Tackett Controls Engineering LLC (TCE)
Applications
Applications
Experience in Systems Applications
Mobile
- High voltage Boom Truck control. Utilizing CANbus control for hydraulic valves and system control including joysticks, HMI, and keypads.
- Fertilizer spreader - ground speed-based control for operations with fertilizer / seed applications. Operator controls through custom display creation.
- Garbage truck – side loader arm functionality, front loader functionality, PLC /touch screen interface.
- Snow truck management – salt / brine application control. IoT functions to track material applications.
- Class 8 truck transmission creation – All levels of electrical development for a Hydraulic pump / motor setup for this vehicle. Created an algorithm aimed at maximum fuel economy.
- Concrete truck hydraulic control operation – all functions of the truck including drum control, front / rear discharges, interface to various chassis builders.
- Remote control / IoT access utilization – hardware / software to allow both IoT functionality, as well as remote access to electronic controllers.
- Tractor mounted boom mower – utilizing hydraulics and mobile CAN networks for system control.
- Anti-stall optimization – electronic intelligence to allow machinery to run in desired operating range. This also allowed better machine efficiency and life to the machine.
- Wireless remote controls – work with various companies for options to allow machine tether to be removed. Electronic controllers that can operate with wireless technology.
Industrial
- Automotive assembly line. These systems include positioning using servo drive functionality. Also, Robotic interface (Nachi), and specialty pick / place functions. This system used an overview software to track down / up time and error messages. This overview allowed for uptime study and proof to management for systems upgrades.
- CRT assembly line. This line would be used in several buildings. Many PLCs sharing information for the product. Assist with new line modification / systems. Daily support of assembly lines. Many different types of machines from machine press, ovens, assembly manual and Robotic (Motoman, Nachi, Panasonic, Hirata)), test equipment.
- Bottle packing assembly line – Creation of new assembly line that included several robotic cells and the conveyor interface systems. This system used individual PLC’s and many VFD drives.
- Heavy equipment assembly line – Creation of large cell assembly using Hydraulic power sources. Welding functions included.
- High speed book binding assembly line – Synchronize high speed equipment for transfer of product through each machine in the processes.
- Studies to find potential weaknesses in processes. This allowed for 'fact based' decisions for machinery upgrade / replacements.
