TWP Matomo Process Plant (TMP), on behalf of Ruashi Holdings, has chosen Citect to provide its SCADA software, as well as to do the design, engineering and commissioning of the process control system for Ruashi Mining SPRL in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
This project involves the automation of a new copper/cobalt refinery currently under construction near Lubumbashi in the southern DRC. The Ruashi ore body is situated on the famous copper belt that stretches from Zambia into the DRC.
The project involves a very tight implementation timeframe of only 40 weeks. The Control Systems Engineer for TMP, Mark Hugo, remarked: "We chose Citect due to its commitment to the tight schedule and its understanding of the flexible implementation philosophy required on a fast track project."
Citect Professional Services will implement its proven control system standards to speed-up the design phase and to provide consistency across all plant areas. This will also lower the total cost of ownership to the client, since plant technicians only need training on one set of standards.
Citect's scope of supply includes all PLC and remote I/O panels, PLC equipment, UPS equipment, control system hardware, network equipment, SCADA software and all associated engineering services. Another interesting feature of the system is that the operator can select the preferred language to be either English or French. This feature is easily engineered, because of CitectSCADA's multi-language switching ability.
Citect will also provide an engineer to be on-site for a further six months after the plant has been commissioned and handed over to the client, to train the operators and technicians, supervise the commissioned system and assist in the optimisation of the process post commissioning.
"We are very pleased to be involved in this major project in the DRC. This is Citect's fourth largest automation project in this part of Africa in recent years. We are looking forward to a long-term business partnership with Ruashi Holdings," says Wilhelm Swart, Managing Director for Africa, Citect.
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