Enterprise Automation Completes First Phase of Controls Upgrade for J.R. Simplot Company

Enterprise Automation has successfully completed the installation of an Allen-Bradley ControlLogix PLC utilizing Flex I/O at J.R. Simplot Company’s Helm fertilizer production facility. The ControlLogix PLC interfaces to a duel redundant CitectSCADA system and also to the existing distributed controllers. As production permits, Enterprise Automation will migrate all existing controls to the new ControlLogix PLC system. The J.R. Simplot Company’s Helm fertilizer production facility is a major supplier of Ammonium Nitrate to the agricultural sector.