Design
Automation Engineering
Our Automation Group understands that designing and implementing machines and control systems is about balance – our goal is to design systems that increase plant productivity and safety without overly complicated solutions that require constant maintenance and frustrate operations teams.
Encorus Group’s automation and control system projects include, designing complex control systems for the WIPP site in Carlsbad, NM, Building Management Systems for office and retail facilities, and electrical control systems for the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Centers. We have designed control panels for the wastewater industry and developed skidded systems for extended, unsupervised operation. Our team adheres to the latest ISA standards to reduce operator fatigue when it comes to alarm reliability, metrics, and screen design.
Our team is skilled in handling complex programming challenges, such as cascaded PID tuning and parallel system controls. For a facility ventilation system, we designed and developed a system that balanced six fans (each over 1000 HP, see Electrical Engineering), with specific flow requirements and multiple facility dampers. Encorus engineers are prepared to develop and test even the most challenging process control systems.
Encorus supports turnaround/outage projects with risk and reliability assessments to help balance plant capital and maintenance needs within tight budgets and timelines.
We also design machinery for client product assembly, materials handling for the metals industry as well as machines and stands designed to improve operator ergonomics. In addition to design, Encorus offers safety services, including Process Hazard Analysis, HAZOP, PFMEA, and SIF/SIL design and review, to ensure the safety of our clients’ facilities and employees.
Services Contact
Geoff Chadwick, PE
Automation/Controls Lead
About Our Service
Engineering, design and field support:
- Control System Specifications
(Hardwired, PLC, HMI) and evaluations - Encorus is a certified Allen Bradley System Integrator
- Risk/Reliability Assessments
- Instrumentation Specifications
- Process Safety Review – PHA/HAZOP, PFMEA and SIF/SIL
- Machine and Equipment design
- Instrumentation and Equipment tagging
- PLC/HMI/SCADA Programming (Ladder Logic, Graphics Design, PID loop logic, Object Oriented Programming)
- Outage/Turnaround Support
- Control Panel design, construction and FAT.
- Operator Training
- Database design (SQL, Access, etc)
- Variable Frequency Drives
In addition, should your project require staff augmentation, we can assist in filling those roles. We recognize that our role as a consulting engineering firm is to help our clients achieve their goals, and we approach every project as an opportunity to provide “better solutions to the toughest problems.”
Work with Encorus
We’re happy to discuss how partnering with Encorus can help your project succeed.
We would be happy to share our qualifications, provide a quote, and support your next project. Whether as a prime contractor, subconsultant, or teaming partner, Encorus looks forward to the opportunity to work together with your firm.
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