A leading global supplier of agricultural, financial, and industrial products knew that EAD was the only controls engineering solutions provider who could handle their challenging controls system replacement. Our client knew they could depend on EAD to uphold their strict project requirements and meet their tight deadlines.
Indeed, replacing our client’s controls system with a new one was not an easy task. Their existing system consisted of 8,000 I/O points that changed on a daily basis. Our client also did not want the switchover to have any impact on their normal plant operations. The project team at EAD took these challenges in stride. We were able to manage the physical switchovers during downtimes and work with the client to keep both systems fully functional through the project completion date.
EAD’s project management team worked closely with our client to manage the project funding, logistics, scheduling, and manpower. The team developed a technique of applying current process information to the programming of the new system. This time saving measure cut the estimated programming time for two (2) years to 13 months. The team also implemented enhanced documentation review procedures to ensure that there were no safety hazards or problems with the control systems. Our client was given this documentation to keep as a “living process narrative” for future use.
Client: Agricultural, Financial, and Industrial Products Solutions Provider
Location: North America
Market(s) Served: Agricultural and Industrial Products
Services:
- Project Management
- Engineering
- Automation
