Trident Automation engineers have an uncanny ability to translate solutions between different platforms. We integrate existing control systems to make them better, faster smarter. Or, we create advanced solutions where none exist. Our HMI solutions have a range of features and applications. We work with you to find the solution that works within your specific environment. If your plant doesn’t have the control systems we regularly work with OR you need help with Profibus, please contact us. We have Profibus troubleshooting tools that operate independently from a DCS or PLC to determine the source of your issues and we’ll work directly with your own DCS programmers to resolve it. We keep you serving your customer. Our service and support are there when you need it with technicians and engineers who are on call. 

 

 

Services

General Services

We integrate existing control systems to make them better, faster, smarter. Or, we create advanced solutions where none exist. Our HMI solutions have a range of features and applications. We work with you to find the solution that works within your specific environment.

  • DCS Migrations
  • New and on-going control system support
  • Control System Industrial Hardening & Cyber Security
  • Web and excel-based plant data reporting
  • Secure remote DCS network connections
  • Wireless tablet PC’s for equipment operation or data entry from anywhere in the plant
  • Integration of ARC (Advanced Regulatory Control) and MPC (Model Predictive Control) schemes
  • Foreign device interfacing: OPC, Modbus, 4-20mA, etc.
  • Loop checkout/commissioning and start-up assistance
  • Process tuning and optimization
  • Instrument specification: general purpose and hazardous areas
  • Profinet and Profibus DP, Profibus PA, AS-interface and HART Fieldbuses

Cybersecurity

How protected are your company’s digital assets? Imagine if you lost every piece of technology you rely on to produce and ship your product and your firm comes to a grinding halt. From cellphones to mainframes, your system has multiple entry points for cyber crooks to find a weakness and exploit it. Cybersecurity from Trident can uncover and close vulnerabilities in your system. It could be as simple as not having multiple windows open on your desktop to more complex issues like examining your plant’s automation system for potential leaks. What started years ago as attacks on financial institutions has expanded to any company hackers can hold for ransom. Crooks encrypt your data and hold it hostage until you pay for an encryption code—even after payment hackers could leave a back door open to do it again. Protect your company with one call to Trident. Our experts can assess your automation system and give you recommendations to create security cells, establish firewalls, install security patches and even establish security management policies and procedures for organizations. Don’t wait until it’s too late—protect your assets with one call to Trident for a FREE cybersecurity consultation.

Legacy System Support

If your plant doesn’t have the control systems we regularly work with, please contact us. We have the knowledge and training to determine the source of your issues and we’ll work directly with your own DCS programmers to resolve it. We support these systems:

  • Siemens PCS 7
  • Rockwell PlantPAx
  • Siemens APACS OS and APACS+
  • InSight and InVision APACS HMI Frameworks
  • Wonderware Intouch, Active Factory and Information Server
  • Emerson DeltaV 12.3 and up
  • Rockwell PLC’s DCS Systems
  • Foxboro InFusion ECS
  • GE DCS PAC8000 (MOST MTL)
  • Profibus DP, Profibus PA, AS-interface and HART Fieldbuses
 
Control System Training

Trident Automation features a customized training facility with 12-networked stations that emulate the engineering stations of any of the control systems supported by Trident. Training includes formal book training with simulations that are designed to mirror a systems expansion in a typical plant upgrade or expansion. Trainees can adjust levels, set points, set alarms and interlocks all in a realistic “mini-factory” setting complete with tanks, pumps, valves and instrumentation. System training is customized for plant engineers, maintenance teams, technicians and managers to learn the most up to date information on integrating and operating critical systems. Knowledge in computers and automatic controls is required. We provide training for: Siemens APACS & APACS OS, Siemens PCS 7, and Trident Workbench. If you would like to be notified of our next training course, have any questions, or would like more information; please fill out our Training Notification Request Form.

 
Service and Support Agreements

Trident designs all systems on an open platform, so customers can manage and customize DCS on their own. However, many of our customers opt for service agreements that allow pre-paid services. Service agreements vary by customer, we offer the following agreements to our customers:

Trident Support Agreement

At Trident Automation, we recognize our customers don’t need the complication of having multiple points to maintaining their control system. That is why we have modified our annual pre-paid Support Agreement to include DCS support and Trident Software support into one. Trident Support Agreements vary by customer, but most feature:

DCS Support & Subscriptions

  • DCS Preventative Maintenance Site Visit
  • Remote DCS support hours
  • Remote Cybersecurity support hours
  • Cybersecurity subscriptions to maintain protection for your IT environment
  • Routine maintenance checks
  • A discount on labor rates
  • Exemption from select labor rate minimums
  • Pre-paid service hours that apply to 24/7 support

Trident Software Support & Subscription

  • Remote Trident Software support hours
  • Includes upgrades, maintenance, enhancements, and bug fixes to Trident’s Workbench software
  • A discount on labor rates
  • Exemption from select labor rate minimums
  • Pre-paid service hours that apply to 24/7 support

 

Manufacturer Software Update Packages and Subscriptions

Trident  Automation is a strategic partner with most major control system manufacturers: Rockwell, Siemens, Honeywell and others. Our experience with their products gives you “factory level support” PLUS the ability to  integrate products across platforms. Factory support does not stop after installation—we work with you to ensure your system stays updated and functioning at peak levels. Ask about our support agreements that give you more than peace of mind:

  • We work with manufacturers to manage software updates
  • We identify and manage security needs in your system
  • We help you identify and maximize recent updates within your customized system

For information on service and support agreements, please contact [email protected].