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High-end cheese cutting machines
IDK integrates TIA technologies in modern cheese cutting  machines

Food & Beverages

Inox Design Kateris

Tyrnavos Greece

Tyrnavos
Tyrnavos,
Greece
Over the last 30 years, IDK has been specialized in the field of stainless steel structures and support for the construction of industrial projects and in especially, in the design and construction of machinery and equipment for food industries. 
The customer had the following objectives:  
  1. Automatic cutting of various types  of cheese at high speed and with the smallest possible scrap
  2. High requirements in accuracy and motion synchronization
  3. Special requirements for feta cheese cutting 
  4. User-friently GUI and automatic adjustment according to weighing statistics
  • SIMOTION Drive-based Control Unit D435-2 DP/PN with multi-axes package
  • SINAMICS S120 and G120C drives
  • SIMOTICS S synchronous motors with ALPHA NP Planetary gear units
  • TIA Portal
  • SIMATIC S7-1200 PLC with Modbus and Can-open communication
  • SITOP power supplies
  • SIMATIC Comfort panel
  • Profinet and Drive-CLiQ communications
  • Development of special algorithms for automatic cutting adjustments 
Siemens technology together with the experience and expertise of Depia Automation helped us create a state-of-the-art product with exceptional market success  
Ioannis Kateris, CEO IDK S.A.
For the OEM:
  • Reduced costs: 40% less wiring because of Profinet and Drive-CLiQ communications
  • Reduced time: 50% less engineering with TIA Portal - only one plattform 
  • Easier installation, troubleshooting, expansion of machines 

For the end user:
  • Reduced costs: 1-3% scrap at higher speed
  • Constant product quality + high flexibility 
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