PLC & HMI Programming

Our resume includes a proven track record of completing installations with I/O counts ranging from a few dozen to several thousand. We have completed numerous installations with multiple PLC's and HMI's networked together to form plant-wide integrated control systems.

We have programming standards in place and the staff experience to assure a high quality, consistent finished product in appearance and underlying functionality with emphasis on ease of maintenance. PLC and HMI programming modules and templates are presented and reviewed early on in projects and adhered to throughout each area of software development.

Every PLC and HMI project has some level of required industrial network communications — Our experience spans all levels of Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems and device level networks.

Information integration from the top floor to the plant floor is an ever increasingly important aspect in today's business operations. Cybertrol connects these systems. We build components that interface to databases to retrieve data such as production schedules and run parameters and also record actual run data.

Simulation and Factory Acceptance Testing

Cybertrol Engineering develops simulation programs using a simulation software package that has the system I/O configured and mapped. This allows the HMI/PLC system to run in a test environment. Auto sequences are run and alarms and interlocks are tested. All devices are checked — transmitter displays, and Motor/Valve/PID Loop templates.

As a part of many projects, customers review the control system in this simulation environment as a Factory Acceptance Test. Clients have found it useful to have Operations, Engineering, and Management attend these reviews. This allows all parties to gain a better understanding of the system before field start-up. The results are more efficient start-ups and a fine tuned control system — which adds value to projects.

Bar Code, RFID and Biometric Device Integration

These devices are being used more and more to automate information flow. We integrate bar code, RFID, and biometric devices into the control and information system to track material movements (genealogy and lot code tracking), personnel actions, and to authenticate system users. We also compare scanned data against scheduled data for verification of material type and/or operator action.