ACT Operations Research (ACT-OR) is an engineering firm that provides a range of automation and control services including control system contract management, design of automation and control strategies, study of system architectures, SIL analysis and calculations, project management, and dynamic simulation. They have a team of skilled engineers and over 70 projects of experience in supplying full automation engineering packages. Their services help customers with technical requirements, bid evaluation, vendor follow-up, factory and site acceptance testing, and more.

1. Control & Automation Engineering
Looking for
support
for your
automation
and control
project?
Choose a reliable partner!
ACT Operations Research mean skill, quality,
know-how and reliability
ACT-OR engineering support
covers the following areas:
• Control System Contract
management
• Design of Automation and
control strategies
• Study of System architectures
• SIL analysis and calculations
(IEC61508/11)
• Project Management Dynamic
Simulation
A team of skilled engineers. Do not hesitate to contact us!
www.act-OperationsResearch.com

2. Control Systems Contract Management
ACT-OR support their Customers during these
phases:
• technical requirements definition and
specification developing for system
procurement
• Bid alignment and evaluation
• Vendor follow-up
• Factory acceptance tests
• Site acceptance tests and commissioning
Design of Automation and Control Strategies
ACT-OR can supply the whole
documentation covering control,
automation and protection of plants
• control and automation description
• I/O lists and System Database
• logic diagrams (ACT tool, MS Excel
output)
• cause and Effects diagrams
• sequence diagrams
• alarm lists.
Study of System Architectures
Current systems are became more and
more organized.
ACT-OR can support Customer in the
design and the analysis of integrated
system architectures of modern plants,
assessing different kinds of communication
and net structuring.

3. SIL Analysis and Calculations (IEC61508/11)
In the field of risk analysis and plant
functional safety, ACT-OR can supply:
• attendance to HAZOP/SIL sessions
• interface with instrumentation
Vendors
• SIL calculation reports (ACT tool,
MS Excel® output).
Project Management
ACT-OR have to their credit significant
experiences in management of large-sized
projects, in international environment, too.
ACT-OR experts support Customers
and cooperate with them as Automation
Discipline Leaders and Project Engineers,
too.
Dynamic Simulation
Up-to-date technologies allow a
dynamic analysis of plant requirements,
to streamline capacity and performance.
The use of systems such as Operator
Training Simulator (OTS), Advanced
Process Control (APC) and Packs and
Process Simulators, is followed by
ACT-OR also through Academic
cooperations

4. FAQ
Q: Can ACT Operations Research (ACT-OR)
manage on their own a Plant control and
Protection System Vendor?
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Dynamic Simulation
A: Yes they can. ACT-OR have managed contracts on
behalf of their Customers also in international, big
projects.
Q: Why using the ACT-OR support in managing
Vendor Contracts?
A: A careful, skilled management of contracts allows
Customers to comply with scheduling and extra-costs
due to possible scope variations.
Q: Can ACT-OR supply the whole engineering
package of plant automation and control?
A: ACT-OR have got over 70 projects where they have
supplied automation engineering developped in full
compliance with the Customer’s project requirements
and specifications
Q: Can ACT-OR attend HAZOP sessions on
behalf of their Customers and manage in full
autonomy all the aspects linked to the safety?
A: ACT-OR have an experience of over 8 years in
functional safety applied to control and safety system
design.
www.act-OperationsResearch.com