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Reference projects:
Changes at the European research centre CERN
Internationalization
of demand
Additional projects were car-
ried out abroad: The company
Nerling/D undertook a clean
room project and MCM Impiati/I
undertook the restaurant exten-
sion (Building 501). Other installa-
tion projects by Saia® PCD system
integrators are also underway in
France, Italy and Germany. The
universality of Saia® PCD automa-
tion systems and the more than
600
system integrators in Europe
enable CERN to award contracts
for projects in all member states,
without restriction.
Transfer of expertise to the operator and ge-
neral contractor
CERN wanted to manage all its projects and sys-
tems autonomously or together with partners of its
choosing. An important point here was the further
development of the expertise of CERN employees;
the individual training programmes offered by Saia-
Burgess Controls engineers were used as a basis for
this. These training sessions covered all aspects, in-
cluding the selection of equipment and its program-
ming, communication and web and IT functions. To-
day the CERN teams control their systems completely
autonomously, from planning and programming to
maintenance.
International extension of the
restaurant in Building 501 with
the Italian Saia®PCD system
integrator «MCM Impianti»
The results
The initial results show that achieving independence
and autonomy takes a great deal of effort in the early
stages. Things that were previously conveniently
assigned to subcontractors and hidden in invoices
now had to be acquired as new competences and
know-how in the area of automation. However, the
standards integrated into the Saia-Burgess automa-
tion systems make it possible to develop competences
that normally belong to the automation profession
on the basis of an engineer’s normal level of technical
knowledge, particularly as regards the area of com-
munication and ITC and web interfaces. This repre-
sents a definite time saving.
Once this stage is over, as key players the CERN
teams will take on the role of decision-maker in their
In the first year, seven of the organisation’s buildings were renovated by independent
system integrators from Switzerland, Germany, Italy and France. At present, 10
Saia®PCD3.M automatic machines, 10 web panels (10.4" and 5.7"), 10
intelligent Smart RIO stations and 6 three-phase energy
counters (S-Bus and M-Bus) are installed, and
these can be used to manage the
heating, air-conditioning, ventilation,
sanitary and electrical installations
(
roller shutters and lighting).
projects, from planning to implementation, usage and
maintenance. Their control over the entire chain means
that they are more free to choose projects and partners,
can take advantage of competition and, where neces-
sary, can arrange for new participants to be trained on
Saia-Burgess.
From a technical point of view, CERN has advanced and
opened up in a way that has motivated the organization.
The goals set for the first year have been achieved.
The Saia® PCD equipment meets and even exceeds the
criteria set by CERN, particularly in the clean room and
the heating installations. All the requirements were met
and the tests were passed. The greatest strength of the
Saia-Burgess concept is still the virtually unrestricted
integration, not only of new systems but also of existing
systems.
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