Automation and control

We maximise the profitability and safety of our clients' assets by integrating complex systems in industrial facilities through the application of technology coupled with deep domain knowledge.

Integrated automation expertise

Being technology-enabled allows us to provide the best solutions to our clients, and globally proven execution methodologies mean the deployment will be predictable and safe.

Wood's automation and control solutions are provided globally by around 1,400 dedicated technical staff across a network of 41 offices in 17 countries. Enhanced by our extensive discipline engineering expertise, high-value engineering offices and unmatched global reach, technology projects are delivered to virtually all corners of the globe. We employ only the best personnel and focus on building teams with deep domain knowledge around the industries we serve, and the operations, equipment and technologies that make them work.

We apply the latest digital techniques to deliver projects smarter, safer and more cost effective. Whether we are using our artificial intelligence (AI) tools to automatically adjust process simulations, deploying audit tools to compare configuration to design data in real time, or virtual commissioning to reduce time at site, we are always pushing for innovation and data-centric execution.

Our technology and service offerings span a number of areas:

• Process automation systems
• Facility automation, robotics and vision
• Simulation, learning and virtual systems
• Intelligent operations
• Asset protection solutions

Wood’s automation and control expertise covers many industries – spanning all oil and gas segments, to automotive manufacturing and fabrication, renewables, mining & minerals, industrial, power, nuclear and pharmaceuticals.

Asset Protection & Physical Security

What physical security systems do we provide to protect industrial facilities?

Wood has experience with a multitude of hardware and software tools systems providing security protections for customer assets. These include:

• Intrusion detection and assessment systems (IDAS) – facility perimeter sub-sensors and imaging systems, including field video, connected to the alarm management system
• Long-range detection and assessment systems (LRDAS)- A combination of radar and cameras to facilitate target recognition, identification and discrimination
• Microwave intrusion detection systems (MIDS) - Detects an intruder greater than 34 kilograms running, jumping, walking, slow walking, crouch walking, crawling on hands and knees, and crawling prone with the body both perpendicular to and parallel to the 8 meter-wide detection zone
• Fibre optic fence sensor systems (FOFSS) – constructed on the side of the barbed tape wire (concertina) on top of an anti-personnel fence fabric to detect an intruder attempting to penetrate and provides the specified probability of detection (PD) and confidence factor (CF)
• Plate recognition system (PRS) - monitors and registers vehicles entering or exiting a facility via front license plate and vehicle front. Has the capability to alert staff when suspect vehicle approaches and matches that within a central database
• Security access control system (SACS) - comprises hardware and software needed to electronically authenticate a request by personnel to access a facility and to notify security of any unauthorized attempts. Prevents vehicles or any personnel from entering the facility without clearance