Cooley were in the process of upgrading their manufacturing equipment. The existing process monitoring system was felt to be out-of-date and lacking scalability as the plant expands. A new solution was required to replace the existing system. The solution would have to flexible enough to run in parallel with the legacy system for verification purposes. Integration with 3rd party applications was also a requirement as were. In addition Cooley required alarms and data logging functionality [more...]

Horticulture Research Institute, Wellesbourne required replacement of a system used to control climate chambers used for plant research. The existing system interfaced with the chambers using 2 PLC device types: Jumo and Eurotherm. The system controls the temperature, humidity, CO2 and lighting on a user-defined schedule every 24 hours [more...]

While ‘plug and play’ is not a phrase normally associated with oil and gas industry technology, Kvaerner Oilfield Products (KOP) recognised that its clients need seamless integration with many manufacturers’ topside systems. KOP subsea systems wanted to offer OPC and protocol connectivity to any system topside, giving efficient and reliable operation of subsea wellheads and valves, and flexibility in the choice of topside system supplier [more...]