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Why Industrial Controls?

We’re the ultimate control supplier.

At Industrial Controls, we deliver more than just products. We deliver potential. With the resources of
a national player and the service of a local partner, Industrial Controls can offer innovative products
and solutions for all power applications. Whether you are looking for improved control, integrated
solutions or cost savings, Industrial Controls is qualified to offer the best solution to meet your unique
needs. Our customers view us as the people they trust to integrate controls with their equipment and
ensure the successful achievement of their project goals.

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Our customers say it best.

“The purchasing team at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station has
been working with Industrial Controls for at least the last 10 years.
The support has been superlative. Industrial Controls has always gone
beyond the norm to support the needs of the plant. The range of
products supported by Industrial Controls is also appreciated since it
allows for a reduction in the number of single transactions. Industrial
Controls comes highly recommended and the team there is an
excellent example of one that has the ability to successfully work with
their customers.”

-Exelon
“The folks at Industrial Controls have gone out of their way to provide
on-time deliveries, prompt response, and friendly customer service on
a daily basis. PSEG could not pull off our numerous outages without
their help and support!”

-PSEG

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Power Plants We Serve

Renewables

Solar Hydro

Geothermal Wind

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Conventional

Coal Petroleum

Natural Gas Nuclear

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PROCESS CONTROL

products ma n u facturers

Distributed Control Systems, PLC, SCADA Software, Alarm Honeywell, GE, Phoenix
Annunciator Systems, Wireless Communications, Data Recorders

Flame Safety, Gas Analyzer Honeywell, Fireye, GE

Pressure Transmitters, Temperature Elements, Temperature Honeywell, Ashcroft, Pyromation,
Transmitters, Pressure Switches, Temperature Switches, Burns Engineering, Barksdale,
Flowmeters, Level Detection, Wireless Instruments
ASCO, GE, Sage, Badger, Flowline,
Graphical Displays, Digital Displays, Data Recording Phoenix, CVS

Honeywell, GE, Red Lion,
Precision Digital

Valves and Control Valves CVS, AES

SOLUTIONS

• PLC based alarm annunciation and • Paperless data recording
user interface • Event recorders
• Sequence of operations monitoring
• Wireless process signal transmission
• Cost-effective control valves

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CALIBRATION & MAINTENANCE

products ma n u facturers

Gauges Ashcroft, ICON, Dwyer
Pressure Switches
Moisture and Gas Detection Ashcroft, Barksdale, ASCO
Portable Flowmeters
GE, Vaisala, Honeywell
PLCs
Network Switches GE, Badger

Valves and Actuators GE, Honeywell

Handheld Calibrators and Communicators Red Lion, Phoenix
Honeywell, ASCO, CVS,
Warren, Triac, Econ & many more
Honeywell, Druck, Ashcroft, Fluke

SOLUTIONS

• Intelligent alarming and SCADA • Portable gas detection for
systems maintenance personnel safety

• Smart transmitters with predictive • Critical process indicators for
personnel safety
SOLUmTaiInOteNnSance capability
• SCADA mobility
• Moisture detection • Valve repair
• Portable flowmeters for routine

check-outs

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BOILER

products ma n u facturers

Alarm Annunciator Systems, Data Recorders, Digital Displays Honeywell, GE, Precision Digital
Pressure Transmitters, Temerature Elements, Temperature
Transmitters, Pressure Switches, Temperature Switches Honeywell, Ashcroft, Pyromation,
Flame Safety, Gas Detection, Gas Analyzers Burns, Barksdale, ASCO, GE, Druck

Control Valves, Gate, Globe, Check Valves Honeywell, Fireye, GE
Yarway, Hancock, Smith, PK, CVS,
pH, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen
Fuel/Air Ratio Control & many more
Honeywell

Honeywell Herculine Drives

SOLUTIONS

• Flame safety and ignition controls conservation and reporting
• Gas detection for plant and • Steam flow metering for reporting

personnel safety and billing
• Fuel-to-air ratio parallel positioning • Pressure metering and control
• High temperature control valves
for energy conservation • Feedwater control valves
• pH, Conductivity, Dissolved Oxygen • Gate, globe, and check valves
• Distributed controls
measurements for equipment • Drum level
protection
• Fuel flow metering for energy

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SUBSTATION/SWITCHYARD

products ma n u facturers

Moisture Detection GE, Vaisala
Temperature Sensors Pyromation, Burns
GE, Red Lion, Honeywell
Data Collectors Honeywell, Phoenix
Wireless Communication and Sensors

SOLUTIONS

• PLC-based alarm annunciation and • Data recorders
operator alerts • Wireless signal transmission
• RTU
• Dielectric oil pressure and level • Protocol conversion
monitoring system • Dielectric Oil Pressure Transmitters

• Operator interface/SCADA
• Surge suppression
• Moisture in oil measurement for

equipment safety

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GENERATORS

products ma n u facturers

Hydrogen Purity Analyzers Honeywell
RTDs for Zone Temperature Measurements Burns, Pyromation
Phoenix, Action Instruments
Surge Protectors for RTDs Honeywell, GE, Vaisala
Moisture and Gas Detection
GE
Flowmeters Honeywell
Data Recorders

SOLUTIONS

• Data recording
• Gas safety systems
• Fuel flow metering
• Moisture in gas analyzers for safety
• Temperature measurements

S O•L USTuIrOgeNpSrotection

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COOLING TOWER

products ma n u facturers

pH and Conductivity Honeywell
Level Transmitters, Level Switches Honeywell, Flowline
Badger, Honeywell, GE
Flowmeters
RTUs Red Lion, GE
Honeywell
Data Recorders Warren, Triac, CVS, Econ, C&C
Valves

SOLUTIONS

• Level controls for monitoring and safety
• Variable frequency drives for conserving

S O L UeTnIeOrgNyS

• Data recorders
• Automated valves (electric and pneumatic)

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SWITCHGEAR

products ma n u facturers

Energy Submetering Honeywell, Veris
Graphical Displays GE, Red Lion
GE, Red Lion
RTUs

SOLUTIONS

• Electrical submetering and reporting
• Localized graphical displays
• Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)

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Providing Critical Resources
For Key Power Players

Engineers Maintenance Purchasing

Engineers trust us to integrate We recognize that We proudly represent
controls with their equipment downtime can be costly and the industry’s leading
and ensure the successful maintenance work is never manufacturers so that you
achievement of project goals. done. That’s why we provide can stay on the cutting edge
Our sales engineers provide the products and solutions of technology in your plant.
cost-effective solutions for a that are critical to keep your Vendor consolidation can
variety of power applications plant running smoothly and improve purchasing power,
utilizing an extensive portfolio efficiently, ultimately saving efficiency, and reduce the
of technologies. you time and money. total cost of your transaction.

Proudly Respresenting
the Industry’s Leading Manufacturers

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Case Study:

Wireless Monitoring of Electrical Substations - Dielectric Oil Pressures and Levels
► Company Profile

This company is one of the largest energy companies in the United
States, with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and over
$36 billion in assets.

► Challenge

Major metropolitan electrical substations require the ability to monitor levels of their dielectric
fluid pumping stations, and pressures of their high-voltage electrical transmission terminals
(potheads). This requirement is usually accomplished by having personnel manually retrieve
process values from gauges located throughout the substation. This is not only dangerous, but also
time-consuming and inefficient.

► Solution

Industrial Controls provided a wireless solution for this application which allows safe, reliable, real-time monitoring
of pothead pressures, as well as tank levels of dielectric oil. The solution included a Honeywell OneWireless system,
Honeywell XYR series wireless transmitters, and a local GE HMI. Industrial Controls performed start-up, testing, and
programming services to ensure the safety and reliability of the system.
Additional benefits derived from this solution:
• Battery-powered transmitters can easily be installed anywhere in the plant,

without running wires or conduit.
• Transmitter batteries last 3-5 years, making the system easy to maintain.
• Transmitters can be configured as routers to enhance wireless signal reliability

and range.
• The base radio can provide data in non-proprietary formats .such as OPC or

Modbus.
• All wireless communications conform to ISA100 wireless standard which is the

most secure and reliable industrial wireless technology available today.
• The HMI is fully customizable to the customer’s specification and is easily expandable.

► Bottom Line

The total investment of this project was $150,000, while the alternate wired solution would have
required a $300,000 investment. Data is now displayed in the control room for operators which
eliminates the manual labor required to check mechanical gauges. This yielded a savings of $73,000
per year to net a 2-year ROI, as well as the priceless savings obtained from decreased downtime and
increased safety.

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Case Study:

Automated Alarm Annunciator for Substation Control Room
► Company Profile

This large regional power distribution company operates below
ground high voltage electrical power transmission lines. They
are responsible for safe distribution of power to their clients.

► Challenge

The traditional means of alerting control room operators is through
annunciator panels. The alarms come in through a series of electro-
mechanical relays. These relays are usually operated off 125VDC
station power and are costly to wire and replace when failures occur.
The operator does not know if a relay or lamp has failed so alarm
conditions in the facility may go unannounced. Since these alarm
relays are hard-wired, any changes to the alarm groupings requires a
shut down and re-wiring of the relay panel.

► Solution

Industrial Controls provided a GE PAC Systems RX3i
automation system to replace the electro-mechanical
relays in the system. The RX3i controller accepts
125VDC inputs, directly eliminating the need for
interposing relays. To monitor the alarms, Industrial
Controls provided two licenses of GE Proficy Machine
Edition View SCADA software. These HMIs are
installed on industrial PCs and are located at the
control panel as well as on the operators desk.

► Bottom Line

The PAC-based automation system needs far less panel space, is fully programmable to allow
changes in alarm strategy at any time, and provides self diagnostics so that operators are aware
of any hardware failures that result in unannounced alarms. The HMI program allows multiple
locations of alarm annunciation providing redundancy and more eyes on problems. Unplanned
outages have been avoided.

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