We are continuing with some raking machine control systems using Siemens S7 and Rockwell ControlLogix for Garnham Switchgear.

(The following are current and recently completed projects since the beginning of the year...)

Additional control logic and an HMI screen has been added for a flow valve in the Horsley Cross supply in order to deliver water as a ratio of required flow.

A visit to Germany was required to iron out some final control requirements as the onsite commissioning draws to a close.

We are currently designing the control logic for a raking system for an Aluminium plant water intake in Qatar. The system includes a ControlLogix PLC and PanelView HMI.

We have completed the commissioning of a seat assembly jig controlled by an SLC 500 with ethernet at JCI. The system includes a Decade monitoring unit, a torque controller and barcode scanner as well as the clamps and actuators.

After a clossure, Aggregate Industries in Calne have started limited production and we were called in to restore the program in one of the three barcode lines after a power supply failure on power-up.

Following the replacement of the cheese brake, we attended site to tune the software control to suit the new parameters.

We continue to develop software for control synchronisation between the Clacton pumping stations, Horsley Cross Tower and Elmstead Market pumping station. We are working for Tendring Hundred. The controls are Rockwell PLCs with PanelViewPlus HMIs.

We have completed the development of another Bosker raking machine control system. This has three channels with corresponding Bandscreens. The system consists of an S7 PLC and relevant HMI (OP177B) and is being developed for Garnham Switchgear.

We have completed development of the control for East & West Clacton pumping stations for Tendring Hundred. The control consistes of two Rockwell PLCs with PanelViewPlus HMIs.

We have some final commissioning for a twin language Bosker raking machine control system with split control over four channels with also includes fixed rakes and bandscreens for Irsching in Germany for Garnham Switchgear. The system consists of three S7 PLCs , relevant HMIs (OP177B) and includes a profibus and an MPI network.

We have developed and tested a remote dial-up kit for remote programming of S7 and SLC PLCs. The kit allows PSTN and GSM access with MPI and DF1 serial protocols. This kit is for a customer for whom we have developed panels for and may be required to assist with remote commissioning and upgrade options.

We assisted with the modifications to a robot MIG welding cell that is now required for a new product line. Working with Daval Controls we have written and commissioned the new tooling sequences and assisted with the overall engineering implementation.

We are still using this site to test various presentation approaches. The family tree PDF link has been replaced by an HTML/UML solution with the help of the good people at GedHTree. This is a far better solution to the rather large PDF file, which is being maintained for paper copies and CD releases (as it is a tidy and concise presentation in these formats). The music tracks are also huge files, but are streamed using FLASH. This helps a bit, but they can still take 15 seconds on a basic broadband connection.

The family trees of ANNESS, CAVE, COLLINGS, FORTUNE, WILTSHIRE & WYATT have been compiled to PDF and included on this site. The WILTSHIRE line goes tentatively back to c.1500 and includes some pictures of the family from as far back as the mid 19th century. It can be found under the After Hours section Family Tree.

I have finally got a Missing Link 'Jukebox' working with a dozen tracks that can be listened to online using JavaScript. It is found under the After Hours section Music Box.

We have still not completed the Spanish translations! Sorry to all our Spanish (only) speaking friends, who will not understand this apology either! Note that certain pages will remain only in English. I haven't yet figured out an automatic Babelfish conversion algorythm, so frequently updated pages (such as this one) will remain in God's own language.

We are looking to develop links with companies in Bilbao. This has stemmed from a personal requirement (my wife is from Bilbao) and we hope that a stronger Swindon-Bilbao link may result.

The registration and login facilities are in place. This is a facility for existing customers at the moment and is still fairly limited as our databases are in the process of being filled in.

A database with information on the period 383 AD to 1069 AD has been brought on line. The front end was written in JAVA with the connection made to an SQL server (MySQL). The original database was compiled using Foxpro (DBF). Please visit it under the After Hours section. Data will be updated on a continuing basis, when time permits. It is found under the After Hours section Darkage Database.