The Marveloc featured products of Hammer-IMS are controlled through our Connectivity software. The software allows for controlling any Marveloc-CURTAIN system in a single software environment, regardless whether you are using a single-sensor or a multi-sensor system.

The software is easy to use, contains various industry-specific visualizations, and is available pre-installed on a rugged industrial PC or a desktop PC offering a widescreen experience. The software offers a number of both timestamped and position-based visualizations.

We support a wide range of industry-standard bus protocols. We support integrations based on Modbus TCP/IP, OPC UA or PROFINET for real-time links with existing industrial infrastructure. In this way, the data provided by our measuring systems can be used real-time by existing equipment to optimize the production process in real-time.

The Connectivity software offers single-click configuration according to the recipe that is currently being processed/produced by your machines. This straightforward approach avoids wasting precious time by eliminating repeated manual entry of entire production configurations for similar measurement jobs. It also prevents that human mistakes or improper configurations could inadvertently result in quality issues of your products. We are happy to assist you in converting existing recipe data file formats (Excel, csv, etc.) and upload these to your Hammer-IMS product to enable quick recipe startup.

The quality department can easily and flexibly obtain measurement data from our systems. Our rugged industrial computer platform has a front USB socket which can be configured for easy back up of any measurement data. This is practical for quality engineers to analyze measurement data in Microsoft Excel and draw conclusions on measurement data trends related to production quality and performance. It is also possible to obtain integrations with commercial database systems such as Microsoft SQL Server or data transfer over FTP.

The Connectivity software also supports the adjustment of extrusion dies, coating calenders and coating knives in closed loop. Measuring is key in controlling consistent material thickness or basis-weight. Ideally, a closed-loop feedback system provides the information to adjust the production process. As an option, Hammer-IMS can provide measurement data directly to automatic process controllers, or even implement the controller. Think about controlling the die in a plastic sheet extrusion line or controlling the calender or a coating knife for coated textiles. Such closed-loop feedback solutions respond quickly and operate automatically to systematically keep thickness or basis-weight within specifications.