FeedForward specializes in Process Automation, FeedForward has expertise in all areas of Chemical Manufacturing, Food Production, Boiler Controls, Ethanol Production, BIOFuel, Pulp and Paper, Carbon Fiber Production
3. Process Control Solutions
Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Loyal and Diverse Customer Base
Repeat Business is Typically 50-60% of Revenue
Pulp & Paper
International Paper
Green Bay Packaging
Rock-Tenn / MeadWestvaco Paper
KapStone Paper
Georgia Pacific
Food & Beverage
General Mills
Post Foods
Frito-Lay / PepsiCo
Kellogg’s
Water & Wastewater
City of Atlanta
City of Providence, RI
City of Flint, MI
Gwinnett County, GA
Chemicals
DuPont
Henkel
Climax Molybdenum
SI Group
MeadWestvaco
Trinity Manufacturing
Energy
US General Services Administration
Florida Power and Light
Abengoa Bio-Energy
Detroit Thermal
Entergy Palisades
Metals
US Steel
Novelis
4. Process Control Solutions
Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Company Culture
Our Objective is to Learn and Understand Customer Process Control Requirements
We Work to Meet Requirements and Make Our Customers Successful
Our Workforce is Very Skilled and Process Knowledgeable
We Focus on Process Automation
• P&IDs, I/O, Control Requirements
• Equipment Specification and Procurement, Including Instruments
• System Integration, Configuration, and HMI
• Factory Testing with Field Devices
• Responsibility for Checkout and Commissioning
• Interface Control Systems to Plant Information Systems
Employee Turnover is Negligible – Customer Expertise is Retained
Financial Stability Supports Commitment to Quality
• Revenues Steady at $6-8M for 5 years
• 5-10% Profit with Employee Profit Sharing
• $1M in Liquid Assets
• Zero Operating Debt
A Partnership is Developed by Taking Full Responsibility and Meeting Commitments
6. Process Control Solutions
Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Full Scope Control System Projects
Legacy Control System Migration - $1.2M
• 5 year project converting PLC5 to ControlLogix
connected to Foxboro DCS
• Over 4000 I/O points for chemical processes and
utilities
• Implemented many process improvements on
dryers, scrubbers, toasters, etc.
• Foxboro version upgrades
Florida Power & Light Nuclear Plants - $2.6M
• Foxboro DCS modifications for 100MW power
uprate at 4 nuclear power plants
• Scope included DCS hardware, software
verification and factory testing
• Improved accuracy and response for normal and
upset conditions
Control System Test Bed FPL Factory Acceptance Testing in Progress
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Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Abengoa Bioenergy Ethanol Plants - $5M
• Turnkey Yokogawa DCS for three new 100
MGY Ethanol Plants
• Bus Network Technology used for Field
Instruments, Motors and Drives
• 12 Year Partnership to Improve Plant
Processes for Cost Reduction
General Mills Cereal Plant Control System
Upgrades - $1M/yr.
• 15 year partnership, 6 locations in US, co-wrote
control standards that reduce costs.
• Convert cereal line processes to ControlLogix
and Wonderware from Foxboro
• Automate boilers, chillers, HVAC, & air
compressors with ControlLogix
• Packaging machinery line integration
Full Scope Control System Projects
Yokogawa DCS Control Systems During Factory Acceptance
Testing
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Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Full Scope Control System Projects
US General Services Administration
Chiller and Cogen Plant - $1.4M
• Rockwell Controls for central chilled
water plant for 8 Smithsonian
buildings including:
• National Museum of Natural History
• National Air & Space Museum
• National Gallery of Art
• National Museum of the American
Indian
• Integrated Rockwell and ABB
controls for two 5MW gas turbines
with heat recovery steam generator
• 15 year relationship and
maintenance agreement
The General Services Administration control system consists of over 12 ControlLogix
processors networked with multiple engineering workstations and Operator Interface
Terminals
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Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Full Scope Control System Projects
Frito-Lay / PepsiCo R-Time Projects – $620k
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness Calculations –
measuring the efficiency and effectiveness of
production lines
• Teamed with customer to create programming and
deployment standards for nation wide uniformity
• Deployed the first two plant wide data collection
systems consisting of 16 production lines with over
4000 data points collected from over 30 control
systems
• Defined messaging schemes used to collect and
consolidate data from plant wide PLCs to a single
ControlLogix
Production Line Efficiencies Available at the Plant Manager’s
Desk
Real-Time Data gathered from Production Line PLC’s is
made available to Production Analysts
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Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
20 Years Paper Industry Controls Experience
Georgia Pacific Combination
Boiler Burner Management and
Combustion Controls - $600K
Georgia Pacific Lime Kiln Burner
Management and Combustions
Controls - $500K
Green Bay Packaging Paper
Machine and Stock Preparation
Rebuild Projects - $1M
MeadWestvaco Demineralizer
Water Controls System - $250K
MeadWestvaco Recovery Boiler
Controls Upgrade - $300K
International Paper Cantonment
Paper Machine Rebuild - $1M
MeadWestvaco Recovery Boiler Control System utilizing Rockwell
ControlLogix and Foxboro DCS
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Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Toho Tenax OCF Production Line Control System utilizing
Rockwell ControlLogix and Foxboro DCS
Oxidized Carbon Fiber Production Line
• Foxboro DCS Frontend/HMI connected to
ControlLogix via FBM Gateways
• Redundant Rockwell ControlLogix Processors
• Coordinated Speed/Tension Control using Allen-
Bradley PowerFlex 755 Series Drives
• System Integration Included:
• Redundant Processors
• Redundant I/O Networks
• Foxboro Historian
• FactoryTalk Historian
Full Scope Control System Projects
12. Process Control Solutions
Experience . . . The FeedForward Advantage
Contact Info: FeedForward, Inc.
310 Sam Johnson Rd.
Georgetown Tn. 37336
Phone: 678-836-5038
www.feedforward.com
Mr. Daniel Webb
Senior Controls /Sales Engineer
dwebb@feedforward.com
678-836-5038