INSTRUMENTATION, CONTROLS, & ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Improving Safety System Reliability
Instrumentation, controls, and electrical systems are the foundation for a safe and reliable plant. If any issues arise, well-designed safety systems will prevent equipment from exceeding safe operating limits.
At Equity, our Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering Team combines its industry experience with a practical approach to ensure your field instrumentation, control systems, and power systems are delivering the required performance. We leverage our broad range of expertise to assess your systems and provide practical recommendations that are focused on safety, reliability, and code compliance.
- Maintain uptime & efficiently control the plant
- Improve operational reliability & safety of systems
- Comply with jurisdictional requirements
- Apply a risk-based approach to maintenance strategy
Learn More About Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering From Equity's Experts
Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering Consulting Service Areas
Instrumentation Technology & Maintenance Strategies
Make informed decisions when designing, troubleshooting, or updating instrumentation technology and process analyzers. Conduct instrumentation mechanical integrity programs and condition-based maintenance to improve system reliability and performance.
Alarm Management
Implement an alarm management program following the ISA 18.2 and IEC 62682 framework. Develop an alarm philosophy document, maintain a master alarm database, perform alarm rationalization, and define and track KPIs to measure progress.
Risk Analysis Studies
Conduct Process Hazard Analyses, Layer of Protection Analysis (LOPA) studies, and quantitative risk analyses to evaluate hazard scenarios.
Maintain compliance with ANSI/ISA/IEC 61511 with our technical support through all stages of the system’s lifecycle with specific focus on the operation and maintenance stage.
Direct on-site electrical safety audits to evaluate performance to relevant regulatory standards and perform power system studies (short circuit, coordination, and arc flash hazard analysis) to ensure safe and reliable operation.
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Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering Expertise
Equity’s Instrumentation, Controls, & Electrical Engineering Team combines industry experience with a multidisciplinary approach to support your system program improvements and modernization goals.
Our experts:
- Field and plant experience in oil & gas, petrochemical, chemical, food & beverage processing, and commercial facilities
- Provide technical expertise in the field for new installations, turnarounds, and safety system validations and proof testing
- Active members of IEEE, ISA, and API SOICS
