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Industrial Controls Key Terms
Begin your education on the levels of automated processing with industrial controls key termsBy D. Johnston An industrial control system is any collection of hardware, software and related mechanical and digital components that monitor and control an industrial processing or manufacturing system. Plants, factories and other systems run by automated functions require industrial motion control for their operation. Understanding the components of these systems begins with a basic knowledge of industrial controls key terms.
This guide will take you through the three primary elements of automated processes, including the oversight systems and the individual programmable controllers. The next time you sit down at an industrial control panel, you'll know these terms, what they mean and how they work together to form a cohesive system:
1. Find out about SCADA, which encompasses all industrial control equipment in a system.
2. Learn about the industrial control distributors referred to as DCS.
3. Know about the individuals of industrial processes, the PLCs.
Get to know SCADA, the central network of industrial control systems
The term SCADA refers to supervisory data control and acquisition; it applies to the entirety of the central system for a processing or manufacturing plant. SCADA includes both the hardware and the software that run the operation. Usually, the whole system receives monitoring through an industrial control panel called a human machine interface (HMI). SCADA can be a widespread system, comprising many individual buildings or even regions.
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Find out more about SCADA industrial control systems through the information provided by TechFAQ. It outlines the details about the hardware and software elements. Spread Spectrum Scene gives you more information and provides further data such as primers and reference books.
Acquaint yourself with DCS, overseer of your industrial control equipment
DCS is a term that stands for distributed control system. A DCS usually runs a utility or processing system, such as gas, electrical and water utilities and chemical or food processing systems; they also handle automotive plants. DCSs are similar to SCADA in form and function - for instance, both are usually operated through industrial control panels - but a DCS has more confined boundaries with regard to area; usually it is within a single building or complex.
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Read about DCSs and a comparison with scalable control systems at SixNet. You can also learn more about how DCSs and related industrial control equipment work by going to Water and Wastewater.
Learn about the individual industrial control components in your system - the PLCs
A PLC is any individual computer-based device that controls industrial processes; the term means programmable logic controller. A PLC is simply the unit that manages a particular machine tool in a process; it has input and output ports for the transmitting of data between the central system and the individual equipment. These industrial control products are used within DCSs to keep track of the operation and signals of all the machinery within a plant.
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Get more information on PLCs and related industrial control products by checking out the Wise Geek. You can also look at All About Circuits, which has several diagrams explaining the function of PLCs.
- Although typically, these components integrate in a certain way - SCADA oversees DCSs, which in turn control PLCs - this is not a hard and fast rule. Your business might be organized a little differently, or may not even have all three industrial controls.
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Manufacturer and developer of manufacturing process controls, programmable controls, and process flow systems. Products are sold to the food and pharmaceutical industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of rubber bellows and metal covers which are used to cover and protect moving parts in automated equipment and machine tools. This company is the parent of a high-tech unit which manufactures protective cable and hose carriers. Products are s
ABB Automation / Instrumentation Division
Manufacturer of process control instrumentation, process point measuring devices, flow measuring equipment, temperature and pressure transmitters, intelligent valve positioners, current to pneumatic/pneumatic to current converters, data recorders and disi
Manufacturer and exporter of inductive proximity switches, AC/DC, detectors and other electronics, certified by independent test laboratories from India.
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Manufacturer of linear decelerators, gas springs, industrial shock absorbers, hydrochecks (constant velocity controls), rotary dampers and stacker cranes as well as crane and heavy industrial shock absorbers. Products are sold to the automotive, robotic,
Advanced Combustion Systems and Advanced Control Systems
Designer and manufacturer of combustion equipment systems including hospital, pathological and municipal waste process controls and incinerator systems.
Advanced Control Systems Corp.
Manufacturer of controllers and drivers for stepping motors and data acquisition systems. The products are used in automation applications.
Advanced Control Systems, Inc.
Manufacturer of supervisory control and data acquisition systems. Systems include master stations, remote terminal units, distribution management systems and energy management systems and are used for data acquisition and process, production and real-time
Manufacturer of high resolution chromatography columns, flowmeters and gas flow and control instruments. Parent/holding company with high-tech units which manufacture test and measurement instruments; semiconductor products including microwave & RF compon
Manufacturer of equipment for moisture content monitoring and control. Products are sensors which are capable of monitoring the density and moisture content of particulate materials or mounted directly in a grain mixer. Producer of Grain Prep(tm), a wet
Provide services in: Variable Speed Motor Control Systems, CNC Control Systems, Motor and Variable Speed Drive Sales, Bench and Field Service, Machine Interface Systems, Industrial Automation. Based in Texas.
Manufacturer of alarms, annunciators, relays and industrial control panels. Products are sold to distributors.
Manufacturer of air conditioning and refrigeration controls. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Supplier of European components and devices used in industrial control, instrumentation and automation applications.
Manufacturer of general purpose, miniature, latching, power and DIP relays; transformers; liquid crystal displays; and LED displays. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of level and open channel flow measuring equipment for liquids, slurries and granulars. Products are sold to multiple industries.
AMETEK, Inc. / AMETEK Patriot Sensors Division
Manufacturer of liquid level controls, rotary and linear position controls, limit switches and industrial brakes. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
http://www.patriotsensors.com/
AMETEK, Inc. / Dixson Division
Manufacturer of bar graph indicators for process control and instrumentation gauges for heavy duty industries. Products include voltmeters, wattmeters, resistance meters, tachometers and speedometers. The company also provides custom instrumentation fabri
AMETEK, Inc. / U.S. Gauge Division
Manufacturer of pressure and temperature gauges for general industrial use and the aircraft and automotive industries. Products include electronic pressure transducers, digital temperature indicators, liquid crystal graphic displays, electronic process tr
Analog Devices, Inc. / Transportation & Industrial Products Division
Manufacturer of sensors (temperature, pressure, acceleration, motion, position), signal conditioning ICs, PIN electronic circuits (diodes), automated test equipment, DSP based control systems, analog-to-digital converters and amplifiers. Products are sold
Manufacturer of electromagnetic clutches and brakes. Products are sold to the aviation, defense, aerospace, medical, office machine, robotics, and servo motor manufacturing industries.
Manufacturer of Direct Digital Controls (DDC) for the Heating, Ventilating and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and light industrial marketplace.
Manufacturer and developer of high speed graphic recording systems. The systems are used in medical electronics, telecommunications, aerospace, oil exploration and other applications which require a continuous presentation of data in an easy-to-interpret
Manufacturer of factory automation manufacturing control systems, process variable controllers and measurement equipment. Products include digital panel current meters, multimeters, digital panel resistance meters, digital panel frequency rate flow meters
Automatic Control Electronics Co.
Manufacturer of automatic batching controls. Products are sold to feed mills and ready mix concrete plants.
Manufacturer of solenoid valves, emergency power transfer switches and lighting relays and contactors. The transfer switches are for emergency power transfer and the lighting relays and contactors are for controlling electricity. Products are sold to mult
Distributes Industrial Controls products, including proximity switches, photoeyes, PLC's, motor starters, servo drives, AC and DC motor controls, fluid and air products. Based in Tennessee.
http://www.automationcenter.com/
Manufacturer of graphic displays, fireman's override controls, auto touch switches, fire alarm graphic annunciators, flexi-graphic annunciators and sera-lamp annunciators. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer and remanufacturer of process controls and temperature calibrators. Products are sold to refineries, pulp mills, food processing plants and pharmaceutical and chemical companies. This company was capitalized by private investment.
http://www.automationservice.com/
Automotive Sensor and Controls San Jose, Inc.
Manufacturer of standard and custom pressure sensors and signal conditioning equipment. Products and services are provided to the automotive and other industries. Products and services are provided to the automotive and other industries. This company was
Developer and manufacturer of industrial control systems and software duplication machines.
Axsys Technologies, Inc. / Fiber Automation Division
Manufacturer of electronic process controls. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of water meters, precision valves and other measurement and control devices. Products include automatic meter reading devices, calorimeters, flow meters and flow controls. Products are sold to industrial users and utilities.
Manufacturer of temperature and pressure controllers. The temperature controllers are used in spas and swimming pools and the pump and blower controllers are used in wind tunnel evaluations.
http://www.balboa-instruments.com/
Manufacturer of industrial pressure controllers. Products are sold to the fluid power industry.
Bayside Motion Group / Rockland Division
Manufacturer of servo wheel drives for use in electric vehicles. Products are sold to semiconductor manufacturers. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
Manufacturer of purge and pressurization systems for enclosures and hazardous locations, pressurization systems for control and analyzer rooms, wall mounted air conditioners and heat pumps for hazardous locations and custom emclosures and industrial shelt
BEI Technologies, Inc. / Duncan Electronics Division
Manufacturer of custom and standard position sensors, linear motion transducers, elements, precision rotary potentiometers and sideline controls. Also a manufacturer of rotary optical encoders used in motion control. The integrated circuits are used in en
Manufacturer of solid state motor controls. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufactures and installs radio remote controls for cranes, hoists, monorails and other industrial applications.
Manufacturer of controls, calibrators and reagents used on medical test equipment. Products are sold to the medical industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Provider of anaerobic industrial waste water pretreatment services. The company also builds systems to treat waste water. Services include biological treatability testing, toxicity testing, biomass activity testing, anaerobic pilot testing, application re
Manufacturer of bulk handling and packaging equipment, industrial weighing systems and complex batching systems. Products are sold to manufacturers in a wide variety of industries.
http://www.bmhchronosrichardson.com/
Brady Worldwide / Identification Solutions & Specialty Tapes Division
Manufacturer of labels and labeling and wire marking equipment. The labels are to mark the undersides of PC boards. The company also manufactures inkjet printers and publishes data collection software that runs on Windows 95, Windows NT and DOS. Products
Manufacturer of flowmeters. Products are sold to the chemical, petrochemical, petroleum, and semiconductor industries.
http://www.brooksinstrument.com/
Manufacturing of pressure regulating and monitoring equipment including rupture disks, reverse buckling disks, tension loaded disks, buckling pin relief vents, burst sensors and explosion vents. Products are used to relieve and monitor the pressure in gas
Bundy Environmental Technology
Supplier of proprietary dry scrubbers and other fabric filter based air pollution control systems for combustion applications.
http://www.bundyenvironmental.com/
Producer of nuclear materials, nuclear reactor components and high energy physics components. Products include joint mobile offshore bases, ship service fuel cells, electromagnetic aircraft launch systems, space power and propulsion systems and research a
Manufacturer of systems for profiling and plotting cutting systems. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Provides factory automation components in the province of Quebec specializing in motion control components, mechanical positioning systems, sensors and man machine interfaces.
http://www.cadenceautomation.ca/
California Eastern Laboratories, Inc.
Exclusive U.S. distributor of RF microwave and opto electronic products for NEC Corporation in Japan. Products include field effect transistors, small signal bipolars, solid state relays, photocouplers, amplifers, array ICs and amplifier ICs. Products are
Cambridge Research and Instrumentation, Inc.
Manufacturer of laser stabilizers/noise-eaters and power controllers for VIS/NIR CW and pulsed lasers. Company also manufactures liquid crystal tunable imaging filters for rapid wavelength tuning, spatial light modulators for use with ultrafast lasers, l
Manufacturer of dataloggers, data acquisition systems and measurement and control products that operate independent of AC power, human and computer interactions. Most sensors connect directly to dataloggers, eliminating external signal conditioning. Power
Carlisle Industrial Brake and Friction
Manufacturer of heavy duty friction material, brakes and braking systems. Producer of heavy duty friction material for truck and off-highway, on-highway and industrial vehicle applications. Some products are manufactured to Military Specifications. Produc
Carlo Gavazzi, Inc. / Automation Components
Manufacturer of electrical controls, switches and sensors. Products include proximity/photo sensors, level controls, motion controllers, temperature controls, solid state relays, multiplexing systems, toggle switches, motor control soft starters, rotary s
Carpenter Special Products Corp.
Manufacturer of fuel channels for use in nuclear reactors and alloy tubing for commercial and aerospace applications. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of remote control garage door openers and commercial and gate operators. Manufacturer of waxers/polishers for use on cars, boats and planes. Products are sold to stores and resellers.
http://www.chamberlaingroup.com/
Manufacturer of controlling equipment specializing in electronic digital programmable timers. Products are sold to the biomedical, broadcasting and HVAC industries and to laboratories. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Sells and services valve actuators and parts. Based in Texas.
Manufacturer of process controls and electronic motion function controls. The control products include programmable limit switches and programmable multi-axis controls. Products and services are provided to the process and metal fabrication industries.
Manufacturer of high performance and electromechanical solid state relays and solenoids. The electromechanical relays include military grade and commercial/industrial relays with low-level switching to 500 amps. The high performances relays include Mil-R
Manufacturer solid state relays and analog integrated circuits. Products are sold to the data communications, telecommunications, electronics, automatic test equipment manufacturing, process control manufacturing, and computer industries. This company was
Manufacturer of flow and level equipment for measurement of water, air and gas. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.clark-reliance.com/
Communications Instruments, Inc. / Midtex Division
Manufacturer of relays and custom relay assemblies. The relays are used in a wide variety of applications including computers, telecommunications, energy management, heating and air conditioning equipment, appliances and power supply controls.
Manufactures and provides industrial automation products, systems and services. Based in Ohio.
Manufacturer of well logging equipment for collecting data. Products are sold to the oil and gas industry.
http://www.precisiondrilling.com
Contacts, Metals and Welding, Inc.
Manufacturer of electrical contacts, high density tungsten alloys, semiconductor heat sinks, and disposable resistance welding hardware and accessories. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of logic controllers and process control panels and software. Software runs on Windows NT. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Control Techniques Americas, Inc.
Manufacturers of motor drive controllers and torque/speed controllers and AC and DC drive systems. Products are sold to fabricators, wire/cable manufacturers, and other manufacturers. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of a wide variety of electronic products, including automatic control systems, converters, motors, synchronous motors, relays, amplifiers, valves, clutches, actuators, speed indicators, modulators, demodulators, servo repeaters and altimeters
Manufacturer of conveyor belt components. Products include safety stop switches, motion detectors, bulk material level controls and conveyor belt cleaners including brushes and wipers. Products are sold to the factory automation industry. This company
http://www.conveyorcomponents.com/
Manufacturer of reed, solid state, reed-based sensors and electromechanical relays. Products are sold to electronics industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Sells electric generators, air compressors, nationwide and worldwide. Located in Georgia.
Manufacturer of automatic garage door openers, radio remote controls and gate control systems. Products are sold to residential contractors.
Designer and manufacturer of automation control components, including electronic controls, micro switches, micro motors and pneumatic logic modules.
Manufacturer of solid state relays, reed relays, silicon cubes and liquid level sensors. Provider of solid state relay research and development services. Products and services are sold to electronics industry. This company was capitalized by private inves
Manufacturer of pressure and temperature sensors. Products are sold to multiple industries.
DaimlerChrysler Corp. / Huntsville Electronics Division
Manufacturer of car radios, electronic and mechanical instrument clusters, spark control computers, engine controllers, GPS systems, transmission controllers and electronic vehicle information systems. Products are sold to the automotive industry.
http://www.daimlerchrysler.com
Dantec Measurement Technology A/S
Provider of system solutions for measuring flow, turbulence, particle characterisation and for process optimization in paper industry. Based in Denmark.
Manufacturer of both voltage and battery-operated DC motor speed controls to 3 H.P., AC inverter drives to 2 H.P., digital tachometers, encoders and closed loop system manufacturing process controls. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Davis Instrument Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Manufacturer and distributor of test, measurement and control instruments including air velocity measuring equipment. Provider of recalibration and repair services for the equipment. Products and services are provided to research labs.
Manufacturer of extruders, industrial blow molding systems, wire and cable extrusion equipment, and extrusion processing equipment for blown film, cast film, compounding, elastomer, extrusion coating, fiber, laboratory, pipe, profile, and tubing, reproces
http://www.davis-standard.com/
Manufacturer of absolute encoders, incremental encoders, magnetic encoders, rotary encoders, optical encoders and shaft encoders.
Manufacturer of environmental and ambient high-speed component test handlers for semiconductor devices, environmental test chambers, life-aging and burn-in chambers and systems and programmers. The environmental and high-speed component test handlers are
Manufacturer of chemical injectors, conductivity controllers, liquid level controllers and solenoid valves. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of PC instruments that combine high-isolation/low-noise front end of a real recording instrument with PC-based operations. These instruments are signal conditioners used in systems that sense noise, voltage, temperature, shock/vibration and s
Designer and manufacturer of electronic systems for agriculture including planter monitors, sprayer control systems, granulator control systems, shaft monitors, NIR analyzers, soil compaction testers, grain moisture testers and tractor clusters and panels
Manufacturer of flow measurement equipment for liquid, gas and steam. Products are sold to the chemical, petrochemical, power, and pulp and paper industries.
http://www.dieterichstandard.com/
Manufacturer of manufacturing process controls. Products are sold primarily to the wood products industry but machine controls are manufactured for other industries.
Manufacturer of open systems for data acquisition and control. SIXNET programmable I/O for Windows is a modular DIN rail I/O system. Products integrate with most SCADA, MMI and Soft-PLC applications and support all IEC-3 languages. Products are sold to
Manufacturer of digital temperature control systems. Products are used on glass and ceramics. Products are sold to the art industry.
Manufacturer of vacuum chambers and components, thermal vacuum systems and automated vacuum controls. Products are sold to the aerospace and electronics industries and other high-tech areas. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of linear and rotary air bearings, videodisk recording, diamond edging and facing lathes, multi-axis stages which serve as linear micro positioning systems for inspectional purposes, servo controls, electromotive and mechanical function contr
http://www.doverinstrument.com/
Manufacturer of control systems to be used with all dryers; and moisture control systems. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.moisturecontrols.com/
Distributor of valves, controls (process, water, gas, combustion), analytical equipment and actuators.
http://www.alaska.net/~dualaska/
Manufacturer of counters, logic controllers and data loggers. Many products can be modified for specific applications. The company sells its products to OEMs and manufacturing facilities.
Manufacturer of Dwyer(tm) controls, switches and gauges for pressure, flow, level and temperature. Products are used in commercial and OEM applications. Parent/holding company with high-tech units involved in subassemblies and components and test and me
Manufacturer of pressure transducers, transmitters and pressure/temperature indication and control instrumentation. The pressure transducers are used to detect applied pressure which in return creates an electrical signal related to the pressure. Products
Manufacturer of manufacturing process controls, batching and blending controls, injection systems and liquid dispensers. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of air pollution analysis and communications equipment shelters. The shelters are mobile and insulated and are used to protect air pollution monitoring stations. Products are sold to the government and to the pulp and paper and oil industri
Manufactures of AC and DC motors and motor controls, gearmotors and reducers.
Manufacturer of controls and monitors for printing presses. Products include ink viscosity controls and web video scanning systems which record video camera images of the register and the printed web. The video scanners have the ability to zoom in and mag
Manufacturer of factory automation motion control systems. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.emersondrivesolutions.com/
Manufacturer of process recorders and liquid and solid level measurement, flow measurement, pressure measurement and moisture measurement equipment. Products are sold to the chemical, pharmaceutical, food, mining, and plastics industries.
Manufacturer of linear actuators and standard and custom energy absorption and vibration isolation products, used for decelleration in any automated controlling process and isolation from harmful effects caused by vibrations. Products are sold to the robo
Fairchild Industrial Products Co.
Manufacturer of electronic and electro controls used in plant operations. Types of controls are pneumatic and microprocessor-based. These controls are used to regulate and control industrial processes. The company also makes transmissions which regulate t
http://www.fairchildproducts.com/
Fairfield Engineering Co. (The)
Manufacturer of materials handling and conveying systems. Other products include data acquisition equipment; and data acquisition and process control software for Windows. Provider of custom design and manufacturing services. Products and services are sol
http://www.fairfieldengineering.com/
Provider of solutions for applications involving proximity sensors, counters, timers, ratemeters and other industrial controls.
Manufacturer of controls and components for automating motion control applications. Products include programmable controllers, PLC accessories and pneumatic cylinders. Products are sold to the packaging, electronics and metalworking industries.
Manufacturer of relays and fire pump controllers. Products are sold to the pump oem's industry. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
Manufacturer of boiler safety controls. Products are sold to distributors.
Fisher Controls International, Inc.
Manufacturer of control valves and regulators, trunnion valves, control room instrumentation and measurement instrumentation. Products are used for monitoring and regulating temperature, pressure levels and fluid flow. Products are sold to the chemical,
Manufacturer of disk drive test equipment and environmental test chambers. Products are sold to the disk drive and computer industries and to repair houses.
Manufacturer of flow level controls. Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in the energy and manufacturing industries. Products are sold to distributors and the chemical and other industries.
Flowserve Corp. / Rotating Equipment Division
Manufacturer of centrifugal and submersible pumps and nuclear seals and valves which are used in pumps in nuclear reactors. Products are sold to multiple industries, including the petroleum, power generation, mining, and water industries.
FMC Corp. / Citrus Systems Division
Manufacturer of food processing equipment and provider of food processing systems design and installation services. Producer of wax coatings for citrus fruits. Products and services are sold to the food processing industry.
Manufacturer of fully integrated combustion and emission monitoring systems. Products include burners, igniters, flame detectors, air pollution monitoring and control equipment, thermal hazard instruments, burner management systems, logic control systmes
Manufacturer of process control equipment, including flowmeters and temperature meters. Subsidiary/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in the manufacturing of electrochemical sensors and gas chromatographs. Products are sold to the ch
Pan-European business to business supplier of maintenance, repair and operating products and services to factories, mines and service centers with a focus on motion controls.
Fuji Electric Corp. of America
Manufacturer of a wide variety of electrical, electronic, and measurement equipment. Products include power plant equipment, motors, transformers, computers, lasers, robots, power supplies, clean rooms, transistors, diodes, thyristors, integrated circuits
Manufacturer of solenoids, solenoid valves, LVDTs and flame arresters. The flame arresters are used for aircraft, fuel lines, fuel storage and other applications. This company is the parent of a high-tech unit which manufactures rotary solenoids. Products
Manufacturer of environment radiation monitors, ionization chambers, reactor monitoring equipment, air pollution monitoring equipment, flame sensors and radiation detection equipment. Products are sold to the nuclear reactor, oil well, environmental monit
http://www.gepower.com/reuterstokes
Manufacturer of industrial control panels. This company also is a distributor of a variety of other products including programmable controllers, bar code scanners, sensors, valves, air dryers, motors and motion control systems. Products are sold to mult
http://www.gibsonengineering.com/
Designer and marketer of remote control solutions (SCADA/DMS integrated management system) and network synchronization equipment for digital networks.
Glassmaster Controls Company, Inc.
Manufacturer of mechanical function controls, vehicle heating system controls and electronic function controls. Provider of custom printed circuit board manufacturing services. Products and services are sold to the automotive, agricultural, trucking, and
Manufacturer of water analysis and process control instrumentation which measures the level, flow, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity of liquids. Products are sold to multiple industries, ranging from chemical process and manufacturing to me
Manufacturer of gas and liquid fuel regulators, pressure controllers, diaphragm valves and filters. Products are sold to the energy, semiconductor and instrumentation industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of systems and equipment to move, measure, control, dispense and apply fluid materials. Products include pumps, applicators, spray guns, regulators, valves and accessories used in industrial and commercial applications relating to the handlin
GSI Lumonics, Inc. / Industrial Laser Products Division
Manufacturer of industrial laser marking systems for industrial, semiconductor and electronics applications. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
Manufacturer of braking system components including brake drums, disc wheel hubs and wheel end components, disc brake rotors and automatic slack adjusters. Products are sold to the medium and heavy-duty truck, and axle manufacturing industries, and to rel
Haldex Brake Systems / Friction Products Division
Manufacturer of heavy-duty truck brake linings. The company also manufactures disk brake pads. Products are sold to the truck manufacturing industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Hampshire Controls Corporation
Designs and manufactures electronics (motor speed controls, temperature controls and monitors, data logging and alarm systems) for the biomedical and industrial markets. Based in New Hampshire.
http://www.hampshirecontrols.com/
Manufacturer of customized replacement parts/mechanical controls for video games, pinball machines and vending machines. Products are sold to the coin-op industry.
Manufacturer of process controls, liquid level controls, emergency shut down controls, pump controls, fluid flow switches and water analysis equipment. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of brakes for jets and bulldozers and heavy-duty construction and agricultural vehicle clutches and transmissions. Parent/holding company with 2 high-tech operating units involved in the factory automation and subassembly industries. Products
Manufacturer of specialty controls for mining and industrial machinery, mostly for conveyors and rotating apparatus. Products include DC-to-DC converters, speed switches, dust suppression systems, proximity sensors and custom controls. Products are sold
http://www.hawkeyecontrols.com/
Manufacturer of filtration equipment, industrial clutches and brakes. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of particle size analyzers, stack gas analyzers, automotive emissions analyzers, gas analyzers, water analysis equipment and pH measuring equipment. Products are sold to multiple industries.
HR Textron Industrial Products
Manufacturer and distributor of controls, engineered motion systems and components such as gear pumps, valves, cylinders, precision electric motors, electronics and system software for the aerospace, defense, factory automation, automotive and mobile equi
Manufacturer of factory automation process control systems used in the plastic manufacturing industry. Parent/holding company with high-tech operating units involved in bar code data collection products and conveyor belts manufacturing. This company was c
Manufacturer of pipeline tapping and line-stopping equipment and contract services. The company also provides mapping services for municipal pipelines. Also developer of ValveTracker(tm) software, valve and hydrant tracker software that runs on DOS. Produ
Wholesale distributor of automation systems and components.
Industrial Sensors & Instruments, Inc
Manufactures load cells, pressure transducers, and wireline tension indicator systems. Provides custom design and engineering services.
Innovative Control Systems, Inc.
Manufacturer of carwash controls and computerized systems for point-of-sale purposes.
Manufacturer of seismic data acquisition equipment, seismic peripheral equipment and seismic cables. Manufacturer of hydrophones, geophones, magnetic compasses, underwater electrical connectors, cable assemblies and marine navigational equipment such as s
Instrument Service & Equipment, Inc.
Manufacturer of products for complete thermal systems, power correction and general process control.
Intelligent Instrumentation, Inc.
Manufacturer of data acquisition, data acquisition systems, machine monitors and controllers, industrial control panels and bar code terminal equipment. Developer of factor process control software. Software runs on multiple platforms. Products are sold t
Custom manufacturer of process control equipment. Products are used to control the manufacturing process in factory automation machines. Products are sold to the packaging and plastics industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturers and designers of hydraulic flow control methods and components. Based in Iowa.
Manufacturer of vacuum and gas filled products including relays, voltage dividers and testers, RF/circuit meters, capacitors and vacuum contactors. Vacuum and gas filled relays are applied to transfer and switch critical high-voltage DC and RF circuits in
John Wood Group PLC / Electric Submersible Pumps, Inc.
Manufacturer and designer of electronic controls and well operations testing equipment. Products include submersible pumps, pump motors, seals, downhole monitoring systems, variable frequence controllers, powerline electric submersible power cables and ga
Manufacturer of electric and electrohydraulic actuators and position feedback transducers for industrial applications. Products are sold to the valve industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
http://www.jordancontrols.com/
Manufacturer of gravimetric and volumetric feeders and blenders. Gravimetric feeders precisely control the rate at which ingredients are fed together to manufacture products in the plastics, food, and chemical industries. Gravimetric blenders precisely co
Designs and builds Continuous Emissions Monitors (CEMS), data acquisition systems and provides field service and gas analyzer repairs.
Manufacturer of variable speed motor control products. Based in Florida.
Manufacturer of test and measurement solutions for scientists and engineers throughout the world in dozens of disciplines. Manufacturer and marketer of instruments and data acquisition products that measure low levels of voltage, resistance, current, capa
Manufacturer of complete power control centers and computer products. The products include surge protectors and strips, mice, trackballs, wrist protectors and computer locks. The power units control monitors, CPUs and peripherals. Products are sold to
Manufacturer of fire protection suppresion controls and process control devices for the food, packaging machinery and heating industries.
Manufacturer of noise and vibration control systems. Products include interior wall panels and noise enclosures. Products are sold to schools, industrial plants and hospitals.
Provider of controlsystems consulting and engineering services. Parent/holding company with a high-tech operating unit involved in Internet services. Products and services are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investm
Manufacturer of transducers, force and pressure measuring equipment, accelerometers and acoustic emission sensors. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Manufacturer of pneumatic and hydraulic brakes. Products are sold to manufacturers of trains.
http://www.knorrbrakecorp.com/
Manufacturer of compliance labeling machines, bar-coding and data acquisition equipment, shrink tube markers and interior ADA signage. The data acquisition equipment has built in bar-code scanner capabilities. Products are sold to architects, engineers, a
Manufacturer of robotic motion controllers used to control robot's actions and movements. The products are used by the automotive, computer, military, electronic and factory automation industries. The company also provides custom metal fabrication service
L-3 Communications Corp. / Aviation Recorders Division
Manufacturer of telemetry preamplifiers, calibrators, tracking control equipment and data analyzers; black box and data recorders; and signal processing systems. Products are sold to the aerospace industry and to the government.
Specializes in the design, manufacture and marketing of combustion and environmental instrumentation for combustion processes.
http://www.landinst.com/comb/index.html
Developer and manufacturer of laser-based speed and distance measuring equipment. The products are used for traffic speed enforcement, GIS mapping and surveying. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of incremental encoders, positioning controllers and counters.
LI-COR, Inc. / Environmental Product Line
Designer and manufacturer of instrument systems for biotechnology, plant biology and environmental research including instruments for photosynthesis, carbon dioxide analysis and light measurement for use in plant science research and environmental monitor
Manufacturer of machines used for the metering, mixing and dispensing of two component chemical reactive materials, such as epoxies, silicones and urethanes. Parent/holding company with a high-tech division that manufactures valves, dispensing workstatio
Manufacturer of fully and semi automated case sealers, case formers and high resolution inkjet printers. The sealers are used to tape corrugated boxes automatically. The case formers erect the corrugated boxes. The inkjet printers are capable of coding do
Distributor of pneumatic, electronic and self-contained valves, controls and process control equipment.
Manufacturer of electronic web tension controls, magnetic particle brakes and clutches. Products are sold to the converting industry.
Manufacturer of level and flow instrumentation systems. Products are used to monitor and control liquid levels in vessels and tanks. Parent/holding company with high-tech units which provide custom metal joining services and manufacture air bubble detecto
Manufacturer of regulators; I/P, E/P, P/I and P/E transducers; transmitters; diaphragm cylinders; actuators; positioners; pressure gauges; needle valves; and dial thermometers and thermocouples. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.marshbellofram.com/
Involved in the development and validation of control systems for a variety of industries including the biopharmaceutical, food processing, utilities and semiconductors.
Matthews International Corp. / Marking Products Division
Manufacturer of contact printing, inkjet and laser printing and indenting industrial marking systems. These systems are used for marking products for identification. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.matthewsmarking.com/
Manufacturer of vehicle instrumentation and monitoring systems. The products include power meters, speedometers, tachometers, fuel gauges, air pressure gauges, vacuum gauges, oil/water pressure and temperature gauges, hour totalizing meters and senders. T
Metso Automation / MAX Controls
Manufacturer of distributed manufacturing control systems and plant automation systems including power plant control systems for combined cycle and traditional fossil fired plants. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by
Manufacturer of single loop and multiloop controllers, MICON(R); distributed compressor control systems, MICON(R), Combustion control systems Micron(R), energy management systems Micron(R) and two wire supervisory control systems, C2/C3(R). Products are
Manufacturer of miniature temperature and pressure switches and sensors. Products are sold to multiple industries.
http://www.pressureswitch.com/
Manufacturer of converter encoding devices and encoding systems. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by venture capital.
Manufacturer of waste analysis equipment. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
http://www.milleranalytical.com/
Manufacturer of flow and pressure measurement systems, mass flow controllers, and vacuum control systems. Products are sold to the semiconductor industry. This company was capitalized by venture capital.
Manufacturer of industrial controls including closed loop servo, programmable and motor speed controls; tachometers; velocity servomotors; and positioning servomotors.
Mine Safety Appliances Co., Inc. / Instrument Division
Manufacturer of instrumentation for the detection of combustible gas, toxic gas or oxygen. Technologies utilized include catalytic combustion, electrochemical, non-dispersive infrared and photoacoustic infrared. Instruments are for both portable and perma
Manufacturer of robotic control systems and electric process controls. Products and services are sold to the robotics and and chemical industries industries.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
Manufacturer of computerized numerical control systems and variable frequency motor drives. Products include CNC controllers and AC servo/pindle drives, as well as uninteruptible power supplies and industrial automated sewing machines. Products are sold t
MKS Instruments, Inc. / Baratron & Control Products Group
Manufacturer of gas pressure measurement and control instruments, including manometers, transducers, control valves, and pressure controllers. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Moore Industries-International, Inc.
Manufacturer of process control instrumentation used in utility and manufacturing plants. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of precision apertures and rotary line micro-mini positioners. Company also manufactures computer based and manual controllers. Products are sold to the electro-optics and biomedical industries, as well as to universities and research and d
http://www.nationalaperture.com/
Manufacturer of on-line process measurement and control sensors. Analysis techniques include near-infrared, gamma, beta and laser. Systems sensors range from simple low-cost modules to complete scanning systems with color touchscreen displays, reports and
Manufacturer of process measurement and control products, including temperature, pressure, strain, flow, pH, data acquisition and electric heaters.
Manufacturer of heat recovery steam generators for use with gas turbines, heat recovery boilers for industrial processes and waste fuel boilers. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of machine control components. Products include valve connectors, suppressor/LED indicators, passive interface units, safety relay modules and safety signal lights. Products are sold to multiple industries. This company was capitalized by
North American Manufacturing Co.
Manufacturer of combustion equipment and strip guiding systems for metal, paper and plastic applications. Manufacturer of air and gas flow regulators and temperature and pressure transmitters. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Manufacturer of laminar flow cabinets, in-vitro CO2 incubation equipment and microcomputer-based control systems for the precise control of chamber temperature, CO2 and humidity.
Manufacturer of electro/hydraulic and fiber optic joystick controllers and electronic control systems. Products are sold to mobile and heavy equipment manufacturers.
Oki Telecom, Inc. / Automotive Electronics Division
Manufacturer of electronic controls for automobiles including interlock units, electronic controllers and instrument panels. Products are sold to automotive industry. This company was capitalized by corporate investment.
Manufacturer of surface probes, rotary selector switches, data acquisition systems, connectors, wire, hose, digital process indicators, temperature controllers and flow, pH, pressure and temperature measurement systems. Markets include a variety of indust
Manufacturer of in-line measurement and control equipment for the medical, industrial and automotive tubing, pipe and wire industry. Manufacturer of ultra-low air pressure regulators for the tubing industry.
http://www.onlinecontrols.com/
Optical Communication Products, Inc.
Manufacturer of fiber optic transmitters and receivers. Products are sold to the photonics industry. This company was capitalized by private investment.
Plymouth, Michigan based manufacturers of fiber optic products designed for harsh environments.
Orbital Sciences Corp. / Sensor Systems Division
Manufacturer of a wide variety of remote sensing and operational space instruments; atmospheric monitoring and chemical detection military instruments and commercial process instruments. Products and services are sold to NASA, Government agencies, and mul
Manufacturer of motion control devices. Products are sold to multiple industries.
Tips & Advice to help you make your decision on Industrial Controls
Do your business operations involve the use of industrial controls? Industrial valves and controls are frequently expected to perform under the most demanding of industrial conditions. Such controls are commonly used in such facilities as power generators, paper mills and oil refineries.
Industrial controls are available from a number of specialized providers across the country. These providers can furnish you with industrial valves, process controls, HVAC controls and other control components designed for industrial usage. Process controls are used to measure and control pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, CO2 levels and much more. Such components are available wired or ... more
Do your business operations involve the use of industrial controls? Industrial valves and controls are frequently expected to perform under the most demanding of industrial conditions. Such controls are commonly used in such facilities as power generators, paper mills and oil refineries.
Industrial controls are available from a number of specialized providers across the country. These providers can furnish you with industrial valves, process controls, HVAC controls and other control components designed for industrial usage. Process controls are used to measure and control pressure, temperature, humidity, flow, CO2 levels and much more. Such components are available wired or wireless. Industrial valve systems can control the flow of liquids and gas for a wide variety of industrial or commercial purposes. HVAC controls are generally intended for use in boiler room type environments. They help monitor and regulate heat and humidity and can also be used to detect gas, fire or smoke.
Industrial valves, HVAC controls and process controls are all highly specialized pieces of equipment. Before purchasing anything it's a good idea to know exactly what it is you are looking for. Business.com is a trusted resource that can make it easier for you to find out what's available to you.