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As with all of our system solutions, our Tank Gauging Systems can be delivered either as a standalone system or as part of our ICE   ‘Integrated Control Enviroment’ platform.

Our cargo monitoring solutions range from USDA/PPECB compliant reefer and container monitoring systems to gas detection and complex PLC based LPG cargo monitoring and data logging systems.

For our marine customers we have delivered…

• Bow & stern door/ramp remote control & indication systems.
• Cargo handling control systems for equipment including elevators, gantries, cranes, bulk unloaders, conveyors, hatches & ramps.
• Bulk liquid cargo control systems for LPG, fuel oil, drilling mud, potable water and aviation fuel.

For our offshore customers we have provided…

• Overhaul, recomissioning and software modifications to cable handling machinery including linear cable engines (LCE), draw off hold back winches (DOHB), drum engines (DE), anchor handling & multi-point mooring winches.
• Control system design for pipelay systems including J-Lay & S-Lay systems for rigid pipe, vertical lay systems (VLS) for flexible and umbilical handling, carousels, tensioners, compensators, aligners & straighteners.

We also repair and overhaul existing systems and regularly provide customers with services such as…

• PLC software backup, modification, reloading & re-design where software is lost and cannot be provided by the OEM.
• General electrical, electronic & PCB repair.

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Control and integration solutions can be provided for most other types of marine auxiliary machinery control including Boiler & Burner Managment, HVAC etc. Again this can either be as part of our ICE ‘Integrated Control Environment’  or as a fully standalone system.

Previous solutions have included…

• Pump control systems with timed blackout auto restart sequences.
• Pump & fan control systems with variable speed drive and closed loop PID control of delivery volume.
• Automatic boiler & burner control including feed water control, soot blowing, burner control, management & safety.
• Remote control valve systems for cargo, ballast water, fuel oil, fresh water, grey & black water.
• Automatic cooler backflush sequencing.
• HVAC control & monitoring.
• Temperature control of main engine lub oil, LT, HT & charge air.

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Our systems are based upon the latest type approved programmable electronic hardware and are ideal for replacement of older pneumatic systems, with typical features including…

• Symmetrical & asymmetrical mechanical load sharing of engines coupled to common gearboxes.
• Load control & overload protection.
• Clutch & auxiliary machinery control.
• Power take off for shaft generator applications and power take in for auxiliary proplusion modes.
• Combinator & constant speed control.
• Interface to dynamic positioning systems.

We pay close attention to the detailed interface engineering to provide easy integration with the existing machinery in order to enable fast and trouble free retrofit installation and to minimise costs.

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Our standard PMS features include:

• Automatic synchronising, switching, electrical and engine/prime mover monitoring & protection.
• Symmetrical and asymmetrical active (kW) load sharing.
• Load dependent start/stop and heavy consumer start request and blocking.
•  Standby start with programmable machine priority and blackout restart of essential equipment.

We also have options for:

• PTO/shaft generator control, synchronising & load transfer.
• Synchronising and control of single & multiple bus tie breakers.
• Reactive (kVAr) load sharing.
• Integration with electric propulsion & DP systems.
• Isochronous and constant voltage operation.

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Why choose us?

• All of our systems are based on standard type approved PLC and industrial automation hardware, components and equipment.
• We don’t use any bespoke or custom devices which means that spare parts are widely available from any reputable industrial automation distributor, at much lower cost than custom designed systems from the ‘big name’ manufacturers.
• The owner is not tied to us for supply of spare parts.
• The system software is developed using industry standard development tools and we provide the owner (if requested) with copies of the source code, development tools, licences and access passwords – unlike all other manufacturers.
• The owner is not tied to us for service, although we will be pleased to provide the usual industry leading levels of support normally associted with Energy Gurus.
• Any competent third party automation company can provide service.
• The system is extremely flexible and can be scaled to suit any application.
• For essential systems dual redundancy and ‘hot swap’ capabilities are standard.
• We can connect to any external third party equipment using all proprietary communication and fieldbus protocols and standards.

Our systems offer levels of performance, reliability and fault tolerance that match the highest in the industry at costs that don’t.

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