INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION SERVICE CAPABILITIES
Core Expertise in Manufacturing, Automation & Technology
Axcend - A Glimpse
Global Business Entity Focusing on Manufacturing IT Domain
Corporate DNA - Industrial Automation & Industrial IT
Joint Venture with a leading North American IT Business Group
- Acrodex
Amongst the first few globally, to have been benchmarked with
CMMi Level 3 & ISO 9001:2000 for Industrial Automation, IT &
their converging hybrid processes
Serving Clients Since 2001: 50+ Customers, 100+ Projects &
120+ Employees
Serving >10 Fortune 500 customers
Implementation Partners for Leading Vendors QAD - ERP Solutions
Siemens PLM - PLM & DM Solutions
Why Axcend? Worked with 8 out of the top 10 global Automation OEM’s in the
world
One of the few companies in the world to achieve CMMi level 3 for the hybrid processes of IA & IT
Leveraged with common experiences from shared challenges throughout a multitude of industries
Demonstrated experience in international project execution
Platform-neutral approach & demonstrated experience with leading automation platforms
Ability to handle & deliver point solutions & end-to-end services
Operational efficiency to ensure highest measures of
performance such as project delivery, adherence to budget &
making it first time right
Manufacturing IT Landscape
Localizations Compliance
Multi-national, Multi-site Financials
Product DataManagement
Mfg.Planning &Execution
QAD
Analytics
Supplier Relationship Management
Procurement
Forecasting
Order Manageme
nt
Demand Managemen
t
Customer Relationshi
p Manageme
nt
Advanced Order Management
Enterprise Asset
Management
Extended Financials
Supply Chain
Planning &
Execution
Advanced Planning & Execution
PLM / DM MI / DMERP / MES / EAM / IA
Real-Time Connectivity & Plant Control Services
Business Offerings
Manufacturing Execution System
Enterprise Asset Management
Industrial Automation
Manufacturing Environment - Industrial OEM’s
Process Manageme
nt
Plant Contro
l
Operations Manageme
nt
Enterprise
Industrial Automation Service Offerings
Process Manageme
nt
Plant Contro
l
Operations Manageme
nt
Enterprise
DCS Control Applications Development System Migration & Up-gradation Advanced Reports Installation & Commissioning PLC
PLC Application Development PLC Integration PLC Migration & Up-gradation Installation & CommissioningSCADA
SCADA Developing Application
Graphic Generation Recipe Alarm Trend Data Logging Reports generation
HMI Software Development - Operator Terminal Application
MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEM
HISTORIAN
NETWORK COMMUNICATION
Automation Systems
Customer Focus
Automation OEMs
Automation Project Lifecycle
PROJECTEXECUTION
PROJECT INITATION
Project Management Plan
Requirement Analysis
Design Development
Testing Factory Acceptance Testing
Installation & Commissioning
Site Acceptance Testing
Maintenance
Change Management
PROJECT CLOSURE
Business Engagement Models
PROJECTEXECUTION
PROJECT INITATION
Project Management Plan
Requirement Analysis
Design Development
Testing Factory Acceptance Testing
Installation & Commissioning
Site Acceptance Testing
Maintenance
Change Management
PROJECT CLOSURE
LEGENDLEGEND
OFFSHORE ONSHORE HYBRID MODEL PROJECT PHASES
Governance Structure
SENIOR MANAGAMENT LAYER
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT LAYER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT LAYER
AxcendExecutive
ClientExecutive
AxcendProgram Manager
ClientProgram Manager
Onsite & Offshore Project Teams
Project Delivery In Charge
Axcend ProjectLead
Client ProjectLead
Responsibilities
•Define strategic objectives •Ensure management support•Act as final issue escalation point
•Monitor streamlined service delivery
•Single client interface for account issues
•Manage & grow the relationship
Quality Team
• Plan & track projects• Assist in resource (re)allocation• People Management • Follow quality system• Common day-to-day issues
Responsibilities
Project Engineers
SENIOR MANAGAMENT
LAYER
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT
LAYER
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
LAYER
Benefits of Offshoring
Improved cost management controls
Time zone advantage
Ensures productivity
Proven model for quality practices
Meeting ‘On-Demand’ load for customers
Assisting customers to focus on their core
business
Returns Thru’ Offshoring
6
2
3
4
5
1
10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Return on Investment
(In $)
Engagement Time Vs. ROI
Keys To Success
Top - Down Driven Approach
Long Term Commitment
Willingness for a Learning Curve
Ability to Understand Different
Culture
Case Study
Client Profile
Engineering MNC
Issues Faced by the Client
Axcend Solution
Business Benefits
Axcend facilitated professional assistance to develop an application that provided the following functionalities; Monitoring & Control Features Display Services Report Generation Real-Time Data Processing
Totally automated plant improved productivity, efficiency & product quality Plant data on finger tips that improves monitoring & analysis capabilities Flexibility in plant operations
The end client intended to automate the paper making process in order to monitor & control all the operations form a centralized location.
Complete Automation of Pulp Mill
Industry: Pulp & Paper
Case Study
Client Profile
MNC serving the Oil & Gas Industry
Issues Faced by the Client
Axcend Solution
Business Benefits
Engineering development for the application with MicroSCADA Pro to monitor & control the sub-station systems that provided a connectivity to numerical relays through IEC 61850 protocol for data acquisition & control Numerical relays were configured as field data points that mapped the addresses and logic developed for interlocks Logic for connectivity to relays was developed in the SCADA Developed screens for Mimics, Trends, Communication configuration, Alarms, etc
Accurate monitoring & control of the sub-station Cost effective system by eliminating RTUs, Transducers and separate instrument transformers One of the first integrated power plant systems using IEC 61850 protocol through numerical relay communication
The client had received a major project from the oil sector for turnkey execution of sub-station systems. Due to critical timely needs the client was looking for professional system integrators.
Industry: Oil & Gas
Power System Monitoring & Control
Case Study
Client Profile
A Leading Power Distribution MNC
Issues Faced by the Client
Axcend Solution
Business Benefits
An integrated approach to provide Alarm & Event Management solution based on ABB – Enterprise Historian was architected Centralized alarm & events station with capability to view multiple information
Data collection from multiple networks Automated reports distribution Provision of Historical & Real time trends Integration of plant data to SAP
Multiple information from the substation was in isolation. The client intended to have an integrated approach for alarm management.
FiberLink
Clients: Data Direct & Display Trends
Alarms & Event Enterprise Historian
HMI 1
HMI 2
Redundant network of RTU’s on MB300
FiberLink
Clients: Data Direct & Display Trends
HMI 1
HMI 2
Node 1 Node 2 Node 3 Node 4 Node n
Industry: Power
Alarm & Event Management
Case Study
Multi - Vendor Connectivity HVAC System
Client Profile
Engineering MNC
Issues Faced by the Client
Axcend Solution
Business Benefits
Connectivity with multi vendor platforms with minimal external hardware ASCII communication between the two carrier machines was facilitated to meet the requirement. Data garnering at a single point from multi locations/devices/platforms
System design with minimized hardware and minimal maintenance Complete monitoring & control at one point without any changes in the existing system
The client had imported multiple industrial networks for various utility systems and was challenged with integration of information.
Industry: Power
Team Profile
40 Member Team with Average Experience of
3+ Years Business Unit Head - 10+ years industry experience
Project Lead - 5+ years industry experience
Sr. Application Engineers - 4+ years industry
experience
Application Engineers - 2+ years industry
experience
Projects Executed from offshore as well as
onsite
Expertise in Software Development for DCS /
PLC / SCADA / HMI Technologies
Experienced in Presales Support, Client
Interaction, etc.
Axcend ClienteleAxcend had the opportunity to implement solutions for:
Behr
DCM Shriram Industries
National Thermal Power Corporation
Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers
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