Modern computerised Control Rooms provide the interface between:
- Control Systems
- IT Networks
- People
The Hexatec Design Team understands all these elements to get the balance correct.
Energy Control Centre for the Isle of Man
- Improve operator efficiency and reduce errors
- Provide space and resource for improved crisis
management
- Provide an impressive focus for visitors
Hexatec have extensive experience designing Control Room
Systems and a successful design will bring together many different
elements.
Control Systems
It is important to understand the workings and
limitations of the existing Control Systems to ensure different systems have
a common 'look & feel'. Experience designing Control Systems enables
us to assist integrators to create complimentary Control Interfaces.
IT Technology
Control Systems and Office Networks often share
technologies that are brought together in modern Control Rooms. Our
experience integrating Process Control Systems and commercial IT Systems
enables us to integrate these systems and understand the needs of both
Process Control engineers and IT engineers and bring the two disciplines
together.
People
Control Rooms must be designed for the people that
work in them. Many years working closely with operations staff enables
us to understand their problems and needs. Correctly designed
facilities keep staff happy, reduce mistakes and ultimately reduce costs.
A well-presented control facility can also be used to promote the company to
visitors and customers.
Crisis Management
Things go wrong even in the best run systems and a
Control Room must be designed to accommodate the additional people who
gather at these times and ensure easy access to the extra resources they
will need without further disrupting normal operations.
Case Study
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Energy Control Centre
for the Isle of Man
We were asked by the Manx Electricity Authority, to design
a new Energy Control Centre for the Isle of Man.
The
brief was that during normal operation, one man should be able to control
4 plants and monitor up to 15 separate display screens,
whilst at times of high activity, allow a team of 7 or 8 engineers to work
effectively together in the same Control
Room. This was
achieved using the combination of a central video wall and careful
layout of desks and screens.
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