Automation System Design

Overview

With ever-increasing demands on industry to improve quality, reduce costs and increase efficiency, automation (including production planning and information management) has become a primary focus. We recognize that automation design and documentation are critical to the success of systems and facilities. Our experience and approach to design allows potentially large and complex systems to be developed and implemented with relative ease and in a cost-effective manner.

MAAK possesses extensive experience in a wide range of application areas. MAAK has the capability to implement plant-wide automation and data solutions as well as develop custom hardware for the most demanding applications. Solutions are based on an open architecture, providing flexibility, and cost-effectiveness in future expansion.

Services

  • Feasibility Studies, Concept Development
  • Preliminary and Detailed Design
  • P&IDs (Process and Instrument Drawings)
  • Control Schematics
  • Electrical and Control Panel Design
  • Control Architecture
  • Local and Wide-Area-Networks
  • Process/Control Narratives
  • Specifications

    • Design features include, as required:

  • Fault Tolerant Solutions
  • Flexibility
  • Open Architecture
  • Future Expansion
  • Reliability
  • Security
  • Energy Management
  • Optimization

    • We have the experience to provide design and documentation for systems that undergo formal validation by regulatory authorities.

    We also have considerable theoretical knowledge and application experience in designing and implementing automation systems with non-linear dynamics, multi-variable interactions and other unusual situations.

    System Integration

    Overview

    We understand that Automation/SCADA Systems as well as Data Management play a vital role in most plants and facilities. Our system integration skills are enhanced by our detailed knowledge of system design and technology, as well as by our defined procedures for system development and integration.

    Our experience includes developing systems that support life cycle management, with rigorous configuration and change management.

    Our experience, approach, standards and the use of automated procedures allows potentially large and complex systems to be developed and implemented with relative ease.

    SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION

  • Structured Design
  • Modularity
  • ISA And Other Standards
  • Configuration Management
  • Testing
  • Quality Assurance
  • Alarm Management
  • Batch Control
  • Energy Management

    • Instrumentation

    Our knowledge of sensing, measuring and transmitting technology and associated design capability enables us to successfully integrate instrumentation into overall automation and data systems. Instruments include physical and analytical, as well as motion systems.

    Programmable Logic Controllers

    MAAK engineers have detailed, hands-on experience with PLC software development using a variety of programming standards and languages. We have experience with all major brands of PLC hardware. Our designs are modular and structured, and implicit process know-how is used in developing software applications. Solutions are designed and implemented to provide fully automatic control including features such as energy management, efficiency and monitoring, as required.

    Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition

    We combine our knowledge and experience related to process and operator requirements, plant management needs and computer and data technologies, to provide high performance and intuitive systems. We have experience with all major brands of SCADA software and databases, including production planning, management, and reporting.

    REAL-TIME DATA & ANALYSIS TOOLS

  • Maximize asset availability
  • Optimize quality
  • Ensure high performance



    • Communications and Networking

    We have designed SCADA/automation systems for plant and utility wide operations. MAAK’s experience includes design and implementation of WANs, LANs, PLC and device/field networks. Systems have included high speed data lines, wireless communications to remote unmanned facilities, and redundant operational centres.