AST Manufacturing Systems Integration (MSI), a business unit of the AST Group, has been awarded the contract to reverse engineer the Kiln 6 clinker production line for Lafarge South Africa in Lichtenburg.
The reverse engineering project is necessary in order for Lafarge South Africa to achieve international standards certification for the Lafarge codification process. The scope of the project includes electrical plant drawings, clarification of the software structure and functional design for Lafarge South Africa.
The project will assist Lafarge South Africa to identify all engineering aspects for future upgrades, as well as enable process engineers to make changes confidently and to see the global picture," explains Robby Rocha from AST MSI.
"In addition, reverse engineering the plant will allow for a fully functional design specification which will benefit Lafarge South Africa in understanding their processes and to optimise them."
"This is the first phase of the Automation Project for the plant and is crucial as it forms the basis for codification and upgrading of the command and control centre," explains Martin Boyd, Progress Manager for Lafarge South Africa.
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In just three years the AST Group has established itself as one of the leading information and communication technology companies on the JSE Securities Exchange. Its consistent creation of value for shareholders, clients and employees has resulted in a steady increase in monthly revenue to the R100 million plus mark. AST is now the fourth largest South African IT company by market capitalisation, and is one of the top three in terms of physical infrastructure (mainframes, servers, desktops, and networks under management) and geographical footprint with over 62 physical locations.
Counting almost 90% of the top 100 JSE-listed companies among its clients, the AST Group services mostly large corporate and government clients, but is increasingly offering services to rapidly evolving small and medium enterprises.
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