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Case study · Process Industries

Process Plant Control-System Delivery

Full control-system design, development, testing, commissioning and handover support for a Perth-based gas process plant using Siemens S7-1500 PLC, ET 200SP remote I/O and Citect SCADA.

The problem

The process plant required a complete control-system solution developed from scratch. The work covered PLC architecture, PLC template development, SCADA development, process sequence control, vendor interfaces, testing, commissioning and handover. The project required coordination between process requirements, field instrumentation, PLC logic, Citect SCADA displays, commissioning constraints and operational expectations.

Process Plant Control-System Delivery — photo 1
What we delivered
  • Developed new PLC templates and data structures in TIA Portal for Siemens S7-1500 PLCs and ET 200SP I/O
  • Developed PLC software from the project baseline through to site commissioning
  • Developed the Citect SCADA project and operator displays
  • Supported control philosophy and sequence development
  • Integrated process equipment and vendor package interfaces
  • Supported FAT, SAT, commissioning and operational handover
  • Assisted with troubleshooting during process commissioning and start-up
Result
  • Delivered a complete control-system solution from scratch
  • Improved operator visibility through Citect SCADA
  • Supported reliable commissioning and start-up
  • Improved maintainability through structured PLC template and control-system delivery
  • Reduced integration gaps between vendor equipment and the main plant control system

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