Projects
Advancing drive system documentation for maintenance and troubleshooting
Whitehall, PA, USA
Drive Replacement
Salas O’Brien replaced three critical Siemens AC drives for Lehigh Valley’s cement manufacturing facility. Without accurate electrical records, operations teams faced longer diagnostic times, increased downtime, and greater uncertainty when maintaining mission-critical equipment. Our team provided instrumentation, controls, and electrical engineering services to develop comprehensive as-built documentation for the upgraded drive systems. We reviewed legacy drawings, coordinated closely with plant personnel, and incorporated the facility’s established control philosophy into the updated documentation. We delivered clear drawings that enable faster troubleshooting, safer maintenance, and improved long-term system understanding. The result was a reliable documentation foundation that helps the facility operate more efficiently while simplifying future upgrades and modernization efforts.
2024
$1.2 million