- Envafors A/S, Slagelse, Denmark, 2024
Automated conversion and commissioning of 2 nodes AC450 to AC800M Diagrams using Utility Library done in cooperation of ABB Denmark and Herman-Automation. Converted logic controls Straw-burning Boiler and District heating. - Fortum Waste Solutions A/S, Nyborg, Denmark, 2024
Automated conversion and commissioning of AC410 node PPC5 to AC800M Diagrams using PP Lib done by Herman-Automation. The production process was restored using the converted logic in AC800M in 4 hours after the shutdown of the original AC410 system. This is further proof that the automatic conversion works flawlessly and does not require detailed testing before going live. - ABB France, 2024
Automated conversion of AC450 node AC11 - Paper machine control in Essity Gien using PPLib in AC800M Diagrams, to be commissioned by ABB. The converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation and team of ABB France has done manual fixes and integration of the new Drive control system. - CFE Valle de Mexico, 2023
Automated conversion and commissioning of Egatrol AC450 control of 80MW Gas turbine to AC800M done by Herman-Automation. After the first connection to electrical grid, the Gas turbine smoothly started up to the maximum power. - Uniper Sweden, 2023
Automated conversion of 2 CPUs AC450 of turbines G24 and G25 to AC800M Programs done by Herman-Automation. PCIT library was utilized in the converted logic in 800xA as a replacement to the original APC library used in AC450. - Mondi Austria, 2022
Automated conversion of Evaporation plant AC450 node at Pulp mill into AC800M Control Diagrams. The AC450 conversion has been performed as an initial step for integrating the control logic for the new Andritz Evaporation Effects. The control logic for the new Evaporation plant was also developed and commissioned by Herman-Automation in 2023. - ABB Italy, 2022
2 nodes AC410 conversion of Stock preparation control in RDM SG using PPLib in AC800M Programs, to be commissioned by ABB. The complete converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation. - ABB South Korea, 2022
AC450 + MP200 conversion using PPLib in AC800M Programs in Jeonju Paper mill PM7, commissioned by ABB. The complete converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation. - ABB Poland, 2022
2 nodes AC400 conversion of Stock preparation control in Stora Enso Ostroleka using PPLib in AC800M Control modules, commissioned by ABB. ABB Poland engineering team has directly used Ampl2m tool with support of Herman-Automation. - Mondi Austria, 2021
Automated conversion of 2pcs AC450 Digester nodes at Pulp mill into AC800M Control Diagrams. Logic conversion and commissioning by Herman-Automation. Size of the original application is 15600 pc elements at more than 3000 diagram pages. Commissioning was very smooth. Production has started within one night shift. - ABB South Korea, 2021
3pcs MP200 conversion using PPLib in AC800M Programs in Hansol Daejeon Paper mill PM31, commissioned by ABB. The complete converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation. - ABB South Korea, 2019
AC450 conversion using PPLib in AC800M Programs in Hansol Janhang Paper mill PM2, already successfully commissioned by ABB. The complete converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation. - Mondi Austria, 2019
Conversion and successful commissioning of AC450 "Kraftanlage" Power plant node at Pulp mill by Herman-Automation containing demanding steam controls, 5 Turbines auxiliary controls and MV substation control. Size of the original application is 12000 pc elements. Mondi custom library has been used for conversion. Project includes also new 83/12/4bar steam reduction controls, desuperheaters and integration of the new DT7 turbine. - ABB Latvia, 2019
2pcs AC160 for Burners control conversion using Standard libraries and UserLib, already successfully commissioned by ABB.
Control logic contain a lot of demanding PID controls, which gains and scalings conversion has been optimised in the conversion tool.
The complete converted application has been delivered by Herman-Automation. - Viwatech, Sweden, 2018
Mr.Urban Josefsson wrote:
I had the possibility of testing your conversion tool during the spring and evaluated the results I received, and I think the result was good.
I used 10 PC programs that were automatically converted into a delivery and the these programs worked really well, no problem at all. - APP Start-Up AB, Sweden, 2018
Turbine governor AC110 in Eskilstuna has been automatically translated and successfully put in operation using standard AC800M libraries and UserLib by APP Start-Up.
Mr.Lars Hågestam wrote:
I think the conversion worked very good. Maybe there is need to make some calculations for gain of the PI / PDP control to avoid too much time consuming on site. - CMPC Zarate, Argentina and Talagante, Chile, 2018-2021
15384 PC elements including 159 sequences of 5pcs MP200 controllers have been translated using PP Lib. Translated logic is used in 2 tissue paper mills at CMPC Argentina and Chile. Manual post-conversion job took 1 week per one MP200.
Two converted CPUs, which control Pasta Preparation and Machine, have been commissioned successfuly at Papelera del Plata, Zarate in Dec 2018. Remaining 3 converted CPUs has been smoothly put in operation in Talagante, Chile in May 2021. - ABB Geece, 2018
The complete automated conversion of AC110 using UserLib has been delivered by Herman-Automation. Translated logic controls MV substation. Logic contains 27 Type circuits which have been automatically converted as user-defined Function blocks. - ABB Vietnam, 2018
AC410 controller has been automatically translated using PP Lib with the technical support of Herman-Automation. Translated logic controls Stock preparation of tissue paper mill. - CMPC Zarate, Argentina, 2018
MP200 controller used for Boiler control has been translated using PP Lib. Manual fixes of converted code took 1 week.
Commissioning was very smooth. Production just started up with no issue.
Customer just complained about using project string constants for Name and Description of the objects. Therefore the user preference has been changed to use local string constants in the conversion tool by default. - Conversion and commissioning by author, 2017
14 APC controllers have been translated for Push Pickling Line multidrive upgrade project in Hadeed Steel Plant, AlJubail Saudi Arabia, using standard AC800M libraries and UserLib. SW translation of about 3000 pages of logic and all further manual fixes took 4 weeks for one programmer prior to FAT.
Commissioning took 3 days since the first coil produced till the full production thanks to the automated translation of existing logic without any mistake. - PROEL, Croatia
Lead of Engineering department wrote:
"I have just returned from FAT. Everything went well, software was working perfectly.
Your converter saved us lots of programming and time."
AC410 containing 3128 PC elements and 4 sequences were translated. - ABB Poland
Process engineer leader wrote:
"The commissioning was very successful thanks of your code translator. We got some experience and have some remarks to consider to improve your translator.
We accept the quality of code translation, but we had to do a lot of manual work.
We do not complain it is OK for us. We understand that prepare perfect tool is very difficult."
AC450 and AC410 containing 11570 PC elements and 24 sequences were translated.
Author's Note:
All punch list points have been implemented to the conversion tool. Many thanks for cooperation.
Next AC410 was translated within the last phase of the project one year later. - ABB Croatia
Mr.Dubravko Corak, process engineer leader wrote:
"Thanks a lot for your support...we successfully put in operation our project using your software for translation."
AC450 containing 6328 PC elements were translated.