Experiences | Jafar Saleh

HORTAGRO International Co.

Thu, 01 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

About Hortagro

Through over 35 years of experience in agriculture innovation, mechanization and automation hortagro specialize in agricultural and horticultural equipment within the world wide market. manufacture equipment and sophisticated high-tech electronic controllers and render the service of developing tailor- made process from planting to consumer packing and all processing in between.

My Activities & Responsibilities

Food Processing and Agriculture Plant Control :

Development of mechatronics and automation systems, autonomous robots and artificial intelligence and designing electrical installations and auxiliary service providers for factories, such as refrigeration and compressed air facilities, steam and oil boilers and HVAC systems.

TALACHIN Agro-Industrial Co.

Tue, 01 Oct 2013 00:00:00 +0000

About Talachin

Talachin is the largest potato processing factory in the Middle East, manufacturing French fries and chips in different shapes, sizes and flavors with highest standards and qualities.

My Activities & Responsibilities

As the engineering manager, automation/electrical engineer and designer, I have managed numerous production/storage development projects that have led to significant increment in product quality and capacity.

Vision-Based Sorting & Rejection System:

Developed a Vision sorter, incorporate 6 CCD cameras in different positions, builds a color high resolution and 360 surround view of illuminated moving conveyor belt filled by potato slices. Captures are processed by intelligent algorithms in image processors, passing two phases of localization to determine position of moving article and classification for sorting item according predefined parameters as defects, biological characteristics, shape and size, structural differences, color and density, to be marked and finally unwanted material removed using air ejectors with millisecond precision, allowing the good product to continue for further processing. Intelligent sorter ensures high-quality end product while reducing good product loss to increase yield and profitability.
Efficient Recycle & Stain Removal of Defect Sliced Potato:

Developed a innovate adaptive control structure and machinery set consisting of many rotating cutters, vibrations, sieves and pumps to re-cut of rejected slices and reprocessing fragments by closed-loop sorter, achieving 98% efficiency and accuracy.
Intelligent Process Control and SCADA System:

Designed and developed a central automation control/supervisory based on S7-400/Citect platforms integrated to local stations. Almost of production parameters are adjusted efficiently using implemented artificial intelligent decision making philosophy according to real-time data acquired from field instruments and Vision-based analysis utilized in all sections of plant.
Novel Automation Control of Potato Warehouses and Cold stores.
Robust Control of Freezing Screw HP Compressors using Machine-Learning.
Energy Recycle Between COOL/IQF/CS Compression and Oil Boiling facilities.
French Fries Plant Extension for 550 Tons/day Potato In-feed:

Redesigned, optimized and installed required facilities, machinery and Controls for plant extension in Bunkers, Washing, Peeling, Preheating, Cutting, Sorting, Blanching, Drying, Frying, Pre-Cooling, Freezing, Packing and Storage sections.

Qeshm Voltage Engineering Co.

Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

About Qeshm Voltage

QV is Official distributor, service and training agent of SIEMENS AG. A knowledge-based and pioneering company in fields of service, research and technology in Iran with Commercials, production, training, technical maintenance & services, SSE & projects departments and customers from all kinds of industries.

My Activities & Responsibilities

I have worked in technical maintenance & services department and delivered professional services in several projects with below Responsibilities:

Performed commissioning, maintaining, troubleshooting, optimization, efficiency improvement, bug removal, feature addition service for PLC/HMI/VFDs hardware/software according to plant’s capabilities and client’s demands.
Repaired hardware of digital/analog defected industrial electronic devices.
Coordinated electrical power switchboards/control cabinets design & fabrication.
Engaged in basic/detail design of PCS/DCS for new/developing manufacturing plants.
Upgraded many existing control systems and electrical installations.

Glucosan Co.

Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 +0000

About Glucosan

Glucosan is the largest corn processing factory in Iran, manufacturing wide range of products such as glucose, corn oil, industrial/pharmaceutical/edible/oxide/pre-gelatinized starch, corn’s powder/meal/bran, liquid gluten, adhesive powder and carton sheets.

My Activities & Responsibilities

As chief automation/electrical engineer and designer, I have undertaken many development and renovation projects in collaboration with Alfa Laval AB Sweden, GEA Westfalia GmbH, Ponndorf Anlagenbau GmbH and TMCI Padovan SpA that led to increased product capacity and diversity.

Optimized Intelligent Continuous Glucose Concentration Evaporator (Brix 86):

Designed and implemented a liquid glucose concentration plant powered by super-saturated steam. Thanks to reliable and optimized engineering /modeling, amazing efficiency of evaporation through 4 stages achieved. Due to high concentration near to chocking level in vacuumed vessels heated by plate heat-exchangers in lowest boiling point, an intelligent and robust algorithm developed and tuned based on fail-safe PLC system.
Robust Control of Starch to Glucose and Fructose conversion Plant:

Developed an smart, self tuning and adaptive control physiology and hardware platform for production of glucose and fructose from starch by enzymatic process in jet cockers. Implemented controller was responsible for robust conduction of thermal reaction in hydro conversion chamber, de-coloring by vapor activated carbon, filtration in vacuum membrane drums and dynamic in-line PH balancing phases.
Central PCS7 Management and SCADA System.
Pneumatic Starch Transmission and Packing Machinery.
Automation of 800 Ton Concentrated Glucose Storage Plant:

Developed instrumentation and control systems for accurate tank gauging, logging and reporting of inlet/outlet gates & tanks levels of liquid highly concentrated glucose in 6 jacket heated tanks by total capacity of 400 m3 and HC gear discharge pumping.
Starch Plant Extension for 600 Tons/day Corn In-feed:

Redesigned, built and upgraded required facilities, machinery and Controls for Starch processing plant including MV/LV power substation, distribution MCCs, PFC banks, cabling, power starters, control cabinets, measuring instruments, mills, sieves, centrifugal separators, washing batteries, cyclones and dryers to increase daily milling capacity from 150 to 400 and 600 tons.