University of Birmingham – CTL Mechanical Lab Equipment Case Study 2021

Filed in Uncategorised | Posted by Georg Veit on 30th November 2021

During the latter months of 2021 we delivered 7 pieces of equipment to the University of Birmingham; 1 of our new HM250 & all the associated accessories, 3 of our new ET500 PLC controlled air compressors & 3 purpose adapted ET810 steam engines with an upgraded electrical boiler rather than the traditional propane fired boiler. 

The deliveries & commissioning works took place during the 2021 lockdowns & as such our German technical team couldn’t travel to the UK. In order to enable the customer to use the equipment our UK service engineer carried out a filmed familiarisation session on all the units, so the university team could gain a good understanding of the units & enabled them to operate the units. When the UK borders opened up again, one of our experienced German Service Engineers came to Birmingham to present the in-depth training across the product range delivered.

Post Delivery Works

Our PLC controlled compressor comes standard with remote access & digital data extraction via the university’s LAN network. However, after delivery the customer asked that we change the unit so physical data extraction was possible in the lab via USB. Working with the GUNT software team & electrical department we retrofitted the ET500 units with USB connectivity, which still allowed for digital data extraction.

The ET810 although modified to have an electrical boiler was delivered with an analogue voltmeter & ammeter. At the request of the customer, we retrofitted all 3 ET810 units to have two digital displays.