• Control Automation
• BC-250™ BLENDING CONTROL
• SL-400™ LOADOUT CONTROL
• ULTRAPLANT™  PLC: (Progamable Logic Controller)
• ULTRALOGIKS™ TOTAL PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM
• BURNER CONTROLS
• Gen 3D™ Digital Burner Control

Control Automation

Gencor has been designing, building and servicing its own state-of-the-art control automation for over 50 years.  Each of Gencor’s full line of process control systems have been specially designed to the application for maximum control, dependability, ease of operation and most of all accuracy.  We can upgrade any existing process control or provide a complete plant control center including blending, loadout, PLC, and motor controls.  No matter what the requirement, Gencor has a system specifically designed for your equipment application.

BC-250™ BLENDING CONTROL

The Gencor BC-250™ blending computer is an integrated processor that controls, monitors, and tracks all mix designs function for the plant in a windows based environment. The PC based system uses a high-speed IBM compatible computer with large capacity hard drive.  The computer hardware is self-contained and uses two power supplies; one for the computer and one for the I/O.  This isolates the computer power from noise and surges.  The I/O tray is mounted separately for easy access to all input/output connection, buffer modules, and LED status indicators.  All I/O devices are isolated to protect the computer system.

The Gencor BC-250™ blending computer main operating screen displays a logical presentation of operating data. The screen is divided into three sections; the upper section displays items at the point of liquid asphalt injection; the center section displays the calibrated devices; and the lower section displays volumetric rates and blends.

Standard features include:

• Dust removal compensation software feature.
• Dual feeder rate adjustment software.
• 250 mix formula memory.
• A "mix tons to-go" feature with automatic shut-down.
• Recycle mix compensation feature.
• AC no flow and material no flow indications.
• Configurable software changes to the plant setup.
• Online operators manual and simulation mode.

Standard features include:

• Indefinite storage of job, customer, product and truck files.
• Automatic truck tare and G.V.W. to prevent overloading.
• Bar code printing.
• Daily reports are created for trucks, jobs, and customers.
• Graphically displayed silo inventory for each silo.
• File transmission via modem, network, CD or floppy disk.

ULTRAPLANT™  PLC: (Progamable Logic Controller)

Gencor’s Ultraplant™ control system utilizes a high-speed Allen Bradley process controller and I/O for all plant functions including equipment interlocking and interlock bypassing controls.

A fault finding system is programmed into the PLC to ease equipment troubleshooting and system startups.  The Ultraplant™ PLC comes with a phone modem for direct on-line communication with Gencor’s Service Center.

ULTRALOGIKS™  TOTAL PLANT CONTROL SYSTEM

The Gencor Ultralogiks™ Plant Control System is at totally integrated automation package that manages and monitors all plant control functions with a windows based environment and graphical user interface.  The hardware is an advanced PLC control platform that performs all the plant operations including both blending and loadout functions.  The graphical user interface is PC based using a high-speed IBM compatible computer with large capacity hard drive. A backup computer and redundant hard drive assure the operator of complete security of the data and operating system in the event of a failure of the PC or the PLC.

The Gencor Ultralogiks™ Plant Control System’s main operating screens display a logical presentation of operating data through the use of segregated screen sections.  The upper section displays items at the point of liquid asphalt injection; the center section offers selectable views of Motors, Maintenance, or Event Log information as well as configuration settings and calibration screens.  Detailed user screens for each equipment component are displayed by simply clicking on the equipment image.

BURNER CONTROLS

Gencontrol III™ Automatic Burner Control

The versatility of the GENCONTROL III™ provides for two modes of operation, fully automatic or manual. In automatic mode, the GENCONTROL III™ integrates three modes of temperature control, Proportion band, Automatic reset, and Rate mode, that provide smooth and accurate temperature adjustment and minimize fuel surges and spikes in the process. The control accuracy is increased by the "advanced temperature detection" (ATD) circuit that monitors stack temperature changes due to moisture and feed rate changes and automatically makes corrections to the firing rate.

Standard burner safeguards include interlocks for the blowers, fuel requirements,
purge cycle, ignition timing, flame detection and thermocouple. A pyrograph chart
records aggregate temperature.

Options for recording other temperatures are available.
Packaged in a lightweight colorfast composite enclosure, the GENCONTROL III™ can
be countertop or shelf mounted, and the hinged front control panel allows easy access for field connections and troubleshooting.

Gen 3D™  Digital Burner Control

The GEN 3D™ is a fully digital PLC based control that automatically manages start-up sequence, firing rate, and draft to provide smooth and accurate temperature adjustment and minimize fuel surges and spikes in the process. The control accuracy is increased by the "advanced temperature detection" (ATD) circuit that monitors stack temperature changes due to moisture and feed rate changes and automatically makes corrections to the firing rate.

A large graphical HMI interface displays the current burner function, status, and alarm conditions for the operator, including an exclusive self-diagnostic “first out logic” feature for limits, and ignition and purge cycles.  A standard built-in modem feature enables remote troubleshooting and diagnostics.