Control Systems in Shot Peening – A Discussion

Author:  Kumar Balan, Empire Abrasive Equipment
Source:  The Shot Peener magazine, Vol 28, Issue 2, Spring 2014
Doc ID:  2014017
Year of Publication:  2014
Abstract:  
Electrical and electronic control systems in shot peening equipment have greatly evolved in the last decade. Any peening machine manufactured now has, at the bare minimum, a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) to monitor and control the programmable features of the process with an Human Machine Interface (HMI) so the machine operator can command the machine to perform desired tasks.