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Instrumentation & Automation

Instrumentation & Automation – Energy Star

At Energy Star, we deliver cutting-edge industrial Instrumentation and Automation solutions tailored to meet the unique demands of modern industries across New Zealand. Our mission is to help businesses optimize performance, improve safety, and drive operational efficiency, ensuring sustainable growth and long-term reliability.

We specialize in comprehensive automation and control systems that provide operators with accurate, real-time insights and seamless process control. From advanced measurement instruments to fully integrated PLC, SCADA, and DCS solutions, our systems are designed to simplify operations, reduce human error, and enhance decision-making capabilities.

Our expert engineering team works closely with clients to design, implement, and maintain customized automation frameworks that align with industry standards and regulatory requirements. We leverage the latest technologies, including Industrial IoT, remote monitoring, and predictive maintenance tools, to ensure maximum uptime and performance consistency.

At Energy Star, safety and precision are at the core of everything we do. Our instrumentation solutions deliver accurate measurement, monitoring, and control of critical parameters such as pressure, flow, temperature, and level. This ensures process integrity while minimizing risks in demanding industrial environments.

With a strong commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, Energy Star is your trusted partner for transforming industrial operations through smart automation.

Our Expertise

Field Instrumentation – precision measurement and monitoring devices for dependable process control.

Fire & Gas Engineering – smart detection and safety solutions safeguarding people, assets, and the environment.

Analytical Instrumentation / Online Analysers – real-time data and insights to improve efficiency and compliance.

Automation & Control Systems – scalable, future-ready automation that enables smarter and safer operations

Our Approach

At Energy Star, we engineer solutions that deliver reliability, maintainability, and efficiency, while remaining transparent and open-source for easy modifications and optimisation in the future. Our focus is on providing fit-for-purpose, practical systems that use cutting-edge technology to achieve sustainable, long-term client success.

Why Choose Energy Star ?

Headquartered in Auckland, we are strategically located to support New Zealand’s diverse industries. We proudly serve the established oil and gas sector, while actively contributing to the nation’s transition into new energy and hydrogen solutions. With a flexible, client-focused approach, we help operators overcome daily challenges to keep facilities safe, reliable, and highperforming.

  • Auckland-based with nationwide reach
  • Expertise across oil & gas, hydrogen, geothermal, process, and manufacturing industries
  • Proven track record in greenfield and brownfield projects
  • Delivering fit-for-purpose, practical, and safe solutions
  • A trusted partner for industrial reliability, efficiency, and innovation

Quality Products & Support

Beyond engineering services, Energy Star offers a wide range of high-quality instrumentation and automation products that integrate seamlessly with our solutions and support industrial applications across New Zealand.

With Energy Star, you gain a forward-thinking partner committed to innovation, reliability, and sustainable industrial growth.

Specialist Services



Instrumentation & Control Engineering

We specialise in delivering end-to-end instrumentation and control solutions. Our team provides comprehensive services including:

  • Instrument specification & selection
  • Control valve and on-off valve specification
  • Engineering design, drawing & documentation
  • Project management & design support
  • Functional specification development
  • Control system design & specification
  • Instrumentation hook-up & integration design
  • Construction workpacks
  • Commissioning & troubleshooting
  • Drawing development & as-building
Benefits:
  • Accuracy – Reliable process control and monitoring for optimal performance.
  • Safety – Robust designs to protect people and assets.
  • Fit for Purpose – Tailored solutions to meet operational needs.

Fire & Gas Engineering & Mapping

Energy Star provides Fire & Gas engineering services, from performance-based fire & gas mapping through to full turnkey projects.

Our Services Include:
  • Fire & gas hazard identification
  • Fire & gas philosophy development
  • Fire & gas risk assessments
  • Gas dispersion modelling
  • Fire modelling: pool fires, jet fires
  • Fire & gas mapping studies (3D modelling)
  • Detector technology selection & layout design
  • System architecture, installation & integration design
  • Existing systems gap analysis & verification
  • Documentation & assurance
Benefits:
  • Improved Safety – Detector layouts accurately designed for site-specific hazards
  • Cost Reduction – Optimised detector layout reduces project cost.
  • System Assurance – Compliance with industry best practices.

Functional Safety

We specialise in Functional Safety engineering, aligning with IEC 61511 Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) for process industries

Our Services Include:
  • IEC 61511 engineering processes & lifecycle management
  • SIL (Safety Integrity Level) target selection & verification
  • SIF (Safety Instrumented Functions) design & engineering
  • LOPA (Layer of Protection Analysis) workshop facilitation
  • Safety Requirements Specification (SRS) development
  • Certified Functional Safety Engineers (FS Eng – TUV & Safety SIS)
Benefits:
  • Expert Compliance Assurance – Meeting IEC 61511 standards
  • Risk Reduction – Accurate hazard analysis & mitigation.
  • Lifecycle Management – Improved safety, reliability, and regulatory compliance.

Machine Safety

Energy Star engineers are CMSE® – Certified Machinery Safety Experts, offering full machine safety solutions.

Our Services Include:
  • Hazard identification & risk assessments
  • Safety requirement specification development
  • Risk reduction & safety level determination
  • Performance level verification
  • Machine safety system design
  • Validation, commissioning & functional testing
Applications:
  • Conveyor belts, robotic arms, and industrial robots
  • Packaging & palletising machines
  • Custom manufacturing & timber machinery
  • Material handling systems

Analytical Instrumentation

We design and deliver custom analytical instrumentation solutions for complex measurement applications across natural gas, process gas, hydrogen, liquids, and environmental monitoring.

Our Services Include:
  • Analyser technology evaluation & selection
  • Sample conditioning systems
  • Custom sample system design & manufacturing
  • Pre-engineered system sourcing & integration
  • Troubleshooting & servicing
  • Full turnkey analytical instrumentation projects (design, build, commissioning)
Flow Metering

Energy Star provides flow metering engineering services for both gas and liquid applications.

Our Services Include:
  • Flow meter specification & technology selection
  • Flow calculations to international standards
  • Auditing, verification, and accuracy reporting
  • Obsolescence management
  • Full turnkey flow meter projects (design, build, integration, commissioning)

Automation & Control Systems

We deliver robust and scalable automation & control system solutions that drive efficiency, safety, and process optimisation.

Our Services Include:
  • Control system design & functional specification development
  • Process control algorithm development, tuning & optimisation
  • System auditing (capacity, security, obsolescence)
  • Custom control panel design & manufacturing
  • Control system project management & commissioning
  • Certified Ignition SCADA engineering