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Oil & Gas

Safety-rated batch control for a specialty chemicals skid

Oil & Gas
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Platform

S7-1500F

Scope

PLC + SIL review

Location

Georgia

Delivered

5 weeks

Overview

A specialty chemicals producer needed a new batch skid brought online with safety-rated control and a documentation trail ready for audit.

The challenge

The process required a SIL-rated safety function integrated with standard batch sequencing, all on a compressed timeline ahead of a factory acceptance test.

Our approach

We programmed the batch sequence on an S7-1500F failsafe controller, separating the safety logic cleanly from the process logic. A second engineer performed a full SIL review of the safety routines before FAT, and every interlock was documented for the customer's audit file.

Results

SIL-rated safety function delivered and independently reviewed

Passed factory acceptance on the first attempt

Audit-ready documentation for the full safety and batch logic

The safety review was thorough and the FAT went off without a hitch. Exactly what we needed.

Process Controls Lead · Specialty Chemicals