Industrial Automation
Plan new facilities and expansions with industrial automation engineering that defines control requirements early, coordinates systems, and supports testing, startup, and handoff.
Why Direct
Greenfield projects give you a chance to solve automation decisions before they become field problems. Direct works from the process outward, defining control requirements, architecture, I/O, communications, field interfaces, and startup expectations early so the automation scope stays coordinated with the rest of the facility.
Our Capabilities
From front-end planning and functional design through controls architecture, field coordination, validation, commissioning, and startup, Direct Automation supports greenfield projects from early concept to operation.
Our team defines automation requirements, system boundaries, control philosophy, standards, and functional requirements before engineering begins. Control narratives, specifications, I/O plans, and equipment interfaces give the project a clear foundation for design and construction.
Direct Automation develops PLC, DCS, SCADA, server, remote I/O, network, communications, and redundancy architecture around facility needs. System layouts and interfaces are planned for constructability, maintainability, expansion, and the availability requirements of the process.
Our engineers coordinate instrumentation, I/O, control panels, drives, OEM equipment, electrical interfaces, signals, communications, and field requirements. Aligning those details with contractors and suppliers early helps reduce missed signals, interface conflicts, and field rework.
We support project-required FAT/SAT, loop checks, commissioning, startup, and operator handoff while verifying control functionality, communications, field interfaces, alarms, and operating sequences. Final documentation and backups give the plant a more complete system to operate and support.
The earlier controls, networks, field systems, and equipment interfaces are coordinated, the fewer issues are left for commissioning teams to resolve in the field. Early coordination gives the project a clearer path into testing, startup, and long-term operation.
Clear I/O, interfaces, communications, device requirements, and system boundaries help identify conflicts before field startup.
Defined validation, documentation, operator requirements, and handoff expectations give commissioning teams a clearer picture of expected system behavior.
Scalable architecture, network capacity, system boundaries, and expansion paths leave room for future equipment and production needs.
Connect With Direct
Our team can help define next steps for front-end automation planning, controls architecture, I/O and field coordination, validation, commissioning, and startup based on your project goals.
(866) 583-3377
3405 N Louise Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57107
info@directcompanies.com
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Planning a new facility or major expansion? Our engineers can establish controls and system requirements early so automation supports the process from design through startup and long-term operation.
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