Current Projects
Fonterra Research Centre, Palmerston North
Upgrade of aging Proworx processors to Unity platforms.
Contracted by Fonterra.
Graham Lowe Protein Hawera
Upgrade of production process, drying and milling lines.
Implementation of a CompactLogix, Citect HMI and historian.
Contracted by Sutherland Electrical.
Webster Portable Drilling Rig
Automation of Mud Pump system to integrate with main rig control.
Implementation of Schneider M340, Magelis operator interface and Citect historian.
Contracted by Taranaki Industrial Electical Services (TIES).
Fonterra Whareroa/Longburn/Pahiatua/Palmerston North
Ongoing plant optimisation as requested by Fonterra departments.
Completed Projects
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 5 Softlogix to ControlLogix
Migration of the Softlogix processor to a ControlLogix platform
Contracted by Fonterra
Fonterra Research Centre, Palmerston North DeltaV Replacement
Replacement of DeltaV DCS. Implementing Fonterra S88 ControlLogix / iFix platforms.
Contracted by Fonterra.
Goodman Fielder, Palmerston North PLC5 Upgrade
Migration of 4 x PLC5's to ControlLogix processors, interfacing to existing 1771 IO.
Contracted by Goodman Fielder.
Fonterra Whareroa Cheese Vats Safety Upgrade
Installation of Rockwell ControlLogix system to control operator access to Cheese Vats.
Contracted by Fonterra
Fonterra Whareroa Safety Upgrades
Installation of Rockwell Smartguard systems integrated into existing process.
Systems developed to compliance of Fonterra FES Sfaety Standard.
Contracted by Fonterra
Expand/Hide Completed Projects
Fonterra Whareroa Butter Maker Replacement
Replacement of Butter Makers 3&4. Implementing Fonterra S88 ControlLogix / iFix platforms.
Contracted by B.W Murdoch Ltd.
Fonterra Pahiatua Plant 2 HMI Upgrade
Upgrade of Plant 2 DMACS HMI to RSView SE Site Standard .
Contracted by Fonterra.
Fonterra Whareroa Tankerwash Upgrade 2008
Design, installation and commissioning of ControlLogix, iFix architecture.
Contracted by Techo NZ Ltd.
Fonterra Whareroa WPI Upgrade 2008
Expansion of existing WPC Plant for production flexibility.
Design, installation and commissioning of PLC5, ControlLogix architecture.
Contracted by Pacific Process Ltd.
Fonterra Whareroa Butter PLC3 Upgrade 2007
Project Management and Automation of Butter Plant PLC3 Upgrade to ControlLogix Platform.
Generation of new Functional Descriptions to FES compliance.
Electrical removal of redundant 1771 PLC3 equipment.
Design, installation and commissioning of new ControlLogix architecture.
Contracted by Fonterra.
Fonterra Lichfield Whey Plant Upgrade 2007
Installation of new Retentate Evaporator and Powder Bins to existing ControlLogix Platform.
Contracted by GEA (NZ).
Fonterra Pahiatua Plant 1 Automation 2006
Automation of Plant 1 Evaporator and Drier, implementing ControlLogix platform and RSView SE HMI.
Contracted by Fonterra.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 2 Evaporator Upgrade
Automation of Powder 2 Evaporator, implementing ControlLogix platform and Fix 32 HMI.
Contracted by GEA (NZ)
Fonterra Kapuni Pump Station 2007
Upgrade of effluent pump station to Unity based Quantum platform.
Fonterra Eltham Upgrade 2006
Assist in automation of new cheese processing lines.
Contracted by B.W Murdoch
Fonterra Longburn 2006
Milling and Blending PLC2 conversion to PLC5.
Fonterra Longburn Railmilk CIP Upgrade 2006
Installation of new CIP kitchen and route into existing control system.
Fonterra Pahiatua Water Treatment Plant 2005
Installation of water filtration and dosing system into new ControlLogix platform.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 4 Acid/Caustic Recovery 2005
Re-automation of existing Evaporator Caustic recovery for Nitric recovery and improved system reliability.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 1 Evaporator Automation 2005
Automation of Powder 1 Evaporator and implementation of FSOE7 to ControlLogix platform.
Fonterra Whareroa DPP1 Avapack Relocation 2005
Relocation of Avapack 25kg packer from Morrinsville. Installation of new powder transport system to PLC5.
Mainland Eltham Milk Treatment Upgrade 2005
Migration of Milk Pasteuriser, Cream Thermaliser, Cream Silo's and associated processes from Alert 500 to ControlLogix control platform. Development of new Intouch HMI
Network. Integration of Tetra Alfast Fat standardisation.
Contracted by Tetra Pak (NZ)
Fonterra Whareroa Cogeneration Black Start Compressor Relocation
Cogeneration Black Start Compressor Relocation from Energy Centre 1 for turbine air supply.
Fonterra Whareroa WPC Evaporator Concentrate DSI
Addition of concentrate DSI temperature associated control.
Fonterra Whareroa Casein Recon
MPC reconstitution plant upgrade for Tetra Pak New Zealand
Fonterra Longburn Casein Decanter replacement
Replacement of casein decanters and associated control.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 1 Standardisation Upgrade
Optimisation of Powder 1 system for protein standardisation.
Fonterra Whareroa Site DHW
Optimisation of Site Domestic Hot Water system.
Fonterra Pahiatua NZCP7 Upgrade
Installation of ControlLogix PLC for NZCP7 Pasteuriser compliance.
Fonterra Longburn NZCP7 Upgrade
Installation of ControlLogix PLC for NZCP7 Pasteuriser compliance.
Fonterra Longburn iFix Upgrade
Milk Treatment System upgrade from ControlView for DOS to iFix.
Fonterra Whareroa Casein Pasteuriser NZCP7 Upgrade
Installation of ControlLogix PLC for NZCP7 Pasteuriser compliance.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 5 NZCP7
Automation system upgrade for NZCP7 Evaporator compliance.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 1 NZCP7
Installation of ControlLogix PLC for NZCP7 Evaporator compliance.
Fonterra Whareroa CO2 Dosing
Installation of CO2 dosing control for RO1, LR02 and RO4 plants.
Fonterra Pahiatua Milk Treatment HMI Upgrade
Milk Treatment System upgrade from DMACS for DOS to iFix.
Fonterra Pahiatua Permeate Silo Addition
Installation of ControlLogix PLC to automate Permeate Standardising.
Fonterra Pahiatua Raw Milk Loadout
Installation of new Raw Milk Loadout..
Fonterra Whareroa Cream Standardising
Milk Treatment Seperation Cream Standardisation using Tetra Pak Alfast monitoring system.
DGC Nutritional Powder Hamilton (NZ)
Icon Automation supplied expertise for the automation of the Dairy Goat Co-Operative Powder Plant commissioned in Hamilton in 2003.
Icon Automation working with GEA Niro (NZ) from plant conception designed and implemented the Controllogix 5000 PLC control system with Intouch HMI system.
Fonterra Whareroa Powder 3/4 NZCP7
Automation system upgrade for NZCP7 Evaporator compliance.
Fonterra Whareroa WPCUF Automated Dosing
Installation of automated chemical dosing for both WPC and MPC UF plants
United Milk Cream Standardising and Silo Addition
Project implication as specified by Tetra Pak (NZ).
Fonterra Whareroa/Longburn/Pahiatua
Ongoing plant optimisation as requested by Fonterra Projects, and Loss Monitoring and departments.
Fonterra Whareroa Milk Treatment Permeate Silo Upgrade
Migration of Permeate Silo and associated transfer from Allen Bradley 5/250 to stand alone Allen Bradley PLC 5 as requested by Techo Ltd.
Fonterra Whareroa Cheese Pilz Safety System
Installation of Pilz Safety PLC interfacing via ControlNet to existing PLC control for Cheese Vats Safety interlocks.
