Knowledge centre
Answers to common questions about LogoTek systems, industrial applications and project delivery.
FAQ
LogoTek develops industrial automation, warehouse management, tracking, identification, optical measurement and special-purpose machinery solutions.
Applications include coil, slab, billet and bloom, heavy-plate and roll storage, together with related production and transport processes.
Yes. A project can connect software, industrial controls, sensors, identification and handling equipment through defined interfaces.
Yes. Retrofit and modernization can be designed around the existing mechanical, electrical and software environment.
Depending on the project, the scope can combine hardware, software, engineering, installation, integration and commissioning as one coordinated solution.
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LTWMS can manage material details, locations, movements, yard occupancy, transport orders and the operational status of cranes, trucks, wagons, transfer cars and other handling equipment.
It can evaluate material properties, production data, configurable storage rules and restrictions before creating a transport order for a suitable location.
Yes. Client applications can provide an interactive 3D warehouse overview together with material, order and equipment-status information.
Yes. Project-specific interfaces can connect production, process-control and business systems across Level 1 to Level 3 environments.
Yes. A configured solution can include routing, safety-zone management, crane selection, sensor processing and auxiliary scanning tasks.
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Applications include recognition of painted or stamped identifiers on blooms, slabs, heavy plates, billets and coils.
Depending on the task, systems can use OCR, industrial cameras, scanners, barcodes, 2D codes, RFID and sensor-based tracking.
Project-specific protection can include robust housings, dust and water protection, air purging, cooling, filters and controlled illumination.
Yes. Camera systems can assist with tool positioning, stamping-position detection, dimensional checks and other machine-control tasks.
Yes. The application framework can provide result visualization, parameterization, logging, image archiving and communication with higher-level systems.
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Laser and scanner systems can measure process-relevant dimensions such as width, thickness and length without touching the material.
Yes. Air-flushed protective housings and optional cooling can be selected for the application; the permitted temperature range depends on the final system design.
The LogoTek slab-measurement application note describes sensor accuracy of up to ±0.1 mm and an overall system accuracy of about 1 mm for the documented configuration.
Depending on the configuration, operators can view minimum, maximum and average values in graphical and tabular form and retrieve histories and reports.
Yes. Integrated calibration can be provided, and measured values can be linked to material data and transferred to higher-level systems through defined interfaces.
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Yes. The project scope can range from a single machine or control task to a coordinated automation system for a complete production area.
LogoTek works with industrial PLC and HMI environments; the brochures cite Siemens SIMATIC and WinCC among the supported platforms.
Depending on the project, interfaces can include TCP/IP, OPC or OPC UA, SQL or ODBC, serial links and industrial networks such as PROFINET.
Available concepts include laser positioning, radio-based LPR, GPS, RFID, encoders and other sensors selected for the environment and accuracy required.
Yes. Services can include basic and detailed engineering, CAD or CAE planning, specifications, circuit diagrams, construction drawings and operating documentation.
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The team first reviews the material, process, existing equipment, interfaces and operational objectives to define the project scope.
The scope can include analysis, engineering, software development, installation, integration, commissioning, training and ongoing service.
Yes. Project-specific switchgear, control cabinets, operator panels and terminal boxes can be assembled, wired and tested.
Helpful information includes the product or material, process stage, current handling equipment, desired interfaces, drawings or data and project timing.
Use the contact page to describe your application and preferred contact details; the team can then follow up on the technical context.
Tell us about your process, existing equipment and required interfaces so we can discuss a suitable next step.