About Us

TPS provides process control, automation engineering and technical support to various industries.  In cooperation with project partners we are also able to design and build turn-key plant equipment, ranging from high precision CNC machinery to robust process and handling equipment.
Our business philosophy is to run a lean organisation with minimal overheads, translating this into competitive pricing and conditions for the benefit of our customers.
Our primary goal is to promote long term relationships with our customers, positively benefiting both entities.

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Industry Experience

We have extensive experience in the following industries:

• Sugar refining
• Dairy / liquid processing technology
• Aluminium smelting
• Aluminium extrusion
• Scientific testing

Our main strengths are:

• Engineering (Electrical, Automation, Instrumentation, Pneumatic, Hydraulic)
• Brainstorming challenging problems  and coming up with effective solutions
• Process troubleshooting and improvement
• Allen-Bradley brand of PLCs / HMI
• 'Ignition' SCADA
• Safety system design / Machine guarding  (AS4024)
• Critical spares analysis / organisation
• Maintenance Management System implementation
• MS Access database application development

Recent projects:

• Robotic CNC system with 20m machining bed
• Ultra high-speed velocity capture system for destructive testing rig 
• Large safety system / guarding installation on an aluminium extrusion line
• SCADA / MES for large production systems
• Automated skip stacking device
• Rockwell SLC to CLX Migration's
• Motion control system retrofits from generic servo to new gen ethernet servo's with CIP safety and motion.
• Skip tracking / logistics system
• Hydraulic shears
• Spray dryer and evaporator (dairy plant)
• Mechanical to laser encoder system replacement for track driven carriages (absolute system without need for reset)
• Safety system centralised monitoring and data-logging
• Automatic alarm message dialler systems with text to voice and two way SMS acknowledgement on a roster/schedule/priority system.
• IP camera systems, large integrating site security with plant monitoring, segmentation, recording and hardware display in various locations
• Process improvements to aluminium log oven
• Anti-collision optical detection system on aluminium extrusion puller system
• Network segregation, VLANs and general Ethernet topology re-work for sites that have out grown their current setup

Our History

Founded in 2007, Technical Plant Services has serviced various industries, primarily focusing on automation, electrical engineering and safety system design in Food & Beverage as well as Manufacturing industries. Recently we have delved into the growing sector of Robotics and smart manufacturing. Our plans for the future includes a move into modern office / workshop premises, which will allow us to diversify our activities and provide a wider range of products and services to our clients. Watch this space!

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