Thanks for the reply. Yes, that is pretty much what I found out. I had to send both the Unicor display and the PLC back to Simplimatic Automation to be reprogrammed. It was the Unicor that lost its memory, but they like to see the units operate together. It's crazy that it cost $300.00 because a $5.00 lithium battery went dead. We received the unit back yesterday, and to my dismay, the same error message came up, "No PLC Driver." I opened the battery compartment in the Unicor display and found that the battery had dislodged during shipping. That's been our luck this week. Luckily they are taking the unit back and reprogramming it at no cost. So a word to the wise: Make sure the battery is taped when shipped back to prevent this from happening.
I am a Chiefs fan and lived in the area from 1991-1993 (DeVry graduate). I am from Springfield, MO and have lived here most of my life.
Sorry, I don't recall what we gave for the FIFO buffers. I am looking into it and will let you know. Here is one company that deals in refurbished production equipment that may be of interest to you. We have bought many conveyors from them but they also sell FIFOs and just about everything else.
Capital Equipment Exchange www.ce-exchange.com Greg Bartosz 815-363-0800
Good luck!
Reese
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