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Automation

Through process automation technologies, Precis assists clients in designing and implementing automation systems for product manufacturing processes, facilities operations, and critical utility and infrastructure systems. Precis has expertise in all stages of automation project execution. Our in-house team of automation engineers has over 140 years of combined experience in providing automation solutions across multiple industries.

Our automation design approach considers data flow and operational viability, including integration with wider supervisory and enterprise systems. We lead automation projects through design and construction, engineering checkout, and process commissioning.

Our automation team provides deep process and operations understanding to deliver automated systems that meet user requirements. Our team includes chemical, electrical, and mechanical engineers, uniquely positioning us to consult beyond the wires and I/O. We begin by understanding client needs and commercially available systems. We are system and platform agnostic, committed to the best solution regardless of brand.

Precis automation specialists bring owner-side experience in both operations and project execution to their consulting role. We execute projects as consultants but understand the realities of living with results after projects are over. Our implementation expertise uniquely positions our automation team to provide our clients with tremendous value. When we work in a design capacity, we can realistically quantify automation scope and cost early in the project execution life cycle. In comparison to traditional project execution in which a systems integrator is onboarded after the design phase, the Precis engagement from concept to completion keeps our clients informed of true project costs, minimizes surprises, and maximizes opportunities for operational success.

we work with the following:

  • Distributed control (DCS) systems: Emerson DeltaV, Rockwell PlantPAx
  • Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems: FactoryTalk, iFix, Ignition, Wonderware
  • Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) systems: Rockwell ControlLogix, CompactLogicx, PLC5, SLC500, Siemens Simatic S7
  • Data historian systems: Aveva PI
  • Report systems: Informetric Infobatch

automation services:

Design Services

  • Process automation + control strategy design
  • Technology + options evaluations
  • Front-end engineering design (FEED) studies
  • Automated systems + skidded equipment
  • User Requirement Specifications (URS)
  • Site-wide automation planning at any level
  • Electrically classified system design
  • Interlock design
  • Control system life cycle management
  • Controller tuning
  • Piping + instrumentation diagrams (P&ID)
  • Instrument specification sheets, loop sheets + schematics
  • Panel design, capturing system as-builts + fabrication
  • Valve + instrumentation specification
  • Variable frequency drive (VFD) + motor controls

Systems Integration Services

  • Control system architecture, migrations + upgrades
  • Systems integration design + implementation
  • Historian configuration
  • Report configuration
  • Original equipment manufacturer (OEM) integration
  • Modernization + migration
  • Thin client setup
  • System development life cycle (SDLC) documentation
  • Factory acceptance testing (FAT)
  • Start-up + commissioning
  • Computer system validation
  • Automation project management + execution

Add-On Services

  • Annual support contracts
  • On-site field + installation support
  • Plant personnel training
  • Simulation system setup
  • Third-party system integrator oversight + design reviews