Confident Decisions. Optimised Uptime
Control the transition to full operation
The Challenges You Face:
| ✓ Commissioning involves many moving parts under time and production pressure ✓ Incomplete preparation leads to delays, retesting, and safety exposure ✓ Vendor availability, test equipment, and site readiness are often misaligned ✓ FAT and SAT results are not always comparable or clearly accepted ✓ Training is frequently rushed or disconnected from real operating conditions |
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Left unmanaged, these are the pressure points where commissioning stalls, and where structured preparation makes all the difference.
Your Desired Outcome:
✓ Commissioning is executed safely, predictably, and without last-minute surprises
✓ Drive systems are energised, tested, and accepted according to clear, agreed criteria
✓ Operations and maintenance teams are trained and ready before go-live
✓ Vendor resources, test equipment, and site readiness are fully coordinated
✓ A controlled, low-risk transition from installation to full operation
Our Support for You:
In close collaboration with manufacturers and EPC(M)s, and with your interest in mind, we provide structured, vendor-neutral commissioning preparation and coordination, ensuring that technical readiness, people readiness, and execution readiness come together at the right moment.
1. Commissioning preparation and planning
| DELIVERABLES: ✓ Commissioning work plan covering pre-commissioning through acceptance ✓ Pre-commissioning verification checklist |
| HOW WE SUPPORT YOU: | ||
| • Define a complete commissioning work plan from pre-checks through acceptance • Establish energisation sequences, performance tests, and acceptance criteria • Align commissioning activities with production and operational constraints • Confirm required resources, tools, and vendor support • Lock schedule, safety plans, and responsibilities before energisation |
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2. Test equipment and vendor coordination
| DELIVERABLES:
✓ FAT review report with findings and release recommendation
✓ SAT procedures and step-by-step test documentation |
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• Identify and secure all required test and measurement equipment
• Review and validate vendor FAT procedures before execution • Witness FAT remotely or on-site and assess results objectively • Coordinate SAT execution, vendor staffing, and site readiness • Ensure test results, deviations, and corrective actions are documented |
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3. Training and operational readiness
| DELIVERABLES:
✓ Training schedule and customized training materials
✓ Trained operators and maintenance staff ready for handover |
| HOW WE SUPPORT YOU: | ||
| • Plan and schedule operator training aligned with commissioning activities • Coordinate maintenance training with hands-on practice and safety procedures • Ensure training content reflects actual site configuration and procedures • Cover all shifts, backups, and future personnel • Integrate vendor-specific knowledge without creating vendor dependency |
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4. Transition to commissioning execution
| DELIVERABLE:
✓ Approved transition package to the commission phase
✓ Documented readiness for safe energisation and testing |
| HOW WE SUPPORT YOU: | |
| • Verify completion of all pre-commissioning checks • Confirm resources, equipment, and vendor commitments • Validate safety approvals, permits, and arc-flash measures • Finalise schedules and production coordination • Execute a clean, controlled handover into live commissioning |
5. Flexible engagement and delivery model
| DELIVERABLES: ✓ Engagement model aligned to your organization and risk profile ✓ Cost-effective remote and on-site commissioning support |
| HOW WE SUPPORT YOU: | |
| • Provide full project management, augmented support, or advisory involvement • Combine remote coordination with targeted on-site presence • Scale support up or down based on project phase and risk • Maintain continuity while controlling cost and effort • Focus on value-adding presence during critical milestones |
At Pro-Etic, we don’t sell drives. We specify them correctly.
When preparation is this thorough, commissioning stops being a risk and becomes the moment your investment starts delivering.
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How we do it:
We don’t sell drives. We specify them correctly.
Unlike vendor-affiliated consultants, we:
✓ Do not have any financial motivation to promote specific brands or topologies.
✓ Evaluate all major manufacturers
✓ Focus on YOUR application requirements, not vendor capabilities
✓ Challenge vendor assumptions with 30+ years of field experience
✓ Translate marketing claims into verifiable technical specifications
The biggest threats to uptime often do not start in operation. They are built much earlier through vague requirements, vendor-led decisions, weak interface controls, and lifecycle risks that remain hidden until handover is complete and the asset is yours to live with. Pro-Etic brings the independent technical and project lens that helps you avoid those mistakes before they become downtime, claims, change orders, and long-term operational regret.
Relevant professional background:
| ✓ Field service experience in medium- and high-power drive systems at Reliance Electric (1989–1995) | |
| ✓ Sales and project engineering roles at Schneider Electric, bridging technical solutions and customer requirements (1995–2007) | |
| ✓ Account management responsibility at Rockwell Automation, aligning commercial strategy with complex industrial clients (2007–2009) | |
| ✓ Program and project management for large drive systems at Siemens Large Drives, delivering complex projects across industries (2009–2016) |