Controlled Engineering Solutions provides electrical engineering to automate various processes for our heavy industry clients.

Automation and control involves changing a manually operated system into an automated system, whereby the automated system has feedback from instrumentation and sensors that allow it to control and manage the process flow without intervention.

This results in positive outcomes relating to safety, efficiency, productivity, staffing and the integrity of operations.

The most common compliment CES receives is not for the automation project itself, but for our ability to combine safety, business objectives, project management, longevity and a technically sound solution. This creates polished projects that are both systematically appealing and provide improved metrics.

Controlled Engineering Solutions has programmers in-house to handle the code requirements for our projects. We are proud to employ programmers that are on top of their game. Our programming encompasses the design of processes, instrument control, SCADA systems and commissioning. We have a long history of delivering robust code.

At the end of the day, many programs can achieve the same outcome, but the structure of the program is so important.

We have a specific structure for our programs to ensure that they are optimised and consistent across all sites. This is referred to as standardised or universal code. Then, we can have any of our programmers understand and edit code remotely, and be certain of the functionality.

If programmers don’t structure the functionality within a PLC program, it will end up as an absolute dog’s breakfast. The core problem is that when updates or optimisation is required, sites usually have very few details on their code, so a programmer manually assesses the code line-by-line to understand how it’s functioning.

Standardised code leads to better scalability, easier support, efficient commissioning and of course, better integrity of operations.

We consider software development architecture to be primary.

We also understand the importance of being able to support our remote clients. With the modernisation of 4G and 5G networks, clients who require our high-level technical support have the option for CES to assist with remote troubleshooting (i.e. alarms, data trends, flow issues etc).