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SUBMITTALS |
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 CONTROL PANEL DESIGN AND FABRICATION
All AdvanTech supplied control panels and enclosures are fabricated at our UL registered facility under the strict supervision of AdvanTech's project team.
Customer’s approval of submittals, bills of material, panel design, panel layout drawings and schematics is a prerequisite for the start of purchasing and panel fabrication activities.
All panels are constructed with strict adherence to the applicable UL and Nema classifications and environmental conditions.
At the conclusion of fabrication all panels undergo rigorous testing by AdvanTech’s project team. Only following satisfactory conclusion of internal testing, the fabricated panel is ready for a formal Factory Acceptance Test and for shipping.
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CAD
CAD based wiring diagrams, loop drawings,
schematics, panel layout and “As
Built” drawings. |
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INSTRUMENTATION,
HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PROCUREMENT
Smart and efficient procurement is
an integral part of a successful organization.
AdvanTech’s purchasing techniques
are designed to enhance our competitive
advantage while reducing project cost
and thus enhancing the project value
for our Customers.
AdvanTech’s close relationships
with manufacturers and suppliers of
various control, monitoring and instrumentation
hardware and software products assures
the best possible terms and prices
and guarantees AdvanTech priority
deliveries. |
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PLC
and DCS PROGRAMMING
In our continuously evolving world
of automation, staying current and
proficient in correctly employing
PLC and DCS systems can only be accomplished
by having constant hands-on involvement
in a variety of control projects.
AdvanTech’s engineers annually
work on dozens of different projects.
Many of these projects employ different
hardware, different software and different
communications media. Our engineers
must become familiar with emerging
programming methods such as IEC-1131.
AdvanTech employs a highly proficient
group of engineers having extensive
experience programming a variety of
popular PLC and DCS systems. Regardless
of our Customer’s hardware selection (Allen-Bradley, Bristol Babcock, General Electric, Modicon, Opto 22, Omron, Siemens, Square D, Telemecanique, Emerson, Yokogawa and
many others) our engineers have the
background, training, expertise and
the tools (many developed in-house)
necessary to produce reliable, efficient,
fully commented and documented code. |
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SCADA/HMI CONFIGURATION
Our engineers are skilled in configuring
and programming a variety of popular
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
(SCADA) and Human-Machine Interface
(HMI) systems including Genesis,
InTouch, iFix, PowerView, RSView32,
PanelView, Cimplicity, FactoryFloor,
LabView and others. The supplied
functionality may include: |
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Creative,
realistic and user friendly
graphics with intuitive navigation |
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Reliable alarm
detection and state-of-the-art
alarm annunciation which may
incorporate natural voice, fax,
telephone, email, marquee and
other media |
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High speed
historical data collection utilizing
Customer selectable databases
such as Oracle, SQL, Access,
etc. |
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Real-time and
historical data replay using,
a variety of trend techniques
and graphics |
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Automatic or
“on-demand” report
generation using real-time,
historical, calculated and user
entered data |
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Recipe generation
and processing |
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Security configuration
to prevent unauthorized access,
restrict functionality and prevent
modifications. |
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Internet or
Intranet based remote monitoring
and supervisory control |
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Interface with
a variety of planned and legacy
systems |
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On projects where standard, off-the-shelf tools to achieve required system
functionality and performance are
unavailable, AdvanTech engineers are
fully skilled incorporating code developed
utilizing the latest programming languages
such as Visual Basic, Java,
HTML, XML, C++ or C#.
AdvanTech engineers are also skilled
users of all the latest Microsoft
programs, tools and operating systems
such as Windows 2000, Windows
XP, Windows CE, .Net, embedded operating
systems, Access, Excel, ActiveX,
etc. |
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SYSTEM SECURITY IMPLEMENTATION |
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WEB ENABLING |
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FDA COMPLIANT VALIDATION DOCUMENTATION |
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OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE MANUALS |
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FIELD INSTALLATION ASSISTANCE |
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FIELD START-UP AND COMMISSIONING |
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FACTORY AND FIELD ACCEPTANCE TESTING
All products
and services supplied by AdvanTech
undergo several levels of rigorous
testing: |
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All AdvanTech
supplied components are required
to have manufacturer documented
test procedures regarding classification,
reliability, manufacturing practices
and MTBF values. |
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All the project drawings
are reviewed by the Project
Engineers followed by the Project
Manager. |
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All software development
undergoes several stages of
internal testing using simulated
field signals. Meetings with
Customers are scheduled on a
periodic basis to critique and
validate the implementation. |
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All panels and enclosures
are tested by the project team
at the conclusion of fabrication. |
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An integrated Factory Acceptance
Test (FAT) is conducted after
the receipt of all the hardware
and completion of software development
and fabrication. FAT is conducted
using written test procedures
specifically developed for the
project. |
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Field-testing is conducted
following completion of field
installation and start-up. Field-testing
follows the same written test
procedures used during the FAT. |
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Following successful completion
of all the field tests, AdvanTech
supplies closing documents (certifications,
“As-Built drawings, etc.),
as required. |
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INSTRUMENTATION CALIBRATION |
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IN-HOUSE AND ON-SITE TRAINING |
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
We believe that skilled project management
is critical to the success of every
project. AdvanTech’s project
managers are degreed engineers with
decades of multifaceted automation
experience. Prior to becoming project
managers they performed similar “hands
on” engineering functions, which
they now manage.
Since AdvanTech employs a seasoned
project engineering staff capable
of working on a variety of complex
assignments independently, our project
managers’ responsibilities within
the project
team include the following: |
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Establishing
and maintaining of schedules |
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Acting as sounding board
for the project team |
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Assisting in review of drawings,
documents and programs |
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Keeping track of purchasing
and other expenditures |
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Customer liaison and Customer
relations |
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Supplier liaison and Supplier
relations |
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MAINTENANCE AND SERVICE CONTRACTS |
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