The following are typical electrical controls & instrumentation projects completed by Nova Dynamics Limited in recent years. A brief description of the project the approximate cost magnitude and the owner’s name are also presented. Client references and contact information is provided at the end of this document.  

ELECTRICAL CONTROLS & INSTRUMENTATION

1. Project: Upgrade of the operating controls and feed water instrumentation for an industrial power boiler (PB4) recently converted from a process recovery boiler. This project involves the replacement of the entire original pneumatic and analog, electronic instrumentation with new digital field transmitters. Additional controls have been added to the feed water supply system. A new Foxboro CRT operator interface and I/A distributed control system replace the original operator controls. The total number of instrument loops to be upgrades is approximately 100. The design for this project has been completed and is awaiting implementation.
   Owner: Stora Enso Port Hawkesbury
   Magnitude: $600,000
   Controls Eng.: $60,000
   Commenced: May 2000
   
   
2. Project: Upgrade of the instrumentation and operating controls of a multi-fuel (hog fuel, oil, natural gas) industrial power boiler (PB3). This involved the replacement of the entire original pneumatic and analog, electronic instrumentation with new digital field transmitters. A new Foxboro CRT operator interface and I/A distributed control system replaced the original operator controls. Approximately 80 control loops were involved.
   Owner: Stora Enso Port Hawkesbury
   Magnitude: $800,000
   Controls Eng.: $100,000
   Commenced: May 1999
   
   
3. Project: Conversion of two industrial boilers from oil firing to dual fuel, natural gas and oil, firing. This project included the electrical and instrumentation portion for the site distribution and metering of natural gas, burner modifications, as well as implementation of a new burner management system.
   Owner: Stora Enso Port Hawkesbury
   Magnitude: $3,000,000
   Controls Eng.: $200,000
   Commenced: May 1999
   
   
4. Project: Upgrade of steam distribution system and temperature controls. This project involved installation of 8 steam desuperheating stations at several different pressures. Approximately 30 control loops were implemented on DCS system.
   Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury
   Magnitude: $1,800,000
   Controls Eng.: $150,000
   Commenced: June 1998
   
   
5. Project: Conversion of existing recovery boiler to power boiler complete with new combustion air ducting windbox, oil burners, and oil pump and heating set. Implementation of new PLC based burner management system and DCS operator interface.
   Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury
   Magnitude: $2,500,000
   Controls Eng.: $120,000
   Commenced: December 1997
   
   
6. Project: SCADA system implementing Allen Bradley RS View operator interface with 2 remote Sewage Treatment Plants via radio link.
   Owner: Town of Antigonish.
   Magnitude: $40,000 (Turnkey project)
   Commenced: February 1997
   
   
7. Project: Paper Machine Drives and Operator Interface Control system using Honeywell TDC 3000 DCS system - Engineering Assistance for in-house implementation.
   Owner: Kimberly Clark Nova Scotia
   Capital Cost: $800,000 (Controls only)
   Controls Eng.: $25,000
   Commenced: November 1996
   
   
8. Project: Chip Thickness Screening Project Electrical and Instrumentation controls including operator interface, Allen Bradley PLC5 programming, system documentation, and commissioning.
   Owner: Kimberly Clark-Nova Scotia Capital Cost: $14,000,000
   Controls Eng.: $140,000
   Commenced: June, 1996
   
   
9. Project: Bunker C Feed Flow Measurement Controls design and implementation.
   Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury Limited
   Capital Cost: $60,000
   Engineering: $16,000
   Commenced: November 1996
   
   
10. Project: Power Boiler # 2 Burner Controls Upgrade of existing Controls.
    Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury Limited
    Capital Cost: $100,000
    Engineering: $25,000
    Commenced: April, 1996
    
    
11. Project: 100 Bar Hydraulic System and Steam Plant Utilities, Automation and Operator Interface Allen Bradley PLC5 and Panel View.
    Owner: Michelin North America (Canada) Inc. - Bridgewater Plant
    Capital Cost: $80,000 (Turnkey project)
    Commenced: March 1996
    
    
12. Project: Recovery Boiler Liquor Firing Control System Control Valves, sensors and instrumentation upgrade interface with Foxboro I/A system.
    Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury Limited
    Capital Cost: $400,000 (Controls Only)
    Engineering: $38,000
    Commenced: September 1995
    
    
13. Project: Ambient Air monitoring SCADA system including remote radio communication to 3 sites, Allen Bradley PLC5 programming supply configuration and calibration of analytical instrumentation.
    Owner: Kimberly Clark-Nova Scotia
    Capital Cost: $90,000 (Turnkey project)
    Commenced: June 1995
    
    
14. Project: Pulp machine instrumentation Upgrade Study and design. Modernizing pneumatic controls with Foxboro DCS system approximately 30 loops included new control room shelter.
    Owner: Stora Port Hawkesbury Limited
    Engineering: $30,000 (Engineering only)
    Commenced: January, 1995
    
    
15. Project: Central Colchester Sewage Treatment Plant Control systems engineering design for all three phases. System included design and specification for 5 operator stations - Allen Bradley Control View and 4 Allen Bradley PLC5 controllers.
    Owner: Municipality of the County Colchester
    Capital Cost: $14,000,000
    Engineering: $80,000 (Controls only)
    Commenced: June, 1995, 1994, and 1993
    
    
16. Project: Oil Terminal loading booms for Super Tanker Ships Hydraulic control system. Including PLCs operator interface shipboard, and control room using Control View software and Allen Bradley PLC5s.
    Owner: Statia Terminals
    Capital Cost: $10,000,000+
    Engineering: $140,000 (Controls only)
    Commenced: May 1994
    
    
17. Project: Power Boiler and Recovery Boiler Sootblower Panel Upgrades.
    Owner: Scott Maritimes Limited
    Capital Cost: $50,000
    Engineering: $15,000
    Commenced: September, 1993
    
    
18. Project: Distribution Warehouse sorting system automation and operator interface including PLC programming Allen Bradley PLC5s and Web MMI software.
    Owner: Home Hardware
    Capital Cost: $31,000 (Turnkey project)
    Commenced: June 1993
    
    
19. Project: Boiler replacement including controls for new packaged boiler.
    Owner: Sifto Salt, Pugwash
    Capital Cost: $300,000
    Engineering: $50,000 (Mechanical and Electrical)
    Commenced: February 1993
    
    
20. Project: Bleach Plant Controls systems upgrade. Modernization of existing pneumatic controls and relay systems to Honeywell TDC 3000 DCS system and Allen Bradley PLC 2/30 PLC’s. Included 80 motors and 100 instrument loops. This work involves design and commissioning.
    Owner: Scott Maritimes Limited
    Capital Cost: $2,800,000 (Controls only)
    Engineering: $220,000
    Commenced: 1990
    
    
21. Project: Chemical Process Plant R8 Process. Design implementation of a ClO2 generating plant including mechanical and electrical engineering.
    Owner: Scott Maritimes Limited
    Capital Cost: $8,000,000
    Engineering: $70,000 (Controls only)
    Commenced: May, 1991
    
    
22. Project: Power Boiler Control system upgrade. Involved replacement and upgrade of all instrument loops with electronic transmitters. Implementation of Honeywell TDC 2000 DCS system and replacement of relays with Allen Bradley PLC's. Involved 80 instrument loops and approximately 80 motors. Control system also included plant services such as air compressors and turbine generator.
    Owner: Scott Maritimes Limited
    Capital Cost: $1,800,000. (Controls only)
    Engineering: $100,000 (Controls only)
    Commenced: February 1987
    
    
23. Project: Recovery Boiler control systems upgrade. NDL provided electrical and instrumentation engineering assistance during in-house  implementation. Upgrade of pneumatic instruments to electronic, replacement of control panels with DCS, implementation of Fossil Power Burner management system and relay replacement with Allen Bradley PLC's.
    Owner: Scott Maritimes Limited
    Capital Cost: $3,000,000.
    Engineering: $80,000 (Controls only)
    Commenced: 1989