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ENGlobal’s automation segment is uniquely qualified to deliver a “vendor independent” Main Automation Contracting (viMAC) solution to their clients. Expertise with a wide range of automation and control platforms is essential to assist clients in selecting the best solution that both fits their unique business needs while also aims to remain within their targeted budget.
Business restructuring activities that took place in the 1990’s have left many owner-operators with a shortage of in-house expertise required to adequately support their current automation needs. These needs include both capital expansions and greenfield activities, as well as operational support and maintenance of brownfield sites. Most of today’s automation vendors faced similar organizational activities during this period and have also been left with a void in experienced automation professionals.
The viMAC is typically the single point of contact for the total automation solution, delivering standardization and consistency across the entire project. In today’s business environment, this requires the experience, coupled with proven project methodologies, required to foster team work and efficient collaboration involving multiple contract packages which are often geographically distributed.
A successful ViMAC:
- Begins with a strong project management organization consisting of highly experienced automation professsionals
- Mobilizes technical expertise across the wide spectrum of automation and instrumentation solutions
- Materializes through fabrication and integration capabilities
- Validates the solution utilizing state of the art integrated factory acceptance test procedures and facilities
- Delivers unparalleled start-up and commissioning services, and
- Ensures continued operation through on-going maintenance and support
ENGlobal assembles together the required expertise to ensure the seamless integration of diverse, complex automation solutions. Consistency of personnel beginning with the front-end engineering design activities and continuing through plant commissioning is key to the overall success of any project. A viMAC offers clients the following benefits not typically provided with an automation contractor aligned with one particular automation platform:
- Decisions based on combined business and technical expertise
- Discovery of innovative ideas and cost saving opportunities
- Solutions that are easily understood and articulated to management and operations
- Project schedule and budget that is integrated and verified
- Alignment with client’s long-term automation vision
- Product independence and impartiality
- Unbiased consultancy services
- Selection of best technology available to satisfy the client’s unique needs
- Core project team to drive standardization across entire program and multiple sites
- In-house ability to tailor each solution to maximize client’s value
A viMAC provides the greatest impact on a project’s success through early engagement shortly after project inception. However, clients can still utilize the viMAC approach throughout the project lifecycle. Not all projects are alike, which means that not all projects should be executed in the same manner. The viMAC approach is best suited for automation projects that contain one of more of the following characteristics:
- Programmatic approach to multiple projects over multiple years
- Manage and coordinate execution in multiple geographic locations
- Automation projects or programs that involve multiple engineering contractors
- Managing multiple systems integrators or packaged equipment suppliers
- Concurrent modernizations and expansions
- Significant integration with existing infrastructure and installations
For more information about ENGlobal's viMAC solutions,
Please Contact:
Cindy Southall
Senior Vice President, Business Development
281-878-1017
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