SCADA Systems & Programming Georgia Pacific Paper Converting SCADA System Upgrade - Olsson Electric

Georgia Pacific Paper Converting SCADA System Upgrade

OVERVIEW

OS Engineering completed a large-scale SCADA migration from the initial feasibility study and preliminary design, to the development of the new system, all the way through final startup and commissioning. A powerful but outdated system that was originally developed by in-house staff was replaced using a heavily customized implementation of Ignition software.

The new system was built on a large architecture consisting of more than
ten new virtualized servers, and relied heavily on “High Performance HMI” graphical standards that were developed in partnership with mill engineering staff.

SCOPE OF WORK

  • Developed a communication architecture supporting more than 150 PLCs and other control system devices from many manufacturers and spanning several generations.
  • Migrated more than 100,000 tags, many of which were packaged into custom data formats
  • Identified and replaced interfaces with business systems, reporting applications, and product labeling and scanning systems
  • Established interfaces with several SQL-based databases and a PI historian
  • Worked closely with mill staff to create detailed graphical standards, documented in a style guide
  • Developed nearly 200 graphical screens, created from a library of dozens of custom template objects, allowing for consistent graphics throughout the facility
  • Created custom graphical tools allowing for rapid classification and categorization of system alarms
  • Worked closely with mill and corporate IT staff to ensure compliance with company IT policies and industry best practices for cyber security
  • Provided nearly three weeks of hands-on and classroom training to operations, maintenance, and engineering staff
  • Client: Georgia Pacific
  • Location: Halsey, OR
  • Divisions: Controls & Engineering
  • Start Date: November 2015
  • End Date: June 2017

CATEGORY:

  • SCADA Systems Programming

INDUSTRY SERVED:

  • Timber & Forest Products

AREA SERVED:

  • Oregon
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