Ontario, Canada Background A non-profit Canadian corporation that manages and operates canals and thirteen locks between Montreal and Lake Erie undertook an initiative to minimize the effect marine traffic control had on surrounding road traffic. ​ Challenge Find a way to accurately predict and proactively communicate the status of lift bridges to motorists. Solution Jordan was engaged in two phases of this project. Phase One included the set up of a highway traffic sign to

Ontario, Canada Background The first subway extension in Toronto in over 15 years the York Spadina Subway Extension (YSSE) responded to the need to have increased public transit breadth in the city. By 2020 the extension is expected to carry some 24 million passengers. Challenge Implement the ventilation and station control systems for 6 brand new subway stations. Solution Our solution included supporting the extension from control panel builds to PLC logic, HMI developmen

Ontario, Canada Background A large plastics manufacturing firm set a goal of increasing its energy efficiency via the creation of an energy management system. Challenge Reduce plant energy consumption using an innovative solution. ​ Solution Jordan used its 'Green Process' to identify interdependencies and options to run plant equipment more efficiently. An energy savings event algorithm was also designed and monitoring scenarios were programmed for equipment shutdown with re

Canada, US, Mexico Background A foam producer for the automotive, commercial, military and recreational vehicle industries made the decision to upgrade their computing equipment in plant locations across North America. ​ Challenge Avoid costly rebuilds and retrofits of existing Quantum hardware and find an affordable and logistically feasible migration path. Solution Implemented a staged approach to the hardware upgrade by migrating the Quantum CPU to a Schneider Modicon M58

Canada, US, Mexico Background A foam producer offering innovative urethane and particle foam technologies chose to update its system PLC programming to better serve its clients. ​ Challenge Modernize the PLC logic by converting older ladder diagrams and addressed data to modularized function blocks and data structures. Solution Our solution involved a two-pronged approach. Firstly, the logic conversion where derived function blocks (DFBs) and derived data types (DDTs) were us

Ontario, Canada Background A global leader in the development and manufacturing of fine chemicals has taken a major step toward growth by expanding its plant and introducing process system automation to ensure operations are safe, controlled, consistent, efficient and profitable. Challenge Assist with the automation of a complex chemical production process, on a tight timeline. Solution Working alongside the client and other key stakeholders, Jordan is developing a cost-eff