MoU between Buraq Integrated Solutions and School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Islamabad, October 5, 2009: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been inked between Buraq Integrated Solutions (BIS) and School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science – National University of Science and Technology (SEECS-NUST) on Monday, 5^th October 2009 for the establishment of Center of Excellence for the research and development of Industrial Automation at the campus of SEECS-NUST.

Mr. Habeel Ahmed, Head Electrical Engineering Department, National University of Science and Technology and Mr. Mohammad Asad, Chief Executive Officer, Buraq Integrated Solutions were the signatories on the MoU on behalf of their respective organizations.

Buraq Integrated Solutions has been working on Development of Open Source HMI, a project funded by National ICT R&D Fund. The aim of this project is to have a locally developed real time, standardized, mission critical and scalable HMI. The Human Machine Interface (HMI) is the aggregate of means by which the users interact with a particular machine, device, computer program or other complex tool (the system). HMI refers to the ‘layer’ that separates a human that is operating a machine from the machine itself. HMI enables us to control the machine/industry in real time. HMI communicates with Programmable Logic Control (PLC) units using industry standard communication protocol called ‘OLE for Process Control’ (OPC). HMI based Industrial Automation is absolutely necessary where strict monitoring and control measures are required.

The project also aims to produce enough local experts who can develop and support the product within local resources. This software can be implemented in all the industries where there is a critical demand of monitoring and controlling the machines and processes in real time.

Through the signed MoU, Buraq Integrated Solutions will provide free of cost training on introduction to OPC technology and PLC configuration to faculty and students of SEECS. BIS will also assist the students’ projects development/implementation related to Industrial Automation using Open Control. Through this activity BIS will ensure that adequate manpower is trained in program application on Industrial Projects.