Resources
Technical guides and articles on PLC programming, SCADA, OT cybersecurity, control system engineering and industrial automation - written by an RPEQ engineer from real Queensland project experience.
Commissioning a Bulk Handling Port Machine: From I/O Test to First Ore on Ship
What the commissioning of a stacker, reclaimer, or shiploader actually looks like, covering the sequence, the complexity, and what it takes to get from workshop to first movement.
Factory Acceptance Testing for Underground Mining Equipment
What a proper FAT involves for underground mining equipment, why it matters, and what distinguishes a genuine test from a document exercise.
OT Asset Auditing: What a Useful OT Asset Register Actually Contains
How to build an OT asset register that is genuinely useful for cybersecurity, lifecycle planning, and incident response, not just a list of equipment names.
Legacy PLC Migration to ControlLogix: Planning It Without Losing Production
How to plan and execute a legacy PLC migration, from SLC 500, GE RX3i, or Omron, to Rockwell ControlLogix without an unplanned outage.
Demand Response and Real-Time Power Prices in Industrial Operations
How industrial sites can use AEMO's real-time wholesale electricity price signals to automate load shedding, reduce peak demand costs, and respond to grid events.
Industrial IoT Integration: Connecting Sensors to Your PLC Without Breaking the OT Network
A practical framework for integrating IIoT sensors and devices into industrial control systems, covering protocols, architecture, and security considerations.
What Good PLC Documentation Looks Like
Most industrial sites have PLC programs that were written by engineers who have since moved on, modified by contractors who left no record of what they changed, and are now maintained by a team that cannot confidently say what the program does. Here is what documentation should look like and why it matters.
CitectSCADA to PlantSCADA: What the Migration Actually Involves
A practical guide to migrating from legacy CitectSCADA to AVEVA PlantSCADA. What changes, what carries over, and where the complexity lies.
What Happens After a Cyber Attack on an Industrial Site
OT incident response in practice. What the first hours look like, what drives recovery time, and what sites without a plan discover the hard way.
IT/OT Domain Migration: Separating Control Systems from the Corporate Network
Why the 'just add a firewall' approach isn't enough, and what a proper OT domain migration actually involves.
SCADA Virtualisation in Mining and Sugar
What it involves, why sites are doing it, and what to expect when you make the move from hardware to virtual.
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