• Industrial Electronic Design : We are experts in designing sensors to detect all sorts of products. This includes, but is not limited, to tablets and capsules. We also design PLC protocols to accurately count your products. PLC software includes Mitsubishi, TwinCAT and Allen Bradley. Our protocols can also be converted to common languages like C, C++, Pascal or assembler. We're currently working on a "Counter-In-A-Box" unit. This unit is for machine manufacturers that want to design a new tablet counter but do not want to worry about the electronic aspects. XIAC Australia designs sensors, emitters, sensor amplifier modules, vibrator control boards and can link everything together with a PLC and TouchScreen terminal.

• Industrial service & maintenance: We service many manufacturing and packaging equipment around the Sydney area. For example:

1. King TB-4, TB-5, King Dispensa

2. King TC-8 Tablet counter (service, repair & upgrades)

3. King TC-12 Tablet counter (service, repair & upgrades)

4. Swiftpack machines that have "SPARC SYSTEMS LTD" PSR25 (with and without automatic gain control) (ELSEN25PSR) sensors in the sensor head. PCS 2547/1 & PCS 2548 ISS 0. We supply new “Dust-No-Problem!” sensors world-wide. New sensors have 46dB electronic dust compensation and are exclusively available through XIAC Australia.

5. Most Cremer machinery including CF-830, CF-1230, CF-1220

6. Tronics BLD-06 stepper motor controller/driver (labelling machine)

7. Lepel induction sealer PSU

• Machine Upgrades: We supply tailor made electronics to accurately count clear gel capsules for machines like King TB4 that have difficulties counting these tablets. Your King TC8 or TC12 can also be upgraded with a container reject station, special bottle sensors or anything else.

• Calibration service: We calibrate King, Swiftpack, Cremer and several label pre-counting equipment.

• Total Electronic Makeovers (Retrofitting): Pharmaceutical Tablet counters like King TB5, TC8 or Cremer CF830 usually still look like new even after more than 20 years. The problem is usually not mechanically but electronically. The old electronic parts are no longer supplied or have lead times over 8 weeks. To save production down-time, we can deliver a package to completely strip all electronics from these machines and replace them with state-of-the-art modern technology electronics. This is much cheaper than buying new machinery and more reliable than purchasing second hand machinery. Machines that had a total electronic makeover will last for another 15 to 20 years!
   

Disadvantages of replacing your current tablet counter:

• Shipping & Installation costs of new equipment

• Change of floor plan due to different setup

• Synchronization problems with other equipment from same packaging line

• Training of staff due to unfamiliarity with new equipment

• Obsolete costly spare parts or wet-parts from old equipment

• Compressed air incompatibility (new equipment may require different air quality specifications)

• Electrical incompatibility (50/60Hz problem; single-phase/ 3phase problem, higher wattage, etc etc)

• Calibration and spare part costs (costs may be significantly higher for your new equipment)

Advantages to upgrade your current tablet counter with a XIAC retrofit:

• Extend life span of machine by another 15 to 20 years.

• Current machine can run until the date upgrade is ready to be installed.

• Current line setup will stay the same.

• More reliable than purchasing a used machine.

• No transportation and installation costs because current machine won’t move.

• Reduced machine down-time because of brand new electronics.

• More advanced electronics for detection unit (when replacement required).

• Cost efficient to purchase spare parts locally.

• New control software allows for extra (not included) options like:

• Container reject station

• Container up-side-down detection

• Container index or other types of checking sensors

• Increase count accuracy and counting speed

• Add statistics functions (i.e. containers/minute, down time/week etc etc)

• Detection of "Channel blockage", "product too long", "Product double pulse" and "Product not separated" to guarantee 100% count accuracy.

• Detection unit with electronic particle filter and automatic dust compensation

• Accurate counting of clear gel capsules

See also our "Products" and "Project" on our main website. www.xiac.com

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