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- Automatic Fire Fighting Control System
- Automatic fire-fighting control coordinates detection, alarm, release and status functions for an approved suppression system.
- Automation & Control Systems
- SMEC engineers and integrates PLC, HMI, SCADA and package-control systems for new projects and brownfield assets.
- Ballast Control System for Marine & Offshore Assets
- A Ballast Control System coordinates tank-level information, pumps, valves, alarms and operator commands used to manage vessel or offshore-unit ballast operations within the approved stability and operating philosophy.
- Bilge Alarm & Monitoring System
- A bilge alarm system monitors project-defined bilge wells or compartments and alerts operators to abnormal liquid level or leakage conditions.
- Boiler Control & Burner Management Systems
- Boiler and burner control packages coordinate purge, ignition, fuel/air permissives, flame supervision, trips and operating sequences according to the approved burner-management philosophy.
- Brownfield Engineering
- Brownfield engineering begins with what already exists.
- Dam Level Monitoring & Remote Alarm System
- Dam level monitoring combines reliable level measurement, local data acquisition, alarm thresholds and remote visualization so operators can track water level and defined events.
- Digital Engineering for Energy Assets
- Digital engineering connects physical assets to trusted operational data, software and engineering context so teams can see, maintain and act on equipment more effectively.
- DMS3000 Drilling Monitoring System
- DMS3000 provides a configurable drilling-data view for rig personnel, bringing selected drilling, pit, machinery and process signals into operator displays.
- Driller Talkback & Audio Visual Alarm Systems
- Talkback and audio-visual alarm systems provide fast operational communication and clear local annunciation around drilling floors and machinery areas.
- Drilling Rig Power Houses
- A rig Power House is a transportable, pre-wired power and control package designed around the rig's generation, distribution and drive architecture.
- E-Houses and Modular Electrical Rooms for Energy Projects
- An E-House is a prefabricated, factory-integrated electrical room that brings project-specific power distribution, motor control, automation and auxiliary systems into a transportable module before site installation.
- Electrical Engineering
- SMEC supports electrical engineering from load and distribution studies through panels, drives, UPS/DC, modular E-Houses, integration, FAT and site commissioning.
- Explosion-Proof CCTV & Perimeter Security
- Industrial CCTV in hazardous and offshore environments requires more than camera selection.
- Fuel Monitoring System
- SMEC's fuel-monitoring approach connects tank level, transfer and consumption data to a central operating view so teams can reconcile fuel movement, generator consumption and site inventory more consistently.
- Generator Control & Power Management Systems
- Generator control and PMS coordinate generator availability, synchronization, load sharing, protection interfaces, load shedding and recovery so the electrical system responds predictably as loads change.
- Greenfield Projects
- Greenfield projects allow interfaces to be engineered before equipment reaches site.
- Hydraulics & Pneumatics
- Hydraulic and pneumatic systems often remain mechanically serviceable long after their original control hardware becomes difficult to support.
- Illumination Hut & Lighting Distribution Package
- An Illumination Hut is a packaged lighting-distribution and control enclosure used to consolidate project-defined lighting feeders, protection and controls into a transportable or localized unit.
- Industrial Battery Chargers & DC Systems
- Battery chargers and DC systems support control, protection, emergency and auxiliary loads that must remain available when normal AC power is disturbed.
- Instrumentation
- Instrumentation connects the physical process to control and safety systems.
- Integrated Drilling Control System
- An Integrated Drilling Control System coordinates operator commands, machinery controls, drives, interlocks and selected rig package interfaces through a common control architecture.
- Jacking Control System
- Jacking systems coordinate motors/drives, brakes, pinion/rack machinery, leg position and load-related signals during elevated-risk rig moves.
- Lifecycle & Obsolescence Support
- Lifecycle support manages the period between commissioning and replacement.
- Load Monitoring System
- Load monitoring gives operators a structured view of project-defined leg, machinery or structural load signals during critical operations.
- Marine Growth Prevention System Control
- Marine Growth Prevention systems reduce biological fouling in seawater circuits using project-specific treatment technology.
- MCC, PCC & Power Distribution Panels
- MCCs and PCCs organize motor feeders, protection, switching, metering and automation interfaces into maintainable electrical assemblies.
- NexVerse Digital Twin Intelligence
- NexVerse is positioned for assets or systems where teams need more than a dashboard: a digital representation that connects engineering information with operating data, condition, maintenance and performance context.
- NexView Industrial AI Video Analytics
- NexView connects existing or new video streams to a unified VMS and project-defined AI analytics so CCTV can support security, safety and selected operational decisions instead of only recording events for later review.
- NexWave Remote Asset Monitoring
- NexWave connects selected data from PLCs, sensors, meters and SCADA to a remote operating view.
- Onshore Wellhead & Skid Control Systems
- Wellhead and skid control panels run the local sequences for a well pad or a packaged skid — pressures, temperatures, valve positions and equipment states — while an RTU or PLC interface carries alarms and operating data to a central SCADA.
- PAGA System
- PAGA systems distribute operational announcements and emergency alarms across noisy, hazardous and distributed industrial environments.
- Panel Engineering & Manufacturing
- SMEC engineers and manufactures project-specific control and electrical panels, integrating approved PLCs, protection, drives, starters, power supplies, networking and terminal interfaces.
- Pipeline SCADA & RTU Systems
- Pipeline SCADA connects geographically distributed stations — RTUs, metering, valves and pump or compressor sites — to one supervisory environment of operator displays, alarms, trends and controlled remote commands.
- Plant Automation & SCADA Systems
- Plant automation connects field instruments, motors, drives, package controls and operator supervision into one maintainable operating architecture.
- PLC, HMI & Drive Control Panels
- PLC/HMI/Drive panels bring control logic, operator interface, I/O and motor/drive commands into a project-specific panel or console for machinery, skids and process packages.
- PLC, SCADA & DCS Migration
- Control-system migration replaces unsupported hardware or software while preserving the process logic, field interfaces and operating intent that still matter.
- ProSet360 CMMS & Asset Intelligence
- ProSet360 organizes asset hierarchy, preventive/corrective work, maintenance history, spares and cost context so maintenance decisions are connected to the equipment record rather than scattered across spreadsheets and isolated systems.
- Rig Modernization
- Rig modernization is the structured replacement or re-engineering of ageing electrical, control and safety systems while retaining equipment that remains technically and commercially viable.
- RPD System
- RPD monitoring provides information on relative rack/pinion loading behaviour during jacking so operators can identify unequal loading conditions that require attention.
- SCR Houses for Drilling Rigs
- SCR Houses remain important on many legacy drilling fleets.
- Shutdown & Turnaround Support
- Shutdown windows compress engineering, access, manpower and commissioning into a fixed period.
- Skidding Current Monitoring System
- Skidding Current Monitoring provides operators and engineers with electrical-load visibility across project-defined skidding motors or drives so abnormal loading, imbalance or overload conditions can be investigated during movement.
- System Integration
- System integration is the engineering work between packages: signal ownership, communications, interlocks, time synchronization, alarms, data exchange, power/control interfaces and commissioning responsibility.
- Testing & Commissioning
- Testing and commissioning prove that engineering, hardware, software and field interfaces work together before handover.
- Top Drive Control System for Drilling Rigs
- A Top Drive Control System coordinates operator commands, motor/drive control, permissives, feedback, alarms and interfaces required to operate the top-drive package within the rig control architecture.
- Turnkey Engineering & System Solutions for Critical Energy Assets
- For a defined system or project package, SMEC can provide a single engineering and execution chain from scope definition to operational handover.
- VFD Houses for Drilling Rigs
- A VFD House packages variable-frequency drives, power/control distribution, cooling/ventilation, protection and control interfaces for drilling and auxiliary motors.
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