2017 - Major Steel Producer in the Detroit Area - Degasser DCS Moves from Foxboro to Allen Bradley
Project scope included moving the DCS of the Degasser from Foxboro to Allen Bradley PLCs by first moving just the I/O and then moving the logic to RSLogix and converting the graphics to InTouch.
2017 - Major Steel Producer in Northwest Indiana - Burner Management System Upgrade and Forney Replacement
Project scope included replacing existing Forney cabinets with new Allen Bradley PLCs and upgrading HMI to PanelView.
2016 - Major Steel Producer in the Detroit Area - Upgrade of Preheaters Control System & HMI
Project scope included a complete control system upgrade of two (2) Vacuum Degasser Preheaters with new HMI and new Burner Management System (BMS) and Combustion Control System (CCS).
2016 - Major Food Ingredients Manufacturer in Central Illinois - Control Upgrade Boiler 3 & 4
Project scope included new Boiler Control System (BCS) and Burner Management System (BMS) for two (2) natural, gas-fired 150,000 PPH steam boilers.
2015 / 2016 - Major Food Ingredients Manufacturer in Central Illinois – BMS Upgrade Boiler 1 & 2
Project scope included new Redundant ControlLogix Burner Management System (BMS) for two (2) fluidized-bed coal fired 400,000 PPH steam boilers.
2015 / Present - Major Steel Producer in the Birmingham Area - Continuous Improvement of Reheat Furnace Control
Project scope included refurbishing of furnace devices Level 0, upgrading the control strategy and flame safety systems on four (4) reheat furnaces in the plant. This includes the Bloom Reheat Furnace, Tube Reheat Furnace, Austenitizing Furnace and the Tempering Furnace. We utilized the existing GE PLC and Fire-Eye flame safety to provide major upgrades to the control strategy of each furnace.
2014 / 2015 - Major Steel Producer in Northwest Indiana – IH4 Blast Furnace & Stove Controls DCS & PLC
Project scope included the phased migration of legacy Foxboro IA DCS and Modicon PLC to Rockwell Automation ControlLogix Redundant Controllers including a Furnace Control System (FCS), a Data Acquisition System (DAQ) and Furnace Safety System (FSS).
2014 - Major Steel Producer in Northwest Indiana – Reheat Furnaces & Boiler Control
Project scope included upgrading four (4) Furnace Control Systems (FCS), four (4) Furnace Safety Systems (FSS) and two (2) Waste Heat Boilers Boiler Control Systems (BCS) and Burner Management Systems (BMS) using Redundant ControlLogix Controllers.
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