DIN rail carrying a PLC, safety relay, I/O modules and a managed switch, over a wiring drawing

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PLC systems,specified to commissioned

We size and supply the controller, write the logic, build the panel it sits in, and stay on site until the plant runs on it. Multi-brand, so the choice is driven by your process and your spares holding — not by what we happen to sell.

9

Controller platforms supported

15 yrs

Average experience per principal

4

Countries commissioned in

In-house

Panel manufacturing unit

What this covers

Sizing and architecture

I/O count, scan time, memory headroom, redundancy and network topology worked out against your process. Remote I/O where the cable run justifies it, local where it does not. We will tell you when a smaller controller will do the job.

Logic development

Ladder, function block and structured text, written to be read by whoever maintains it after us — commented, consistently tagged, modular by equipment rather than one long routine, and handed over with the source and the project archive.

Safety and interlocks

Hardwired trips and safety relays where the risk assessment calls for them, safety-rated I/O where it is warranted, and interlock logic documented so an operator can see why the plant stopped.

Panel build and FAT

The controller arrives in a panel built in our own works — wired, ferruled, labelled and powered up — and tested against the I/O list in front of you before it leaves.

I/O and loop checking

Every point verified field-to-screen: instrument, cable, terminal, card, tag, screen. Signed off on a schedule you keep, so a disputed reading later has a record behind it.

Commissioning and SAT

Our own engineers on site through start-up, including the night shifts when a changeover has to fit inside a shutdown window. Site acceptance run against the same list the FAT used.

Operator handover

Operators and maintenance staff trained on the running plant before we leave — alarms, manual overrides, and what to do when a card fails.

Support, spares and AMC

Fault-finding, program modification and annual maintenance on systems we built and on systems we inherited — including ones whose original supplier is no longer around and whose program was never documented.

Brands we work on

Siemens · Allen-Bradley · Mitsubishi Electric · Beckhoff · ABB · Delta · Schneider · Phoenix Contact · GIC

Also supported

Systems originally supplied by others, including undocumented programs and obsolete hardware

Sectors

Steel and ferro alloys · refineries and oil · coal washeries and mines · material handling · process and food plants · hydro power

Platforms we work on

We are not tied to one vendor. The right controller is the one your maintenance team can get spares for.

Siemens

S7-1200, S7-1500 and legacy S7-300/400. TIA Portal and Step 7, with Profinet and Profibus I/O.

Allen-Bradley

CompactLogix, ControlLogix and legacy SLC/MicroLogix. Studio 5000 over EtherNet/IP.

Phoenix Contact

PLCnext and Inline I/O. We are an authorised system integrator for Phoenix Contact.

Delta

DVP and AS series, commonly paired with Delta HMIs and drives where cost per point matters.

Schneider

Modicon M340 and M580, with EcoStruxure Control Expert, over Modbus TCP and Ethernet I/P.

Mitsubishi Electric

MELSEC FX and iQ-R/iQ-F, with GX Works — common on packaged machines and OEM lines.

Beckhoff

PC-based control with TwinCAT and EtherCAT I/O, where motion and control belong on one runtime.

ABB

AC500 controllers and ABB drives, over Profinet and Modbus TCP.

GIC

Compact controllers, timers and process instruments for smaller machine-level applications.

Networks and protocols we commission

  • Profinet
  • Profibus DP
  • EtherNet/IP
  • EtherCAT
  • Modbus TCP
  • Modbus RTU
  • CANopen
  • IO-Link
  • HART
  • Siemens S7
  • Beckhoff ADS
  • Omron FINS
  • OPC UA
  • OPC DA
  • MQTT
  • REST / Webhooks
  • XMPP
  • IEC 61850
  • IEC 60870-5-104
  • DNP3
  • BACnet
  • KNX
  • OCPP
  • Radio link
  • Bluetooth LE

Running on something obsolete?

Most of what we are called in for is an existing plant — a control system nobody can buy parts for any more.

  • Siemens S7-300 / S7-400S7-1500 on Profinet, logic ported and re-tested
  • Allen-Bradley SLC 500 / PLC-5CompactLogix or ControlLogix over EtherNet/IP
  • Relay and timer logicA documented PLC program with the interlocks made explicit
  • Obsolete proprietary controllersA mainstream platform your local suppliers keep in stock
  • Undocumented inherited programsReverse-engineered, commented and re-issued as drawings

How a job runs

Design, build and commissioning are all ours, so there is no gap between the drawing, the panel and the engineer on site.

  1. 01

    Survey and functional design

    We walk the plant, read the existing drawings where they exist, and agree a functional design specification before anything is bought.

  2. 02

    Detailed engineering

    I/O schedule, panel GA and wiring drawings, network architecture and bill of materials, all issued for your approval before the build starts.

  3. 03

    Panel manufacture

    Built in our own works, so the schedule is ours to hold.

  4. 04

    Factory acceptance test

    Simulated I/O, logic exercised, alarms proven. Snags fixed in the works, where fixing them is cheap.

  5. 05

    Installation and loop check

    Erection, termination and point-by-point verification on site by our own engineers.

  6. 06

    Commissioning and handover

    Live running, operator training, as-built drawings and the program archive — then AMC if you want it.

What you get at handover

Documentation is part of the job. You should be able to maintain the system yourself, and call us because you want to.

  • Functional design specification
  • I/O schedule and instrument index
  • Panel general arrangement and wiring drawings
  • Network architecture drawing
  • PLC program source, commented, with the project archive
  • FAT and SAT records, signed
  • Loop check schedules
  • Operation and maintenance manual
  • Spares list with part numbers
  • Operator and maintenance training

Where we have done it

  • AMC of the PLC system at Indian Oil’s Panipat refinery
  • PLC and SCADA program modification and maintenance for Oil India, Assam
  • PLC and HMI for three reactor kettles at Balmer Lawrie, Kolkata
  • PLC, HMI and SCADA upgrade and commissioning at Bhutan Carbide & Chemicals
  • PLC and SCADA for furnace electrode control at Bhutan Silicon Metal
  • PLC and SCADA for the ferro alloy plant at Druk Ferro Alloys, Bhutan
  • PLC, SCADA and HMI programming and commissioning for Metso Outotec and Tega Industries
  • Wireless and IIoT solution for the coke oven at SAIL — IISCO, Burnpur