6000HP Twin Engine Towboat TUGMONITOR System
Marine · 2024
Project details
PLC-based engine monitoring and alarm system for a 6000HP twin-engine vessel, communicating via Ethernet with onboard GE engines.

Engineering Excellence Since 1995
Matrix Engineering is an industrial consulting engineering practice based in Paducah, Kentucky, serving clients in the chemical, pulp and paper, power, manufacturing, and marine industries across the U.S. and internationally. Founded in 1995, it specializes in bulk material handling, chemical process systems, industrial controls, and marine systems. Through its sister entity, Matrix Industrial Systems Inc., it also designs, supplies, and installs complete system packages including proprietary products such as the DENSI-FEED patented pulverized fuel system and the TUGMONITOR towboat alarm system.
UL 508A
Darren JarvisOwner
Michael EckCo-Founder
Custom engineering and supply of specialized handling systems designed to manage problematic materials and fine powders, incorporating precise feeding and dust mitigation.
Designing systems for automated transfer of bulk solids using positive or negative pressure pathways.
Developing specialized containment and filling equipment for packaging combustible or sanitary powders.
Engineering micro-ingredient batching setups to precisely control the flow and measurement of dry bulk materials.
Engineering of patented continuous-feeding systems for fine powders directly from storage silos, optimizing combustion and fuel conversions.
Converting rotary kilns to operate on pulverized petroleum coke, achieving high fuel substitution levels.
Deploying patented fuel feeding technology that provides precise control equivalent to liquid or gas modulation.
Technical design and optimization of systems for handling hazardous, corrosive, or high-temperature chemical reactions.
Creating processes compliant with Class I and Class II electrical safety standards to handle volatile materials.
Engineering wet or dry scrubber systems to control industrial emissions and treat exhaust gases.
Designing industrial spray dryer buildings and combustible dust mitigation systems to maintain safe operating environments.
Integration of PLC-based operating systems and certified electrical enclosures to automate complex production cycles.
Developing custom logic and Ethernet communications to manage heavy machinery, vessel systems, and process loops.
Building and testing certified electrical control panels for classified hazardous and general industrial environments.
Engineering automated controls to optimize the performance and safety of industrial air and gas compressors.
Designing specialized machinery, life-safety breathing systems, and vessel monitoring solutions for marine applications.
Deploying Subchapter M compliant systems to track engine performance and provide vessel-wide safety alerts.
Engineering redundant, multi-stage breathing air systems and umbilical networks for submerged operations.
Providing energy-efficient, electric hot water units designed specifically to support cold-water diving operations.
Structural, civil, and mechanical design for multi-story process plants, supports, and sanitary manufacturing facilities.
Engineering heavy structural steel frames and layouts to house massive vertical equipment like spray dryers.
Creating hygienic facility layouts and material flows that comply with current Good Manufacturing Practices.
Designing robust heating and mechanical air-turnover systems to manage heat loads and ventilation around hot processes.
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PLC-based engine monitoring and alarm system for a 6000HP twin-engine vessel, communicating via Ethernet with onboard GE engines.
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