ControlLogix

• Matrix Engineers Turn Old Warehouse into Modern Manufacturing Facility

  Matrix Engineers Turn Old Warehouse into Modern Manufacturing Facility For any engineering project, understanding the arrangement of the building, equipment, and space is very important. In a typical industrial greenfield project, the focus is on the process and packaging aspects. Once these are defined, the building and its features are laid-in to accommodate this process […]

  Read MoreBrett Rygalski3D Modeling / Architectural Design / Controls Engineering / Electrical Engineering / Facility Engineering / HMI Programming / Instrumentation Engineering / Manufacturing Design / Multidiscipline Engineering / PLC Programming / Power / Power Design / Process Design / Planning / Renovation / Civil Design / ControlLogix / Controls / Electrical / Factory Talk / Mechanical Design / Power Design / Rockwell Automation / Site Design /

• Integrating an HTST Skid to Prevent Biopharma Cell Culture Contamination

  Integrating an HTST Skid to Prevent Biopharma Cell Culture Contamination One of the most critical challenges of biopharmaceutical manufacturing is cell culture contamination prevention. Contamination of nutrients used to grow cells means scrapping the whole product and starting over, potentially costing the manufacturer millions of dollars. Here’s how Matrix Technologies recently helped one of the […]

  Read MoreStephanie DoyleBiopharmaceutical Manufacturing / Good Documentation Practices / HTST Skid / System Integration / Validation / Improvement / Planning / ControlLogix / Integrations / Upgrades /

• Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant

  Flexibility Key to Speeding the Build of a Duplicate Chemical Plant Many manufacturing facilities have to consider the impact of a natural disaster on their operations—whether tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, or wildfires. And sometimes customers raise concerns about whether their supply source can deliver regardless of what Mother Nature is up to. In 2012, a […]

  Read MoreScott Saneholtz, PEChemical Plant / Detailed Engineering / Drawing Packages / Multidiscipline Engineering / Process Control System / Safety / ControlLogix /

• Integrated Control System Streamlines Wastewater Treatment Facility

  Integrated Control System Streamlines Wastewater Treatment Facility Consolidating control over the many elements of an industrial wastewater treatment system can achieve operational efficiency and enable in-depth reporting. Here’s how Matrix Technologies helped a major food and beverage manufacturer upgrade the integrated control system for a new wastewater treatment and spray field facility. The Goal: Streamlined […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PEAutomation Solutions / Food and Beverage Manufacturing / Industrial Automation Engineering / Industrial Process Design / Integrated Control System / System Integration / Wastewater Treatment / Improvement / Planning / ControlLogix / Integrations / Rockwell Automation / Upgrades / Wonderware /

• Retrofitting an Aging Control System for Automated Storage and Retrieval

  A major appliance manufacturer upgraded their automated manufacturing process for an overhead storage and delivery system. The control system manages loading, storage, and unloading loops.

  Read MoreEric Tolles, PEAutomated Manufacturing Process / Batch Systems / Improvement / ControlLogix / FTView / Panelview /

• Replacing an Obsolete Control System in a Chemical Plant

  How to migrate from an obsolete legacy system to a new system with limited downtime and get old and new systems to communicate.

  Read MoreGreg PfleghaarControl System Replacement / Legacy Upgrades / Improvement / Planning / ControlLogix / PlantPAx / Upgrades /