Capabilities
Automation & CTS
Control of buildings and processes - heating, ventilation, cooling, pumps and energy - and of machines in industry.
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The problem
When the building or the process runs, but not well
Rooms are too warm or too cold, energy use is higher than it should be, alarms are ignored because there are too many, and nobody has a clear view of what the system is actually doing.
At a glance
Overview
We engineer, program and commission control systems for buildings and industry. Our work is development, programming, engineering and commissioning - not general installation.
We work on new installations and on existing systems that need to be modernised, integrated or brought under control.
Where it fits
Automation & CTS is where software meets the physical installation. It often connects to Connected Systems for remote monitoring and to Software & AI for data and optimisation.
Automation & CTS
What we build
Building Automation
Control and monitoring of heating, ventilation, cooling and pumps.
Industrial Automation
Control of machines and processes in production.
Control Systems
PLC programs and control logic that behave predictably.
Monitoring
Overview, alarms and history that people can act on.
Energy
Energy management and measurement built into the control.
Commissioning
Testing and handover of the system on site.
Systems
Typical system combinations
- Sensors
- CTS
- Data
- Control logic
- Monitoring
- Optimization
- PLC
- Modbus
- Building management system
- Alarms
- Energy meters
- Data collection
- Energy reports
Illustrative example
Honestly
Is it the right choice?
A good fit when
- An installation needs new or better control
- Several control systems must work together
- Energy use or operation must be documented
Probably not the right choice when
- The task is only physical installation
- The fault is mechanical, not in the control
Technical view
We work with PLC programming and the common building and industrial protocols, and we integrate with existing equipment instead of replacing it when that is the better choice.
- PLC
- I/O
- Modbus
- BACnet
- KNX
- Building management systems