Projects

The problem, what we did, and the result.

Clients and vessels are described rather than named, out of respect for their privacy. References are available on request.

Control & AutomationIn progress

Problem: Truck loading ran on paper tickets and phone calls, with no reliable link between the meter and the record.
What we did: Redundant PLC, SCADA, four loading bays with preset meters, two weighbridges, tank gauging, fire and ESD pages, and a full document set.
Result: All four bays loading end to end from the bay keypad; system at site acceptance stage.

Control & AutomationIn progress

Problem: A PMS/AGO depot needed tank inventory and pump status in one control-room view.
What we did: SCADA screens, I/O list, network architecture, panel layout, cable schedule, loop drawings and budget estimate.
Result: Engineering package prepared for installation.

Process EngineeringCompleted

Problem: The client needed the process, control and safety scope defined, and two vendor offers compared.
What we did: Process review (drying, three-stage compression, storage, truck loading), PAS / SIS / FGS split, I/O study and a structured question register.
Result: Six red flags found in the cheaper vendor offer, including reduced fire protection and no station PLC.

Process EngineeringCompleted

Problem: An LPG plant needed its control I/O defined from the P&IDs before PLC hardware could be ordered.
What we did: Extracted 125 I/O points from three P&ID sheets and designed the PLC rack with area safety interlocks.
Result: Rack design at 82% channel use, exportable straight into the PLC software.

Vessel SystemsCompleted

Problem: The vessel management system and its distributed I/O were down, leaving the crew without engine-room monitoring.
What we did: Traced the fault through the I/O network and corrected a cable mismatch and a blown fuse on the data processing unit.
Result: Monitoring restored and all systems functional; further defects documented for the owner.

Vessel SystemsCompleted

Problem: A port engine fault was tripping the PLC, and with it the vessel lost steering control.
What we did: Isolated a failed surge protection module and redesigned the steering supply from one engine to both.
Result: Redundant dual-engine power feed: no single point of failure.

Vessel SystemsCompleted

Problem: Failed operator panels and a general alarm that would not work.
What we did: Installed two new Siemens HMI panels and traced the alarm fault to a fuse failure collapsing the 24 V bus.
Result: Panels in service, alarm working, completion report signed by the client.

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