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Automation Project Services

SDB can provide Automation Project Services (APS) to the industrial environment in the Midwest. Automation projects normally are those that contain various levels of the computer control hierarchy functions as follows below:

  • Level 1 - the PROCESS consisting of the field Input/Output(I/O), interfaced with Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) to networks of computers.


  • Levels 2/3 - SUPERVISORY CONTROL and DATA ACQUISITION of the PROCESS. these levels consist of supervisory control and data acquisition functions running in real time on computer systems that are usually connected to the process via the I/O and the digital data highway communication media, such as fiber optic and/or copper conductor. These computer systems can perform additional functions of production recording, material tracking, scheduling, shipping etc..


  • Level 4 - the BUSINESS computer systems, where the plant management ties into the process to perform such functions as, Order Entry & Processing, Payroll, Accounting, Training records, OSHA Data Base etc.

SDB's uniqueness in the APS environment consists of vast industrial experience from the metals industry. SDB resources are technically competent and competitive in providing APS for the various levels of the computer control hierarchy. These services can consist of the following:

  • Project Management for client Automation Projects
  • Functional Specification writing for clients
  • Assist clients in justification of Automation Projects expenditures
  • Assist clients in the Design, Implementation and Installation of Automation Projects
  • Provide turnkey Automation Project Services for projects in Material Marking & Tracking in the Steel Industry
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