Project Execution & Support
Scope, interfaces, your inputs, approval gates and acceptance criteria, fixed at the start. The same plan follows the system through handover and into support.
Project stages
Six stages from concept to support
Study & concept
Process, product and objectives reviewed. Architecture, sequence, interfaces and principal risks defined.
Detailed engineering
Mechanical, electrical, controls, tooling and documentation design, for your approval.
Build & integration
Manufactured, assembled, wired, programmed and integrated.
Validation
Functional testing and factory acceptance testing against the agreed criteria.
Installation & commissioning
Installed, site interfaces verified, site acceptance completed, ramp-up supported.
Support
The agreed service, retrofit, spare-parts and lifecycle scope.
Engagements
Typical engagements
New automation system
Concept to commissioning for a new station, cell, machine or line scope.
Integration or line expansion
Equipment added or connected inside a running plant, with interfaces and acceptance responsibility agreed in advance.
Retrofit & lifecycle support
An existing system modified, or spares and support defined under an agreed scope.
Project control
Responsibilities visible throughout the project
The quotation and project plan name:
Your inputs, and the dates they are needed
Scope boundaries and exclusions
Mechanical, electrical, software and utility interfaces
Who owns the third-party equipment
Acceptance criteria and test conditions
Installation, ramp-up and support scope
Every change is recorded against that technical and commercial baseline.
Validation & handover
Evidence for acceptance and maintenance
Depending on scope, the handover package can include:
Design and risk-review records
Approved mechanical and electrical drawings
Bill of materials and recommended spare-parts list
Factory acceptance test (FAT) results and open-point record
Site acceptance test (SAT) record and handover documentation
Operating and maintenance manuals
Agreed source code and software backups
Operator and maintenance training records
Next step
Start with the current process and required result.
Process video, documentation, application scope, interfaces, target date, acceptance criteria. We name the next technical step and what is missing.
Automation
