VIPA controllers operate production lines at Volkswagen plant

By Rene Beyer

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ThyssenKrupp Krause GmbH used for the newest production lines highefficiency PLC on thebasis of SPEED7 technology from VIPA GmbH. Modern assembly lines have been recently setup at a Volkswagen plant in Kassel where the automobile concern manufactures doubleplateclutch transmissions for all the models of its cars. The control system for the product linesis based on the PLCs from VIPA using an integrated communication Ethernet processor.

Control system for a bench testing the brake system of GAZ-3310 Valdai car for tightness

Igor Mikhalchenko,  Vadim Nizhegorodtsev,  Mikhail Polivtsev

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Application of advanced industrial controllers in control electronics for measuring and adjusting benches used to test motor transport is described.

Control system for units to measure the angle of installation for wheels on the front-suspension bracket of the GAZ-2217 automobile

Yevgeniy Lyezov ,  Vadim Nizhegorodtsev

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This article examines possible applications for current industrial computers in setting up electronic control systems for measuring and adjusting units that monitor automobile equipment.