A culmination of years of experience in the Brick Industry and state of the art, globally accessible automation technology. 

EH Wright Co has teamed with Rockwell Automation to provide the most technologically sound and globally supportable control system in the industry for the extrusion process. 

The Optima’s roots are firmly planted in what all PugMaster controllers have brought to the extrusion process. Excellent column temper and rate control by accurately controlling the raw material moisture content and feed rate. It builds on previous PugMaster’s ability to measure returns material and compensate raw material feed to provide ‘Total Feed Control’ for a more consistent extrusion rate. With up to eight (8) ratioed additives with optional Flex-Ratio control, your recipes for different brick are virtually limitless. There is also a built-in remotely accessible Ethernet Switch, which means Real-Time Remote Support is only a mouse-click away. 

In addition to the standard Optima, we offer a CE (Condensed Edition) version for simpler applications and an Embedded version for existing control systems. Please ask for more details.

BENEFITS 

• Consistent Column for Improved Setting
• Consistent Extrusion Rates
• Reduced Down Time
• Repeatable Batches
• Reduced Drying Time and Cost

FEATURES 

• Column Temper Control via Moisture
• Raw Feed Rate Control (material feeder)
• Total Feed Rate Control (returns compensation)
• Eight (8) Additive Controls (dry or liquid) w/Flex-Ratio
• Flex-Ratio (variable ratio additive control) Option
• Liquid Additive Water Compensation w/Percent Solids Compensation
• Six (6) Miscellaneous Analog Inputs with Alarming (i.e. Die Oil Pressure, Extruder Amps)
• Six (6) Miscellaneous Analog Outputs for the Retransmission of Process Variables
• Trending (Real-Time & Historical)
• Recipe Management
• User Management w/Auto Logout
• Remote Control via Ethernet
• Remote Diagnostics via Ethernet VPN
• Universal Analog Inputs and Outputs