Industrial Automation & Control Engineering Services

Industrial Automation & Control Systems

Engineering, development and modification of industrial automation systems for process facilities, manufacturing operations and specialized machinery.

Capabilities include:

• PLC system design and programming
• DCS integration
• HMI and SCADA development
• Control-system architecture
• Control philosophy and narratives
• Equipment sequencing
• Interlocks and permissives
• Lead/lag control
• Alarm and bypass strategies
• Automatic fault-recovery sequences
• Vendor-equipment integration
• Legacy control-system support

Process Control & Optimization

Control-system improvements focused on production performance, process stability, reliability and operator effectiveness.

Capabilities include:

• PID loop assessment and tuning
• Multivariable control
• Process-response analysis
• Control-loop troubleshooting
• Production optimization
• Sequence optimization
• Equipment coordination
• Automated process recovery
• Operator workload reduction
• Process-upset response improvements
• Production downtime reduction

System Integration & Modernization

Industrial facilities often contain equipment and control platforms installed by different vendors and during different project phases.

Quant Engineering Inc. provides engineering support to integrate, upgrade and modernize these systems while minimizing operational disruption.

Capabilities include:

• PLC/DCS integration
• Legacy-system modernization
• Gateway migrations
• Vendor-package integration
• Industrial network architecture
• Data mapping
• Protocol integration
• Redundant architectures
• Migration planning
• Cutover planning
• Test-environment development
• Online migration support

Electrical & Control Engineering

Electrical and control engineering for industrial machinery, production equipment and automated systems.

Capabilities include:

• Electrical control-system design
• Control panel design
• Wiring diagrams
• Instrumentation interfaces
• Motor and drive controls
• Servo positioning
• Hydraulic and pneumatic controls
• Heating-system controls
• Power-distribution controls
• Sensor and transducer integration
• Electrical and control documentation

Commissioning & Start-Up

Field engineering support for new systems, modifications, shutdown projects and control-system upgrades.

Capabilities include:

• Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT)
• Site Acceptance Testing (SAT)
• I/O checkout
• Loop testing
• Functional testing
• Sequence testing
• Installation review
• Start-up support
• System performance verification
• Vendor coordination
• Deficiency resolution
• Post-start-up optimization

Complex Troubleshooting & Engineering Support

Complex automation problems may involve several interacting causes—control logic, instrumentation, communications, electrical equipment, mechanical systems and process conditions.

Quant Engineering Inc. provides systematic troubleshooting and root-cause investigation for complex industrial systems.

Capabilities include:

• PLC and DCS fault analysis
• Process-instability investigation
• Intermittent fault investigation
• Industrial communication troubleshooting
• Instrumentation fault analysis
• Control-sequence troubleshooting
• Vendor-package troubleshooting
• Legacy-system troubleshooting
• Production-interruption investigation
• On-site engineering support
• Remote technical support