—– Lubbock X-FAB Engineering Internship Fall 2016 —–

PLC Replacement ProjectPLC Replacement Project

I did an internship Fall of 2016 at the X-FAB semiconductor manufacturing plant in Lubbock Texas near my University doing physical plant upgrades, and connecting old equipment to the SCADA System and building HMIs to interface with the PLCs in the field.

The project description was to:

•Retrofit an older warning system using RONAN Panels, with Allen Bradley CompactLogix PLCs programmed in RSLOGIX5000, and a touch screen HMI control system networked over a SCADA system programmed in Wonderware.

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