Industrial Control systems have been with us for many years and most sites have developed to include multiple sometimes interconnected control systems. Often these systems are from different vendors and may include older technology. Hexatec have the expertise to unravel the complexities of these legacy control systems and help companies to improve controls without necessarily replacing established equipment.
Troubleshooting: Unexplained faults and sequence failures can be a real nightmare for operations teams. Hexatec’s engineering team have a proven track record at tracing the sources of difficult system faults and specifying repair work.
Feasibility Studies: Is it possible to
upgrade or expand an existing control system and avoid the cost of replacement. A study of available communication options can often provide a cost effective solution.
System Networking Design: Modern industrial networking offer users’ huge advantages but integrating with older systems can be a problem. OPC and other Open Standards, together with communication gateways can be combined to create a future-proof solution.
Software Development: When off-the-shelf solutions are not available our software developers offer bespoke software solutions. Whether it is a communications driver or a complete bespoke package, Hexatec have a solution.
Control Room Design:
New control centres takes much more than
new screens and new furniture. It is where people and control technology come
together, health and comfort of operators and effective system communications
ensure plant safety.
Control Screens (HMI): Computers
screen displays are the most common method of controlling plant operations – but
do all the displays tell the same story, what do the symbols and colours mean?
‘Does the red box mean it is running or stopped, perhaps it’s an urgent alarm’?
For help with defining standards for your control systems read our
HMI Design Guidelines or
contact us for help in defining standards for your business.
Data Communications: Hexatec have many years of experience developing and supporting data communication systems. Open standards such as OPC and Modbus provide a cost effective solution but it is never quite as simple as that; for more information about the different forms of Modbus see our white paper Modbus Communications.