Control System Design
Process Control System Design Solutions
A well-designed and engineered control system is critical for a process plant looking to scale, meet targets, and protect personnel. Whether that’s installing a new control system, upgrading an existing platform, or migrating from a legacy system, the right planning and design experience is needed to ensure a successful commissioning and continuing operation.
At Cross Company’s Process Solutions group, we know that the vast majority of project issues during the lifecycle of an integration project can be traced back to the early phases. This makes early design and planning one of the most critical steps in project success.
Cross specializes in comprehensive control system design services, leveraging a proven project development process to budget, design, execute, and commission solutions for complex industrial control systems. Our goal is always to provide a reliable, secure, and scalable foundation for your future process control.
Comprehensive Process Control System Design
Our design services for industrial control systems provide the foundation needed for successful process automation and future integration. Depending on the size and complexity of your process, we’re able to offer a range of custom solutions designed to fit your unique application.
We define control loops, programming needs, interlocks, automated logic, and control details. As well as providing control narratives so you have a clear roadmap for system behavior and additional documentation like User Requirement Specification (URS), Security Requirement Specification (SRS), Functional Design Specification (FDS), Detail Design Specification (DDS), and any others. Our engineers can even provide system migration roadmaps so you can decide best implementation practices.
Control narratives can be subset of a design specification. For smaller systems sometimes supplying just a control narrative will provide all the information required to configure the control system. Typically Control Narratives contain definitions of all control loops with important details like range, description, alarms, graphic depiction, interlocks, automated logic etc.
When installing a new control system, upgrading an existing platform, or migrating to a new platform, Front-End design activities are critical to the success of a project. Depending on which academic study you read, it has been proven that up to 80% of project issues can be traced back to the Front-End design phase.
If you’re utilizing industrial networking, you know how important it is that every single component be working optimally. At Cross, we can audit your industrial networking infrastructure to ensure that you’re operating at peak performance and efficiency.
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Benefits of Designing Your System With Cross Company
Investing in an expertly engineered control system design from Cross Company delivers tangible benefits across your entire plant floor, including higher efficiency, greater productivity, improved safety, lower risk, increased effectiveness, and tailored deliverables.
Higher Efficiency
Our control system designs ensure your facilities run more smoothly, with hardware and software configured to streamline workflows and optimize production speed
Greater Productivity
By explicitly defining functional design specifications easy, we can prevent costly deployment errors that could occur further down the line
Improved Safety
A well-designed control system is a safe control system. Ensure your personnel and your processes are protected from dangerous system failures
Lower Risk
Control systems designed by experts minimize unplanned downtime, maximize throughout, and protects from unexpected stoppage, lowering your risk
Tailored Deliverables
We tailor our deliverables to match the exact size and scope of your project, saving you money and effort on maintenance. No one-size-fits-all
Increased Effectiveness
We build detailed control narratives, graphic depictions, and alarm documentation directly into our designs. This provides a clear roadmap for operators
Offering Solutions From Leading Brands
How We Work With You Throughout the Design Process
We follow a systematic approach to control system design that’s proven extremely effective time and time again. We focus on understanding your goals, business and operation, and optimizing your specific operations around achieving those goals
- Planning and Gathering Data – By working closely with your team (often as an extension of your own engineering department), we partner with maintenance and operations to understand the current working of your system, your current system constraints, and future goals. We comprehensively analyze existing data and physical infrastructure to determine legacy equipment and areas for optimization
- Custom Reporting and Specifications – Post-initial audit, we develop custom reports and a complete design framework. This includes detailed software component definitions, equipment lists, and automated logic or interlock structures specific to your process timeline. From control narratives to front-end design specifications, we can ensure your project is extensively documented and ready for implementation
- Moving To Next Phase – By leveraging our strategic partnerships with leading industrial brands and our significant experience in integration, we’re able to bridge the gap between design and implementation. We work to help you acquire the exact instrumentation and control technologies needed to execute the project on time and on budget. Then we can work with you to implement.
Cross Company Process Solutions Resources
Take a look at some of our most popular Cross resources about process control, control system migration, process optimization, and more
How We Get It Right Every Time
Successfully executing a complex project like process control system upgrades, legacy control system migration, greenfield integration, or control system design takes more than guesswork. At Cross Company, we don’t believe in a “see what happens” approach.
That’s why we’ve developed a comprehensive project execution model to ensure every project flows perfectly, no matter the scope.
From Basis of Design (BOD) and/or Functional Design Specification (FDS) to Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) to Start-Up and Commissioning, we detail and document every step of the process. That way, your project goes exactly as expected.
We can even provide initial documentation as a separate offering. Take a look at the full model or contact Cross Company’s Process Solutions group to learn more.
Why Cross Control System Design?
At Cross Company Process Solutions, we consistently provide world-class support for process manufacturers and applications across various sectors, including industrial, commercial, and municipal. Our commitment to excellence is underpinned by significant experience over decades, allowing us to navigate the intricacies of even the most complex projects and provide comprehensive solutions designed specifically for them.
When you work with Cross Company, you’re not just getting a comprehensive solution for your process application. We aim to build lasting partnerships, working by your side as an extension of your own team. When you choose Cross Company Process Solutions, you’re not just choosing a service provider. You’re choosing an integration partner who’s with you every step of the journey to process excellence.
Related Solutions for Process Applications
At Cross, we offer much more than just legacy control system migration. We can also provide the solutions our process manufacturing partners need to succeed. Check out our other process solutions equipment and see for yourself.
