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Digital cloud-based asset monitoring is offered worldwide
October 8, 2024Our new digital cloud-based services platform can be used worldwide. The software means Optima can monitor and track your assets in real time. You can view device history, schedule tasks and monitor the machine via the cloud. This keeps you informed of any issues as and when they occur. Escalation thresholds can be configured, so ...
Full Project Turnkey Solutions
October 3, 2024We are pleased to offer turnkey solutions to our clients. Depending upon the client’s brief and the project scope we very often manage the full project, including mechanical engineering and electrical installation. We have select sub-contract companies with whom we work regularly. Alternatively, we will readily work with customer-nominated third parties. Our project management skills and ...
Safety Scanner Issues and EN999
July 2, 2024Optima were recently asked to advise on a safety guarding application for one of our customers. There had been a number of false trips of the laser scanner causing the machine to stop. A plastic chain ‘barrier’ had been fitted as a temporary measure with instructions to operators to not breach the barrier whilst the machine was ...
Parker SSD Microtach Replacements
July 1, 2024Microtach encoders, manufactured by SSD Drives for many years offered reliable transmission of sensitive high-frequency information in an electrically noisy environment. The technology used a combination of an incremental encoder disk combined with micro-electronics to facilitate the use of single fibre optic transmission of the encoder pulses. This gave a huge advantage of being able to transmit ...
Accelerate your digital and sustainability transformation at Siemens Transform 2024
March 15, 2024Transform 2024: Transform the everyday We are delighted to invite you to join us for Transform 2024 – the technology showcase from Siemens. Join thousands of participants and accelerate your digital and sustainability transformation to transform the everyday, for everyone, on 17-18 July at Manchester Central. · Hear from, engage with, and collaborate with industry experts on key industry topics ...
Optima’s Siemens Solution Partner Accreditation for 2024
March 4, 2024Optima are proud to maintain both our Siemens Drives and Motion and Factory Automation accreditations for 2024. Our Solution Partner status as Automation Drives verifies our status of application and system expertise, industry knowledge and project experience with Drives, IOT, Cloud and Edge Applications. We implement tailor-made solutions with exceptional quality. Our partner accreditation forms part ...
Optima achieve accreditation by Avetta for supplier competency
April 28, 2021Optima have been certified as an approved supplier to Schneider Electric and become part of the Avetta Consortium. Membership of Avetta is your guarantee of our quality, procedures and most important of all, safe working standards. We look forward to working closely with Schneider Electric on upcoming major projects. This enhances our product and engineering services ...
Re-commencement of commissioning on major projects
March 5, 2021Critical process industry can’t stop, so Optima have been back commissioning on-site for some time now to support our customers. For this major project, we have written the PLC and SCADA platform to control the whole process from start to finish. The application is written entirely in TIA Portal with a total of three WinCC SCADA ...
Supply of Motor Generator Test Rigs to Blackpool & The Fylde College
October 23, 2020If you want to learn about Asynchronous and Synchronous AC machines, DC Motors, Generator and Motor principles it’s useful to be able to carry out practical work on them. Step forward Optima who helped Blackpool & The Fylde College fulfil their requirements to have two new state-of-the art installed at their brand new training facility ...
Safety Control System Upgrade
October 20, 2020Optima recently completed an installation for a complete upgrade of a machinery safety control system. The project required the bespoke manufacture of control backplates and the integration of multiple hardware elements including AC drives, DC Drives, Pneumatics and Hydraulics. Optima have achieved the Machinery Safety accreditation qualifications as specified by TÜV SÜD Rail GmbH. Other integrators may ...