Custom PLC control
Bespoke control development and integration using the platform appropriate to the application. Define the operating requirements, interfaces and acceptance criteria before implementation.
INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & CONSULTANCY
Complex challenges.
Practical engineering.
Independent automation, engineering consultancy, project management and digital systems. From investigating a persistent fault to delivering a controlled modernisation programme.
BEYOND THE PROGRAMME
Engineering the complete solution.
A successful control project depends on more than software. APC considers instrumentation, electrical integration, networks, hardware, recovery, commissioning and the people who will operate and maintain the result.
HMI & SCADA
Clear operator screens, usable alarm presentation, trends and protected engineering functions. Build a consistent experience around the actual process.
Instrumentation & integration
Connect field measurement, electrical systems and software so the control system receives useful information and responds as intended.
Secure industrial networking
Develop connectivity around operational requirements, segmentation, permitted access and the customer’s security policy. Define remote-support boundaries deliberately.
Legacy modernisation & resilience
Assess ageing systems, preserve recoverable baselines and plan phased changes. Include documentation, configuration backups and an appropriate spare-hardware strategy.
Simulation, training & development
Use simulation for functional development, operator familiarisation, fault scenarios and commissioning preparation. Match the training environment to the agreed project scope.
Engineering & project management
Translate business needs into a practical scope. Coordinate technical requirements, delivery activities, commissioning and handover across the project.
Digital systems & business visibility
Develop reporting, dashboards and practical digital workflows that connect engineering information with the people who need to make decisions.
Our broader consultancy supports engineering and construction projects, technical planning, delivery coordination and the digital systems that help teams work effectively.
APControl
A modern platform.
A practical migration.
Where APControl fits the application, it provides a route to a common operator experience, actionable diagnostics and reporting across suitable existing or new PLC systems.
APControl
ENGINEERED BY APCYour plant.
One familiar experience.
One familiar experience.
Existing PLCMixed systemsNew PLC
One operator experience
Clear plant visibility
Actionable diagnostics
Production intelligence
Recovery confidence
Platform overview · capabilities configured to the agreed project scope
A PRACTICAL ROUTE TO DELIVERY
Understand. Develop.
Prove. Deploy.
Move quickly with a clear scope, familiar engineering building blocks and testing that starts before the installation reaches site.
Understand the operation
Listen to the people running the plant. Establish the constraints, priorities and practical definition of success.
Develop the solution
Select the right platform and tailor reusable modules, interfaces and reporting to the customer’s requirements.
Simulate & validate
Exercise control behaviour, fault scenarios and operator workflows away from live production. Prepare your people as well as the system.
Deploy & support
Commission against agreed acceptance criteria. Hand over documentation, backups and a planned support and recovery approach.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Bring the difficult engineering problem to APC.
Let’s start with your operation, your challenges and what you want to achieve.