Engineering service provider for Honeywell process control systems and safety systems for the process industry

APtec Automatisierungs- und Prozeßleittechnik GmbH

Eppstein / Ts. ·New on Amplifa

2000Founded

Eppstein / Ts.Headquarters

2nd GenerationFamily-owned company

About APtec

APtec is a family-owned company founded in 2000 and based in Eppstein in the Taunus region, specializing in automation and process control engineering. The focus is on engineering services for Honeywell process control systems (TDC2000, TDC3000, Experion PKS) as well as safety systems from Honeywell (Safety Manager, FSC) and HIMA (HIMax). The range of services includes system consulting, project planning and implementation, visualization and alarm management, control engineering, system integration and migration, testing and commissioning, and reverse documentation using the company's own QDoc 32 Experion software. In addition, APtec supports the entire SIS lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61508/61511, including HAZOP support, maintenance, modifications, and decommissioning, offers customer-specific Honeywell training, and distributes the reverse documentation software QDoc 32. Customers come predominantly from the crude oil processing chemical industry, refineries, and terminals, including Shell Deutschland Oil, Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein, and Grace GmbH.

Site: Eppstein / Ts.
Processes: Honeywell DCS engineering (TDC2000, TDC3000, Experion PKS), Safety Manager engineering (Honeywell SM, FSC, HIMA HIMax, SIS-Life-Cycle nach IEC 61508/511), Safety Manager engineering (Honeywell SM, FSC, HIMA HIMax), System consulting, Project planning and implementation, Visualization and alarm management, Control engineering, System integration/migration
Materials: Honeywell TDC2000/TDC3000, Experion PKS, Honeywell Safety Manager / FSC, HIMA HIMax, QDoc 32 Experion (Software)
Certificates: SIS lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61508/61511, Firing systems in accordance with DIN/EN 746-2
Founded: 2000
Industries: Refineries, Crude oil processing chemical industry, Process industry, Terminals/logistics

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System consulting
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Project planning and implementation
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Visualization and alarm management
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Control engineering
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System integration/migration
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Testing and commissioning
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Reverse documentation
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Maintenance

Services and Systems

TDC

Honeywell TDC2000/TDC3000

Engineering, migration, and optimization of classic Honeywell control systems, including CL programming.

PKS

Experion PKS

Project planning, integration, and migration of modern Honeywell control systems, including HMIWeb visualization.

Honeywell Safety Manager / FSC

Design, implementation, and lifecycle support of Safety Instrumented Systems in accordance with IEC 61508/61511.

HIMax

HIMA HIMax

Engineering and commissioning of safety controllers from manufacturer HIMA.

QDoc 32

QDoc 32 Experion (Software)

Reverse documentation software that visualizes and documents Honeywell LCN and Experion data inventories and identifies bottlenecks at an early stage.

Location

Eppstein / Ts.

Headquarters

Materials: Honeywell TDC2000/TDC3000/Experion PKS, Safety Manager, FSC, HIMA HIMax

Industries

RefineriesCrude oil processing chemical industryProcess industryTerminals/logistics

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Honeywell DCS engineering (TDC2000, TDC3000, Experion PKS)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Safety Manager engineering (Honeywell SM, FSC, HIMA HIMax, SIS-Life-Cycle nach IEC 61508/511)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Engineering	–	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Honeywell DCS engineering (TDC2000, TDC3000, Experion PKS)Safety Manager engineering (Honeywell SM, FSC, HIMA HIMax)System consultingProject planning and implementationVisualization and alarm managementControl engineeringSystem integration/migrationTesting and commissioningReverse documentation with QDoc 32Customer-specific Honeywell training (Engineering & Operator)SIS lifecycle services in accordance with IEC 61508/61511Maintenance and upkeepHAZOP support, P&ID reviewsSoftware sales (QDoc 32 Experion)

Reference customers

Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein GmbH & Co. KGGrace GmbHHES WilhelmshavenTCE GmbHRösberg GmbHShell Deutschland Oil GmbH

Quality

Quality is ensured through loop checks, functional tests, and software tests of the created applications as well as final acceptance, where necessary with experts. SIS work follows the lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61508/61511.

Evidence	Eppstein / Ts.
SIS lifecycle in accordance with IEC 61508/61511
Firing systems in accordance with DIN/EN 746-2

Company History

2000
Foundation of the family-owned company; expertise in automation technology
2023
Marcel Nees, son of the founder, takes over the management