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Real industrial automation, control systems, AI, and ICT engineering projects delivered for mining, manufacturing, water, energy, and chemical clients nationwide.

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PLC Migration for Manufacturing PlantCase Study

PLC Migration for Manufacturing Plant

Complete PLC system migration from legacy Allen-Bradley SLC-500 to modern CompactLogix platform for a high-volume automotive components manufacturing plant in Gauteng.

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SCADA Monitoring System for Water Treatment FacilityCase Study

SCADA Monitoring System for Water Treatment Facility

Design and deployment of a comprehensive SCADA monitoring platform for a municipal water treatment facility serving 150,000+ residents in the Mpumalanga province.

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Industrial Network Upgrade for Production FacilityCase Study

Industrial Network Upgrade for Production Facility

Complete OT network redesign and upgrade for a large FMCG production facility, replacing legacy serial networks with a high-availability Industrial Ethernet architecture.

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Boiler and Burner Control System UpgradeCase Study

Boiler and Burner Control System Upgrade

Replacement of obsolete burner control system with a modern Siemens S7-1500F fail-safe PLC platform for a chemical processing plant, achieving full NFPA 85 compliance.

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Remote Industrial Monitoring Dashboard ImplementationCase Study

Remote Industrial Monitoring Dashboard Implementation

Cloud-based remote monitoring platform consolidating data from 8 distributed pump stations, 3 conveyor lines, and 2 water treatment plants into a single unified operations dashboard.

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Mine Conveyor Automation & SCADA

Mine Conveyor Automation & SCADA

PLC-based conveyor control system with SCADA monitoring for a platinum mine. Replaced legacy relay logic with Siemens S7-1500, Profinet ring network, and WinCC SCADA with real-time conveyor status, fault logging, and production reporting.

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Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade

Water Treatment Plant SCADA Upgrade

End-to-end SCADA system replacement for a municipal water treatment plant. Migrated from legacy Citect SCADA to Inductive Automation Ignition with redundant servers, chemical dosing PID control, reservoir level monitoring, and compliance reporting dashboards.

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FMCG Packaging Line Automation

FMCG Packaging Line Automation

Full production line automation for a food & beverage packaging facility. Integrated conveyors, labelling machines, carton erectors, and palletisers under a single Delta AS PLC architecture with Weintek HMI and OEE tracking dashboard.

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Predictive Maintenance for Pump Station Network

Predictive Maintenance for Pump Station Network

AI-powered predictive maintenance platform for a network of 12 pump stations. Vibration, temperature, and current sensors connected to edge IoT gateways with ML models predicting bearing and seal failures 3-6 weeks in advance.

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Industrial Network Security Assessment

Industrial Network Security Assessment

Full OT cybersecurity assessment for a chemical processing plant. Network topology review, vulnerability scanning, firewall rule audit, and DMZ architecture design per IEC 62443 standards.

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Control Panel Design & Build for Coal Processing

Control Panel Design & Build for Coal Processing

Design, assembly, and commissioning of 8 control panels for a coal processing plant. PLC cabinets, MCCs, VFD panels, and marshalling boxes with full electrical schematics, FAT, and SAT documentation.

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Solar Farm SCADA & Remote Monitoring

Solar Farm SCADA & Remote Monitoring

SCADA system for a 5MW solar PV installation. Real-time monitoring of inverter performance, string-level current tracking, energy yield reporting, and grid export monitoring with cloud-based dashboard access.

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Conveyor VFD Retrofit & Energy Optimisation

Conveyor VFD Retrofit & Energy Optimisation

Retrofit of 14 fixed-speed conveyor drives to VFD-controlled operation with energy optimisation algorithms. Integrated with existing PLC for speed profiling based on material loading levels.

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Burner Management System Upgrade

Burner Management System Upgrade

Replacement of obsolete burner control system with Siemens S7-1500F fail-safe PLC. Flame safeguard logic, burner sequencing, fuel-air ratio control, and safety shutdown per NFPA 85 standards.

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