Vacuum Control
Precise Vacuum Furnace Control for Retrofits & New Vacuum Furnaces with Protherm Universal Programmable Controllers
Request a QuoteUPC-MARATHON control solutions are modular packages based on our Protherm 470, 510, 610, and 710 controllers with onboard IO or connected to a new or existing PLC. All solutions are designed to significantly improve your operations, meet industry standards, and ultimately provide you with precise and reliable process control. Control solutions come in several formats including full control panels, retrofit plates, and controller-only packages. Standard and custom configurations are available for new or upgrade applications and include state-of-the-art equipment backed by our extensive technological expertise.
All vacuum solutions include:
- Guaranteed soaks based on multiple work thermocouples
- Built-in uniformity survey capability
- Temperature control with multiple PID sets for increased uniformity and overshoot control
- Monitoring of all critical process factors with less operator involvement
- Batch production logs
- Digital chart recorder
- Multiple PID tuning sets for excellent temperature control
- Standard inputs include:
- Furnace temperature
- Low vacuum gauge
- High vacuum gauge
- Foreline vacuum gauge
- Various pump temperatures
- 3 work thermocouples standard (additional as options)
- Digital trim options available
- Guaranteed soak stages with multiple load thermocouples
- Interface to popular vacuum gauges
- Non-expendable thermocouple tracking
- Plain language recipe controls – no need to remember event stages
- Cost-effective configurations for new installations and retrofits
- Recipe control for repeatability
- Batch production logs in PDF and CSV formats
- Real time and historical paperless chart recorder displaying process variables
- High accuracy and reliability
- Alarm notification and processing
- Multi-level password-protected interface
- Onboard IO Probe interface
- Probe Care advanced oxygen probe monitoring system
- Built-in web server for remote monitoring
- Internal data storage
- Remote support ready
- Seamless integration with Protherm 9800 SCADA system
- Interfaces with SCADA systems via Modbus or optional Profibus
- Modbus RTU and TCP
- Optional CANopen/DeviceNet interfaces
- Optional Profibus slave or master
- Optional High-limit temperature controllers for furnace and quench