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PROJECT PROFILE
PACKAGING LINE
ENGINEERING & MIGRATION
Client: CONFIDENTIAL STEEL PRODUCER | Loca on: PENNSYLVANIA
Audubon was contracted for sli ng and packaging line engineering and migra on services at a specialty steel-
finishing facility in Pennsylvania. The sli ng and packaging lines were moved more than 400 miles from the
midwestern United States.
For the sli ng line, Audubon engineered the migra on of the line and all components, including the decoilers
and feeders, press cu er, coiler, transfer cars, and downender. An electrical and instrumenta on (E&I) field
analysis was performed of the original installa on, with deliverables including embedded conduit plans, conduit
cable schedule, and interconnect drawings. Advanced civil and structural engineering prac ces were applied for
the founda on and placement to op mize the fit and func on of the sli ng line in its new loca on.
For the packaging line, Audubon automa on experts made mechanical, electrical, and programming modifica ons
to the bander, stacker, turntable, and stretch wrapper. The line was reoriented from 180° to 90° opera on and
was engineered to process in the reverse direc on from the original design. Working with mul ple Allen-Bradley
SLC pla orms and PanelView human-machine interfaces (HMIs), the team integrated the various equipment
into a complex and cohesive process to ensure tension, speed, knife rota on, feeding, conveyance, and safety.
Finally, Audubon deployed, commissioned, and started up the packaging line for efficient, reliable opera ons.
Project overview
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400+-mile migra on of stainless steel sli ng
& packaging lines
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Control-system reprogramming
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Allen-Bradley control equipment
Scope of work
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E&I field analysis
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Installa on engineering
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Automa on engineering
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Op miza on of fit & controls for new loca on
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Deployment, commissioning, & startup
