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| Project Title: |
| South Metropolitan Regional Council - Waste Composting
Facility |
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| Customer: |
Company: |
South Metropolitan Regional
Council (SMRC) |
Contact: |
Dean Lokan (Facility Manager) |
Phone No.: |
+61 8 9256 9555 |
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| Customer Requirements: |
| The SMRC own and operate a state-of-the-art composting
facility that converts household waste into industrial grade
compost. KAPP Engineering was first approached by the SMRC to
provide maintenance and support for the existing Plant Control
System. KAPP was also involved in numerous upgrades to accommodate
additional equipment and operational strategies which were adopted
in order to optimise the efficiency of the plant. |
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| Solution: |
The engineering team from KAPP Engineering were
originally involved in the design and development of the composting
facility in Canning Vale in 2002. The original project was performed
in collaboration with Clough Engineering & Bedminster International.
The control system consists of a network of eight SIXNET PLC’s
connected together via a high-speed Ethernet network enabling
rapid response times. The entire system consists of more than
2000 I/O points with equipment operating from eight individual
control panels.
Supervisory control is via two fully redundant CITECT SCADA
servers capable of alerting plant operators via SMS on critical
alarms. Four of the eight control panels are also equipped with
local control and monitoring via touch screens and interface
to Hagglunds Hydraulic Controllers for operation of four rotary
digesters.
With the plant in operation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year;
the 24-hour support provided by KAPP Engineering is critical
to the SMRC, resulting in reduced down-time. KAPP Engineering
even provides remote site assistance for the SMRC via a broadband
internet connection with direct access to one of the on-site
CITECT SCADA servers, often eliminating the need for a site
visit.
KAPP continues to support our valued clients at the SMRC as
upgrades are continually made to improve the efficiency of the
plant |
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