Controls

• Planning, Coordination and Risk Mitigation Dramatically Cut Downtime

  Planning, Coordination and Risk Mitigation Dramatically Cut Downtime Matrix reduces outage for complex pharmaceutical manufacturing project A major dilemma that most industrial manufacturing facilities are challenged with is balancing system maintenance with production demand. Oftentimes, the production schedule will allow only a small window of opportunity for the site to perform preventive maintenance activities and […]

  Read MoreRob Goldsmith / 4-20mA HART Protocol  / Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing  / Design-Build  / Electrical Design  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Automation Solutions  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Process Engineering  / Risk Mitigation  / Management  / Controls 

• Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes

  Flow Measurement Instrumentation Used in Engineering Design of Processes Flow measurement is an action to measure the flow of liquids, gases and vapors using a flow measurement instrument or device, which measures the rate of flow or the quantity of flow. We measure flow in industrial processes, utility pipelines, HVAC systems, municipal water and wastewater, […]

  Read MoreBob Kurczewski / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Instrumentation Engineering  / Manufacturing Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Planning  / Controls 

• Oil Refinery Upgrades Control System Involving More than 3,000 Instruments

  Oil Refinery Upgrades Control System Involving More than 3,000 Instruments An oil refinery client needed a control system upgrade to correct performance and maintenance issues. As part of this, the move to an instrument fieldbus technology was made to take advantage of the monitoring and troubleshooting features it could provide. This resulted in the need to […]

  Read MoreScott Byrne, PE / Engineering Consulting Services  / Fieldbus  / Oil and Gas Engineering  / Upgrade  / Controls  / INtools Smart Plant Instrumentation  / iPad  / SQL Database 

• 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 Rygalski / 3D 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