AutoLog® RTU - service concept

Information increases competitiveness

The remote supervision, control and maintenance has become more and more important competitive factors for many companies. Online measurement collection and analyzes, immediate fault alarms and fault locationing, tracked and preventing maintenance tasks etc. can give substantial savings and increase companies productivity.

AutoLog® RTU -service concept

FF-Automation's AutoLog® RTU -service concept is a set of products and services that forms the complete solution for customer's remote supervision needs.

Every RTU project is different. AutoLog® RTU -service concept defines the needed features for RTU devices, control room SCADA solution and communication. It also defines system testings, commissioning, training, maintenance and support services.

Everything is defined with customer to find the best solution that will meet the application specifications and will have successful and long-term operation.

RTUs, SCADA and Communication

FF-Automation offers complete solution from RTU's I/O level up to SCADA level. Everything is designed, manufactured and programmed to fit with the project needs and specifications.

In addition to AutoLog® RTU -devices, FF-Automation uses network devices, modems etc. only from well-known manufacturer's to form proven complete solution that can be priced beforehand.

Testing and Commissioning

In order for customer to be able to verify that the system works as specified, Factory Acceptance Test (FAT) is made. In addition Site Acceptance Test (SAT) can be made during the commissioning.

Training, Maintenance and Support

FF-Automation knows that realizing successful RTU project needs long-term customer services. These services include:

Complete system training for users and maintenance persons. Written installation, user and maintenance manuals.

System maintaince tasks should be defined. All tasks can be done done by trained and authorized customer or some or all task can be done by FF-Automation.

Maintenance service includes also guaranteed spare part delivery to customer.

Support service includes any technical support for system.

Select the best!

FF-Automation has three decades of experience in designing, manufacturing and commissioning RTU devices for numerous projects. For example world's biggest oil and gas producer companies trust their production on AutoLog® RTUs

FF-Automation RTU projects are open for future expansions. We use common mainstream technology in our products and in communication to have long life-span for the system. Also using mainstream technology guarantees that future expansions can be made cost effectively.

System is easy to maintain; any software application changes can be made remotely.

AutoLog® RTU service concept gives cost-effective, fail-tolerant and multi-featured solution for customer's RTU applications.

With FF-Automation customer can have direct contacts with actual RTU manufacturers and system designers.

AutoLog® RTU -service concept includes:

• AutoLog® RTU devices: needed I/O count and type, communication method, power supply, low power solutions, enclosure, HMI, terminal blocks, wirings, fuzes, relays etc.
• SCADA solutions: Measurement and alarm data collection to database, graphical application views, trends, alarms, process pictures, reports, web views, gsm alarms, e-mail alarms etc.
• Communication: Customer consulting and communication designing. Wire bound and wireless solutions.
• Application programming for AutoLog® RTUs. Data collection, historical data logging, calculations, controls, intelligent alarms, counters etc.
• FAT tests: System is tested to meet the specifications in the simulated conditions before delivery.
• SAT: System is tested to meet the specifications during the commissioning.
• Commissioning: Complete solution is installed for operation.
• Training: Usage- and maintenance training for complete system.
• Maintenance and support: Spare part service, maintenance service, software upgrade service, developing new features etc. to keep system up-to-date and running.

Examples of delivered RTU projects :

• Oli and gas pipelines cathodic protection, supervision system (Radio), Saudi-Arabia
• Gas wellheads supervision (Radio), Iran, Egypt
• Transformer stations supervision system (Radio), Russia & UK
• Tank level supervision (GSM), Finland, Sweden & UK
• Waterworks pumping station supervision (GSM), Finland
• Buildings supervision (GSM), Finland
• Solar energy building supervision (TETRA), Finland
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FF-Automation
Eräkuja 2
01600 Vantaa
Finland
Tel: +358 10 2190 500