Automation Systems are common throughout industry, many have developed with upgrades and expansions to create today’s systems. Unfortunately business mergers, lack of documentation and loss of staff mean that many of these critical systems are not fully understood or supported.
Hexatec have over 25 years experience working with Control Systems and IT systems and have accumulated considerable knowledge about the range of systems working today. Our specialists are available to assist with:
Recent projects include
- A detailed analysis of intermittent control sequence failures at a power plant. A brief study, identified a series of small easily rectified faults. This solved the problem and avoided the expense of replacing the existing control system.
- The design of a site-wide industrial IT network to integrate a new-build 90MW CCGT plant and related turn-key control packages (DCS) with existing control and information systems.
- Design and implementation of a new integrated computerised control centre for the Manx Electricity Authority. The work included full analysis of operator requirements, ergonomic workstation design, integrated video wall display, common standards for control screens, a viewing gallery and facilities for crisis management. In addition to the operational requirements, the design required a new IT infrastructure to accommodate over 30 computer systems and servers away from the main operations areas.
- The design of an integrated energy trading system. This allowed traders and plant operators, at separate sites, to share common real-time information on plant operation and electricity trades. A centralised information database (MS-SQL) collects real-time meter readings and commercial data from a variety of sources to provide an integrated history of trading performance for billing reconciliation and cost analysis.
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