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MPA Engineering Pty Ltd

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COMPANY PROFILE 2

ENGINEERING OVERVIEW 5

ENGINEERING SERVICES 6

ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION 8

ELECTRICAL SERVICE, REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE 8

PRODUCT SALES 9

SWITCHBOARD MANUFACTURE 10

RENEWABLE ENERGY DESIGN, INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE 11

SUPPORTED INDUSTRIES 12

CASE STUDIES 15

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Company Profile

Introduction

MPA Engineering is a multi-disciplined engineering, project delivery and electrical contracting

company undertaking projects across Australia and internationally. It is also one of Australia’s

leading electrical system integrators specialising in sophisticated machine and plant

automation solutions. With its head office in Brendale, Brisbane, MPA services clients through

this office as well as through its regional offices in Townsville, Ipswich and Melbourne and via

its international facility in Thailand. As a predominantly owned subsidiary of Aquatec Maxcon,

MPA also has satellite offices in Chinchilla and Adelaide.

Established in 1990, MPA has over 20 years experience in delivering specialist electrical

engineering solutions to the following market sectors:

• water and waste water treatment

• manufacturing

• food and beverages

• pharmaceuticals

• mining

Our highly trained and experienced team of engineers, technicians and trades people are able

to execute a diverse range of projects from concept right through to commissioning and

delivery. Additionally, our dedicated, customer-focussed staff has the capability to provide

ongoing support and maintenance services for the complete operational life cycle of a project

or facility.

MPA prides itself on providing customers with technical expertise, innovation and

flexibility in electrical design, installation and maintenance packages. We provide a range

of project delivery methods from the more traditional design, bid and build model through

to alliance partnerships and relationship contracting. As an organisation, our passion and

satisfaction comes from understanding our clients’ needs. We are committed to ensuring

our customers receive the best possible customer service from all our divisions and we

strive to meet our company goals which are:

• To maximise our customers’ productivity by providing the most appropriate

automation solutions.

• To provide long-term commitment and support to our customers.

• To remain at the cutting edge of automation and information technology and to

combine this knowledge with the highest standards of engineering practice.

• To achieve the highest level of innovation, skill and competence in our field.

• To be the leading authority in industrial automation systems within Australia.

Market Differentiators

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MPA Engineering has firmly positioned itself as a leading electrical engineering and

contracting company within Australia over the last 20 years by setting and ensuring our

commitment towards the following market differentiators:

• We are fully Australian owned and managed

• We are part of a larger organisation offering electrical, mechanical, civil and

chemical engineering services including design, manufacture, install and long

term maintenance support

• We are a vertically integrated company with design, manufacturing and installation

produced in-house.

• We have over 20 years’ experience in control systems design and installations

• We offer a 24 hour automation and industrial breakdown service to clients

• Our team consists of multi-skilled staff capable of working across a number of our

divisions

• Our designs are certificated by an RPEQ engineer

• We have a strong safety record

• We hold QA ISO 9001:2008 certification

• We have a dedicated, in-house product sales and after-sales support division with a

local stockholding of automation equipment

Company Structure

The company is divided into six main areas of operation:

• Electrical engineering

• Electrical installation

• Technical repairs, servicing and maintenance

• Product sales

• Switchboard manufacture

• Renewable energy design, installation and maintenance

Quality Assurance and OHS Policies

MPA is proud of its commitment to quality. Our quality system and procedures are

accredited across Australia to ISO9001:2008 and our issued Licence Number is AU1175.

Independent third party audits are conducted across our system. Additionally, structured

internal quality audits are performed to ensure ongoing compliance and continuous

improvement to our systems and procedures.

MPA is also fully committed to:

• ensuring a safe work place for its employees

• continually striving to improve safety performance

• instilling a cultural mind set in the company to achieve an accident and incident free

work environment

This is achieved by identifying and rectifying any potentially unsafe work conditions and/or

practices, as well as actively promoting safe working conditions.

MPA has implemented a comprehensive safety system across the business in full

compliance with Workplace Health and Safety legislation as well as Electrical Safety

legislation. All employees and sub-contractors are fully engaged in the system and are

made aware of their responsibilities through company inductions, toolbox meetings and

Job Safety and Environment Assessments (JSEA).

Our safety system is certified to Australian Standard AS/NZS 4801:2001 through Safety

Connect and the Master Electricians programme. We are also accredited through our

parent company, Aquatec Maxcon, to ISO 18001, the internationally recognised

Occupational Health and Safety Standard as well as the Environmental Management

Standard, ISO 14001.

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Workers Compensation / Public Liability / Professional Indemnity

MPA maintains Workers Compensation for all its employees and holds Public and

Products Liability cover for $30,000,000 and Professional Indemnity cover for

$10,000,000. These levels are able to be reviewed on a project basis and can be

increased to any appropriate level as required.

Engineering Overview

Electrical Design and Construction

Our electrical engineering capability spans over 20 years of design and construction delivery

across commercial and industrial businesses.

Our key capabilities in this area include:

• Project management

• General power system reticulation design for low voltage and medium voltage

applications

• Power system protection design

• Electrical switchboard, control panel and distribution board design

• Switchboard certification testing and procedures

• Communications and data network design

• Earthing and lightning protection design as well as testing procedures

• Electrical feasibility and budget studies

• Electrical drafting and Computer Aided Design (CAD)

• General electrical auditing and inspection for AS/NZS compliance

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PLC and SCADA

Our control system engineering capability covers most modern PLC (Programmable Logic

Controller) and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) platforms. MPA works

closely with our clients to deliver a tailored solution to their specific requirements throughout

the project lifecycle from inception to handover.

Our key capabilities in this area include:

• Preliminary Engineering Studies

• PLC software design

• HMI (Human Machine Interface) design

• SCADA system design

• RTU system design

• PLC and SCADA system programming and implementation

• Industrial communications design

• Factory and Site Acceptance Testing

• Commissioning and handover

• Instrumentation design

• Process control optimisation

• Design, testing and training documentation

• Feasibility and study reports

Engineering Services

Project Management

In order to manage major electrical engineering projects successfully, it is essential to

manage the delivery of complex technical solutions within the often conflicting

requirements of time, cost and quality. MPA Engineering provides specialist project

managers who are able to demonstrate their experience in successfully delivering control

system projects on time and to budget. This experience encompasses both greenfield

and upgrade projects utilising all major process control technologies – from significant

DCS (Distributed Control Systems) and PLC/SCADA system installations and upgrades to

specialised and smaller PLC projects. All of MPA’s project managers have a background

in hands-on implementation and commissioning of control systems and are therefore able

to commit to successful project management and on time delivery resulting in significantly

reduced life cycle costs.

Programming

MPA’s team of specialist control engineers are fully versed in system integration using

SCADA including but not limited to Citect, GE iFix (Proficy), Siemens (WinCC, WinCC

Flex), Clear SCADA, Honeywell (Allen Bradley RSview) and Wonderware. We have

experience programming numerous brands of PLCs, HMIs and RTUs including: Siemens

(S5, S7-400, S7-300, S7-200, S7-1200), Allen-Bradley (MicroLogix, CompactLogix,

ControlLogix), Mitsubishi (FX1S, FX1N, FX2N, AN, QN, GOT, Alpha and Alpha XL), GE

(90-30, RX3i), Kingfisher (CP30, CP11), Omron (CS1, CJ1, C200) and Schneider

(Modicon 984, M340, Premium, Quantum).

MPA also has experience with communications protocols such as Modbus, Profibus DP/

PA, DNP3, Profinet, Controlnet, DeviceNET, Ethernet and HART as well as data collection

and telemetry systems. Our PC programming skills include Microsoft Visual Studio

(VB.NET, c#.net, C++, Java) and VBA (Excel and Access).

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Design

MPA’s design staff consists of highly qualified and experienced engineers as well as

electrical draftspersons. This team is able to provide professional engineering and design

services for our customers as part of the delivery of a project or for one off applications.

Specifically, MPA Engineering offers the following electrical engineering services:

• Electrical systems design

• Review of electrical equipment – referencing condition and suitability

• Equipment selection and procurement

• Cabling design

• Power systems design for control and computer equipment

• Electrical equipment integration into supervisory control systems (SCADA)

• Electrical drafting services

• Control management

• Cost estimation and management advice

• Implementation strategies

• Project scheduling

• Installation management and supervision

• Design and test QMS procedures

• Designs certified by an RPEQ Engineer

• Design of hazardous area systems and installations by competent personnel

As well as the services offered above, our design and engineering team has practical

experience in the selection, design, installation, calibration and maintenance of third party

electrical equipment. Our engineers are highly skilled in instrumentation, drive and advanced

control systems and our product sales division stocks and distributes a wide variety of

automation equipment.

Environmental Health and Safety

Many of MPA’s engineering team are also highly skilled and trained in machine safety,

hazardous area installation and inspection techniques. These additional in-house skills

ensure that designs are formulated with a full appreciation of total system requirements

which can therefore be addressed in their entirety when delivering a project. Quality

outcomes can be ensured for our clients from outset to completion as all MPA projects

adhere to current Environmental Health and Safety requirements and legislation.

Our engineering and electrical staff attend regular Environmental and Safety training

courses, both in house and those offered by external providers to ensure that our practices

concur with current legislation.

Our services in this area include:

• Safety PLC specification, design and programming

• Multi Zone safety systems

• Explosive Environment equipment specification and system design

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Electrical Installation

MPA holds Electrical Contractors Licences in Victoria and Queensland and has dedicated

installation teams comprising qualified electricians, technicians and apprentices. Our

installation teams cover all aspects of industrial work for a complete installation package and

our services include but are not limited to:

• Transportable switchboard installation

• Installation of control and instrumentation equipment

• Radio telemetry installation

• Process and control system installs

• Cable, fibre and wireless network design and installation

• Installation and commissioning of industrial plants

• Small project installations

• On-site service contracts

• General electrical maintenance and electrical break-down projects

• General electrical auditing for AS/NZ compliance

• Hazardous area installation and inspections

Electrical Service, Repairs and Maintenance

MPA Engineering’s technical service division specialises in the repair and maintenance of

electrical equipment and provides a 24 hour, 7 day on-call service to customers. The team

delivers on-call service support for all areas of maintenance from reactive and breakdown

maintenance to commercial, industrial, data and communication applications. We have a fully

equipped fleet of mobile service vehicles together with a team of engineers, technicians and

electricians experienced in all aspects of electrical services and applications.

Services include:

• Facilities and scheduled maintenance

• Installations, breakdowns and repairs

• Industrial process control support

• PLC, drive and associated automation equipment repairs and maintenance

• Thermal imaging

• Routine electrical appliance testing and tagging

• Power factor correction

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Product Sales

MPA Engineering stocks and distributes a comprehensive range of electrical automation

and control equipment as well as accessories to suit most industrial applications. The

product range is specifically tailored to meet the needs of our diverse client base and is

available either as standard, off-the-shelf products or customised to meet specific

requirements. With technical support from our in-house team of engineers and electricians,

our product sales team provides a complete automation solution for customers. We ensure

we stay at the forefront of the latest trends and developments in automation products to

ensure that we offer the most up-to-date products to our customers.

MPA’s holds a range of products in stock including:

Siemens

In addition, MPA has aligned itself with industry leading companies to offer a portfolio of

equipment that meets exacting standards including:

Core PLC Capabilities

Core SCADA Capabilities

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Switchboard Manufacture

MPA’s electrical workshop, including an integrated sheet metal workshop, provides clients

with a complete industrial and commercial switchboard design, manufacturing, installation

and commissioning service. From the very largest of motor control centres to smaller

control panels for OEMs, the workshop team builds high quality switchboards to client

specification which include:

• Steel

• Stainless steel

• Aluminium

• Push button stations

• Type tested switchboards

Our workshop constructs switchboards with distribution capacities of up to 4000A and has

developed and type tested an in-house modular switchboard to fault levels of 63kA. All

boards are manufactured to meet Australian Standard AS 3439 requirements and the MPA

workshop incorporates CAD drawings and test certificates with all its work. The seamless

design of our switchboard construction, electrical site installation and engineering design

and project management service ensures a totally integrated turn-key result. This provides

the best, most efficient solution for our clients.

Renewable Energy Design, Installation and Maintenance

MPA is committed to renewable energy practices both in house to reduce our own carbon

emissions and externally to assist clients to maximise the benefits of many of the green

products and services available to industrial, mining and governmental clients.

Sustainable solutions

MPA provides service support for the following specialist products within the water and

energy industries:

• Capstone turbines

• Trojan UV

• Trojan ECT

• Ozonia ozone generators

• CSO Technik range of Biogest technologies including Vacflush and Crown Cell Lysis

equipment

• Vortisand rapid sand filters

• HV Turbo air compressors

With its in-house engineering capabilities, MPA Engineering is responsible for the

installation, commissioning and after-sales service for this full range of specialist

products. Given the team’s experience in electrical engineering, SCADA programming

and BMS, MPA is able to provide superior customer service in terms of technical support

and periodic maintenance. Additionally, with sole distributorship rights to supply Capstone

gas turbines in Australasia through our parent company, Aquatec Maxcon, MPA is also

able to offer microturbine technology solutions as a further source of distributed power

generation.

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Solar Power

MPA Energy Solutions, a division of MPA Engineering provides grid connect and stand alone solar PV systems to a diverse set of industries requiring energy efficient solutions to power their businesses. We have the in-house capabilities to design, supply, install and maintain solar power systems for small private and business customers as well as for large scale industrial and community based applications. Solar systems can be quoted utilising either amorphous thin film solar technology or monocrystalline solar technology.

Supported Industries

MPA’s client base includes industrial manufacturers, end users, government utilities and

mining companies. The industries in which it works include but are not limited to the

following:

Water and Waste Water

MPA Engineering has been operating for over 20 years and has a proven track record in

delivering water and wastewater projects to both urban and remote regions. We have a

solid core of experienced personnel to deliver a wide variety of future water and wastewater

projects and offer clients an unrivalled breadth and depth of specialist experience in the

water sector. From site audits, to retrofits and upgrades, to greenfield sites, MPA has

assisted many water and waste water companies including:

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Food and Beverage

Food and beverage products have become more complex and expensive to produce while

globalisation and regulatory requirements continue to limit margins. To remain competitive,

companies must find innovative ways to produce their products faster, at lower cost, and

with minimal waste. MPA has assisted these businesses in gaining a competitive

advantage through better control of the factory floor and better integration of manufacturing

information. MPA’s engineering specialists provide a range of services such as consulting,

HSE compliance, design and installation of production processes and electrical

maintenance support to food and beverage companies such as:

Manufacturing

Similarly to the food and beverage industry, all other manufacturers need to innovate, lower

costs and reduce waste to remain competitive. MPA’s engineering team have the

knowledge and experience required to tackle the most difficult challenges in the

manufacturing industry. From working with your operations team to identify opportunities

for process improvement to instrumentation and electrical design and engineering to

commissioning, MPA has assisted a range of manufacturing companies including:

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Mining

As an Electrical Engineering Group, MPA Engineering can provide full engineering services

including full electrical design covering power supply and distribution, SCADA/PLC systems,

telemetry systems, hardware procurement, construction management, maintenance support

and project management for minor plant upgrades to large scale infrastructure projects.

Our understanding of the design, construction and maintenance of mine site infrastructure

has helped us successfully complete projects over the past 20 years in a diverse range of

locations across Australia for mining companies including: Bechtel, TMM Group, Clermont

Coal, Hay Point Coal

Pharmaceuticals

In the pharmaceutical industry, a product’s time to market has to be extremely short,

the production highly efficient, and the product quality impeccable. Development and

production of pharmaceutical products requires the consistent planning and

documentation of all processes over the entire plant lifecycle. There is high pressure

to reduce costs because patent protection terms are short, and the cost for product

development is increasing. With over 20 years of experience in the industry, MPA

understands the time and cost demands of pharmaceutical and b iotechnology

projects. We provide a range of electrical engineering services to such companies

as:

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Power/Energy

Sustainable and renewable energy is becoming a major focus for businesses

operating in the 21st century. As the concern for energy generation, distribution,

usage and conservation grows, businesses need to start responding to these

concerns. MPA is capable of providing professional delivery and implementation of

integrated and innovative energy solutions to businesses.

Case Studies

Please note that case studies are added on a regular basis and those below are only

a representative sample of MPA Engineering’s achievements to date. Please contact

us should you require anything that more closely reflects your current or future pro-

jects.

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Water and Waste Water

Project

New RO Water Treatment Facility, Arrow En-

ergy – Moranbah, QLD ($1,330,000)

Due to Arrow Energy’s expansion of

their coal seam gas operations in the

Bowen Basin, their existing coal seam

gas wastewater storage and evapora-

tion dam network in Moranbah required

significant upgrading.

MPA was contracted by Arrow Energy /

Aquatec Maxcon to design and imple-

ment the control system and undertake

all electrical works required for a new

Reverse Osmosis Water Treatment

Facility and remote pumping station.

Allen Bradley PLCs and remote IO

were utilised for the control of the Plant

and Pumping Station, Honeywell Expe-

rion SCADA/DCS package was used

for the monitoring of both sites. Wire-

less Ethernet Radios allowed for com-

munications between the Plant and

Pump Station, and also from the Plant

to Arrow’s main production office, pro-

viding off-site control and monitoring

Control Technology:

SCADA (Honeywell Experion, PLCs (Allen Bradley ControlLogix,

CompactLogix), Wireless Ethernet Radios

Project Castlemaine Perkins XXXX Brewery Flood

Repair Work– Brisbane, QLD ($550,000)

During the 2011 Brisbane floods, the XXXX

Brewery suffered severe damage to its on-site

Water Recycling Plant built by MPA in 2008/09

and critical Trade Waste Discharge System.

MPA was tasked with bringing the Trade

Waste system back on-line as quickly as possi-

ble so the Brewery could once again begin pro-

duction. With a quick response and within

weeks, MPA had refurbished the site

switchboards and commissioned the system on

an improved PLC based platform allowing site

operations to commence.

After this success, MPA was directed to per-

form repairs and re-commissioning on the Wa-

ter Recycling Plant that provided much of the

site’s service water systems, reducing the con-

sumption of town potable water supply. MPA

were able to efficiently replace damaged instru-

mentation, motors and fieldbus networks while

repairing switchboards on site to minimise de-

lay in returning the system to a fully operational

status.

MPA also assisted in the main plant lighting

and power distribution system repair. We dis-

connected/reconnected the MFRO skids and

assisted with recommissioning as well as re-

calibrated and recommissioned numerous E+H

instruments around the MFRO skids

Control Technology: PLCs (Siemens S7-300, S7-400), SCADA

(GE iFix)

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Project Oxley WWTP – Brisbane, QLD

(Phase 1 Emergency Repairs $400,000)

(Phase 2 Site Repairs Continuation

$1.880,000)

MPA was contacted by QUU to per-

form emergency flood repairs to the

Oxley WWTP following the Brisbane

Floods in January 2011. The site suf-

fered extensive damage to control

systems, motors and instruments due

to the low lying land, crippling the

plant and the Brisbane waste water

network. MPA engineers and electri-

cians were quickly deployed and utilis-

ing the large amount of Siemens PLC

equipment kept in stock by its product

sales division, Automation Sales,

brought the damaged site control sys-

tems of Brisbane’s 2nd largest Waste

Water Treatment Plant to core func-

tioning levels. Over the following

months MPA were contracted to con-

tinue repairs on the site control sys-

tems and fieldbus instrumentation net-

works involving co-ordinated efforts

with QUU personnel to maintain site

operations. During repairs and re-

commissioning obsolete package sys-

tems were found and with vendor sup-

port no longer available MPA was re-

quired to develop, construct and im-

plement new solutions to maintain

plant license. Over the entirety of the

works MPA replaced and returned to

service in excess of 500 variables

speed drives, soft starters, valves, in-

struments, network and PLC modules.

Control Technology: PLC’s Siemens S7300 Danfoss VSD’s Endress & Hauser Instru-

ments SCADA Citect

Pharmaceuticals

In the pharmaceutical industry, a product’s time to market has to be extremely short, the

production highly efficient, and the product quality impeccable. Development and production of

pharmaceutical products requires the consistent planning and documentation of all processes

over the entire plant lifecycle. There is high pressure to reduce costs because patent protection

terms are short, and the cost for product development is increasing. With over 20 years of

experience in the industry, MPA understands the time and cost demands of pharmaceutical and

biotechnology projects. We provide a range of electrical engineering services to such companies

as:

Project Goulburn Valley WTP Facility ($466,000)

This project involved upgrading the

water treatment facility that serviced 5

sites located around Shepparton VIC.

These included Colbinabbin, Stan-

hope, Dookie, Katandra West amd

Katamatite. Previously their system

had basic water treatment system in-

cluding chemical dosing. The project

involved upgrading the system to a

membrane filtration system using

PALL membrane filter.

MPA was responsible for:

•1 Electrical switchboard design and

supply, cabling design and installa-

tion and precommisioning/testing

•2 Coordination between Membrane

filter supplier and client regarding

RTU communication and interfac-

ing.

Control Technology: PLC (Allen Bradley CompactLogix) and PanelView

HMI

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Project Eurobodalla WTP – Batemans Bay, NSW

($1,200,000)

MPA was tasked with the engineering

duties for PLC and SCADA design, devel-

opment and implementation as well as

switchboard construction and site com-

missioning of the completed system. The

water treatment plant process consisted

of an inlet pump station control, 3 DAFF

filters, chemical batching and dosing sys-

tems and UV sterilisation before being

discharged to the local reservoir. Ancillary

services such as sludge handling were

also included.

Control Technology: PLCs (Allen-Bradley ControlLogix), VSDs

(Danfoss) SCADA systems (ClearSCADA ) and

remote IO adaptors

Project Townsville City Council Water Supply Upgrade –

Northern and Crystal Creek ($4,000,000)

MPA was tasked with the design, in-

stallation and commissioning of elec-

trical and control systems engineering

as well as telemetry system design

across the water facilities and delivery

network. The electrical power and

control system at the Kinduro Water

Treatment Plant comprised a central

800A Main Switchboard and six re-

mote I/O cabinets strategically posi-

tioned around the site.

Control Technology: SCADA system (CitectSCADA v7), PLCs

(Schneider), Trio Datacom 450MHz radio communi-

cation equipment, RTU (Kingfisher CP30) on a

DNP3 and Modbus platform.

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Project Beverley Park Water Reclamation Project –

Sydney ($370,000)

MPA was tasked with the design, program-

ming, installation, testing and commission-

ing of the electrical, instrument, control and

automation systems for the Beverley Park

Water Reclamation Plant. The plant was the

outright winner of the “2008 Water Associa-

tion’s Project Innovation Award”, in the Op-

erations /Management Projects category.

The electrical system of the plant consists

of a 250A main switchboard and a 32A

pump station sub-board. An Allen-Bradley

CompactLogix PLC System is located in the

main switchboard and an Allen-Bradley Mi-

croLogix 1100 PLC System is in the pump

station sub-board. Communication between

the PLCs is achieved using fibre optic ca-

ble. A workstation loaded with Citect HMI

control and monitors the plant’s operations.

MPA also supplied and commissioned five

variable speed drives which control the flow

at different stages of the plant

Control Technology: PLC (Allen-Bradley CompactLogix and Mi-

croLogix) and SCADA system (Citect)

Project Scamander Water Treatment Plant – Tasma-

nia ($140,000)

Scamander is a small town on the

north east coast of Tasmaina with a

population of approximately 500.

MPA was recently involved in a pro-

ject to updgrade the town's potable

water treatment system. The upgrade

involved the construction of a green

field filtration plant situated close to

the Scamander river. MPA was able

to provide engineering electrical and

control design capabililites during

the conceptual through to detailed

design and software development

phases and skilled electricians during

the installation phase and testing

phase and accompany the system to

Scamander to assist in commission-

ing on site. MPA also built

the electrical panel and supplied the

Siemens S7 PLC control gear for the

system. Overall, the system has

been delivered and completed to Ben

Lowmond Water's satisfaction and

Scamander locals have noted an im-

provement in water quality.

Control Technology: PLC (Siemens S7) and SCADA system

(Citect)

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Water and Waste Water

Project

Due to Arrow Energy’s expansion of

their coal seam gas operations in

the Bowen Basin, their existing coal

seam gas wastewater storage and

evaporation dam network in Moran-

bah required significant upgrading.

MPA was contracted by Arrow En-

ergy / Aquatec Maxcon to design

and implement the control system

and undertake all electrical works

required for a new Reverse Osmosis

Water Treatment Facility and remote

pumping station.

Allen Bradley PLCs and remote IO

were utilised for the control of the

Plant and Pumping Station, Honey-

well Experion SCADA/DCS package

was used for the monitoring of both

sites. Wireless Ethernet Radios al-

lowed for communications between

the Plant and Pump Station, and

also from the Plant to Arrow’s main

production office, providing off

control and monitoring

Control Technology:

Project

Leongatha and Korumburra waste water treat-ment sludge conveyor system

($450,000)

In the final stage of waste water

treatment, it was required to sepa-

rate the sludge from the water and

transfer and dump to the trucks. The

package used for this project was an

EMO de-sludge and conveyor sys-

tem.

MPA was responsible for:

Electrical switchboard design and

supply, cabling design and instal-

lation and pre-commisioning/

testing

Coordination between EMO supplier

and client regarding control inter-

facing and networking

PLC (Allen Bradley) and SCADA

(Citect) programming and imple-

mentation

Control Technology: PLC (Allen Bradley ControlLogix) and SCADA

system (Citect)

Food and Beverage

Project Castlemaine Perkins New Yeast Room

($250,000)

MPA designed, manufactured,

installed and commissioned the

electrical controls for the new

yeast room at the XXXX brewery

in Milton. A main five-tier

switchboard was installed next to

the yeast room, which houses the

switchgear and S7-316-2DP PLC.

Remote I/O is connected to the

PLC via Profibus stations in the

Fermenter area and new Bre-

whouse. The system is connected

to a Honeywell PlantScape

SCADA system via TCP/IP

Ethernet. MPA designed and

commissioned all PLC software,

and P lan tScape SCADA

screens for the yeast room.

Control Technology: Siemens S7-316-2DP with CP 343-TCP

Ethernet Communications Card and Honeywell

PlantScape

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Project

Smiths Chips Water Filtration Plant Upgrade ($100,000)

MPA was contracted to assist in the

upgrade of the water filtration plant at

Smith’s Chips late in 2011. MPA had

been previously been involved in the

construction of the base filtration plant

so were familiar with the plant.

Being a manufacturing business,

Smith’s proposed a tight schedule that

would least affect their business. MPA

has a 20+ year history of delivering

first-class results in the automation

and water treatment arenas. Our ex-

tensive onsite experience affords us

the ability to service the most discern-

ing clients whilst providing highly tech-

nical and cost-effective solutions. The

challenge presented by Smith’s was

one MPA was happy to accept.

During the project, Smith’s engineering

staff requested a major design change

based on ergonomic access to an ele-

vated control station. Over the years,

MPA has built an enviable reputation

for professional and technical compe-

tence and we were able to accommo-

date this request whilst maintaining

our schedule by drawing on the reser-

voir of engineering and technical ex-

pertise within the company.

Ultimately what forged our success in

this project, as it has done in so many

others, is our commitment to first-class

workmanship and love of industry.

Manufacturing

Project Installation of Re-located Machines – United

Bonded Fabrics ($800,000+)

The project involved the design and

installation of power supply to ma-

chinery relocated from Melbourne to

Brisbane. The machine is used to

manufacture different types of insu-

lating materials against, for example,

noise and heat. The insulation mate-

rial is then cut to size or rolled up.

The main power supply is from an

Energex 750 KVA transformer to an

MPA designed, manufactured and

installed Switchboard through

240mm² 1000A SDI cables. It also

involved the design and installation

of cable ways (in the form of 600m

ladder) and varying sizes of cable

trays all installed at roof height level

in the factory.

Different parts of the machinery were

synchronized (interlocked), as well

as repaired or redesigned and in-

cluded the old relay logic in the

Blending System and the Cross Lap-

per System. MPA also programmed

the PLC’s and HMI on the two card-

ing machines, as part of the upgrad-

ing procedure.

With the upgrade of the machine, the

client increased productivity and

saved on the transport costs of prod-

uct, as all products can now be pro-

duced on site in Brisbane.

Control Technol-

ogy:

Siemens S7 200 (226 CPU) PLC, Siemens TP 177 PN/DP 6” HMI

Touch Screen, Sick Safety Delays, Allen Bradley VSDs

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Project B&D Doors Panel Line Automation

($465,000)

B&D Doors automated their existing

panel line production process by install-

ing a new switchboard/MCC and Sie-

mens Safety rated PLC, to control the

entire panel production line machinery.

The safety system has Cat 2, 3 and 4

sections and is fully integrated into the

PLC/SCADA system using the Sie-

mens Safety PLC CPU and I/O Cards.

The controlled machinery includes a

dual arm decoiler, an embosser, a

sheet leveller, a press, a variable width/

length punch trolley, a sheet slitter, two

different roll formers and various con-

veyors.

MPA provided switchboard manufac-

ture, PLC and SCADA supply, electrical

engineering works, full field installation,

programming, and commissioning ser-

vices for this project. MPA also sup-

plied, programmed, and commissioned

the switchboards, PLC and SCADA

system. The switchboards included

Siemens 611U servo drives and Micro-

master VSD’s. The control system

comprised one S7-315F-2DP Safety

rated PLC, a fully customised Siemens

WinCC SCADA control system running

on three interlinked industrial panel PC

operator stations, a wireless Ethernet

connection to the office network, Sie-

mens Scalance wireless access points

and Profibus communication with other

plant machinery making related product

parts.

Control Tech-

nology:

Siemens S7-315F-2DP PLC, six Siemens 611U servo drives and

Siemens WinCC SCADA

Mining

Project Clermont Site Services and Industrial Area

LV Electrical Services ($515,000)

MPA designed and manufactured

ten switchboards, including a 2500

Amp 50kA Main Switchboard,

Pump Control Panels, Major Dis-

tribution Boards and Local Control

Stations for the new Coal Mine at

Greenfield, in Central Queen-

sland.

The switchboards distribute power

to the Mine-Site Workshops and

vehicle wash down bays.

Control Technol-

ogy:

Merlin Gerin MCCBs, Motor Protection Relays, Advantys dis-

tributed I/O, Magellis Industrial PC/Touch Screens

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Pharmaceuticals

Project

Alphapharm has been research-

ing, developing and making ge-

neric medicines in Australia for

more than 25 years. And as part

of their ongoing commitment to

excellence, a great deal of focus

and resources are injected into

plant improvement to provide a

high quality product as well as en-

suring the safety of their staff.

MPA have been working with Al-

phapharm for over 20 years im-

proving functionality and safety to

their machine and plant as well as

providing breakdown and equip-

ment support. Some of our more

recent projects have included re-

moving staff from a hazardous

area by relocating process inter-

faces, providing consultation for

and installing Ex rated equipment

and safety systems for older ma-

chinery such as mixers, blenders,

pill presses and packaging ma-

chines. Alphapharm continue to

set the pace in their field and we

will be with them all the way.

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Renewable Power/Energy

Project

Goodna RSL 22.5kW Solar System

The Goodna RSL Function Centre

building was in great need of refurbish-

ment and after conducting a cost-

benefit analysis, it was determined that

it would be more cost effective to de-

molish the existing building and rebuild.

MPA Energy partnering with Solar In-

ception was able to provide a compre-

hensive solar power solution from de-

sign and install through to commission-

ing and ongoing monitoring. MPA’s

highly skilled CEC accredited installa-

tion team as well as Solar Inception’s

top quality products ensured that

Goodna RSL was able to easily achieve

one of its sustainable energy goals –

generating green energy through the

use of solar power.

MPA Energy Solutions installed a

22.5kW solar system for Goodna RSL

using 144 monocrystalline solar panels

and a Sunny Mini inverter which will

produce approximately 504,000 kWh of

energy over the 20 year lifetime of the

system. Included in the installation was

a Sunny Matrix which enables the RSL

to monitor the daily energy that the PV

system has generated as well as the

CO2 savings that have been made.

This high-tech monitoring system can

be observed over the LAN or Internet

allowing clients access from wherever

they are located. Over the expected 20

year lifetime of the system, approxi-

mately 524 tonnes of CO2 gas emis-

sions will be saved.

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Ongoing Service Contracts

Project Gold Coast City Council, Ipswich City Coun-

cil, SEQ Bulk Water

Engineering – Programming and

commissioning of water and waste

water, management systems, utilis-

ing Siemens, Allen Bradley, Hi-

tachi, Unitronics, and Schneider

PLCs

Switchboards – design and con-

struct switchboards to customer

supplied specifications

Installation and Service – services

rendered incorporating complete

industrial electrical work with em-

phasis on water and waste water

management as well as the manu-

facturing industry