Project Profiles

Power Boiler Optimization - Provided control system design, configuration, and integration of Multi-Fueled Boiler Control System. Project featured AAI's Dual Master multi-fueled boiler optimization strategy to optimize boiler efficiency and enable the boiler to burn waste fuel almost exclusively while maintaining steady steam output.

Coordinated Header Pressure Control System - Provided system design for coordination of steam header system. System reduces PRV usage, insures header stability and reduces overall steam demand.

Powerhouse Tie Line and Load Shedding Controls - Completed turnkey design, engineering, and implementation of DCS based control system providing Load Shedding and Tie-Line Control. System implemented as part of increase in co-generation capacity. Detailed reporting package provided.

Powerhouse Energy Management - Provided system design that included header pressure coordination control, boiler load allocation, turbine load allocation, tie line control and load shedding. Implemented utilizing AAI Constraint Controls. Project also included dynamic process simulation for advanced process control and operator training.

Specialty Chemical Batch - Designed and implemented process control and process management improvements on a multiple product batch application. The process improvements were done on a DCS platform. A Recipe Manager was developed for the storage and retrieval of product processing parameters. In addition, a Production Scheduler and Inventory Manager was developed for the scheduling of product batches. This resulted in an increase in production and product quality. Based upon successful implementation and start-up, this system has been implemented at 3 additional plants.

Process Engineering Services - Developed recipe based batching system to produce white chocolate paste. This Honeywell DCS based system is continually maintained and supported by AAI. Also, AAI provided engineering services for rail-shed cleanup automation and package candy labeling.

Flexible Batch - Debottlenecking project involved the development of a flexible batching system for aggregate crushing, sizing and packaging. This DCS based system utilizes Honeywell TDC AM and APM.

Nylon Batching - Developed applications for Nylon processing. Ongoing projects for Global Nylon Technology Team. Provided Batch Automation Study in support of worldwide standards development.

Chemical Process Modifications - Provided control system engineering services for tank farm modifications, tank farm expansion, reactor bottom feed project and process unit vessel modifications.

Process Modification Projects - Provided control system engineering services for process control system audit and documentation, filter press project, baghouse project support, and petroleum coke process modification project.

Process Projects - Provided engineering services for hydrate transfer project, silo transfer, calciner projects, flame safety systems for flash dryers and various control system upgrades.

Refinery Safety Protection Systems Project - Provided Front End Loading documentation, AFE funding documentation as well as detailed design engineering to support 107 Fired Heater Control System Upgrades.

Process Modification Projects - Provided control system engineering services for process control system audit and documentation, filter press project, baghouse project support, and petroleum coke process modification project.

NCG Incinerator - Designed and implemented turnkey control system for new Non-Condensable Gas Incinerator using combination of DCS and PLC control equipment. Effort included design and development of Environmental Reporting Package in addition to control, sequencing, and interlocking of the process.

New Catalyst Plant - Turnkey responsibility for control systems based around DCS architecture for Green Field Catalyst Plant. In addition to control systems design, implementation, and start-up, project involved significant Project Management and effort to coordinate multiple vendors and service suppliers.

Oil Movement and Storage - Implemented a customized Honeywell BRC and SDM system. Configured and implemented CLM interface to existing tank gauging system. Provided operator training and startup support. Designed Pipeline Transfer Reporting Software, custom reports, and data transfer to Data Historian.

Refinery Modernization - Created advanced control strategies for improved yield, product quality, and constraint monitoring. Developed and implemented AM CL programs. Customized Honeywell SDM and BRC Systems, implemented and provided support.

Refinery Tank Gauging - Designed and implemented Storage Data Management (SDM) tank gauging on cGMP software environment. Provided project management, operator training and startup support.