Instrumentation & Process Control Engineering

From P&ID to a plant that runs under control.

Arnold Kers Engineering Services supports owners, EPC contractors and engineering firms in designing and delivering greenfield and brownfield projects in the instrumentation and process control discipline.

  • ATEX & IECEx
  • Commissioning
  • Site engineering
  • SmartPlant Instrumentation
  • Panel FAT worldwide
PV 101 PT 101 PIC 101 4–20 mA
Fig. 1 — Pressure control loop, ISA 5.1 notation
Control cabinet with remote I/O modules, industrial Ethernet switches and labelled field wiring
Remote I/O cabinet with industrial Ethernet network
Commissioning workstation with laptop, test documentation and a compressor package on site
Commissioning on site
Services

Greenfield and brownfield, one discipline.

Whether a plant starts from an empty plot or has to keep running while it changes, the instrumentation and control scope needs the same care: correct measurements, reliable loops and documentation that matches what is built.

Greenfield

New plants and new units

Support from the first process design to a commissioned control system.

  • Instrumentation and control philosophy
  • Instrument selection and specification
  • Control system architecture and I/O
  • Detail engineering through to start-up
Brownfield

Modifications, revamps and expansions

Changes to operating plants, planned around existing installations and production.

  • Site surveys and as-built verification
  • Tie-ins to existing DCS, PLC and safety systems
  • Obsolescence and migration projects
  • Turnaround and shutdown preparation
Scope of work

What I can take on.

Available as a full I&C package or as support to your own engineering team.

Index & data

SmartPlant Instrumentation

Instrument index, datasheets, loop and wiring data managed in SmartPlant Instrumentation (SPI).

Drawings

Loop diagrams and hook-ups

Loop diagrams, installation details, location layouts and wiring documentation.

Cabling

Cable and junction box design

Cable schedules, routing, junction box and marshalling layouts.

Control

Control narratives

Functional descriptions, cause & effect matrices and control logic input for DCS and PLC.

Hazardous areas

ATEX and IECEx

Ex equipment selection, protection concepts, certificate checks and hazardous area documentation.

On site

Site engineering and commissioning

Site engineering, loop checks, SAT, punch lists and commissioning through start-up.

Approach

Involved through every project phase.

I can join at any stage. Early involvement prevents rework later.

Phase 1

Concept & FEED

Control philosophy, preliminary instrument list, I/O estimate and cost input.

Phase 2

Detail engineering

Complete I&C deliverables, vendor document review and interdisciplinary checks.

Phase 3

Procurement & FAT

Technical bid evaluation, purchase specifications and factory acceptance tests of control panels, at vendors worldwide.

Phase 4

Construction & start-up

Site support, loop checks, SAT, commissioning and as-built documentation.

Operator display of a high-pressure compressor with its start-up step sequence running
Operator display during commissioning of a compressor start-up sequence
About

Arnold Kers

Arnold Kers Engineering Services is an independent engineering practice specialised in instrumentation and process control. I work alongside project teams to design and realise reliable measurement and control solutions for the process industry.

I bring extensive hands-on experience in ATEX and IECEx hazardous area work, site engineering and commissioning, and in SmartPlant Instrumentation. I also carry out factory acceptance tests of control panels for clients all over the world.

Clients get one point of contact who knows the discipline from specification to commissioning, and who works to their standards, systems and schedule.

Discipline
Instrumentation & process control
Projects
Greenfield and brownfield
Expertise
ATEX & IECEx, site engineering, commissioning, SmartPlant Instrumentation, control panel FAT
Role
Engineering support, design and realisation
Based in
The Netherlands, working worldwide
Languages
English, Dutch
Compressor package with field instrumentation, tubing and control valves
Compressor package with field instrumentation
Contact

Have a project coming up?

Tell me about the scope, the phase and the timeline. I will reply within two working days.

Web
arnoldkers.nl