Case Study
Columbia Export Terminal
SCADA expansion and hazard monitoring upgrade for a highly automated grain export terminal.
Client
Columbia Export Terminal
Location
Portland, OR
Industry
Industrial
Completion
0
Project Overview
The Challenge
Columbia Export Terminal, located in Portland, OR, is one of the most automated and integrated grain export facilities in the Northwest. The terminal required SCADA additions for an expansion of their cleaning and storage capacity, as well as an update of their plant-wide hazard monitoring system.
Our Approach
The Solution
Industrial Systems provided the PLC and Wonderware programming for the SCADA expansion and hazard monitoring update. The I/O multiplexers installed can handle a total of 1,728 thermocouples, which monitor bearing and conveyor rub-block temperatures for plant alarm notification.
The automation control system comprises multiple Modicon PLCs linked by a fiber network. All I/O is monitored by two redundant Wonderware tag servers that handle over 22,000 tags used by the graphic system. This data is displayed on multiple view stations located in the main control room.
Results
Project Outcomes
The expanded SCADA system provides comprehensive monitoring of the facility's cleaning, storage, and material handling operations with redundant tag servers ensuring system reliability. The hazard monitoring system tracks 1,728 thermocouple points across the entire plant for early detection of bearing and conveyor issues.
22,000+ tags on redundant servers
SCADA Tags
1,728 temperature monitoring points
Thermocouples
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