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Networking at RRR Tire Manufacturing

ControlDesign.com

Keywords: Rockwell, RRR Tire Manufacturing, machine network, equipment and IP67 networking

Tire Machine Maker Uses IP67 Networking to Build Equipment Faster

Read our article"Out of the Cabinet, on the Job," that deals with users simplifying networks, reducing troubleshooting and saving wiring and labor with machine-mount, IP67-rated I/O components.

RRR Development Co. in North Canton, Ohio, recently added IP67 networking and connections to the two-stage, tire-making machines it builds. The resulting scalable architecture, machine-based information layer, and motion-integration capabilities sped up fabrication, and allowed RRR to make 10 more of its $250,000 machines per year.