Industries We Serve

Delivering reliable automation engineering across the most demanding process-intensive industries

Industry Expertise

Process-Industry Automation Experience

NL Automation serves customers across eight major industrial sectors. Our control engineering expertise is applied to the unique requirements of each industry — from continuous process control in refineries to batch sequences in chemical plants and machine control in manufacturing.

Oil & Gas Automation
Oil & Gas
Oil & Gas

Oil & Gas Process Automation

Automation engineering for upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas facilities — from wellhead and pipeline control to gas processing and custody transfer systems.

  • DCS/PLC engineering for process control and monitoring
  • Package unit integration — compressors, separators, metering systems
  • Fire & gas system interface and coordination logic
  • Production monitoring and allocation SCADA
  • Brownfield DCS/PLC modifications and expansions
Refining & Petrochemical
Refining & Petrochemical
Refining & Petrochemical

Refining & Petrochemical Control

Advanced control integration and continuous process management for refinery and petrochemical facilities, including furnace control, distillation and reaction unit automation.

  • Continuous process control and advanced regulatory control
  • Furnace and fired-heater control strategies
  • APC and optimizer integration with DCS control layer
  • Refinery-wide DCS engineering and standardization
  • Turnaround modification support and start-up assistance
Chemical Industry
Chemical
Chemical

Chemical Process Automation

Batch and continuous control engineering for specialty chemical, polymer and bulk chemical manufacturing — with comprehensive interlock and sequence management.

  • Batch sequence logic and recipe management
  • Reactor and vessel temperature, pressure and level control
  • Safety interlock and shutdown logic development
  • DCS/PLC integration for continuous and batch operations
  • Operator interface for batch tracking and status
Power & Utilities
Power & Utilities
Power & Utilities

Power & Utilities Control Systems

Control system engineering for power generation, steam & electricity utilities, cooling towers and plant utility systems — ensuring reliable, uninterrupted operation.

  • Utility system PLC/DCS control — boilers, cooling towers, air compressors
  • Generator and UPS coordination logic
  • Energy monitoring and reporting SCADA
  • Electrical system interface and interlocking

Cement & Minerals

Process automation for raw mill, kiln, cooler and finish grinding — PLC/DCS control, drives interface integration and plant optimization for cement and minerals production.

Steel & Metals

PLC/DCS applications for rolling mills, furnaces, cooling lines and material handling — process sequences, equipment interlocks and comprehensive HMI/SCADA systems.

Water & Wastewater

PLC/SCADA systems for water treatment, distribution and wastewater plants — pump control, chemical dosing, alarms and remote telemetry monitoring.

Manufacturing

Machine and process PLC programming, SCADA/HMI development, data interfaces, production reporting and control system upgrades for manufacturing facilities.

Application Areas Across All Industries

  • Process units and utility systems
  • Furnace and combustion control
  • Flow, pressure, temperature & level control
  • Equipment sequencing and interlocks
  • Package unit and third-party integration
  • Supervisory optimization functions

Working in One of These Industries?

Tell us about your automation requirements and we'll provide a solution tailored to your industry's specific demands.

Contact Our Team