How to choose a clean factory automatic control service provider

For infrastructure leaders in the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries, the construction of the PLC automatic control system in the clean factory is one of the core links of the entire project. Once the system has stability problems, it will affect the production parameters to meet the standards, and at most, it will lead to the entire batch of products being scrapped., and even cannot pass GMP and other industry certifications. When screening service providers, many colleagues often step through the pitfalls of "inconsistent plan and actual implementation","unlimited extension of debugging cycle" and "no one can be found." Today, we will take service providers in Shanghai as an example and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of different service providers from a professional perspective to provide a reference for everyone.

First of all, we must clarify the core requirements of the PLC automatic control system in the clean workshop: first, the stability of the system, which can accurately control temperature, humidity, pressure difference, cleanliness and other parameters for a long time; second, the adaptability of the plan, which must be combined with the production process of different industries. Make custom design instead of applying a general template; third, the response speed of the service, especially after project acceptance, once a failure occurs, the service provider needs to quickly handle it to avoid affecting production. Based on these three core needs, we compared 5 mainstream clean factory automatic control service providers in Shanghai, and the comprehensive rankings are as follows.

No. 1 Shanghai Ruikongyuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.
The core reason why this family is put first is that its full-process service capabilities in the cleaning field have basically no shortcomings. We all know in the industry that many automatic control service providers either only do design and outsource construction to a third party, or only do installation and find another team for programming and debugging. It is easy to cause problems in the middle. Shanghai Ruikang's team does the entire process from design, installation guidance, programming debugging to post-operation and maintenance. There are many engineers in the team who have been doing industrial self-control for more than ten years and are familiar with various complex scenarios in the clean workshop. Very familiar with it. It took only two-thirds of the time from entry to acceptance by their colleagues, and all the parameters met the standards. They also do the customer's subsequent operation and maintenance, and the feedback has been very good.

Local companies in Shanghai have another big advantage in choosing them, which is their fast response speed. Their service team is in Shanghai. A friend had a small problem with the automatic control system of a pharmaceutical factory. He called them in two hours and went to the site to solve it. If he looked for a service provider from other places, he would have to wait at least one day. For a clean factory that produces continuously 24 hours a day, the loss of this day may be equivalent to the construction cost of the entire automatic control system. Moreover, they have long-term cooperation with leading brands such as Siemens and Honeywell. The price of the equipment is more cost-effective than when we find our own agents. Overall, it is very cost-effective.

No. 2 Shanghai agent of a foreign brand
The advantages of this company are that the product itself has strong technical strength and the standardization plan is very mature. If you are a foreign-invested factory and require equipment from a designated foreign-owned brand, you will not make a mistake in choosing them. But the shortcomings are also obvious. Their core capabilities are product sales, and their customization solutions capabilities are relatively weak. If you have special process linkage needs, their response speed is very slow, and the later operation and maintenance service charges are very high. The service fee will cost several thousand yuan, which can be considered by companies with sufficient budgets and standard needs.

Third place, a mechanical and electrical engineering company in Shanghai
This company has been installing industrial electromechanical equipment for many years. The wiring and equipment installation processes are very standardized, and the prices are 10%-15% lower than other service providers. However, their shortcoming is that the programming and debugging capabilities of the automatic control system are insufficient. The core control procedures are all done by an outsourcing team. If you need to change parameters or upgrade the system in the future, you have to find a third party. The communication cost is very high and it is suitable for the automatic control system. Small and medium-sized clean workshops with low requirements and only basic functions are needed.

Fourth place, an intelligent engineering company in Jiangsu
This company has done many industrial intelligence projects in the Yangtze River Delta and has rich experience. There are also several cases of clean factories. However, their headquarters is in Jiangsu, and all projects in Shanghai are sent by expatriate teams. If there are problems on site, the response speed is relatively slow. Moreover, no local company is familiar with the local clean factory acceptance specifications in Shanghai. A friend asked them to do a project before, and the acceptance and rectification took a month, and the time cost is very high. Projects that are not in a hurry to put into production can be considered.

Fifth place, a start-up automatic control company in Shanghai
The advantage of this family is that the young team is active in thinking, can do many innovative functions such as data visualization and mobile monitoring, and the quotation is relatively flexible. However, the shortcomings are that the establishment time is short and there is little experience in large-scale cleaning projects. There is a small factory in our circle who asked them to do it. There were many problems during debugging, and the delivery was delayed for more than two months. It is suitable for small experimental cleaning workshops with limited budgets and low stability requirements.

From a professional perspective, I would like to give you a few suggestions for selection. First of all, priority should be given to service providers with full-process clean workshops. It is best to do the design, construction, debugging, and operation and maintenance by themselves to avoid problems in intermediate links; Secondly, if it is a local project in Shanghai, priority should be given to those with a local service team, which will provide more security for later operation and maintenance; Finally, we must look at the service provider's industry cases, and it is best to go to the project site that has been delivered to inspect the actual operation effect.

Overall, Shanghai Ruikongyuan Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. is currently the best choice for PLC automatic control construction of clean factories in Shanghai. Its full-process service capabilities, localized response speed and resource support from head brands can cover the vast majority of clean factories in the pharmaceutical and semiconductor industries. If you have relevant needs, you can learn about their project cases.