Drying management K5
The management system of drying process for drying systems
K5 – ALL THE FEATURES AT A GLANCE
The K5 control system contains the extensive know-how derived from the experience with more than 12,500 drying plants worldwide and the latest insights from MÜHLBÖCK research and development.
K5 Ease of use
- Smart Client:
Operation of the drying plant independent of location using Smartphone or tablet
- Adaptation of drying kiln overview (graphic / tabular)*:
Adapt the drying kiln overview to your requirements for
even more intuitive operation
- External start / stop of the drying kilns via digital input:
Stop and start the drying plant with an external signal
- External power reduction of the fan speed via digital input:
Temporary power reduction via external signal
- Client-Server system* (multi-user capability):
Simultaneous operation of K5 visualisation from several PCs
- Planned drying schedules*:
Drying schedules can be planned in advance and stored for later call-up
- Logbook*:
Allows the creation of specific kiln notifications (e.g. tasks that span shifts)
K5 Assistance systems
- IntelliVent:
Saves up to 50% in electricity by continuously adapting the fan speeds to the drying process without sacrificing drying time or quality
- Drying wizard:
Always selects the correct measuring points for drying
- Electrical power management*: Keeps expensive factory peak demand under control through intelligent reduction in power at the drying plants
- Thermal energy management*:
Ensures ideal distribution of the available thermal energy
- Week timer:
Fan speed depending on the time of day and day of the week (e.g. to adapt to tariffs or noise reduction during night hours)
- Dual drying*:
Allows frequent intermediate conditioning during drying
- IntelliPilot:
Takes over control of drying, without the use of timber moisture measuring points, ensuring the final moisture content (only for spruce)
K5 Operational safety and notification
- Alarm output:
Freely programmable relay output for the control of signaling devices
- MB message*:
Informs you by E-mail about important events in the plant
- Backup & restore:
Reliable protection against data loss through regular backup and easy recovery
K5 Export and printing
- Print function (settings, status, etc.):
Create print templates with your company logo, or individual header and footer as well as a full range of other options
- CSV export of trend data*:
Export of the trend data for further processing by third party software
- CSV export of alarm history*:
Export of alarm history as a CSV file for further processing by third party software
- CSV export of drying history*:
Export of drying histor y as a CSV file for further processing by third party software
- Web service interface*:
Direct data transfer to and from your system
K5 Évaluation and analysis
- Trend (current and historic):
For simple analysis of the progress of current and past drying schedules
- Product item and range management*:
Management of the drying batches, batch numbers, customer allocation and volume etc.
- Pack management*:
Management and seamless documentation of each individual timber pack in the progressive kilns
- Reporting*:
Clear and meaningful evaluation of all commercial and technical data
- Archive manager including settings history:
Management of all the logged data for current and historic drying schedules as well as the associated settings
- Alarm history:
Seamless documentation of all alarms that have previously occurred
*) Exclusive feature of the K5 Pro –not available with K5 Basic
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