SERVICES
With three decades of experience, Scott Chapman has been an Electrician, I&C Technician, Reliability Engineer, Controls Engineer, and Energy Engineer. He has worked in Oil & Gas, Textiles, Pharmaceuticals, Nuclear Power, and many more. In 2021, he established Highlander Controls, LLC to create an open platform for disseminating his expertise and providing support across diverse industries.
PLC / DCS Integration
Migration
Process Optimization
SCADA
Reliability Centered Maintenance
Standardization
Asset Management
Data Analysis
Energy Management/Sustainability
Benchmarking
ISO 50001
Lighting
Innovative Technology
IIOT Edge Devices, OT Networking, Smart Instrumentation, & more
Burner Controls
Natural Draft, Forced Air, Flares, Thermal Oxidizers, Steam, Process Ovens, Natural Gas, Propane, Fuel Oil, Combustion Efficiency, Emissions, O2%, NOx, CO, VOCs
Industry Standards
AGS, ANSI, API, ASHRAE, ASTM, CFR, GAMP, GMP, IEC, IEEE, IES, ISA, ISO, UL, NEMA, NFPA, NQA-1, OSHA, PSM, Six Sigma and beyond
Expert Level Automation and Controls Integration
PROJECTS
- 2005 – Digital Upgrade on 1,200 MW Steam Turbine Generator (Westinghouse, Siemens)
- 2008 – Commissioned Midstream Cryogenic Plant processing 500MM ft3 /d (DeltaV, Allen Bradley)
- 2010 – Complete Replacement of Cryogenic SIS (Siemens, Allen Bradley)
- 2017 – Increase OEE on advanced battery separator filtration media production (Allen Bradley, Red Lion)
- 2018 – Servo drives for nonwoven textiles (Siemens)
- 2018 – Textile mill lighting, compressed air, and boiler modifications ($750k annual savings)
- 2020 – Emergency!!! Installed entire control system and drives from scratch. No program, no drawings. Jet Dyeing Machine running within a week (DirectSoft, KB)
- 2020 – Energy Assessment for textile mill with tariff modification ($10k annual savings)
- 2021 – Upgrade control system for nonwoven textiles (Wonderware, GE, Horner, Yaskawa, Reliance, Allen Bradley and Siemens)
- 2021 – Specified valves, transmitters, and scope of work for $160MM methanol project.
- 2022 – Commissioned new Amazon distribution center. (Allen Bradley, Cognex, Mitsubishi, Sick)
- 2022 – Boiler SIS upgrade (Maxon, Honeywell, Triconex)
- 2022 – Steam Turbine controls replacement (Infi90, Woodward)
- 2023 –Biomass Energy Chiller controls replacement (Siemens)