Project Services

REM Services is a leading supplier of process automation solutions in the Carolinas. Our experiences and relationships with partner companies like Emerson, allow us to provide scaleable project capabilities, expert project management, and proven methodologies to deliver smart digital plants. We offer the financial strength and stability required for continued long-term support and management of your automation assets. From concept through the planning, implementation, production and ongoing operation, experienced REM Services project managers work closely with you and your contractors to ensure compliance and ease of operation making sure your project is on scope, on time, and within budget.

A typical project includes the following services:

• Project Management - The key to success in today's complex control system engineering environment is the ability to manage projects efficiently and effectively. During the different phases of the project, communications with all project sponsors and stakeholders is critical to the success of the project. Over the years our project managers have built up significant experience in understanding customer needs, developing feasible project plans, mobilizing resources and delivering projects with written objectives.
• Project Execution - Our project execution team uses best practices to deliver cost effective solutions that meet your critical business objectives. In order to minimize project risk and uncertainty, we can provide a scope and estimate on any aspect of an automation project including a front end design that provides accurate scope and cost information. Based on the design, our team can specify the complete automation system scope including valves and instrumentation, field wiring and documentation requirements, loop sheets, system architecture, procurement, staging, integration, acceptance testing, startup and commissioning and of course project management. Our expertise covers batch and continuous processes, fermentation, distillation, boiler/furnace controls and utilities, sequencing, and much more. Many of our specialists worked at operating companies or engineering contractors before their careers with REM Services. Our system configuration knowledge spans DeltaV, Provox, RS3, OSI PI, Microsoft .NET technologies, and many others.
• Integration & Startup - To get your system off to a good start and help ensure "no surprises", we stage and integrate your system with your system and application for you to review before delivery. This usually takes place at our facility in Charlotte, NC. Once the system is on your site, we assist your personnel with the inspection, power-up and initialization of the hardware so that you can safely bring the system up to a fully functional state in preparation for commissioning and plant operation. In addition we can provide startup and commissioning of the application from the running of test and water batches to full production.
• Bus and Segment Design - We provide complete bus consulting services to ensure that you have a successful startup and receive the long-term operational benefits you expect. The technologies used typically include Foundation fieldbus and some or all of the following: AS-I, DeviceNet, and Profibus DP. REM Services has implemented thousands of devices using these bus technologies and we consider functional distribution by process unit, overall topography and other critical constraints such as the loading and performance of the bus. Our services often include design drawings and equipment specifications for all the associated hardware such as power supplies, junction boxes, and cabling and even field devices. We also can assist you with commissioning and startup on-site and we can train your instrument and electrical technicians if they are new to bus technologies.
• Panel Design and Construction - We have a full-time team dedicated to the design and fabrication of a wide range of control panels for industrial manufacturing. Panel types include both electrical and pneumatic. From conceptual layout and detailed design to fabrication and testing, we offer an array of standard and custom products as well as related services such as power and grounding consultation, site commissioning support and modifications to existing panels.
• Documentation - REM Services can provide project documentation for both federal regulated and non-regulated industries using either templates from the customer or templates from our own Quality Management System, ranging from User Requirements and Specification documentation up through Factory Acceptance Test Documents. Typical documents include but are not limited to a functional specification, detailed design, system architecture drawing, bill of materials, power and grounding drawings, instrument specifications, valve and instrument list, I/O connection diagrams, bus segment drawings, control room furniture layout, panel drawings and user manuals.