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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Continued Upgrade of Batch Plant

Batch Upgrade

When our customer needed to upgrade their aging batch processing and bulk delivery systems on site, they turned to Optima Control Solutions.

Optima were tasked with migrating the legacy control system over to  a modern integrated batch control solution with no disruption to production

APPROACH

A Rockwell Automation solution was installed, which included

  • ControlLogix PLC upgrades in each mixer / bulk system
  • Redundant Server running FactoryTalk ® Batch
  • EtherNet/IP device-level ring network topology

RESULTS

  • Reduced obsolescence risk and downtime
  • Site-wide familiarity of operator interfaces for each process
  • Ability to develop recipes away from the factory floor or off-site for ease of deployment and remote support for timely intervention in the event of any equipment malfunction
  • Reduced batching errors caused by operators

Becuase the system runs from a central batch server, the customer has the ability to develop recipes away from the factory floor or off-site for ease of deployment,. This reduces batching errors that may be caused by operators

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