Case Study: Industrial Combustion and Gasification Research Facility

Learn how University of Utah engineering students upgraded 7 automation systems and 1,360 I/O points to a single control center.

With tremendous growth in student programs for automation in oil, gas, coal, and utility industries, ICGRF faced a challenge: upgrade legacy hardware and software systems to a modern, integrated system that could monitor and control equipment from one central location.

University of Utah ICGRF Control Center

This ICGRF case study explains: 

  • How they approached the system upgrade
  • Why remote access and an operator interface were added to the new design
  • How this project benefited the university's engineering curriculum