Design & Development
From the right equipment to bespoke programs, everything we install is selected to meet the exact needs of your business, from concept to commissioning.
Automation
Overview
Safeguard your shop-floor
Our design and development service meets the precise needs of your business. We select and install equipment and programs to guarantee the safe and effective management of your operations.
Expert help
Our automation team will work with you to identify the needs of your business and then supply and install the equipment and programs that best meet your needs, today and into the future.
Future-proof your business
Outdated PLC hardware can be more likely to fail – or become obsolete. While old software is robust, it can have its quirks, which means the unexpected can happen. We’ll work with you to future-proof your operations from start to finish.
Safeguard your operations
We’re not just here to help you choose the ideal equipment, we can design and develop bespoke programs that will prevent the stress of costly breakdowns.
Ongoing support
Once everything’s in place, our support doesn’t stop there. We supply software documentation and comprehensive training for your engineers, so they’re fully-equipped and have the skills they need to manage your new system.
Case Study
Aviation Pressure & Flushing Test System
Using the Siemens S7-1200 PLC and WinCC SCADA package, we designed, installed and commissioned a PLC/SCADA Program for a system that pressurised various airplane wings from 1100 PSI (76 Bar) to 5650 PSI (390 Bar) to test the integrity of the airplane wing construction.
During a pressure test, the PLC controlled and monitored the states of several pieces of equipment including, pumps, valves, pressure transducers and a flow meter to purge, increase pressure at a rate of 100 Bar/Min, stabilise, hold and monitor a pressure drop of up to 5% within the pipework of each airplane wing.
The airplane wings would then undergo a flushing process which is controlled via a drop-in flushing rig which uses an electrically driven pump that produces 40 litres per minute during the flushing sequence. This drop-in flushing rig is controlled from the same Siemens S7-1200 PLC which is controlling the pressure testing rig.
During this flushing process, the PLC monitors the cleanliness level of the pipework within the airplane wings via an ICM (Inline Contamination Meter) unit connected to the PLC via RS485 to ensure that all pipework within the airplane wings are flushed to the correct AS4059 cleanliness standard.
Modern
PLC Support
Tailored
To your Requirements
“As more and more companies move to intelligent automation, we’ll see less and less of the old control gear.”
Alan Turner
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