Engineering Profile

Introducing EIS We are the people who provide innovative

solutions to industrial sectors, enabling them
to achieve greater efficiencies and ultimately
increase their profitability.
EIS is a multi-disciplined engineering, installation and
maintenance company with extensive experience working
on sites throughout New Zealand and around the world.

We provide services by three distinct means; consultancy,

projects and ongoing operations.

Our key areas of expertise include process control,

automation, robotics, compliance, machine safety systems,
hazardous area equipment, instrumentation, refrigeration
and industrial electrical services.

We work with clients in a broad range of sectors, each with

specialist requirements, including aluminium smelting,
food processing, water and waste treatment, timber
processing, energy generation, power distribution and
research and development.

In every single project we undertake we are dedicated

to providing our clients with quality, results and peace of
mind. We also have a real commitment to sustainability in
all areas of our operations.

This booklet has been created to showcase our capabilities

in engineering consultancy and demonstrate how we
can help your business innovate to optimise operational
efficiencies.
Our Company Culture At EIS we partner with our clients to provide
superior quality solutions that deliver - or
exceed - the results they are seeking and give
them peace of mind that their operations are
running smoothly.
We have a reputation for innovation and a proven track
record for success, having completed numerous major
industrial projects, both national and international, on spec,
on time and on budget.

Health and safety is more than just a mantra at EIS; it is

a driving force behind every element of our business
operation. In 2015 we were proud to set an industry-leading
safety record, with zero lost time incidents for over 700,000
operating hours. Our goal is to help other companies attain
this level of safety in their operations.

We have a genuine commitment to conserving the natural

environment, where we are recognised as leaders in our field,
having achieved Diamond Enviro-Mark status.

We also work closely with our local community, sponsoring

athletes, donating to charitable organisations, participating
in community groups and implementing electrical safety
education programmes in schools.

Our most significant involvement is with the Foundation for

Youth Development, for which we provide sponsorship and
mentoring to 13-15 year olds to help them achieve their full
potential. www.fyd.org.nz
Engineering Expertise EIS provides a complete range of engineering
services for industrial operations. We
specialise in the following areas:
Process Engineering • PLC hardware: small
controllers, standalone PLC,
Process Improvement site-wide distributed PLC
controllers and distributed
Process Development control system (DCS)
• Networking: Ethernet, fibre,
Mechanical Engineering
serial, CAN bus, wireless,
Electrical Engineering PROFIBUS, ControlNet,
DeviceNet and Modbus
• Power distribution: LV, MV
and HV • Database and Reporting
• Portable switch rooms Plant Maintenance Planning
Instrumentation Project Co-Ordination
• Installation of instruments
• Pre calibration setup of Machine Safety
instruments
Acoustic Control
• Accredited calibration of
instruments UAV Services
• Aerial inspections
Control Systems -
Automation • Aerial surveys
• Customer interface: PC- • Data analysis
based HMI and Industrial
HMI
Technical References We have capabilities and experience in a wide
range of industrial automation systems, including:
System Types Other Systems
• Small Controllers • Siemens
• Stand Alone PLC • GE
• Site-Wide Distributed PLC • ABB
Controllers • Honeywell
• Distributed Control System (DCS) • Red Lion
• Integrated Safety Systems • SICK
• Integrated Vision Systems • AuCom
• Mitsubishi
Robotics
• Toshiba
• Kuka
• OPC Systems
• Okura
• Microsoft Visual Studio
• Kawasaki
• Unitronics
• ABB
• Industrial PCs
Database / Historian
Networking
• SQL
• Ethernet
• Microsoft Access
• Fibre
• Wonderware
• Serial
• Rockwell
• CAN Bus
Telemetry • Wireless
• Qtech • PROFIBUS
• Kingfisher • ControlNet
• Red Lion • DeviceNet
• Rockwell • Modbus
• Abbey Systems • DH+
• Rio
Accredited System Integrators • Ethercat
• Rockwell
• Omron
• Omron Safety
• Schneider
• Wonderware
Consultancy Services EIS provides a broad range of consultancy
services to companies operating in the
industrial sector, throughout New Zealand
and overseas.
Our experts will come to your business to assess, advise,
design, commission, develop systems and provide
training for your staff, to ensure efficiency and safety in
your operations.

Our consultancy services include:

• Health, Safety Environment and Quality (HSEQ)
• Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP)
• Electrical Engineering
• Robotics and Automation
• Machine Safety (TÜV)
• Hazardous Area
• Design and Analysis of Scope of Work
• Project Management
 A safe working culture delivers far reaching Our services include:
benefits to a company. Employees benefit • Internal quality system audits and development
from reduced risk of injury, which tends to • Standard operating procedure (SOP) development
result in a feeling of trust in their employer and • Occupational health & safety audits, including pre-ACC
increased job satisfaction. Employers can rest audits
easy knowing that they are doing the best for • Development of systems for ACC accreditation to tertiary
level
their staff. Even the bottom line benefits; less
injuries mean less downtime, lower ACC levies • Hazard and operability studies (HAZOP)
and lower insurance premiums. • Site safety plans and policies
• Company HSEQ manual compilation and/or reviews
EIS provides a specialist consultancy service in health, • Emergency management information preparation and
safety, environment and quality (HSEQ). Our experienced review
health and safety professionals will work with your
company to develop practical risk management and safety • Induction programmes and compliance
systems, specific to your operations. • Work management systems reviews and training
• Systems gap analysis and needs analysis
Our aim is to ensure that safety standards are so ingrained
into daily operations that employees will naturally act • Staff training courses

Health, Safety, Environment & Quality

in a safe manner, whether or not they are being actively • Asset register development and/or maintenance
supervised. • Reliability centred maintenance (RCM) audits
We’ll also help you meet your responsibilities under the • Engagement presentations to management and staff
Health & Safety in Employment Act. We can facilitate • Mentoring governance, executive and front-line workers
enrolment into the ACC Workplace Safety Management for safe working principles and practices
Practices (WSMP) or Worksafe Safety Discount
(WSD) programmes, which actively reduce your levy
contributions.
 Hazard and Operability Studies (HAZOP) is a EIS can provide suitably trained and experienced facilitators
highly specialised service offered by EIS. to chair and minute HAZOP studies as well as software
for providing guide-words and recording outcomes. Our
A HAZOP study involves the systematic examination of a engineers are knowledgeable in a wide range of fields
planned or existing process in your operations, in order and can offer advice in mechanical, electrical, electronic,
to identify problems that may pose a risk to personnel or automation, refrigeration and process/machine safety.
equipment, or reduce the efficiency of operation.
EIS has led successful HAZOP studies for processes
Once those problems have been identified, we can then including:
help clients put appropriate systems in place to mitigate
Hazard and Operability Studies
• Solid material handling and batch processing systems
the risks and create a safe and efficient work environment. • Chemical mixing systems
HAZOP studies are based on guide-words and are carried • Electrical switching procedures
out by a multi-disciplinary team during a set of meetings. • Ship loading and unloading procedures
The method also extends into hazard identification and • Chairlift transport systems
environmental hazard identification, which allows us to
classify safety and environmental hazards that may arise at
the concept design stage.
 Electrical engineering is a crucial part of any Management of the working environment
engineering project. • Building services including heating, ventilation and air
conditioning supply control and monitoring systems,
EIS offers a full suite of electrical engineering capabilities to including control instrumentation
manage projects from conceptual design and specification • Refrigeration systems, including electrical supply,
through to detailed design for installation and finally control and monitoring systems including control
installation testing, certification and inspection. instrumentation
Our capabilities include: • Lighting design to meet OSH requirements for public
and work areas.
Power supply and control systems • Hazardous area electrical design, installation,
• Co-Generation, standby and stand-alone generation, commissioning, testing and inspection
including solar power systems. • Electrical equipment in damp and chemically loaded
• MV and LV power supply and distribution systems, with areas
or without multiple points of supply, RMU’s, and off-grid • Energy efficiency systems for new builds and for
systems retrofitting or upgrading existing plant.
Electrical Engineering • Distribution and motor control centres (MCCs), including
pre-built and pre-tested transportable options
• Motor control systems, including variable speed
drives, soft starters and their associated metering and
protection equipment
• Harmonic mitigation and elimination systems for plants
with large percentages of VSD and switch-mode power
supply loading, such as data centres
 As technology continues to improve, more and Our services include:
more businesses are relying on robotics for Machine automation and process control systems
their business operations. • Complete solutions, from design and functional
The advantages of introducing robotics into an industrial description development, to hardware and software
operation can include increased efficiencies, decreased supply and programming, testing and commissioning
ongoing operating costs and reduced health and safety • Process instrumentation, from simple digital devices to
risks. fully automated online analytical instruments as used in
dairy factories and waste water treatment plants
EIS has extensive experience in designing, installing and • Consulting to determine the optimal solutions for
commissioning complex robotic systems for a wide range industrial applications, including redesign of conveying,
of industrial applications. pipework or control systems

Robotics and vision systems

• Integration, programming and commissioning of
complex robotic systems designed specifically for each
Robotics and Automation client’s requirements
• Utilisation of vision systems for a range of applications,
from product quality checks to detection of orientation
and position for robotic integration
 Machine safety is WorkSafe’s top area of We can assess your operations to identify any areas
priority for improving health and safety in where machinery operation poses a risk to employees,
and develop a common-sense and practical approach
manufacturing businesses. As well as ensuring to mitigate those risks. This may include the addition of
the safety of operators, safer machinery results guarding and electrical fail-safes, altering procedures and
in improved operating efficiency and reduced providing training for operators.
downtime.
Our approach places importance on robust installation and
EIS engineers are experts in the area of machine safety, solutions that are built to withstand the test of your daily
with qualifications including the industry-leading and operations.
internationally recognised TÜV Functional Safety Engineer
EIS machine safety services include:
Certificate. Standards we assess to include AS4024,
ISO23849 and IEC62061. • Quantified safety assessments
• Advising on common-sense approaches to meet your
All of the machinery we design and install is certified obligations under the latest WorkSafe standards
to world-leading industry standards. We also design,

Machine Safety
• Design, installation & commissioning of machine safety
commission and validate machine safety systems for
systems
existing or newly imported machinery, ensuring that it
complies with the most stringent standards required for • Validation of safety systems
operation in New Zealand. • Machine operator training
• Preventative machine maintenance
• Workshops and seminars to demystify machine safety
 Electrical equipment can pose a significant Design Services:
explosive risk in many industrial operating • Area classification or ‘zoning’
environments. Ensuring safe operations in • Equipment selection and installation design
these areas requires specific construction • Entity calculations for intrinsically safe equipment
and installation techniques, along with the
Installation Services:
rigorous application of a complete suite of
• Installation of field devices
standards.
• Installation and programming of isolating barriers
EIS offers a comprehensive range of design, installation, • Installation of suitable cables and cable glands
inspection and documentation services for electrical • Installation of suitable isolation and identification
equipment utilised in hazardous areas. devices
All members of our Hazardous Area team have achieved Inspection and Documentation Services:
competency in AS/NZS 4761.1 and have completed
recognised, accredited unit standards in their areas • Initial inspection of newly installed equipment

Hazardous Area of expertise, including Qualified Electrical Inspector • Compilation of hazardous area equipment dossiers
accreditation. • Development of periodic inspection schedules
We have significant experience in working on both gas and • Implementation of detailed, close and visual periodic
dust hazardous area equipment associated with fuel oils, inspections
fuel gases, coal dusts, milk powder, paint spray booths and
chemical processing and storage.
 The Client The Solution
Open Country Dairy is a dairy ingredient manufacturer with EIS is contracted to provide all ongoing operational
four processing plants located throughout New Zealand. maintenance for the company’s Awarua milk powder
processing facilities.
The Brief As well as providing a 24-7 emergency response for
breakdowns and a regular preventative maintenance
Operations at Open Country Dairy’s Awarua milk powder
schedule, EIS operates a unique predictive maintenance
plant run 24-7, so it is essential that they have an effective
system. System diagnostics are run to identify areas that
maintenance partner that is intimately familiar with
are at risk of failure and rectify these before a breakdown
their operations and on-call to provide service whenever
actually occurs.
required.
In addition, EIS has provided engineering and system
support consulting services for individual projects at
Open Country Dairy’s plants elsewhere in New Zealand.

PROJECT PROFILE:
Operations Maintenance
Open Country Dairy, Awarua, Southland, New Zealand
The Challenges What the Client Said
Open Country Dairy processes milk powder for human
consumption, meaning strict food standards apply. All
equipment used within the plant must be Food Grade “ Thanks to the proactive
maintenance service provided by
Standard, and workers on-site must comply with strict
HSEQ standards to prevent product contamination. EIS we’ve significantly reduced our
downtime, which directly benefits
The Results
our bottom line. They are more like
Thanks to EIS, Open Country Dairy has now reduced its
unplanned downtime to 0.62%, which is less than one hour partners than contractors, as we are
per 168 hour operating week. all working together to achieve the
A number of the innovations that EIS has introduced at the
Awarua plant have since been rolled out to Open Country
Dairy’s other plants in the North Island.
same operational goals.
Mike Butler, Plant Manager
”
OPEN COUNTRY DAIRY, AWARUA
Open Country Dairy’s Awarua operations have proved
so successful that they are now planning to expand their
capacity in the region.
 The Client The Solution
Tetra Pak is a world-leading supplier of processing and EIS developed custom PLC automation specifically for the
packaging solutions for food. reverse osmosis plant.
In this project, Tetra Pak was contracted by Fonterra to This design included Functional Descriptors (FDs), Process
design, manufacture and manage the installation of a new Logic Controllers (PLC) and Human Machine Interfaces
milk dryer at their largest milk processing plant, Edendale. (HMI), which are all networked together with the Variable
Speed Electric Drives (VSD).
The Brief These allow the plant to be fully automated and operated
remotely from the ED4 control room.
Tetra Pak developed and managed the installation of the
ED4 which, with a processing capability of 100 litres of milk Upon completion of the installation, EIS provided electrical
per second, is the world’s largest and most efficient milk testing and certification, assisted with commissioning the
powder dryer. plant and trained the Fonterra operation staff.
As part of the project Tetra Pak included a reverse osmosis
plant to filter all used water so it could be recycled.
The reverse osmosis plant cleans the water by forcing
PROJECT PROFILE: it through micro-porous membrane filters. The plant

Reverse Osmosis Wastewater Filtration Plant

consists of two trains of 100 cubic metres per hour capacity
membrane filters with automatic back-flush cleaning and
chemical dosing facility.
Tetra Pak - Fonterra Edendale, Southland, New Zealand Tetra Pak commissioned EIS to carry out all of the on-site
electrical installation and PLC automation for this treatment
plant.
The Challenges What the Client Said
There were two levels of client interaction on this project;
EIS was directly responsible to Tetra Pak to deliver the
contracted services but also had responsibility to Tetra Pak’s “ EIS was the ideal on-the-ground partner
for us to work with on this project. We
client Fonterra, as the end user of the plant. This meant
could count on them to always work in a
that comprehensive project management and effective
communication with all stakeholders was crucial to achieve timely, cost effective manner and of the
a successful outcome. highest quality - this was essential as their
Fonterra had recently introduced a requirement for work contributes to our reputation in the
eyes of our client.
”
structured batch automation programming to meet the
S88 standard, and so the PLC software and programming
developed for the automation of the reverse osmosis plant Dan Dirks, Senior Electrical/Automation Engineer
TETRA PAK
had to comply with this.

The Results
EIS exceeded all Tetra Pak and Fonterra standards for safety
and quality for the electrical and automation design,
installation and testing.
The reverse osmosis plant has been operating successfully
since January 2012, ensuring that all waste water from
Dryer 4 meets the environmental discharge standards for
turbidity.
 The Client The Solution
OceanaGold operates New Zealand’s largest gold mine, EIS designed and developed a portable power distribution
Macraes, located 100km north of Dunedin. centre and switchroom which was assembled and fitted
out in Invercargill before being trucked to the Macraes
The Macraes Project consists of the Macraes Open Pit gold
mine.
mine which has been operating since 1990 and the Frasers
Underground mine which was commissioned in 2008, as Based on a high-level brief of OceanaGold’s operating
well as an adjacent processing plant. requirements, EIS designed detailed engineering and
electrical plans for the power distribution centre, which
was structurally designed and fabricated by our mechanical
The Brief partners and then fitted out by EIS.
OceanaGold concluded that upgrading its equipment at
Just before completion the client visited our mechanical
the Macraes gold mine would be beneficial to its business.
partners’ workshop to perform a Factory Acceptance Test
EIS were engaged by the project’s main contractor, (FAT) to ensure that there would be no issues once the
Switchbuild, to develop a new power distribution centre to power distribution centre arrived on site.
provide the power source and house the motor controllers
PROJECT PROFILE: for the mine.

Portable Power Distribution Centre

OceanaGold Corporation, Macraes Gold Mine, Otago, New Zealand
The Challenges What the Client Said

“ EIS
The Macraes mine is a remote site with challenging terrain, were the perfect partners for us to work
which means that getting the materials and labour to build
anything on-site is a time consuming and costly process.
with on this project. Their innovative design
together with top notch workmanship and
Building a portable power distribution centre remote from
excellent communication enabled this job
site and trucking it to site saved time, resources and a
significant amount of money. to run smoothly and ensured that the end
product did not just meet but ultimately
The Results
The portable power distribution centre was completed
exceeded our client’s expectations.
Glyn Howell, Electrical Design Engineer
”
SWITCHBUILD
on-time and on-budget. It has been commissioned at the
Macraes mine site and is operating as per specification.

“ We
One of the key advantages that the portable power are really pleased with the portable
distribution centre offers over traditional fixed power
power distribution centre EIS have designed
distribution centres is that it can be moved around as
mining progresses, which means that the power source for our Macraes site. It is the perfect solution
and motor controllers will always be close to the current for our industry and we are now looking at
work site. the possibility of introducing similar ones
into some of our other locations.
”
Ian Harrington, Electrical Technical Supervisor
OCEANAGOLD
 The Client The Solution
Solid Energy is a state-owned coal mining company, and EIS provided comprehensive management on this project,
New Zealand’s leading coal producer, with an annual including design review and installation of electrical
production of approximately four million tonnes. distribution and operational components, design and
implementation of PLC and HMI software to enable Solid
The company is developing technology to process low-
Energy staff to control the plant operation, design and
value raw lignite into briquettes. These are a low-moisture,
installation of hazardous area instrumentation and safety
high-energy and lower-emission form of coal that is
circuits.
expected to offer significant opportunities in the domestic
and export markets. Given the potentially explosive atmosphere, every electrical
item used on-site, from exterior and interior lights to
To this end, Solid Energy has built a demonstration
portable radios and torches, had to be rated for operation
briquetting plant in Mataura.
in hazardous areas. Specialised wiring, testing and test
records have been used throughout the site.
The Brief Following installation, EIS provided a complete site
EIS was contracted by Solid Energy to undertake the inspection utilising our accredited electrical inspectors
PROJECT PROFILE: electrical installation for the briquetting plant. with Hazardous Area endorsement, to ensure that every
element of the plant met statutory safety standards.
Hazardous Area Electrical Installation While this was a green field electrical installation, it
was recognised that working with coal results in ever- The plant has self monitoring capabilities. EIS is also
present coal dust, which creates a potentially explosive providing active ongoing monitoring and regular
Solid Energy Demonstration Briquetting Plant, Mataura, Southland, New Zealand atmosphere. One of the key reasons EIS were chosen by inspections to ensure that all equipment continues to
Solid Energy was for our hazardous area expertise. operate safely.
The Challenges What the Client Said
Because briquetting is a new process which is still in
development, a number of alterations to the specifications
of the plant occurred during the installation and testing “ We chose EIS for their ability to
deliver a comprehensive service
phases.
and provide on-going support.
This has required a significant amount of flexibility from As the project developed, the
EIS as the design evolved during construction, with
consequent changes to the schedule. Hazardous Area expertise and
capabilities of EIS helped us
The Results ensure the risks associated with
The briquette plant has been operating as per design
coal and coal dust were mitigated
specification, with a 100% safety record. as much as possible.
”
Tim Allan, Project Manager New Developments
SOLID ENERGY
 Brent Webster
Contracts Manager
Advanced Certificate in Electrical/ His technical areas of
Electrotechnology Engineering, New
Zealand Certificate of Engineering
expertise include process
(Industrial Instrumentation & Control) control systems, automation,
robotics, machine safety,
Brent oversees the delivery safe system design and
of all of our projects, process optimisation.
ensuring contractual
obligations and budgets are Brent has more than 12 years
met. He is also responsible of industrial automation
for developing business and project management
systems and building experience across a broad
capabilities within our team, range of applications,
including recruitment of the including programming a
right technical resources robotic welding system for
to ensure effective service Aristocrat Technologies in
delivery. Sydney.

Alan Bathurst
Engineering Manager
Bachelor of Business Computing control, monitoring and
(Programming)
automation systems.
Alan heads up the EIS His 15-plus years in the
engineering team and is industry include a three
responsible for managing year stint as Chief Electrical
key client projects, working Technical Officer on board
closely with our team and the 73m super-yacht MY
our clients to ensure that Queen M; a position which

Meet the Team

milestones are met and took him around the world.
projects are delivered to More recently he spent two
specification, on time and years working for Fonterra
within budget.
At EIS we’re all about people. Our team includes 16 engineers, 5 electrical with sole responsibility for
He has exceptional site automation and projects
inspectors and more than 40 industrial installation and maintenance at their new milk powder
familiarity with information
specialists who are all experts in their fields and dedicated to delivering systems, PLC, Telemetry, factory in Darfield.
results that exceed our clients’ expectations. SCADA and related process
Jon Rawcliffe
Senior Project Engineer
Bachelor of Science (Electrical to decommissioning.
Engineering), City & Guilds PPO2,
TÜV Functional Safety of Machinery -
Machine safety, hazardous
Engineer 4988/12 atmospheres, flammable
fluids, safe system design,
Jon manages projects from process optimisation and
concept to operation, he HAZOP facilitation are also
is the key point of contact areas of speciality.
for our clients throughout
and works to ensure that all He has had extensive
project milestones are met international involvement
and reported accurately. in the oil and gas industry,
including two years spent
Jon works in all areas of project managing the $40m
asset management; from expansion of the Atlantic
commercial concept LNG Company’s Point Fortin
evaluation, design and LNG Facility in Trinidad and
construction, operations Tobago.
and maintenance, through

Charlie Turner
Senior Electrical Engineer
ETITO Work Task Assessor (Electrical, instrumentation, integration,
Electronic Security & IMC), National
Certificate in Electronic Security,
industrial process control
Electrical Inspector and training systems.

Charlie supervises the His career spans over 35

years and has included
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