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A sudden drop in pressure is an indicator of a problem like a rupture plate blowing and the drive needs to stop.  The Drive Guardian ties into the Pressure Monitor to know when things go wrong.

MOTOR TEMP

RTD's

When combined with an Extruder Duty Motor, the Drive Guardian can read the thermal values for each winding and alarm you before trouble occurs.  True preventative maintenance!

VIBRATION

SENSOR

SCREW BREAK

PROTECTION

GRAPHIC

TRENDING

We have added additional outputs to connect to a tower light.  This allows you to suppliment the PLD screen with a large visual indication of the Drive Guardian status.

SCRIPTED

APPLICATION SETUP

DESIGNED SPECIFICALLY FOR

EXTRUSION

HEAT SINK

TEMPERATURE

The Drive Guardian is a blend of a leading drive manufaturer, a deep understanding of the plastic extrusion industry and the logic required to accomplish this task all rolled into a single product.  This Plastic Logic Drive is exclusively offered under the Drive Guardian name having features that go well beyond a standard drive offering, addressing one of industries toughest constant torque applications. 

Start-up is a breeze as the Drive Guardian guides you through the setup, it is almost like having an experienced technician look over your shoulder.

DRIVE GUARDIAN

ADDED FEATURES

The drives knows when it is getting too hot, but do you? The Drive Guardian sends you an alarm before failure to let you know the drive heat sink is not sufficiently cooling the drive.

The Drive Guardian has a pressure input so that the system can recognize a high pressure reading and shut down the drive before damage occurs to your line! 

Want to trend your pressure or drive speed? The PLD screen can show you a given input over time so you can monitor the input or output.

HIGH PRESSURE

ALARM / SHUTOFF

TRIP INDICATION

BLOWER STARTER

TOWER LIGHT

OUTPUTS

The Drive Guardian communicates with the PLD screen to tell you when things go wrong and what went wrong along with storage of all alarms.

LOW PRESSURE

ALARM

The Drive Guardian can also keep a watch on your gearbox using a vibration sensor, alarming you of changing conditions that are occurring.

The PLD screen ask the operator for verification of the heats on the system prior to starting the drive as a reminder this operation could break the screw!

The extruder motor should always have a constant blower for cooling, but what if the blower motor starter trips? Well, this drive catches that and warns you!

ALARM

SCREEN INDICTION