagnostic test module displays actual input/output status on PLC for easy troubleshooting. Plant production data easily bucked up. Production order queue display. Factory bench tested with plant simulation Documentation complete operator manual and electric drawings in electronic format on CD and PC. Block & Paver Standard Functions: User operation via keyboard, mouse and 17” color monitor. Dialogue language English - others on request. Display and supervision of the production process at the monitor. Overview screen: Graphic display of automatic and manual plant process 9 password-protected user codes with definable access. Control data-parameter freely programmable, individual setting of batching sequences. Pre-selection of required concrete order quantity depending on recipe. Automatic batch lot calculation - all batches of an order are produced in equal lots. Manual and automatic free-fall correction for all components and monitoring of batching tolerance - and time. Sand-water-correction for all sand and aggregate sorts via function key of the keyboard (Option - automatic sand-water-correction with installation of moisture metering devices such as HYDROTESTER). Individual mixing time, mixer discharge time for each recipe. Automatic mixer start and stop. Automatic weigh belt shifting in feeding direction Plant fault detection with display messages on the monitor and statistic. Diagnostic test module displays actual input/output status on PLC for easy troubleshooting. Plant production data easily bucked up. Production order queue display. Factory bench tested with plant simulation Documentation complete operator manual and electric drawings in electronic format on CD and PC. Includes production ordering capability by pallet, product, order filling, complete integrated color system control capability. Moisture management: (See Above) Reporting: Concrete production statistic for the automatically produced concrete, stored for Lifetime - can be called up in individual time periods. Daily production diary. Material consumption statistic for all batched materials (even in manual mode) - can be called up in individual time periods. Inventory administration with silo contents calculation and graphic display on the monitor. Cost Calculation by recipe, by order or as a total value per day or time period. Modem with software for online service. Scheduled Maintenance Reminder Software Module. Connection for one protocol printer.