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Your Control System Integration Partner for Plantwide Success
Cybertrol Engineering specializes in designing, implementing, and maintaining plantwide control and information systems that optimize efficiency, enhance productivity, and ensure the seamless operation of industrial processes. Our engineers are experts at selecting and integrating the appropriate hardware and software components to create a cohesive and reliable control system that follows industry-best practices.
Project Management and Consulting Services
Cybertrol’s engineering designs incorporate the entire control and information system, from a single control system to an entire facility and across an organization. Plantwide automation and information integration is always the end-goal, with consideration given to future expansion and scalability. Our project management and consulting services include:
- Strategy Consulting
- Front End Engineering & Design (FEED)
- Project Management
- Construction Planning
PLC, HMI & SCADA Programming
Plantwide control systems typically involve the integration of Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems. Programming these components plays a crucial role in developing a comprehensive and effective control system.
Cybertrol uses programming standards to ensure a cohesive and high-quality result. We exercise a modular approach so standardized templates can be utilized as the building blocks and foundation of a robust, flexible, and scalable control system. Our team builds applications that provide tiered data visibility, allowing for high-level operations such as production monitoring down to detailed device monitoring, while also integrating best practice design methods throughout the process.
Control System Migrations and Upgrades
You shouldn’t feel stuck within your legacy control system. We manage large-scale facility assessments and control system upgrades in a controlled, well-planned manner to ensure minimal plant downtime. The process starts by analyzing existing wiring systems and software operations before creating and implementing updated designs to meet the specific needs of your plant. The result is a coordinated integration and construction plan, executed via a seamless transition.
Here is what you can expect from Cybertrol Engineering, when you partner with us for your next plantwide automation project.
Project Planning & System Assessments
We work closely with our clients to understand their goals and objectives. We conduct a thorough assessment of the existing processes, equipment, and systems to identify areas for improvement and determine the project’s scope.
Requirements Definition & System Design
We assist our clients in defining functional and technical requirements for a fully-integrated control system. We collaborate with stakeholders to capture their needs, then translate them into a detailed system design that ensures seamless integration and interoperability across the plant.
Vendor & Technology Selection
Based on project requirements, we help our clients select the appropriate vendors and technologies for their control system. We make recommendations based on available options and factors such as scalability, compatibility, performance, and long-term sustainability.
Control & Information System Integration Planning
We will develop an integration plan that outlines how the different control and information systems will be interconnected within the plant. This plan will consider data flow, communication protocols, hardware compatibility, and software interfaces to ensure a cohesive, efficient system.
Project Execution & Coordination
Cybertrol will take charge of project execution, coordinating tasks including system installation, configuration, programming, and testing. We work closely with vendors, contractors, and design firms to ensure smooth implementation and minimize disruptions to plant operations.
Comprehensive Risk Management
Throughout a project, we will identify and mitigate potential risks and challenges. We develop contingency plans, monitor project progress, and proactively address any issues that may arise, ensuring the project stays on track and within budget.
Control System Commissioning & Startup
We will oversee the commissioning and startup process, conducting thorough testing to ensure the automation and information systems function as intended. We will work with plant personnel to train operators and ensure a smooth transition to the new systems.
Optimization & Continuous Improvement
After the initial implementation, we will continue to monitor and optimize the performance of our automation and information systems. We will analyze data, identify areas for improvement, and implement enhancements to maximize efficiency, productivity, and reliability.
Establish Long-term Partnership
Cybertrol takes a holistic approach and aims to establish a long-term partnership with clients. We provide ongoing support, maintenance services, remote monitoring, health reports, and system updates/upgrades to adapt to changing plant needs and evolving technologies.
PalletWorks Packaging Line Integration
Efficiency is the absolute goal in your packaging line. We work with all OEMs to create an integrated, optimized operation complete with detailed electronic reporting systems. This is only accomplished by partnering with your team from start to finish to maximize results. At the front end, we design control and information system architectures, define OEM equipment integration, identify reporting requirements, and more.
PalletWorks is a tracking and labeling software solution developed by Cybertrol Engineering that integrates with packaging hardware to intelligently bridge the manufacturing floor with the ERP system. Download our whitepaper, "Optimizing Operations by Streamlining End-of-Line Packaging Tasks" to learn more.
Batch Control and Recipe Management Solutions
Cybertrol leads the industry in batch control and recipe execution systems. We help our clients understand how batch control systems can facilitate scheduling production, recipe editing, formulations, system validation, lot tracking, flexible requirements, and more. Our designs comply with the ISA-88 Standard for Batch Control to keep your facility compliant while also improving your processes through leading innovation.
OEM Equipment and Machines
To ensure corporate strategies are achieved, we often provide clients with control system design and programming for their original equipment manufacturer (OEM) equipment. From motion control and camera inspection to barcode readers and enterprise resource planning (ERP) inventory integration, we utilize a cohesive approach to achieve seamless integration with new OEM equipment or upgrades to existing machines.
Cybertrol’s engineering designs incorporate the entire control and information system, from a single control system to an entire facility and across an organization. Plantwide automation, information, and integration is always the end-goal, with consideration given to future expansion and scalability. Our project engineering and consulting services include:
- Strategy Consulting
- Front End Engineering
- Project Management
- Construction Planning
We design and program plantwide PLC and HMI systems, including projects with up to 20,000 I/O points. Our programming standards and expert staff ensure a cohesive and high-quality result. We exercise a modular approach so proven templates can be utilized as the building blocks and foundation of a robust, flexible system. Our team builds applications that provide tiered data visibility that allow for high-level operations such as production monitoring down to detail device monitoring, integrating best practice design methods throughout.
You shouldn’t feel stuck within your legacy systems. Cybertrol manages large-scale facility upgrades in a controlled fashion with minimized plant downtime. The process starts by analyzing existing wiring systems and software operations before generating update designs to meet the specific needs of your plant. The result is a coordinated integration and construction plan, executed via a seamless transition.
Efficiency is the absolute goal in your packaging line. We work with all OEMs to create an integrated, optimized operation complete with detailed electronic reporting systems. This is only accomplished by partnering with your team from end to end to maximize results. At the front end, we design control and information system architectures, define OEM equipment integration, lay out reporting requirements, and more.
Cybertrol leads the industry in batch control and execution systems. We help our clients understand how batch control systems can facilitate scheduling production, recipe editing, formulations, system validation, lot tracking, flexible requirements, and more. Our designs comply with the ISA-88 Standard for Batch Control to keep your facility compliant while also improving your processes through leading innovation.
To ensure corporate strategies are achieved, we often provide clients with control system design and programming for their OEM equipment. From motion control and camera inspection to bar code readers and ERP inventory integration, we utilize a cohesive approach to achieve seamless integration with new OEM equipment or upgrades to existing machines.