Instrumentation and Controls Engineering

ATSI will provide accurate, highquality services tailored to individual project requirements. Our team is an extension of your own staff. ATSI adds value through responsiveness, field experience, and timely technical solutions.

From concept sketches, as-builts, and final design drawings to analyses and project documentation, we emphasize clear presentation of information, accuracy, and close attention to schedules. We pride ourselves on our ability to interface smoothly with engineering, operations, maintenance, and craft personnel.

ATSI works to minimize capital costs, maximize plant availability, and ensure ease of construction and maintenance. We measure our success by your satisfaction.

All components of control systems design are accomplished.

Whether your project involves instrumentation selection, simple relay logic, or the latest in software controlled automation, our engineers have the necessary skills to produce the control system designs that are right for your job.

• Feasibility studies
• Budgetary estimates
• Equipment evaluation
• Specification development
• Long-term planning recommendations

ATSI’s engineers understand control challenges. We listen to our customers and draw on extensive field experience to offer sound guidance. Our instrumentation and controls expertise covers the following areas:

• Control system design
• Instrument selection and procurement
• Programmable logic controllers
• HMI/SCADA
• Project management
• System documentation
• Distributed Control Systems

System Design
We design your control system based on a system functional specification and piping and instrument diagrams (P&ID’s). ATSI can prepare P&ID’s for you or support P&ID preparation by your staff. ATSI will develop a functional specification based on a thorough understanding of your control requirements. This specification is the basis for system design.

Controls Hardware Employed

Programmable Logic Controllers

 

• Allen-Bradley
• Modicon
• Many other PLCs

Process Controllers

• Moore
• Foxboro/Allen-Bradley

To add value to ATSI’s solutions, we can also provide software engineering services. ATSI is experienced in providing the following components:

• Requirements analysis
• Design, development, and testing
• Database-driven reporting
• Network architecture design
• Custom software

Controls Software Employed

HMI SCADA software

• Intellution
• Wonderware
• Citech

PLC Programming Software

• Rs Logix
• Proworks NxT

Custom Programming

• Visual Basic

Documentation
Our engineers and CAD designers provide high-quality documentation.
From early sketches to as-builts, every detail is considered to ensure ease of construction and future troubleshooting. We can produce the following instrumentation and controls documentation to ensure your project’s success:

• Process & instrument diagrams
• Specifications
• Instrument datasheets
• Loop drawings
• I/O schematics
• Control panel/room layouts
• Electrical room layouts
• Computer network one-lines
• Detailed LAN/WAN diagrams
• Pneumatic/hydraulic diagrams
• Software documentation
• Acceptance test procedures
• Training/ O&M manuals

ATSI: Buffalo, Pittsburgh and Chicago's premier consulting engineering firm. We employ the industries finest HVAC, structural, civil, electrical, instrumentation & controls and mechanical consulting engineers. We also specialize in facility construction services including automotive facility construction and blast furnace construction. We are your expert choice for traditional and custom consulting engineering services.