siemens oil and gas 2016 lact unit

Siemens Industry Oil and Gas ConferenceMarch 30th, 2016

John SullivanDecreased Cost, Increased Performance of a LACT Skid using the S7-1200

Agenda

Introduction

Parts of LACT Skid

Case Study Presentation Hardware Overview Communication Challenges

Questions

Presenter InfoJohn SullivanProject Director

• Siemens Certified Professional• Control Systems PE

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering – Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

• With DMC since 2009• Relocated to Denver in August of 2014 with 3

other engineers.

DMC Company Profile

Industries Served:

AutomotiveChemical and Food ProcessingElectronics/SemiconductorHydraulicsLaboratory Testing

Machine Tool Material HandlingMetal ConvertingPackagingPharmaceuticalPrinting & Textiles Oil & Gas

Established in 1996, offices in Chicago, Boston, Denver, Houston, New York & customers

throughout the worldemployees &

growing

85+

Areas of Expertise

MANUFACTURINGAUTOMATION & INTELLIGENCE

PLC Programming

Motion Control Engineering &Servo Systems

HMI & SCADA Expertise

Intelligent Data& Web BasedSystems

Vision Inspection Expertise

Robotics

TEST & MEASUREMENT AUTOMATION

NI FPGA

LabVIEW Development

Test Stand Design

Machine Vision

Data Analysis & Reporting

NI Real-Time

CUSTOM SOFTWARE& HARDWARE DEVELOPMENT

PC Application Development

Product Development

Web Application, iOS, Android & App Development

Embedded Design & Programming

SDK, API & Driver Development

Database Systems

MICROSOFT CONSULTING SERVICES

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INDIVIDUAL CERTIFICATIONS

Manufacturing & Automation Certifications

DMC has the highest number of S7 certified engineers in the US.

LACT Skid Introduction

What is a LACT Unit?Lease Automatic Custody Transfer Unit

What is a LACT Unit

Image from FMC Technologies

What Is Important?

DMC Core Values

1. Accuracy (Flow Meter)

Accuracy(Flow

Meter)

1. Need flow measurements to be very accurate

2. Variety of Flow Meters based on conditions

3. Different Flow Meters have different interfaces to Controls

Key Features

2. Remote Connectivity

Remote Connectivi

ty

1. Data is always collected by central station

2. Data connection is not always reliable

3. Need multiple interfaces to provide for different customer standards

DMC Core Values

3. Cost

Cost

1. Transfers money, but can’t cost much of it

2. Competition drives down cost

3. Lowest Cost usually makes the decision

Key Features

4. Controls

Controls

1. Reliability!

2. Need items that are quick and easy to configure

3. Need items with a range of communication options

4. Remote connectivity is hugely desired

Case Study

Project Requirements Configurable for Multiple Flow Meters

Variety of Communication Options

Local Control for Operator

Remote Monitoring

Availability for Expansion for Remote Connectivity

Low Hardware Costs

Customer ownership for future changes

Motivation for Change Current Solution

AB MicroLogix PLC Panel View Component HMI Different Versions of Code for

Different Flow Meters

Solution S7-1200 Comfort Panel Common Code Base for a

Variety of Flow Meters. Single PLC for variety of

different customer connections.

Which PLC?

The S7-1200 Communication/Remote

Connection Profinet, Modbus TCP, Ethernet,

Ethernet/IP on board Expansion for Modbus RTU,

Profibus, AS-Interface, and others

Cost Lower cost than most

competitor products Onboard IO helped drop overall

cost Common Code Base

Able to develop code to meet a

variety of different meters and sensors.

The S7-1200 Web Server

Web Server with data tables to provide remote troubleshooting

SMTP Option to add in emails

based on events PLC Data Logging

Built in Logging Functionality on the PLC (accessible via webserver)

Not implemented, but an option for growth.

Which HMI?

Comfort Panel Configurable Analog Scaling

Pop-up to change scaling of analog inputs.

Back-up Local Data Needed local data logging in

case connection went down. Wanted to trend non

financial values as well. Password Protection & User

Admin Needed custom password

protection for different screens

Results

1. Far more functionality for a lower cost

2. Less work for OEM when building different skids

3. Better looking HMI

4. Lots of room for expansion to future features

Recap

1. LACT Units are vital for business1. Good Flow Meter2. Smart Controls3. Good Communication

2. Siemens Solution1. S7-1200 is low cost high

feature processor2. Improved capability and

room for expansion

Questions?

John SullivanJohn.Sullivan@dmcinfo.com303.927.0191 www.dmcinfo.com