| Upgrading an existing
Dairy Shed or installing a new shed, are big projects, with Dairy
Shed Automation there are many benefits including, reduced OSH
risks, improved attitudes towards milking, more time to spend on
farm management tasks, and labour efficiency.
With so much equipment to control,
why not let Attitude help you to design the automation for the Dairy
Shed.
Automatic interlocked Vat and Plant
systems to make sure your milk goes into the vat and not way down
the drain. Refrigeration and Effluent monitors for effluent
and trouble free operation. Benefit from the heat generated by
the refrigeration process. Save costs of heating your water
time and time again with a Hot Water Recovery Unit.
A typical Dairy Shed may include:
| Main
Switchboard |
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Refrigeration Switchboard |
| Effluent
Switchboard |
| Consoles |
| Vacuum
Pump VSD |
| Wash Down
Pump VSD |
| Water
Heaters |
| Hot Water
Recovery |
| Backing
Gates |
| Vat Wash |
| Plant Wash |
| Generator Changeover
Switch |
We, at Attitude can design
a system to meet individual customer requirements, some of the
many things that
can be included in a Dairy Shed Automation
design can be seen below...
Main
Switchboard
IP65 Enclosure with an internal meterbox.
125A Main Switch
Power Analyser
3kw Platform VSD for up to 4 motors
PLC
Control Panel for Plant details
24V DC power supply
Temperature Sensors for Water Heaters.
Refrigeration Switchboard
To suit Refrigeration Supplies Ltd "Hot Water Recovery"
system
IP rated enclosure
PLC
Control Panel for Vat stand showing temperature etc.
1.1kw VSD for Condenser fans.
Effluent Switchboard
IP66 Enclosure
Laser Level Sensor for Pond or Sump
PLC
Control panel for display
Starters for Pump and Stirrer
Gator Buddy or Pod Buddy
Consoles
Stainless steel enclosures an stands
Control Panels and Key Pads
Vacuum Pump VSD (Vacuum Buddy)
ABB 15Kw VSD IP54
Pressure Transducer
Control Switches
Wash
Down Pump VSD (Wash Down Buddy)
ABB 7.5Kw VSD IP54
Pressure Transducer
Control Switches
General
Remote Access Software (requires internet connection at the
shed)
Programming and onsite set up
Monitoring and Data Logging
| Vat temperatures |
Milk In temperatures |
| Vat on times |
Vat wash times |
| Plant wash
temperatures |
Plant wash times |
| Plant wash
temperatures |
Vacuum levels |
| Milking times |
Pond or Sump levels |
| Irrigation times |
Irrigator speed |
| Irrigator faults |
Tank low levels |
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| Water heater
temperatures |
Fault logs |
| Voltages |
KwH |
| Power Factor |
Platform speeds |
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Additional
Equipment that can be added
Moisture Sensors
Rain Gauge
Bore Flow meter
Effluent Flow meter
Milk Flow
Auto Plant wash
Auto Vat wash.
Milk Plant
Vacuum Pump Variable Speed options with proportional
vacuum bypass valve to keep pumping running above
minimum speed. Plant wash functions controlled
from console. |
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Refrigeration
Vat temperature displayed at vat and at the console.
Hot Water Recovery operations available. Logging
of vat temperatures. Auto Vat wash functions all
displayed at vat and at console, can be recovered at
console. |
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Water Heaters
Thermostats operated via probes into the central
processor, give accurate o control as well as
temperature display on console and logging of
temperatures. An alarm can be displayed if water
is not hot enough for plant or vat wash, also can lock
out or delay wash until water is hot enough.
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Backing Gates
Auto forward
functions either by pressing a button or platform limit
switch off a bail. Auto washing functions if
solenoids are connected to gate water lines. |
Platform
Platform wash functions. Speed displays on the
console screen. Speed controlled by either console
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Consoles
Control the Plant, Backing Gates, Wash down,
Effluent and even the lighting via consoles. Any
changes to wash timers, water heater temperatures etc
can be done via the console screen by using a password
(Different access levels for different passwords)
Soft touch buttons with replacement silicon membrane
covers, that can be changed easily if stained or
damaged.
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