Control System Upgrades
Modern PLC and colour touchscreen HMI upgrades for legacy tablet & capsule counting machines — improving reliability, diagnostics, and long-term supportability while retaining the proven mechanical platform.
What does a control system upgrade include?
PLC modernisation
Replacement of obsolete control electronics with a modern PLC platform, improved fault handling, clearer I/O structure, and future-proof expandability.
Colour touchscreen HMI
Recipe management, fast changeovers, clear alarms, guided troubleshooting, and operator-friendly adjustment screens designed for production environments.
Diagnostics that matter
Better visibility of machine state: sensors, interlocks, timing, and cycle health — turning “intermittent faults” into actionable information.
Retrofit-ready options
Interfaces for common add-ons: reject stations, extra bottle sensors, statistics counters, and other line integration needs.
Why upgrade the control system?
- Reliability: reduce downtime caused by aging electronics, unstable power supplies, and obsolete boards.
- Maintainability: clearer wiring, supportable components, and documentation that matches the installed system.
- Operator confidence: better alarms and guided recovery reduce “tribal knowledge” dependency.
- Long-term support: modern parts availability, easier remote support, and optional data logging.
Machines and scope
Control system upgrades are typically tailored to the machine version and the customer’s production needs. Some upgrades are “cabinet-only”, while others include additional sensors or operator interfaces.
This page is an overview. We’ll be adding machine-specific pages/cards over time (e.g. CF1220 control upgrade, TC-8 control upgrade, etc.).
Fast quote checklist
- Machine make/model + serial number (if available)
- Photos of the control cabinet (wide + close-ups)
- Any electrical drawings / manuals you have
- List of desired options (reject, sensors, statistics, etc.)
- Voltage/phase and compressed air details
This reduces onsite inspection needs and speeds up engineering.
Enquiries
If you’d like to discuss a control system upgrade for your machine, send us the checklist items above and we’ll advise the best path: cabinet-only upgrade, staged upgrade, or full retrofit with additional diagnostics and options.