Modernizing a decades-old coal plant network is one thing. Doing it while consolidating 27 PLCs into a fully redundant PROFINET system, with zero unplanned downtime, is another. That challenge is still underway at one of Alabama’s largest power plants where Revere is leading a multi-year effort to modernize the facility’s fuel handling system without interrupting…
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With new safety standards hitting the paper industry, some friction while getting up to compliance is unavoidable, but Revere has developed some proven methods for making the transition as smooth as possible. In this article, we take a closer look at the modernization of one major US paper mill’s winder deck and how the approach…
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In new water and wastewater treatment facilities, few systems have a greater impact on startup success—and more potential for misalignment—than the motor control center (MCC). MCCs distribute power to essential equipment like pumps, mixers, and blowers, and they serve as the connection point between the electrical and control systems. How they are specified and who…
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Read about how Revere Control Systems modernized a municipal water treatment plant (WTP), expanding capacity from 32 MGD to 48 MGD with zero downtime. This case study highlights Revere’s phased approach, advanced SCADA and PLC upgrades, and collaboration with plant staff, resulting in improved operational efficiency and water quality for a growing communit Challenge: Outdated…
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A leading wallboard manufacturer operates one of the largest wallboard production facilities in the United States, serving high-growth markets in Texas and the South. As production demands increased, the facility faced mounting challenges. The calcining operation, which converts raw gypsum rock into slurry before it becomes wallboard, relied on outdated electrical infrastructure and aging automation…
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If you’ve spent time around control systems, you’ve undoubtedly heard the phrase “tags” used. After all, tags are an integral part of a control program. And controllers (PLCs, DCS, etc.). And operator interfaces (HMIs). And historians. And a whole host of other pieces of a control system. With all these tags floating around, it can…
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By Greg Graves In my role, I get to talk to customers about what went well on projects and what could have been done better. In most of these conversations, I’m trying to figure out what we did that created the result, whether good or bad. Recently, one of our new customers explained to me…
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Recently, we worked with a client suffering from substantial downtime issues primarily due to I/O failures. They had a redundant PLC system, and though it hadn’t malfunctioned, it was at end-of-life, so they contracted us to modernize their entire plant. As part of that process, they asked whether they should continue to use a redundant PLC…
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One of the things we love at Revere is having the chance to come up with creative solutions for our customers. Unfortunately, when it comes to automation and control systems integration, some people view creative solutions as a “risky scheme”. This feeling is understandable, because above all else, a business needs their equipment up and…
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