Introduction

AfriTek offers expertise to our customers in the five professional services areas of

• Distributed Control System (DCS) & Safety Instrumented System (SIS) engineering
• Industrial Information Technology (IIT)
• Advanced Process Control (APC)& Optimization
• Collaborative Production Management (CPM)
• Project Management

For DCS/SIS engineering, we offer the full range of services from design, procurement, implementation through plant startup and commissioning. Our expertise is in Yokogawa and Honeywell DCS and safety systems.

Our expertise in industrial information technology covers all aspects of network connectivity and security, data center implementation and optimization through highly virtualized resources and green infrastructures.

In the area of APC & Optimization, we offer the full range of services from basic regulatory and advanced controls in continuous-time and discrete-time settings, to multivariable control for both linear and nonlinear systems. In the more advanced areas of controls, we have developed adaptive control systems for applications with chaotic inputs which are often characterized by having dynamics that change significantly in short time periods, and are hence difficult to design for.

CPM systems are integrated software solutions that support and manage production activities by coordinating all manufacturing data related to operations within a manufacturing plant environment. These systems allow manufacturers the means to plan & schedule, direct and operate, track, analyze and inform their operations on a continual basis through functionality such as workflow planning and management, recipe management, resource management, production optimization and tight integration with other applications. AfriTek’s expertise in this area allows our clients to deploy such capabilities through many third party packages and decision support systems such as ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems based on SAP and JD Edwards platforms. We also bring expertise in the deployment of abnormal situation management and equipment health management systems which are critical for maintaining plant assets operating at optimum performance.

Our project management services are renowned for delivering well executed projects in the above areas that are delivered on time, within budget and with a goal of delighting our customers.

AfriTek offers its services to customers in the petrochemical, food & beverage, chemicals and other manufacturing industries like aluminum.