Project Management

Optima’s Project management is one of our strongest attributes. Upgrading machines is a complicated business and carries a high degree of risk. There are many risks in taking a key production machine out of service. The control system is completely replaced with a new, bespoke system with modern technology. Very often, there are complex mechanical modifications to carry out as well. Then the machine is required to be put back in full production within a fixed downtime. We have a proven success rate spanning over 30 years on the type of high-risk upgrades.

Optima Control Solutions Ltd. have carried out many hundreds of control system upgrades since 1995, in numerous sectors and with values ranging from low £1,000’s to over £1,000,000.

Our success in this field is no co-incidence. When customers engage Optima they employ a professional company who’s aim is to deliver our engineering expertise working as an integral part of our customers’ project teams. Technical expertise and a will to succeed achieve maximum effect when combined with competent and pragmatic project management.

Mutual professional respect is essential when co-ordinating, directing and handling sub-contractors. Good working partnerships rely on all parties having appropriate competence, industrial experience and budget and timescale focus. This recognition and careful selection of suppliers accounts for our achievements and our exemplary customer retention record.

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Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Drive Technology from Optima

The innovative sinamics G220 variable frequency drive from Siemens not only helps reduce harmonics (Gary Wilcock) but is also a more sustainable drive choice. Let us explain.

The animation below shows the draft panel layouts for 8 drives using the G120 drives along with the required input and output reactors due to the long cable lengths involved for this installation. 

Shown on the right of the animation is the draft layout using the new G220 drives.

The new G220 drives, allow us to accommodate double the number of drives in one cabinet as no chokes are required.

SINAMICS G220 – the variable frequency drive for all industries

It has helped Optima Control Solutions Ltd make this a more sustainable design. 

Not only have we have reduced CO2 emissions in transit as the cabinet is lighter, we have also reduced the amount of minerals required to build by avoiding additional copper in the line chokes and steel in the chokes and cabinets.

The fusing for the other 8 drives has been moved to an adjacent cabinet where there are other drive sizes located. The control panel build is now underway. 

A big thanks to Ben Poole, too for his timely demonstration of these excellent drives. Sustainability CleanTech

 

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