We recognise that the reliability and performance of Control Systems are essential in achieving our clients’ business goals. We target our services where we are confident that we can produce the greatest value for our clients.
We provide our services with a commitment to achieve what we set out to achieve, to be fully accountable for our work, and to assess and report the performance of the project with integrity.
we focus on creating a streamlined, bespoke approach to use existing infrastructure to solve issues and improve productivity
Process Analysis
The first step in process improvement is to understand the existing performance of the process. We use a combination of reviewing historical data, looking at the process in real time on site or remotely, and reviewing the control system to understand the existing functionality and identify improvement opportunities.
For process analysis services, we empower our clients by providing them with the tools for optimisation.
- We conduct system audits to provide a report on the control system status
- We build software-based tools for data analysis to help clients with troubleshooting and optimisation
- We analyse and benchmark instrumentation performance
- We build simulations to test and develop new control algorithms offline before being deployed to operation.
Control Optimisation
When the control system and process are well understood, we develop and deploy new control algorithms to boost plant efficiency. Depending on the application this can take several forms:
- We implement logic to capture, quantify and compensate for process disturbances to maintain process stability at targets.
- When appropriate we recommend upgrades in instrumentation and carry out the system integration
- We tune existing controls and correct inefficiencies/bugs in existing logic
- We implement new control strategies as appropriate
- We build manuals and conduct training sessions with operators and control engineers on any new controls.
Control system design & commissioning
The same PLC/SCADA skills and attention to detail we develop in our team is highly applicable in the design and commissioning phase of Control Systems. Our strong focus on optimisation allows early phase decisions to be made with optimisation kept in mind, ensuring the Control System is put on the roadmap to peak performance from the start. We have existing capability with Cimplicity SCADA, GE/Emerson, Allen Bradley, Schneider, and Siemens PLCs.
Being a small engineering consultancy, we offer services in the Control System design & commissioning phase by:
- Assisting larger teams in the design & commissioning on large projects
- Conducting quality control and quality assurance on large projects
- Delivery of small projects – e.g. install of additional production modules or plant on an existing site.