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Determining the optimal solution to solve your automation problems

Alistair Nicoll
BTech Eng&Aut (2000)

Over 20 years’ experience in industrial automation, robotics and mechatronics projects.

What Can I Do For You?

Optimal Technology provides clients in materials handling, food & beverage, industrial automation and other related industries, the following:

Project scope – the detail is critical
  • Consultancy to assist clients with providing meaningful detail and scope to vendors for quoting.

  • Analysis of quotes to provide due diligence to check the quotes are of value and will meet the client’s requirements and expectations.

  • Scope definitions.

  • System design, specialising in automation and control.

  • Definition of success and how that success is measured.

 

Advice
  • Optimising existing systems.

  • Selection of optimal technology.

  • Integration of various systems to provide a seamless solution.

  • Identification of risk (e.g. discontinued hardware, software reliant on outdated operating systems or hardware).

 

Training
  • Customised training to improve your staff’s ability to troubleshoot and recover from faults.

  • ABB Robotics and Robot Studio.

  • Getting the most out of your existing systems.

Specialisation
  • ABB industrial robotics.

  • Allen Bradley control systems.

  • Machine vision systems including both pre-packaged and customised.

  • Machinery safety control systems.

  • Materials handling systems.

  • SCADA – Registered integrator for Ignition by Inductive Automation

  • Functional descriptions.

  • The interface between OT (Operational Technology, i.e. the control system) and IT.

  • Optimising and upgrading of existing control systems.

  • Identification of risk in control systems.

  • Troubleshooting control systems.

  • Ensuring systems are backed up, recoverable and supportable.

  • Ensuring systems meet NZ electrical and safety standards.

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