We have experience with many different devices.
Trutegra Engineers have applied hundreds of Distance Meters in a wide range of applications.
Choosing the right distance meter can be challenging when dealing with extreme distances, high or low temperatures, dusty or foggy conditions, or corrosive areas. Trutegra has experience with all of these, and can help choose the right instrument for the job.
In some cases, the best instrument may be a laser, bar code or code rail reader, a cord-reel absolute encoder, or various other types of distance meters. Trutegra has broad experience with all of these devices, and can help bring this experience to your project.
Geotronics TCS-4000 Repair and Replacement
Trutegra is one of the only remaining companies capable of repairing and replacing outdated Geotronics TCS-4000 units.
Trutegra offers advanced position control for cranes, hoists, AS/RS, and automated material handling with its ABICS and SIBICS products. These Allen-Bradley and Siemens based solutions are transparent replacements for legacy positioning products including the Geotronics TCS-4000. ABICS and SIBICS easily integrate into an retrofit, rebuild, or new installation.
In situations where upgrading to the latest, proven positioning technology is not possible, Trutegra offers repair services for your old Geotronics TCS-4000 units. After speaking with an engineer, simply send the unit to Trutegra’s offices for an evaluation and a repair estimate. In time sensitive situations, ‘loaner’ ICS-5000 units can be provided in the interim to prevent downtime.
“Trimble is pleased to have been able to continue our service repair commitment to ICS customers over the last 8 years. However, as we enter our 9th year of repair support for this product we are running a risk of parts shortages that could affect our customers’ ability to operate without catastrophic interruption of their facilities. For this reason, I’m excited about the new relationship we have developed with Trutegra…
We encourage all existing ICS customers to take a look at what Trutegra has to offer – a cost-effective solution that was specifically designed to replace the ICS.”
– Gary Woodworth, Americas Service Center manager, Trimble Navigation, LTD
Watch this video showing the ABICS/SIBICS Installation Process with a Trimble ICS-5000:
Replace Aging and Obsolete Positioning Products
Trutegra offers advanced position control with its ABICS™ and SIBICS™ products. These Allen-Bradley (ABICS™) and Siemens (SIBICS™) PLC based solutions easily integrate into any retrofit, rebuild or new installation. By utilizing open architecture, off-the-shelf PLCs and position sensors we offer a flexible and sustainable solution. Benefits include:
- Complete position control functionality to all axes on virtually any crane or industrial vehicle.
- Multiple axes on one PLC.
- Dramatic performance and serviceability improvement
- Reduction in position error rates
- Increased reliability and greater accuracy
- Anti-skew control
- Collision avoidance
- (Optional) No-Sway
- Supports all ICS 5000/TCS 4000 configurations
- Utilizes nearly any communication protocol to replace
all digital, analog, and serial I/O wiring/communication
(Ethernet, DeviceNet, Profibus, etc…) - Addition of future axes
- Auxiliary functions, i.e. reports, interlocks, alarms,
- HMI, additional I/O, and more as available options
- Integration into existing PLC hardware
Trumotion Analyzer
Trumotion is Trutegra’s advanced positioning algorithm used in ABICS/SIBICS as well as in many other crane control systems designed by . Using the Trumotion analyzer, the responsible engineer can configure all parameters of the installation including laser distance meter range, position tolerance, station tables, following error limits, and many more. It also provides a graphical aid for tuning the crane’s velocity and position loop, and visually confirming all aspects of the cranes performance with respect to motion and positioning accuracy.
