DESIGN

Panel layout and design drawings
This aspect of design includes Process & Instrumentation (P&ID) Drawings, complete control panel layout drawings, Input/Output diagrams and other schematics that fully illustrate your controls project.
Process flow and instrumentation drawings
This phase of design lays out the “roadmap” for your project. Material flow, piping, major pieces of mechanical and electrical equipment and other items important to your process are illustrated and connections shown. The NorthWind project team will select unit processes that are based on your criteria and that optimize the economic, regulatory, safety, and convenience conditions of your plant.
3-D mechanical and plant layout
Assess functionality and space requirements of your new process before expending major resources with this 3-D design tool. Modeling checks to ensure equipment placement and process flow works for your process and in your design space. This reduces development costs, saves time and ultimately enhances the efficiency of your project.
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Considering the Options – Pushbutton vs. HMI Display Controls
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Job Site Safety: Working With Control Panels
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Advantages of Ethernet Devices in the Industrial World
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