3rdShiftMushroom

So in our plant we have a old tsx47 that's been giving us problems for the last month. Its connected to a parker ctc screen via a rs232 connection about 75 feet away. The plc is mostly putting valves and motors in HOA... So the programming is fairly simple. I want to replace the tsx with a ab 5000... But have never integrated one with a ctc screen... We have plenty of slc500s with ctcs, but no 5000. So my real question is how do I reference the tags in a 5000 vs the slc 500? Thanks for any and all help.

Just wanted to take a minute and see what everyone is doing for a maintenance schedule. We currently are using generic pm scheduleds with mixed results. We have pump and valve rebuilds done at preset intervals. Sometimes it seems like we are throwing away parts with no wear, especially if the line hasn't ran in a few months. I'm starting to toy with the idea of doing timed predictive maintenance. For example... Have our plc's keep track of valve cycles, and motor runtimes to get the most of our equipment. So I'm looking for any feedback.... Good bad or ugly.. Thanks