The Process Control Department is responsible for the supply of Electrotechnology - Control & Instrumentation (E-C&I) in connection with processing plants delivered by Niro A/S, Denmark.

The department is able to supply and commission equipment within E-C&I for complete production plants. In cases where the customer wants to supply the E-C&I part himself, the department can supply a basic engineering package, consisting mainly of various specifications and process descriptions.

ORGANISATION

The Process Control Department is divided into four sections, serving seperate functions:

Tendering is responsible for the elaboration of descriptions and the corresponding calculation, and will often participate in the ordernegotiations either at Niro or on site.

The task of the HW Design function is detailed engineering for all enclosures, i.e. switch-boards, control panels, I/O-boxes etc. Workshop tests are also part of the task.

SW Development is responsible for development and updating of standard basic modules for process control and operator interface.

Project Engineering is responsible for the order related planning within the E-C&I supply. Important tasks are project management, basic engineering, application software coding, functional testing and commissioning.

COMPETENCE

The competence of the department is thorough knowledge within

ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT

Transformers, main distributions, sub-distributions, motors, variable speed drives.

INSTRUMENTATION

Measuring tasks, explosion protection.

CONTROL SYSTEMS

PLC and SCADA systems, field buses

SPECIAL KNOWLEDGE

  • Process control of evaporators, spray drying plants, fluid-bed plants, extraction plants and CIP systems
  • IEC standards
  • EU directives and EN norms
  • GAMP Guide
  • Safety aspects

IN-HOUSE CONTRA EXTERNAL DISCIPLINES

The following disciplines are carried out by the department's own staff:

Sales support, project management, basic and detailed engineering, SW coding, test and commissioning.

The external main disciplines carried out by sub-suppliers are: Panel construction, on-site equipment installation and cabling.

TOOLS

The department uses the following engineering tools:

CAD/CAE:

AutoCad M2000i / EPLAN 5.30

DESCRIPTIONS ETC.:

Various MS-Office Programmes


HW SUPPLY MANUFACTURES
In addition to the specific process and environmental requirements related to the equipment, great importance is attached to the products being tested and the suppliers in question being represented world-wide.

Special requirements set by the customer can normally be met.


SW SUPPLY MANUFACTURES

The Process Control Concept is based upon a PLC/PC solution of recognised major suppliers of software. The Process visualisation (HMI) software is InTouch from Wonderware running under Windows NT operating system. The HMI is linked to a Siemens, Allen-Bradley or Mitsubishi PLC system.

PROCESS CONTROL SYSTEM, STANDARD SET-UP

The number of HMI stations and PLC depends on the requirements of the controlled system, the location and the operating conditions. The various HMI stations are linked to the PLC's via an Ethernet or Profibus DP net.