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Reliable Controls is dedicated to transforming the engineering and consulting industry through Safety, Quality and Expertise. Our outlook is global, and we embrace employees from all over the world. We work with purpose: forging Innovative Methods, Processes and Technologies. Through our passion and unified vision, we create the greatest solutions of our generation.
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Engineering & System Integration
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Earlier this year, Reliable Controls performed a control system assessment at a large mining facility in Mexico. Based on this assessment, the RCC team addressed several critical items to perform detailed engineering and system integration for the well-water expansion project at the facility.
The Engineering & System integration project involved detailed design of the control system, including:
- The fiber optic and Ethernet communications to ensure the communications back-bone was clearly defined, functional, fit for purpose, and reliable as per the client’s requirements.
- Development of the control system documentation such as: Interlock matrices, Controls Narratives, Network diagrams, Programming standards, and Interconnect drawings.
- Development of the I/O listings, and Alarm listings to ensure all ranges, units, set points, and priorities were defined, consistent, and reviewed by our client representative prior to implementation.
- Development of detailed control narratives to ensure the proper functional operation of the controls system.
The RCC team also stood in as “subject matter experts” during the Hazard and Operability process (HAZOP), providing instruction for the defined interlocks and permissives, control system behavior and a solid understanding of all procedures involved. RCC was also tasked to provide a HAZOP facilitator to guide the work-shop through completion, and provide a recommendation report which was addressed by RCC and the client.
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Programming and Visualization standards were developed to define standards in communications, inputs/outputs, fault handling, equipment control, interlocks and permissives and diagnostics. The visualization portion of the standards were based on ISA’s High Performance HMI publication. Programming and visualization standards were produced in the native language and reviewed and approved by the client’s team prior to implementation.
Actual programming and graphic development and bench-testing was completed on-time in accordance to an already aggressive project schedule. The Reliable Controls team put together a comprehensive Site Acceptance Test (SAT) execution plan and test package; the SAT was completed, documented and transmitted to the client. The SAT was essentially a
complete functional check-out validating the detail design and the programming of the control system prior to installation.
Thank you to our team for all your hard work on this project!
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This month, we’d like to introduce Larry Halili! Larry joined the Reliable team last year as part of a commissioning project in Mexico. He’d previously worked with our very own Ron Pyatt in 2011 during part of an early commissioning project at a gold plant in the Philippines. Ron later directed Larry our way, and we couldn’t be more pleased! Thanks, Ron!
Larry is a Process/Metallurgical Engineer for RCC. “I love being a Metallurgist,” he told us, and he considers it one of his biggest strengths as an individual. So do we, Larry! Since graduating from the University of the Philippines in 1983, Larry has experienced working in copper flotation and gold cyanidation in the Philippines, Australia, Mongolia and Mexico.
Traveling is a big part of Larry’s job and he expressed that he enjoys working for Reliable Controls because, “RCC supports and takes care of their employees…” he continued, ”they allow an individual to explore and apply his or her own expertise and capabilities to solve everyday work problems.”
Family always comes first for Larry and is his biggest inspiration and drive, even with sometimes being so far away. Outside of RCC, Larry enjoys photography and taking pictures of landscapes and patterns. He invites you to visit his Facebook page to see some of his favorite pictures he’s taken. He also enjoys playing computer games of the real-time-strategy genre, and is particularly in to the “Company of Heroes.” He tells us, “[It’s] So hard to defeat the Germans with their Panzar tanks…” maybe some of our readers out there will have some pointers for you, Larry!
When at home, despite his wife’s preferences, Larry finds comfort in wearing very old and tattered oversized t-shirts and could probably eat Vanilla ice cream for the rest of his life.
We always ask our featured team members for words of wisdom for our readers; Larry’s words come from a famous statistician named Dr. H. James Harrington, “If you can’t measure something, you can’t understand it. If you can’t understand it, you can’t control it. If you can’t control it, you can’t improve it.”
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RCC Launches Safety Blog
At Reliable Controls Corporation, we’ve developed a culture built on safety. We understand that the people of this industry are constantly putting themselves in potentially dangerous and hazardous situations where safety is not just a list of guidelines and procedures, but a daily way of life.
We are committed to safety in both the office and in the field, ensuring our employees are up-to-date on the latest OSHA & MSHA safety training and always keeping safety on the forefront of our minds.
We complete monthly safety readings and begin each meeting with a “safety share” that highlights a measure of safety and relates it back to our daily lives.
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Safety is an always present topic at the Reliable Controls Corporation and we'd like to extend our sentiments on the importance of this issue beyond just our family.
In an attempt to do so, we have developed a blog dedicated to bringing you the latest updates on safety procedures and guidelines, as well as tips, testimonials and our personal experiences with safety methods and improvements.
We'd love for you to read the blog, provide feedback and share your personal experiences with us and others in the industry.
Follow the link below to check out our site and subscribe to living a safer, longer life!
Reliable Controls: Safety Talk
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It's that time of year again!
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Over the next few months, Reliable Controls will be attending College Career Fairs all over the state of Utah, looking for qualifying candidates to join our team!
We're seeking passionate individuals who thrive in team atmospheres and perform well in high-pressure situations. A Reliable Team member has confidence in their current skill set and the ability and willingness to develop new skills and learn on the job.
In addition to scoping out new prospects, we hope to encourage students to pursue a fulfilling career, combining passion, inspiration and innovation to leave their mark on the world.
We are proud to contribute to the training and developing of the next generation of industry experts and look forward to speaking with inquiring minds! Our first stop will be the University of Utah on September 27, 2016.
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