OK Tedi
Process Control Improvement Project
- Papua New Guinea
- Process Control Improvement
- Control System - ABB 800xA
OK Tedi management embarked upon a comprehensive upgrade project to their ageing Bailey INfi90 processing plant controls.
They engaged Mipac as the Owner Representative in the Plantwide Control System upgrade project.
Project scope
- Assisting in the selection of the new control system
- Management of project design, commissioning and implementation
- Development of specifications and standards for the networking and control system.
- Developing conceptual designs of the network and control system to allow vendor (ABB) to design appropriate ABB 800xA system.
- Management of procurement activities.
- Managed vendor configuration and FAT activities.
- Managed installation and commissioning activities on-site for control system cutover.
Project highlights
- Mipac managed a phased upgrade of the automation system for the whole mill
- The project involved replacing the existing control system which consisted of Bailey Infi90 with ABB 800xA.
- The 800xA control system was implemented in Parallel to allow a seamless cutover.
Discover more of Mipac's projects
Mipac helped Elkview cut alarms by over 70 percent through ISA 18.2 aligned alarm rationalisation, PlantPAx logic and a cascade philosophy that improved operator confidence.
Unplanned maintenance was holding Ok Tedi back. With Mipac and Aspen Mtell, the team lifted plant reliability and performance
Mipac stabilised APA’s Diamantina Power Station, delivering tailored control upgrades that improved reliability, diagnostics, and long-term grid performance.
CONTACT US