Instrumentation and Automation

Department Overview

The instrumentation and controls department has the experience to execute projects requiring local pneumatic control to projects increasing in complexity that require facility-wide DCS installations. We have the ability to specify the equipment and to develop complete drawing packages that meet the instrumentation requirements for any kind of project.

The controls and automation department has experience developing programs for packaged equipment such as compressors and fired heaters to complete plant supervisory control systems for turnkey plant installations. We have capability of programming in languages other than English and we have control systems programmed in Russian, Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Instrumentation Group Project Functions

The Instrumentation Department at TDE provides the following services:

1.  Instrumentation Drawings

  • Layout Drawings
  • Installation Typical Drawings
  • Loop Drawings
  • Junction Box Drawings
  • Wiring Schematics

2.  Instrumentation Procurement

  • Review of Quotations
  • Instrument Selection

3.  Instrumentation Design

  • Data Base implementation
  • Data Sheet Development
  • Design Calculations
  • Instrumentation Index Design
  • Hazop and SIL Studies
  • Review and Development of Specifications
  • Review and Development of Loop Narratives in conjunction with process engineering
  • Review and Development of Cause and Effect Chart in conjunction with process engineering

4.  Construction, Commissioning and Startup

  • Site Supervision
  • Factory Acceptance Testing
  • Site Acceptance Testing
  • Commissioning Supervision
  • Startup Supervision

Controls & Automation Project Experience

The controls and automation department has experience with the following system in previous projects.

DCS Programming

  • Yokagawa
  • ABB
  • Siemens PCS7

Safety System Programming

  • Yokagawa
  • GE Fanuc
  • Siemens
  • ABB

PLC Programming

  • Siemens
  • ABB
  • Allen Bradley
  • Modicon 
  • Telemecanique
  • GE Fanuc.

HMI Programming

  • Siemens WinCC
  • Intelution
  • Wonderware
  • Citech.

Foundation Fieldbus

  • Smar
  • Endress and Hauser