Affiliations

Lin and Associates
LinandAssociates.com

Lin and Associates and UCDS worked together to provide high performance graphics for clients that include Chevron in Salt Lake (Utah), Canada, and Asia, as well as Sasol (Louisiana), Invista (Texas), and Atlantic LNG (Trinidad).

Lin and Associates is a control system integrator providing the Industrial Process Industries with quality automation solutions which include: Control Database Design, Operator Graphics (HMI), Operator Training, Alarm Rationalization Analysis, and custom software applications. Our staff includes a diverse group of highly-skilled individuals who constitute 300 years of combined experience in the industries we serve. We work closely with our clients to conceptualize, design and implement innovative solutions utilizing the major DCS systems such as: Honeywell, Emerson, Yokogawa, and ABB.

SINTEF
Criop.Sintef.no

The SINTEF Group is the largest independent research organisation in Scandinavia. Every year, SINTEF supports the development of 2000 or so Norwegian and overseas companies via our research and development activity.

The SINTEF acronym stands for The Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research at the Norwegian Institute of Technology (NTH).

CRIOP is the leading methodology to verify and validate the ability of a control center to safely and effectively handle all modes of operations including start up, normal operations, maintenance and revision maintenance, process disturbances, safety critical situations and shut down.

The methodology can be applied to central control rooms, driller's cabins, cranes, as well as other types of cabins, onshore, offshore, and emergency control rooms.

UCDS consultants adapt CRIOP from the SINTEF CRIOP User Group and perform CRIOP analyses for clientele, including Citgo (Texas), to verify and validate the ability of a control center to safely and effectively handle all modes of operation.

Process Plant Computing Limited (PPCL)
Ppcl.com

UCDS worked with PPCL on alarm management projects for Big West Oil, P66, Atlantic, Borregaard, focusing on alarm rationalization.

Founded in 1994, Process Plant Computing Limited (PPCL) is the brainchild of Dr. Robin Brooks. Dr. Brooks spent many years studying multi-dimensional geometry and parallel coordinate transformation, before forming the company.

The driving force was the hope to further develop his research and apply it to the process industries of the world. This research has led to the granting of nine patents and the creation of 'equation-less' process modeling. In turn, this has led to the integration of process control, quality control, and process alarms, and the creation of what is believed to be the first-ever general method of calculating values for alarm limits and alerts.

Processvue Alarm Management
Processvue.com

Mac Solutions, creator of Processvue alarm management software, and UCDS worked together to provide alarm management solutions for SourceGas, per the PHMSA CRM regulations.

Processvue combines over 20 years of experience in design and implementation of Alarm Management and Printer Replacement software, with the latest communication, data logging and reporting technologies. Providing clear, relevant and prioritized information to Operators, Supervisors and Managers is critical to decision-making, whether in the control room or the board room. Processvue provides this in an easy-to-use, standard web-based client.

Weytec
www.weytec.com

For nearly 30 years, WEY Solutions are the first choice for the financial industry. They have made WEY the world market leader in this segment.

More and more, police forces, fire brigades, energy and transportation companies as well as other branches in the security industry have come to trust and rely on increased security and control with WEY Solutions.

KBC
www.kbcat.com

KBC empowers you to deliver enduring excellence in safety, profitability and environmental performance. For more than 30 years, KBC has been linking cutting-edge technology with consulting expertise to guide hydrocarbon processing companies to greater heights, even during times of economic uncertainty, environmental pressure and increasing geopolitical issues.