NORTH AMERICA

NORTH AMERICA



Prudential

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Entry Section and Accumulator of 8 5/8 in. Mill*

  • Project Management
  • Commissioning


Standard Tube

Woodstock, Ontario, Canada

Accumulator for Small Diameter Tube Mill*

  • Project Management


Ipsco Tubulars

Red Deer, Alberta, Canada

Accumulator of 12 ¾ in Mill*

  • Project Management
  • Commissioning


Dofasco

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada (2 separate installations)

Both: 6 in. ERW Hydroform Tube Mill, Entry and Saw Accelerator*


Evraz, Inc

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

12 ¾ in. Entry, ERW Pipe Mill and Cutoff

  • Conversion of A-B PLC5 program to A-B ControlLogix
  • Replacement of A-B PLC5 hardware with A-B ControlLogix hardware
  • Implementation of ControlNet networking on existing Entry, Mill and Cutoff Drives
  • Programming of Flying Cutoff’s motion control
  • Controls commissioning of the above designs

Mill Drive System Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Mill Drive System Speed Control Design
  • Commissioning
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation

FCO Pipe Cut Length Optimization

  • FCO Control System Modifications for Material Tracking and Pipe Cut Length Optimization
  • Commissioning


Red Deer, Alberta

12 ¾ in. ERW Pipe Mill Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision of A-B PowerFlex 755 Drives
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control Software Design
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation
  • Integration with Existing Mill Control System
  • Commissioning

12 ¾ in. ERW Pipe Mill Coil Length Optimization

  • ControlLogix PLC Control Software Design
  • Commissioning


Camrose, Alberta

16 in. ERW Pipe Mill Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision of A-B PowerFlex 755 Drives
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control Software Design
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation
  • Integration with Existing Mill Control System
  • Commissioning


Regina, Saskatchewan

24 Inch Pipe Mill Deneen Compensation Provision

  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation
  • Commissioning



TMK IPSCO

Blytheville, AR

4 ½ in. High T/D Pipe Mill, Entry Section, Cutoff, Finishing Floor

  • Project Management, Process Improvement
  • Cutoff drive/Motion System Design
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation

4 ½ in Entry and ERW Tube Mill

  • Design and Implementation of A-B PowerFlex DC Drives and ControlLogix PLC on the Entry
  • Design and Implementation of A-B PowerFlex DC Drives and ControlLogix PLC on the ERW Tube Mill

FCO Control System Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Drive/Motion System Design (Accelerator and 2-Axii Cutting System)
  • Commissioning

Finishing Line Drive System Upgrade

  • Drives and Communication Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Engineering and Integration with Existing Control System
  • Commissioning

FCO Bead Shear Control Design

  • 3rd party vendor Hardware Integration with Existing Control System
  • Commissioning

Pipe Stencil System Integration

  • 3rd party vendor Hardware Integration with Existing Control System
  • Commissioning

Heat Treat Quench Flow Control Design

  • 3-State PID Quench Flow Control Design
  • Commissioning


Camanche, IA

Two-Head Carbide Cold Saw for 12 ¾ in API Pipe Mill*

  • Project Management
  • Commissioning

Mill Drive System Control Upgrade

  • Hardware specification and Provision
  • Mill Drive System Speed Control Design
  • Commissioning
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation

Threadshop Drive System Upgrade

  • Hardware specification and Provision
  • Engineering and Integration with Existing Control System
  • Commissioning

Pipe Stencil System Integration

  • 3rd party vendor Hardware Integration with Existing Control System
  • Commissioning

FCO Control System Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Drive/Motion System Design (Accelerator and 3-Axii Cutting System)
  • Commissioning

FCO Pipe Cut Length Optimization

  • FCO Control System Modifications for Material Tracking and Pipe Cut Length Optimization
  • Commissioning


Wilder, KY

Hydrotester Control Upgrade

  • Control System Redesign Including Sequential State Logic
  • Commissioning

NDT System Pipe Gap Control

  • NDT Conveyor Control System Redesign
  • Commissioning

Drifter Control

  • Drifter Control System Redesign
  • Commissioning

Finishing Line Reporting System

  • Data Extraction and Processing from 3rd party Historian System. Automatic Report Generation
  • Commissioning

Entry End & Accumulator Integration

  • 3rd party vendor Hardware Integration with Existing Mill Control System
  • Commissioning

FCO Integration

  • 3rd party vendor Hardware Integration with Existing Mill Control System
  • Commissioning

24 in Pipe Coat Line Control System

  • PLC and HMI Software Control System Design
  • Commissioning

 

Cooper Standard

New Lexington, OH

Mill Line and Coater Line Control Systems Integration

  • Hardware and Software Integration Design
  • Commissioning

Coater Line Drive System 

  • Coater Drive System Hardware Specification and Provision of A-B PowerFlex 755 Drives & Servomotors
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control Software Design
  • Integration with Existing Coater and Mill Control Systems
  • Commissioning

Poly Pro Stick Feed Extrusion Line 1 Controls Integration

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

6mm - 14mm Tube Coat Line Controls

  • Controls and Drive System Hardware Specification and Provision (Siemens PLC and Servo Drives)
  • Process Control Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

Poly Pro Stick Feed Extrusion Line 2 Controls Integration

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

Small Tube Coiler Controls Upgrade

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with Existing Coat Line Control System
  • Commissioning (Pending)


Automation Engineering Company

Robstown, TX

Threading Line Controls and Drive System (Tex-Isle Supply Inc - Robstown Works)

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • PLC Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

 

Baytown, TX

Threading Line Controls and Drive System (Borusan Mannesmann Pipe - Baytown Works)

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • PLC Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

 

Houston, TX

Threading Line Controls and Drive System (SeAH Steel USA - Houston Works)

  • PLC Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning


Tex-Isle Supply Inc

Robstown, TX

Heat Treat Inspection Line Control Integration

  • Hardware Specification and Provision
  • PLC and HMI Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning

Threading Line Material Handling

  • PLC Control and Motion Software Design
  • Integration with OEM Machines Control Systems
  • Commissioning


Metal-Matic Inc

Bedford Park, IL

Control System Upgrade for 2 Mill Lines (2 in and 3 in OD)

  • Hardware specification and Provision
  • Drive System Speed Control Design
  • Commissioning

Accumulator Controls Upgrade

  • Hardware specification and Provision
  • Control System Design
  • Commissioning

 

Minneapolis, MN

Rolling Mill Controls Upgrade

  • Hardware specification and Provision
  • Control System Design
  • Commissioning


Northwest Pipe Company

Bossier City, LA

FCO Control System Upgrade

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision
  • Drive/Motion System Design
  • Commissioning

ERW Pipe Mill for OCTG

  • Complete System Hardware Specification and Provision of ABB ACS800 Drives
  • Controllogix PLC Drive Control Software Design
  • No-Slip Diameter Compensation System Design and Implementation
  • Commissioning

Data Acquisition and Level 2 Data Management System

  • Design and implementation of FT Historian S.E.
  • Design and implementation of FT VantagePoint
  • Design and implementation of FT Metrics
  • Commissioning


Prudential

Longview, WA

Horizontal Accumulator*

  • Project Management
  • Commissioning


Copperweld

Chicago, IL

12 ¾ in. Horizontal Accumulator*

  • Project Management
  • Drives and PLC hardware and software design
  • Commissioning


The Troxel Company

Moscow, TN

Small Dia. High-Speed HF Tube Mill and Entry Section

  • Drive and PLC software design
  • Field modifications and service


Walker Tube

Ligonier, IN

Accumulator of Small Dia. Pipe Mill*

  • Project Management and Design
  • Commissioning


Leavitt Tube

Chicago, IL

Horizontal Accumulator*

  • Project Management
  • Commissioning


LTV Steel/Copperweld

Youngstown, OH

12 in. API ERW Pipe Mill, Entry Section Cutoff, Finishing Line*

  • Plant electrical engineering and management
  • Mill, seam annealer, cutoff, hydrotester controls
  • Finishing floor and battery-backed crane magnet systems

 

Elyria, OH

ERW Pipe Mills and Finishing Floor*

  • Corporate electrical project management

 

Counce, TN

8 5/8 in. API Pipe Mill and Finishing Floor*

  • Corporate project management
  • Hydrotester PLC refurbishment

 

Femdale, MI*

  • Carbon Tube Mills and Galv Line
  • Corporate project management


Atlas Tube

Detroit, MI

6 in. Accumulator*

  • Project design assistance


Newport Tube

Cincinnati, OH

8 in. CTA for Pipe Mill*

  • Hardware and software design
  • Commissioning


Schaeffer Industries

Lindon, UT

Hot Saw and Accumulator of 6in. HF ERW Mill*

  • Project management
  • Commissioning


Allen Bradley/Reliance/Rockwell Automation

Highland Height, OH

  • Project Partnerships
  • Project Design


Homeland Security – U.S. Government

Washington, D.C.

Explosive Particle Detection Systems

  • Implementations of EPD System through U.S. airports
  • Certified for signature approval of EPD Systems in airports


Georgia Tubing/Copperweld

Cedar Springs, GA

Small Dia. HF Tube Mill

  • Corporate Project Management
  • Safety Inspection


Maverick Tube

Blytheville, AR

12 5/8 in. API Hydrotester

  • Commissioning



CNT

D.F. Mexico

Accumulator ERW Tube Mill*

  • Commission and Improvements


Regiopytsa

Monterrey, Mexico

2in. High-Speed ERW Carbon Tube Mill and Entry Section*

  • Drives and PLC programming
  • Commissioning


Dofasco

Monterrey, Mexico

4in. Hydroform ERW Tube Mill, Entry End and Saw Accelerator

  • OEM Site Management and Commissioning


General Motors

Saltillo, Mexico

Crankshaft Line

  • Motion and PLC Software Design
  • Hardware improvements


* Implemented personally by Jay Deneen