(PSI Technics, Urmitz, Germany, February 1, 2021) A "Silicon Valley of digitization of technical business processes†in Rhineland-Palatinate – that is the ambitious goal of the medium-sized technological leader, PSI Technics. Prof. Dr. Gordon Müller-Seitz, professor of strategy, innovation and cooperation at the Technical College in Kaiserslautern and Karl-Heinz Förderer, CEO of PSI Technics, describe how the vision based on a business ecosystem can succeed in a White Paper.
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(SME 4.0 Competence Center, Kaiserslautern, Germany, November 17, 2020)
The SME 4.0 Competence Center think tank (Mittelstand 4.0-Kompetenzzentrum) with headquarters in Kaiserslautern, Germany, supports PSI Technics GmbH in their mission to revolutionize the inspection and maintenance of trains. PSI Technics GmbH is a medium-sized enterprise based in Germany that started to research and develop image-based automated train inspection and maintenance systems as early as 2014. Now, the company’s next step is to create an ecosystem of service partners. PSI Technics’ new company building is currently under construction in Winningen, Rhineland-Palatinate. It will house 60 employees and provide additional support for this endeavor.
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(VISION SYSTEM DESIGN, April 23rd, 2019)
PSI Technics’ machine vision system "DA-MI-KA†is a camera-based roof inspection system that records damage to the roof structure of a rail vehicle as it passes by and sends the collected data directly to image analysis software.
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(AIST Association for Iron & Steel Technology, 6/2016)
WHY IS A MOTION ANALYSIS IMPORTANT?
The following paragraphs focus on motion-related characteristics of crane operation that can be identified by means of a motion analysis and which can then be subsequently optimized. [...]
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(AIST Association for Iron & Steel Technology, 6/2015)
This article presents key performance indicators for cranes and illustrates how these indicators can be analyzed and automatically monitored using a variety of tools to aid in better maintenance decision making. [...]
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(WAGO direct industry April 2015)
Substantial potential for optimization is often hidden in the positioning systems for intralogistics applications, such as for stacker cranes and storage and retrieval vehicles. In this machinery, both throughput and energy efficiency can be significantly improved. To achieve this, PSI Technics offers the ARATEC solution. Based on movement profiles, this sophisticated positioning system clearly shortens storage and retrieval processes in warehouses. And in order to provide the promised performance, the engineers at PSI Technics turned to WAGO’s PFC200 to calculate the algorithms for optimized travel profiles. [...]
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(PSI Technics, 9/2013)
The primary objective of the analysis was to reveal and demonstrate optimization potentials as well as approaches and solutions for harnessing those potentials. The analysis was performed for a vertical material lift used in the Volkswagen AG factory in Wolfsburg, Germany. Using motion analysis and virtual modeling, PSI Technics was able to provide the factory operator with comprehensive data for an optimized operation of the vertical material lift. The results obtained from the mathematical models were verified by placing strain gauges at the material lifting system at run-time. The verification data underlined the benefits of using the ARATEC positioning controller. [...]
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(PSI Technics, 10/2012) The ARATEC Positioning Solution System takes on other popular positioning systems and measures up to the high standards set by the ICS5000.
[...] The features of the ARATEC Positioning Solution System are not limited to distance measurement, but comprise time-optimized process control and positioning, among others. The system uses maximum acceleration and velocity as well as the required traveling distance to compute individual travel profiles. Acceleration and velocity profiles are solely based on linear ramps, irrespective of load, which completely eliminates creeping speed. Automated warehouse storage and retrieval tasks can be completed in the shortest amount of time. Dynamic parameters ensure that acceleration, velocity and positioning tolerances are adjusted while the vehicle is en route to its destination. [...]
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(PSI Technics, 10/2012) 36-Month Warranty for New Sensors when Purchased and Used in Combination with the TPCC. [...] PSI Technics now offers users of sensors manufactured by SICK AG a custom solution to dramatically reduce the risk of failures caused by high temperatures. PSI Technics and SICK AG cooperatively grant users who purchase and install a SICK sensor in combination with PSI Technics' Thermo Protection Cooling Case (TPCC) an extended warranty of 36 months. [...]
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(PSI Technics, 10/2012) PSI Technics was awarded the contract for the "Elevating Transfer Vehicle Upgrades†call for tenders issued by Travis Air Force Base in California, USA. [...] The ARATEC Positioning Solution System replaces the previous system, while maintaining the existing communication protocols, PLC and drive. The system was installed on two Elevating Transfer Vehicles (ETV) used for the single-axis horizontal positioning of pallets at an AFB air freight terminal. [...]
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(PSI Technics, 08/2012) To effectively prevent sensor failures and malfunctions, PSI Technics offers a powerful thermal protection cooling case designed to protect sensitive sensors, such as distance meters, from extreme environmental temperatures of up to 176 °F (80 °C). PSI Technics has also equipped the TPCC with a special tube that prevents reflections caused by sources of direct light to ensure a reliable operation of optical distance meters even over long distances.
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(PSI Technics, 07/09/2012) Shielding case protects laser distance meters or optical communication systems – Designed to protect sensitive sensor elements from environmental temperatures of up to 176 °F (80 °C). The TPCC shields sensitive sensors from heat, humidity, and particulates, and ensures optimal system performance in melting, pouring, or similarly demanding industrial settings.
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(PSI Technics, 07/03/2012) Until recently, the Power & Free conveyor systems of two final assembly lines for "Golf" vehicle models were visually inspected by the staff of Volkswagen AG in Wolfsburg, Germany, resulting in administrative overhead and larger than desired error rates. As a result, Volkswagen installed the Inline Control System from PSI Technics, a new trolley wheel inspection system based on fully automatic industrial image processing which now prevents costly production downtimes. This new system now reliably and proactively detects material fatigue, which results in lower failure rates and improved safety.
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(PR-inside.com + Free-Press-Release.com, 04/30/2012) Volkswagen AG decided to retrofit their vehicle body warehouse in Wolfsburg, Germany, and chose PSI Technics' ARATEC Positioning Solution System as a replacement for their existing ICS5000. [...]
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(HOIST, 02/28/2012) Concrete pipe manufacturer Hanson Pipe and Precast recently installed a PSI Technics positioning system on a bridge crane to replace a discontinued legacy system from another supplier. [...] PSI Technics ensured the system was able can handle varying loads. This is necessary as during the concrete pipe manufacturing process, as weight of concrete changes as it dries. Hanson Pipe and Precast decided to include PSI Technics' TPCC Thermo Protection Cooling Case to protect their optical distance meters from the 140°F (+60°C) temperatures at the plant. [...]
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(PR inside, 02/24/2012) (openPR, 02/27/2012) PSI Technics' ARATEC Positioning Solution System and the TPCC provide Hanson Pipe & Precast with a durable and robust solution for their internal logistics processes. Hanson Pipe & Precast is one of the world's largest concrete pipe manufacturers, and the largest manufacturer of concrete products in North America. [...] In March 2011, the company's St. Martinville, Louisiana facility decided to integrate PSI Technics' state-of-the art ARATEC Positioning Solution System into their fully automated crane system as part of the modernization of their existing facilities. [...]
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(Heat Processing, 4/2011) PSI Technics offers users of sensors manufactured by SICK AG a custom solution to dramatically reduce the risk of failures caused by high temperatures. PSI Technics and SICK AG cooperatively grant users who purchase and install a SICK sensor in combination with PSI Technics' Thermo Protection Cooling Case (TPCC) an extended warranty of 36 months. [...]
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(Tour Stop No. 30, SICK AG, Online-Article, 08/2010) When used in the highly dynamic PSI Technics positioning control circuits, laser distance measurement systems from SICK rapidly provide accurate data for position feedback.
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(openPR, 03/18/2010) Advanced industrial control and positioning system for material handling in automated storage facilities.
The ARATEC Positioning Solution System is the cutting-edge solution for industrial positioning. A common application for the system includes fully automated high-bay warehouses. ARATEC instructs stacker cranes to move to warehouse target coordinates and ensures that storage and retrieval tasks are carried out with high precision. PSI Technics, with headquarters in Urmitz, Germany, specializes in research and development in the field of positioning technology. PSI Technics developed the ARATEC Positioning Solution System to offer positioning solutions tailored to the clients’ needs and to simplify the integration of next-generation positioning technology into existing installations. [...]
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(Free-Press-Release.com, 06/18/2009) The ARATEC Positioning Solution System is an ideal replacement for discontinued Trimble ICS5000/TCS4000 and ASC installations. PSI Technics develops smart positioning solutions for automated industrial vehicles and conveyor systems. The ARATEC Positioning Solution System developed by PSI Technics is an innovative industrial positioning system and the only system in the world that can convert and read the parameters of existing Trimble positioning systems. [...]
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The ARATEC's FLP6000AOC software reduces mast oscillations – even of highly dynamic stacker cranes – to a minimum. The test setup shows that the ARATEC Positioning Solution System with enabled FLP6000AOC compensates for mast oscillations in near-real time, even when the oscillations are caused by external disturbances.
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