1. Autoclave System Control
What do autoclaves do?
Accurate control of both temperature and pressure
Requires sychronised programming of parameters
Who uses it?
Autoclave OEM’s
Aerospace manufs
Racing Car Teams
Research Organisations
Rubber products manuftrs
Boat & Marine builders

2. 26/27 Autoclave Controller
Controlled Variables
Temperature
Pressure
Vacuum
Applications
Vulcanisation
Composite curing
Sterilisation
Features
Synchronised Profiles
Vacuum guage support
Override control
Thermal head control
Application Blocks
Expansion I/O
Benefits
Accurate Stable Control
Optimum temperature rise
Totalisation of curing time
Digital I/O interlocking
Reduction of process time

3. Autoclave Composite Cure Control
Main TC
Workpiece
PID Loop OP
SP Trim
Min Output
Select
Heating SP
Cooling
Slave TC C o
Delta T
PID Loop OP C o
Setpoint Programmer
Run
Reset
Hold
Event outputs
Digital
Operations
Interlocks
PSI SP
Pressure
PSI
Pressure
PID Loop
Increase
Decrease
Program events

4. Rubber Vulcanisation PSI PSI o Control TC Heating C Main PID Loop
Cooling SP C o
Setpoint Programmer
Run
Reset
Hold
Event outputs
Digital
Operations
Interlocks
PSI SP
Pressure
PSI
Pressure
PID Loop
Increase
Decrease C o
Cure Time
Calculation
Cure TC
Totalisation
Curing complete