Case Study

CHALLENGE

• Extremely aggressive schedule – “get it up and running NOW”.
• Little to no documentation on existing system.
• Had to heavily rely on the resident expert consultant to gain the tribal knowledge of desired system functionality.

RESULTS

• Successful EWS rebuild and configuration in a short timeframe thus getting plant operations back up and running.
• Client was extremely appreciative and thankful to Malisko’s Senior Engineer for making personal sacrifices to change personal plans and travel on such extreme short notice.
• Because of the dedication and commitment of Malisko’s Senior Engineer’s ECS support and results from providing a high level of technical support, expertise and efficiency while onsite during critical plant production downtime the Client is in the process of:
• Having Malisko Engineering upgrade the entire IACS and OT Network
• Discussions with Malisko underway to replace existing HMI servers (Primary/Secondary) with a fault-tolerant server capable of lasting 20-30 years
• Having Malisko perform HMI & PLC system re-control with Rockwell’s latest Library of Process Objects (LPO) solution utilizing most current FactoryTalk View SE version, and expanding HMI technology with ThinManager and Thin Client hardware
• Discussions underway with Malisko to determine path required to update existing Industrial Network to a Cisco Validated Design (CVD) referencing Converged Plantwide Ethernet (CPwE) methods and best practices in order to guarantee IACS and Industrial Network performance via improved communications latency benchmark.

ADDITIONAL BENEFIT

Identifying the Root Cause of the Problem

• While restoring device alarm functionality on a CompactLogix L32E controller, Malisko’s Senior Engineer discovered an issue with “controller utilization”.
• Provided root cause to why L32E could not provide device alarms – max utilization caused runtime issues with plant equipment.
• Established and verified remote support by Malisko while onsite.

ADDITIONAL NOTES

Malisko Engineering was given the opportunity to provide emergency callout service support to this new client based on the quality of work we provided in the past, and projects we successfully delivered to the client subsidiary company.

The client subsidiary company was instrumental in recommending Malisko during their time of difficulty. Malisko responded immediately and because of our quick action, have since built a strong impression with site management and its stakeholders about the quality of work we do for integration related applications.
Because of the quality and professional nature of our Senior Integrators’ effort in this client facing engagement, Malisko gained a new client who is highly reliant on our integration services.