Turnkey Controls.

We develop control systems from concept to the sustaining ​phase solving challenging process & motion control problems with simple elegant solutions.

Hardware:

PLCs:

• Beckhoff CX series
• Wago 750-880
• Horner Automation XL series
• NI cRIO
• Allen-Bradley

Pumps & Motors:

• Gear, centrifugal, and PD vane pumps
• Baldor, WEG, & TechTop motors
• Toshiba & ABB motors.

Drives:

• Beckhoff servo motors 
• Yaskawa V1000 drives
• ABB 380/800/880/5000 drives 

​Sensors & Valves:

• LVDT
• Potentiometer position sensors
• Optical position sensors
• Hall effect
• PID & Op. Amp valve controllers
• Directional and Locking valves

Software:

IEC 61131-3 PLC languages in ST & LL:

• TwinCAT 3.1 & HMI
• TwinSAFE
• e!COCKPIT
• Codesys 3.5
• C-scape
• LabVIEW
• ABB DriveAP 2.2 & DriveWindow 2.4.

Controllers:

• State Machine (FSM & Integral)
• PID
• Root-locus
• Lag & Lead
• State Space Feedback Gain
• LQR
• Adaptive & Non-linear sliding​
• SISO & MIMO System ID
• Neural Networks

Simulation:

• MATLAB System ID, Simulink, SimScape, & Robust Control​

Schematic Design:

• MathCAD & AutoCAD

Protocols:

• Modbus RTU/TCP & Profibus
• HART & EtherCAT
• Foundation Fieldbus 
• IO-Link & 4-20 mA loop powered

Controls Applications:

Power control:

• State machine control of LV & MV power contactors based on satisfying sequential power conditions.

​Process Control:

• Tub level control design & tuning via cascaded PID control loops using adaptive feed-forward methods to account for abnormal conditions.​
• Flow, pressure, & concentration pump controller design & tuning.

• Single & double acting manual or auto actuator valve control.
• Pipeline rupture and leak detection based on negative pressure wave identification from redundant pressure sensors.
• Group/cluster control of equipment based on environment conditions.

Motion Control:

• State machine control design for servo motor tray handling & laser motion.
• State machine control of pneumatic grabbing cylinders for tray handling.

Drilling Controls:

• Adaptive drilling controls for ROP, WOB, & DP PID control loops.
• Stick-slip mitigation using top-drive rotational deconstructive interference techniques.

HPUs:

• Electro-Hydraulic (EH) solar and non-solar power unit design for remote actuator-valve control.

Hazardous Area Design:

• Instrumentation design for Hazardous Locations (Class 1. Div. 1/2 & Zone 1/2) 
• SIL designed equipment with FMEA & HAZOP analysis to mitigate unsafe events.

Control System Retrofits.

PLC Controls Code Development:

Simulation - Valve with State Space Controller:

Controls Hardware Development:

Real-time HMI Development:

Simple Solutions with Powerful Technology

Our business is focused on providing the right control system for the right application.
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​This means our control systems work the first time without major rework.

Our Focus is the Customer

Every control system comes with a design plan in place with transparent progression to ensure the project is successful.

We want the controls to work the first time to design requirements without major rework reducing sustaining time.

​Less sustaining time means more production time from your unit.

We Promise You the Best

We ensure your designed controls systems are on-time & on-budget and functions with painless future expansion.