Engineering Precision, Practical Solutions
Engineering Precision, Practical Solutions
Engineering Precision, Practical Solutions
Engineering Precision, Practical Solutions
Hoskins Automation provides control systems and industrial automation consulting for mining and heavy industry.
I specialise in the design, commissioning and troubleshooting of PLC and SCADA systems for complex process and materials handling facilities, including coal handling and preparation plants, underground mining operations, water treatment and FMCG.
With over 15 years’ industry experience, I combine degree-qualified engineering expertise with dual-trade electrical and instrumentation qualifications, bringing both system-level understanding and real world hands-on capability.
Predominantly servicing the Queensland and Western Australia, I can also provide services to any locations in Australia and the United Kingdom.
Design bespoke control systems and plant automation to integrate with an existing, new or upgraded installation.
Extensive commissioning experience including factory acceptance testing, site acceptance testing, production benchmarking and post-upgrade commissioning.
Provide on-site operations support for ongoing issues and process optimisation.
Engineering services for electrical and control systems projects from initial concept to site commissioning.
Commissioning and process optimisation for a 35Mtpa greenfield iron ore crushing plant. This included optimisation of three crushing plants, balance machines (stackers and reclaimer), and truck loadout.
PLC: Emerson PAC Machine Edition
SCADA:GE Cimplicity
Development and commissioning for a chlorination system upgrade providing potable water to local communities.
PLC: Siemens TIA Portal
SCADA: Schneider CitectSCADA
Development, commissioning and support for a 10Mpta underground coal mine located in the bowen basin. This included conveyor systems, gas monitoring systems and partial longwall automation.
PLC: Allen Bradley Logix Designer
SCADA: Schneider AVEVA PlantSCADA
HMI: Red Lion Crimson
Site support to a large coal port consisting of conveyor systems, stackers, reclaimers and ship-loaders. Approx. 60Mtpa.
PLC: Allen Bradley Logix Designer
SCADA: Rockwell Automation FT View
Complete design, development and commissioning of control systems from ground-up for 15Mtpa greenfield coal handling and processing plant, including radial stackers, wash-plant, dual crushing/sizing circuits, and coal-valve reclaim system.
PLC: Schneider Control Expert
SCADA: Schneider CitectSCADA
Multiple projects including ship-loader boom replacement commissioning, bespoke 3D reclaim system commissioning, various upgrade projects and alarm rationalisation. Approx. 60Mpta.
PLC: GE PAC Machine Edition
SCADA: Schneider CitectSCADA
Commissioning of 11km overland conveyor and crushing/sizing circuit in the Bowen basin.
Approx. 4Mpta.
PLC: Schneider Unity XL
SCADA: Schneider CitectSCADA
Design, development, construction, and commissioning of multiple FMCG factory upgrades including conveyor systems, reverse osmosis plant, production machinery, separator automation, fluid distribution and pumping systems.
PLC: Allen Bradley Studio 5000 / RSLogix500 / RSLogix 5000
SCADA: SpecView
HMI: Red Lion Crimson
Construction and commissioning of robotics, consisting of electrical-pneumatic systems and embedded electronics.
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