Integrations

• Testing Throughout an Automation Integration Project is Key to Success

  Testing Throughout an Automation Integration Project is Key to Success For any size automation integration project, testing is vital to a success. Planning for testing in the design phase and developing your code to allow for proper testing will lead to well-executed factory and site acceptance tests, as well as successful startups. This article will […]

  Read MoreBill Warnke / FAT  / HMI Programming  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Manufacturing Process Control  / Programmable Logic Controller  / Site Acceptance Testing  / Planning  / Integrations 

• 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 MoreGreg Pfleghaar / Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing  / Good Documentation Practices  / HTST Skid  / System Integration  / Validation  / Improvement  / Planning  / ControlLogix  / Integrations  / Upgrades 

• Servo Controlled System Upgrade Optimizes Inline Bottle Capping

  Servo Controlled System Upgrade Optimizes Inline Bottle Capping Servo-based systems can deliver crucial efficiency and flexibility in industrial manufacturing. Here’s how Matrix Technologies helped a prominent manufacturer of food and beverage products and consumer packaged goods test and integrate a new servo controlled inline bottle capping system. The Goal: Faster Capping and Reconfiguration A leading […]

  Read MoreTom Chase / Food & Beverage Engineering  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Motion Control  / Rockwell Solution Partner  / Servo Systems  / Planning  / Safety  / Integrations  / Rockwell Automation  / Upgrades 

• Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator

  Five Reasons for Hiring an Independent Control System Integrator As an independent control system integrator, Matrix Technologies has the ability — and the duty — to keep current on the best-in-class solutions for our clients’ industrial automation needs. By partnering with our clients and as engineering consultants, we bring years of experience to use in […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Control System Upgrade  / Engineering Consulting Services  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Automation Integration  / Improvement  / Management  / Integrations 

• 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, PE / Automation 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 

• How Modern Grain Hazard Monitoring Control Systems Cut Risks

  How Modern Grain Hazard Monitoring Control Systems Cut Risks Grain hazard monitoring is a critical issue for the grain industry and food and agriculture companies. The accumulation of grain dust in a storage facility can produce a deadly explosion, such as the 2017 explosion at Didion Milling in Wisconsin that killed five and injured twelve. […]

  Read MoreTony Ferguson / Arc Flash  / Control System Upgrade  / Food Manufacturing  / Grain Hazard Monitoring Systems  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / Multidiscipline Engineering  / Estimating  / Planning  / Safety  / Integrations  / Upgrades 

• Choosing an Automation Platform: Compliance with IEC 61131

  Choosing an Automation Platform: Compliance with IEC 61131 IEC 61131 was published in 1993 after over 10 years of development by IEC (the International Electrotechnical Commission). The 10-part standard is an attempt to standardize programmable controllers. Each of the 10 parts addresses a different part of the programmable controller. Parts are identified by the number […]

  Read MoreTerry DuMoulin / Automation Solutions  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / Manufacturing Operations Management  / PLC Programming  / System Integrator Company  / Integrations  / Rockwell Automation  / Upgrades