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ABB Foundry Group eMelt System with GENESIS32 HMI/SCADA

In brief: Case study of ABB Foundry Group's eMelt product using ICONICS GENESIS32 for furnace monitoring, control, and MES functions in metal melting operations.

Case study of ABB Foundry Group's eMelt product using ICONICS GENESIS32 for furnace monitoring, control, and MES functions in metal melting operations.

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June 4, 2026
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ABB Foundry Group implemented GENESIS32 Enterprise as the HMI/SCADA platform for its eMelt foundry solution. The system connects to thermocouples, spectrometers, Modicon PLCs, and Allen-Bradley controllers via OPC on a single Windows server. Operators use GraphWorX32 for furnace visualization, AlarmWorX32 for process alarms, and TrendWorX32 for real-time trending across melting stages. The solution supports up to four furnaces with 300 I/O points and integrates with Microsoft Access for data logging.

Key takeaways

GENESIS32 provides single-node HMI/SCADA/MES for foundry melting control

OPC connectivity enables integration with Modicon, PLC5, and ControlLogix controllers

GraphWorX32, AlarmWorX32, and TrendWorX32 deliver visualization, alarming, and trending

System supports four furnaces with 300 I/O points and multi-device temperature/analyzer inputs

Microsoft Access, ADO, and Visual Basic used for data logging and reporting

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