AUTOMATION AND PROCESS CONTROL

THE CONTROL TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Since 1982, the year in which it was established, FAST has represented a costant reference point on the international scene for supplies of efficient and reliable control and supervision systems designed and built in compliance with the latest international standards. The high level of professionalism and extraordinary competence acquired over the years, combined with a natural predisposition for satisfying the customer’s needs, have enabled the company to establish regular and profitable relationships of collaboration with the most important international players (EPC Contractors, DCS Vendors and End Users), thus consolidating its image and know-how. The constant use of solutions always in line with the state of the art and the quality of the services provided in terms of precision, punctuality and flexibility ensure that the Customers are fully satisfied and well aware of the fact that they have chosen a competent and reliable partner.

FAST GROUPFAST GROUP

PROCESS CONTROL • REMOTE CONTROL •

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

TECHNICAL DIRECTION

ASSISTANTS

GENERAL MANAGEMENT

FAST provides Automation and Process Control Systems for various sectors of industry (Chemical, Oil & Gas, Iron and Steel,

Cement and Ceramic) and utility production, distribution and management services (Water, Gas, Power, Renewable Energy).

ORGANIZATION CHART

PRODUCTION CAPACITY MANPOWERSoftware Engineering

50,000 h/yElectrical Engineering

15,000 h/yElectrical Wiring

30,000 h/y

SALES

ADMINISTRATION

On-Site Assistance20,000 h/y

SOFTWAREENGINEERING

ELECTRICALENGINEERING

ELECTRICALWIRING

ELECTRICALINSTALLATION

ITAPPLICATIONS

R & D

PROCESS CONTROL • REMOTE CONTROL • PHOTOVOLTAIC PLANTS • INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CHEMICAL

OIL & GAS

POWER

ENVIRONMENT

WATER

GAS

IRON & STEEL

FOOD

CEMENT

CERAMIC

PACKAGING

SECTORS

CORE-BUSINESS

• “Turn-key” supply of control systems

• System migration and revamping

• Project management

• Electrical-instrumentation engineering

• Application software development in PLC, SCADA, DCS, ESD platforms

• Special tasks: MES application, specialized communication protocols development, remote control

• Design and wiring of control, power, MCC electrical panels

• Design and construction of electrical systems  

• On-site services (commissioning / start-up / assistance) worldwide

• Assistance and maintenance

TURN KEY SYSTEM INTEGRATIONFAST integrates “turn-key” automation and process control systems, in full compliance with the technical specifications, standards, quality, expected timing and costs.

According to its corporate philosophy, FAST considers system integration to be much more than merely making different processes, technologies and vendors interoperable and interconnected. Above all, it means establishing a relationship with the customers by creating tailor-made solutions for each of them and by always offering the best compromise between requirements and available budget.

From the most complex architecture based on different brands of hardware and software tosingle-brand architecture, centralized and distributed systems, wired installations and those featuring fieldbus or wireless technology, FAST covers all the necessary know-how to build control systems in different industrial, power generation and multiutility sectors.

An agile organization and multidisciplinary skills allow FAST to deal with all the tasks required to create “turn-key” systems:

• Project management

• System architecture definition

• Hardware design specification

• Software design specification

• Electrical cabinet engineering and wiring

• Configuration of control and supervision application software

• Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT)

• Electrical installation

• Commissioning – start-up

• Training

• After-Sales service

PROJECT MANAGEMENTWhen a complex project is engineered, the appointed team of hardware and software engineers is coordinated by a Project Manager with high-level technical skills and tried-and-tested experience.

The entire technical and business coordination of resources and tasks is organized to suit the requirements of the Customer, who interfaces only with the Project Manager.

• Meetings with customers and end users so as to define specifications, planning tasks and intermediate audits

• Project planning

• Technical coordination

• Resource management

• Issue and management of project documentation

• Management of supplies

• FAT management

• Logistics management

The projects are managed in accor-dance with a specific Project Plan issued and updated as established by FAST’s Quality Management Sy-stem procedures, certified in com-pliance with UNI EN ISO 9001:2008 standards.

Project engineering is the most important, but also the most critical phase in the creation of a technological system since its goal is to define the structure in which the entire life cycle of that system will take place. This is why FAST believes that skill, experien-ce and professional outlook of a company are measured by the degree of accuracy which the system engineering phase is conducted with. That accuracy must cover the functionalities created, the solutions adopted and the project deadlines.

ENGINEERINGThus, complete and satisfactory creation of the functions required, applications that are available and operative at the required time, reliability, updates to suit the most widely used and innovative standards are absolutely vital goals and form the guidelines with which FAST Engineering Services Office, in total synergy with the production departments, accomplish the following tasks:

• Electrical-instrumentation engineering

• Design of process control hardware and software structures

• Design of control and power electrical panels

• Design of industrial electrical installations

On the basis of documentation supplied by the Customer (Basic Engineering), including P&ld, Control Narratives, Instrument Lists and Motor Lists, FAST creates Electrical and Electrical-Instrumentation projects (Detailed Engineering):

• Functional design specification

• Control system architecture

• I/O list

• Logic diagram

• Cause / Effect chart

• ESD / F&G diagrams

• Mimic display sketches

• Loop diagram

• Wiring diagram for control cabinets, MCC, MV and LV Power Distribution Cabinets

• Cable list

• MV and LV distribution line

• Electrical project

• Instrument specifications

• Control and shut-off valve specifications

SOFTWAREThe software dedicated to control, monitoring, supervision and safety of industrial processes and utility production, distribution and mana-gement services is one of the factors on which the efficiency of a factory most greatly depends: machines, systems and plants are able to provide the best performance, the highest efficiency and the least waste when the application software achieves an adequate level of precision and reliability.FAST uses architecture based on DCS, ESD, PLC, SCADA platforms to develop control, supervision and safety software for installa-tions and machines.

The FAST engineers cooperate with the Customer during all the steps of the project, from the specifications definition up to the start-up of the plant. They are able to manage all the major issues concerning industrial automation and process control, such as:

• Production processes• Raw materials processing• Batch processes • Handling • Automation of machines and production lines • Axis control • Communications• Safety• HMI• Data acquisition

SYSTEMS USED

DCS

• Emerson DeltaV

• ABB 800xA, AC800M, AC800F, Freelance

• Yokogawa Centum VP, Centum CS 3000

• Siemens PCS7

• Honeywell Experion

PLC

• Siemens S7-300, S7-400, S7-1200, S7-1500

• General Electric PAC8000, Rx3i, Rx7i, 90-30, 90-70

• Rockwell ControlLogix, SLC500

• Schneider Modicon Quantum, Modicon Premium

• Omron CJ1, CJ2, CS1

• Saia PCD2, PCD4

• Beckhoff TwinCAT

ESD

• Hima HIMax, HIQuad, HIMatrix

• Emerson DeltaV SIS

• ABB Plantguard (ICS Triplex)

• Siemens S7-300F, S7-400F

SCADA

• Siemens WinCC

• Wonderware Intouch

• General Electric Cimplicity, iFIX

• Schneider Citect

• Rockwell RSView, FactoryTalk

• Progea Movicon

• Fast Plant View

FAST designs and wires electric panels conforming to the European standards, al-ways using the best and most widely used components available on the international market.

• System panels, I/O panels and Marshalling panels for safe areas and ATEX classified areas

• Interposing relay panels

• MCC power and control panels

• Control stations

• MV and LV distribution panels

• Electrical cabinets

• MV-BV transformer panels

ELECTRICAL PANELS

FAST supplies all cabinets with their internal and external layouts, wiring diagrams, components list, declaration of conformity to Machine Directive 2006/42/CE and the relative instruction handbook.

Particular attention is paid to the inspection and testing phase during which full compliance of the final system with the project requirements is assessed in accordance with the provisions established in standard ISO 9000.

ELECTRICAL PLANTSFAST produces electrical plants for the industrial and residential-commercial sectors.This company is able to deal first-hand with all the phases required to build an electrical plant, i.e. design, installation, testing, commissioning and also provides emergency assistance and after-sales service.

• Design and sizing of electrical plants to suit the regulatory framework

• Construction of ducted systems

• Cable laying

• Electrical connection

Besides helping to consolidate FAST ‘s position in the process control system integrator industry, the skil ls acquired in electrical plants relieves the Customer from worries and problems deriving from interaction amongst several different suppliers while guaranteeing total quality and professionalism.

• Photovoltaic plants

• Loop Check

• Start-up

FAST’s on-site service is provided by engineerspossessing high professional skills. It is available during all the commissioning, start-up and assistance phases and completes the supply, ensuring that the project is completed in accordance with the highest quality standards.With the support of engineers of its subsidiary FAST-EST, FAST is able to provide the following services worldwide:

• Site survey

• Installation supervision

• Loop Check

• Commissioning

• Start-up

ON SITE SERVICE

FAST becomes an important partner when the Customer needs staff-members training and after-sales services. FAST provides:

• Training

• Troubleshooting

• After-Sales assistance

FAST:a team ofexcellenceat yourservice

ASSISTANCE AND MAINTENANCE The tried-and-tested competence and highly professional skills of the FAST engineers truly come to the fore during the vital Assistance and Maintenance phases, allowing the Customers to tangibly benefit from the speed with which they work to reduce inefficiency and downtime.

FAST offers the Customer the following guarantees in an Assistance / Servicing contract:

• Continuous assistance on a round-the-clock basis, 365 days of the year

• Availability of spare parts

• Remote assistance from the FAST headquarters

Assistance upon specific request is also provided.

Regardless of the type of Assistance / Servicing contract the Customer may have stipulated, FAST is always ready to provide assistance within the shortest possible time so as to reduce faults due to failures or malfunctioning to the minimum.

FAST:a team ofexcellenceat yourservice

FAST’s corporate quality system was certified by CERMET as conforming to standard UNI EN ISO 9001-94, with certificate n. 974 on 17/05/1999.

Each year, FAST has subsequen-tly renewed the quality certifica-te in accordance with the stan-dards in force. To date,  FAST has obtained UNI EN ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14000:2004, BS OHSAS 18000:2007 certifications (CERMET certificates n. 974-A, 974-E, 974-I) for the following products / services:

• Design, installation and assistance of automation and remote monitoring systems

• Information Technology Systems in networks and the web

• Development and implementation of software on PLC, DCS and Computers

• Control and power electrical panels

• Electrical installations

CERTIFICATIONS

Moreover, since 2001, FAST, has also been registered in the roll of Authorized Workshops with the Ministry of Education, the University and Scientific and Technological Research (MIUR).

This important recognition testifies to the great attention that FAST has always paid to technological innovation, as underscored by the synergic activities of the Research & Development department.

QUALIFICATIONS AND REFERENCES

FAST SpAVia Molino Poncino, 4 - 42019 Scandiano (RE) - ITALYTel. (+39) 0522.622411 - Fax (+39) 0522.627194www.fastautomation.it - info@fastautomation.it

TECLAB SrlVia delle Pianazze, 74 - 19136 La Spezia - ITALYTel. (+39) 0187.982747 - Fax (+39) 0187.982790www.teclab.net - teclab@teclab.net

FASTEST SrlStrada Stramutati, 54 - 610203 Piatra Neamt - ROMANIATel. (+40) 333.401129 - Fax (+40) 333.401130www.fast-est.com - info@fast-est.com