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.

• Control-system architecture
• PLC system design and programming
• DCS integration
• HMI and SCADA development
• Control philosophy and narratives
• Equipment sequencing
• 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.

• PID loop assessment and tuning
• Multivariable control
• Process-response analysis
• Production optimization
• Operator workload reduction
• 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.

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

Electrical & Control Engineering

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

• Electrical control-system design
• Control panel design
• Wiring diagrams
• Instrumentation interfaces
• Motor and drive controls
• Electrical and control documentation

Commissioning & Start-Up

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

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 troubleshooting and root-cause investigation for complex industrial systems.