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Smyth Book-Sewing Machine Retrofit

Obsolete 1980s control boards replaced with a modern PLC + HMI.

ClientBookbindery
Year2024
TechnologyDelta PLCDelta HMIServo
A Smyth thread book-sewing machine had reached end-of-life electronics with no spares available. We reverse-engineered the machine sequence, replaced the original boards with a modern PLC and colour HMI, added safety interlocks and a multi-language operator interface, and recommissioned it for reliable daily production.

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