High Availability And Robust Industrial Wireless Communication Solution
In the Challenging and Harsh Environments of Port Seashore facilities, Mining Industry Loading Plants, Steel Plants RMHS Area, Power Plant CHP Area, and Cement Plants, where extreme climate conditions such as high humidity and harsh weather prevail, managing vital machinery efficiently is crucial. A critical application involves the sophisticated remote control and interlocking of key mobile machines used in material handling. These include:
• Stacker-Reclaimers: Essential for bulk material handling and storage.
• Paddle Feeders: Used for feeding material with precise control.
• Rubber Tire Gantry Cranes (RTGs): Vital for container stacking and retrieval.
• Quay Cranes (QCs) and Ship Loaders/Unloaders: Critical for loading and unloading cargo from ships
These machines, integral to the material handling section, require robust and reliable remote control systems and interlocking mechanisms to ensure operational efficiency, safety, and accuracy. The remote control and interlocking systems must be resilient to environmental challenges, providing precise management and coordination of these vital machines to maintain smooth and continuous operations.
The solution came from Advaitika Wireless Devices to establish a wireless link—whether point-to-point (PTP), point-to-multipoint (PTM), or a mesh network—between the mobile machines and a protocol converter module located in the Control Room or Load Center.
This innovative setup facilitated seamless data communication between two PLC systems. From this point, the connection was further extended via an additional protocol converter module, ultimately linking to a PLC in the Central Control Room (CCR) through a robust wireless or fibre optic connection.