Amgen Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Facility

Amgen operates major pharmaceutical manufacturing infrastructure in Ireland, including its large Dún Laoghaire facility. The electrical modernisation project involved reconstruction of a 22 kV substation with 156 medium-voltage panels and the creation of a fully automated, digital protection-and-control environment on ABB Relion REX615 IEDs — moving the site from conventional panel-by-panel control to an integrated IEC 61850 digital substation, without interrupting a continuously operated production environment.

1. 01

   Participated in the reconstruction and commissioning of a large 22 kV substation consisting of 156 medium-voltage switchgear panels.

2. 02

   Configured ABB Relion REX615 protection and control relays for feeder, bay-control and other project-specific protection applications across the switchgear lineup.

3. 03

   Built and verified automated control logic for breaker operation, interlocking, equipment-state supervision, alarms and protection actions, reducing dependence on hardwired point-to-point logic.

4. 04

   Engineered the digital substation communication layer around IEC 61850-capable IEDs, including signal structures, station-level data exchange and peer-to-peer functions where required by the approved design.

5. 05

   Verified binary I/O, measurements, protection indications and control commands from field level through the digital automation layer to the supervisory system.

6. 06

   Supported systematic commissioning across a very large number of panels, applying repeatable testing and configuration methods to maintain consistency between bays and minimise commissioning risk.

7. 07

   Contributed to a scalable digital architecture designed for high availability, clear diagnostics and future expansion in a continuously operated pharmaceutical environment.

The main value of the project was the transition from conventional panel-by-panel control toward an integrated digital substation. Standardised IED engineering, structured communication and repeatable logic made a large 156-panel installation manageable, testable and maintainable.

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Systems & technologies

• ABB REX615
• 22 kV switchgear
• IEC 61850
• Digital substation
• Bay control
• Protection logic
• Interlocking
• SCADA integration
• 156 panels

Notes

Public facility context verified against Amgen Ireland. ABB documentation confirms REX615 as an IEC 61850-capable, multi-application protection and control platform for digital substations.

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