WestRock PMA Engineering has the confidence and expertise to assist customers with any make, model or type of end-of-line packaging equipment, to ensure that your factory productivity and performance is enhanced and machines are optimised to operate 24/7 without interruption.

Our services are fast and efficient, we can provide you with a wide range of services including; installation, integration, maintenance, machine breakdown, overhauls, machine safety upgrades, preventative maintenance, troubleshooting, repairs and spares. We are fully accredited SafeContractor Approved for total peace of mind.

Our services include:

• Standard installation and commissioning of WestRock PMA Systems manufactured and Siat equipment
• Customisation and bespoke upgrades of new WestRock PMA or Siat machines and/or assemblies to suit specific customer requirements
• Bring existing machines into the 21st century and to meet current regulations
• Upgrades to existing equipment – Safety, change of use, new assemblies, process improvements, reliability, removal of obsolescence, increased efficiency, future-proofing, sustainability
• Refurbishments of existing equipment, major service, re-commissioning and improvements
• Addition of Servo axes for greater product control in machines, replacing pneumatics or traditional methods
• Software – PLC changes, code re-writes, modifications to existing, HMI replacements, additional functions etc
• Project management and customer relations, support of equipment back into full service
• Specialist knowledge of Rockwell control platforms, also proficient in Siemens and Mitsubishi – others on request
• Other OEM end of line equipment, though we specialise in WestRock PMA, Siat machines.

PLC/HMI Upgrades

• Design of new control systems to replace existing
• Uploading of existing programs for backup/re-writing
• Re-writing of new PLC and HMI code/programs to suit application
• Addition of new hardware when available, Servos, inverter drives, encoder/analogue inputs etc for greater control of machines and to bring all elements integrated in one platform
• On-site installation of new hardware to existing systems
• Commissioning of machine back into service.

Machine Safety Upgrades

• Design of new safety systems of existing machines to meet current regulations
• Replacement of old type switches and single channel devices for new self-monitoring switches, including all field wiring
• Addition of new safety relays for circuits, plus control wiring to suit existing panel requirements
• Safety contactors added to power circuits to remove power source from outputs as required
• Adding variable-frequency drives for motor control using safe torque-off functions
• Replace on-machine components/assemblies for new as required
• Light curtains installation and commissioning if required
• Guard Logix processors if applicable
• Pneumatic upgrade with twin solenoid self-monitoring dump valves to meet PLd.
• Mechanical guarding designed and manufactured to suit each application as required
• Any other mechanical requirement/machine changes to meet safety regulations
• Full installation/commissioning on-site
• SISTEMA reports completed to demonstrate safety performance level.

Contacts

Tom Whatling or Gary Block -> service(at)linkx.co.uk | +44 (0) 1502 713777