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UMD Controls Inc.
is dedicated to providing our customers with the highest quality,
shortest lead-time, and most competitively priced control systems in today’s
market. In over 14 years of
business, UMD Controls has maintained a near perfect on-time delivery
schedule, even in cases of short lead projects.
From relay control projects to advanced computer, PLC, and MMI Graphic
automation projects, ranging from several hundred dollars to in excess of $
2.2 million dollar projects, UMD Controls can provide your control system
requirements, on time, and within budget. Budget
Preparation One
of the first phases of any project is to define and prepare a budget for the
control system required. UMD Controls
works with Industry and Municipalities on a continual basis to prepare
Budgetary Estimates and Preliminary Designs for upcoming projects.
Throughout the competitive bidding and preliminary design phase of the
project, UMD Controls works closely with customers to further define and
detail the project, reduce costs, and suggest alternatives that keep the
overall control project within budget.
One
of the most important aspects of any project is to select the proper equipment
that fulfills the needs of the overall control system design, and to permit
future expansion. As the term “Control
System Integrator” implies, UMD Controls’ strengths lie in the area
of selecting the proper brands and types of control equipment to permit seamless
integration of both hardware and software.
We are by charter, not a distributor of any brand or manufacturer of
equipment. Our mission and
primary goal is to provide the customer with a control system solution where
the manufacturer of equipment is well supported in their area, where service,
and warranty replacement have been established and entrenched. UMD Controls
maintains a staff of dedicated, knowledgeable, and experienced
engineers, programmers, and technicians to support the preliminary design,
drawing preparation, PLC, MMI, Motion Control, and Network software
development phases of the project. In
all cases, the customer is consulted during each phase of the design, and
preliminary drawing preparation. Regular
meetings are a critical part of the design process to permit both parties to
review equipment selections, drawing submittals, and system software
development. Our
engineering and drafting department personnel communicate on a daily basis
with the customer, exchanging hard documents, such as AutoCad files, MMI
Screens, and software sequence development via email throughout the course of
the project. Computer
Aided Drafting Services [ Top] Our
multi-station CAD department uses AutoCAD exclusively to provide the following
typical Control System Drawings:
All
drawings can be prepared using the customer’s title block, drawing numbers
and drafting format, with our standard drawing size being 11” x 17”.
Larger 22” x 34” or smaller 8 ½” x 11” drawing formats can
also be provided, if requested, during the design phase. “As-Built”
Final drawing files are presented to the customer on CD or 3 ½” diskette,
depending upon the size of the project, and the customer’s requirement. UMD Controls routinely prepares drawings using the customer’s corporate drafting
specifications and electrical symbols. Control
Panel Fabrication, Assembly, and Wiring [ Top] UMD Controls
manufacturing department is a modern control system assembly, wiring,
and testing facility. Our panel
manufacturing facility not only includes tooling, fixtures, and material
handling equipment to assemble multi-door enclosures, but also includes
facilities to receive, assemble, and ship up to 40 ft. long x 10 ft high
self-contained Control Rooms. Our
panel department prides itself in the appearance, quality, and workmanship in
every control system that UMD Controls manufactures.
Our standards exceed industry standards as well as maintain compliance
with NEMA, NEC, OSHA, and JIC regulations. All
control panels are pre-tested before shipment, and each control enclosure
separately undergoes a seven (7)- page quality control inspection
“Build
To Print Services” Whether
your need is for small pump panels, or large multi-door control panels, UMD Controls
welcomes the opportunity to present pricing to assemble, wire, and
test, previously engineered control panels.
We have approached this business in a variety of ways; from one end of
the spectrum where the customer provides all design engineering, drafting, and
required panel material; to the opposite end of the spectrum where UMD Controls
provides a firm quotation for providing all required material,
assembly, wiring, and testing labor. Programming
[ Top] Our
programming staff is proficient in the development of a wide variety of PLC
Programming languages, Operator Interface MMI software development packages,
Microsoft SQL Server, and Visual Basic applications.
As UMD Controls is an Authorized
Rockwell Software Strategic Provider, our software engineers
are well versed in the selection and implementation of Rockwell’s software
suite of products, including, RSView32TM, RSLogix 5TM,
RSLogix 500TM, and RSLogix 5000TM.
In order to present graphical interfaces to Operators, Supervisors, and
Maintenance personnel, our software engineers have implemented a multitude of
standard and custom applications using RSView32TM, WonderwareTM,
FactorylinkTM,
and Visual BasicTM. Our
latest addition in keeping pace with the most advanced Operator interface
equipment available on the market today is the Xybernaut
Wearable PC. The
Xybernaut Wearable PC is a belt, or vest worn fully functional personal
computer with HUD (Heads Up Display), and Voice Recognition features.
Various options such as Ethernet RF Wireless Modem connectivity to the
customer’s Server, wrist mounted Color Touchscreen, wrist mounted Keyboard,
etc., are also available. Now
Quality Control Inspectors, Operators, Supervisors, and Maintenance personnel
can stay connected in real-time to monitor or change Control System processes,
Server databases, etc.
Electrical
Installation [ Top] Since
1986, UMD Controls has supplied customers with complete electrical
installation packages to provide total turnkey control system installations.
We offer the following installation services:
On-site System Startup and Commissioning [ Top] UMD Controls
can provide complete on-site system startup testing and final
commissioning services to perform all initial wiring tests and checkout,
communication tests, AC/DC/Servo Drive tuning, PLC software debugging,
Operator Interface software modification.
Our engineers are available to be on-site from the moment the control
system arrives at the plant until the equipment is ready to turned over to
production. We
are a nationwide systems integrator and as such have traveled extensively
throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, and several foreign countries,
providing service and support wherever required. Even
before the Internet and company Intranets permitted troubleshooting and
software modifications to become commonplace over remote links, UMD Controls has been providing Remote Diagnostics and Software Modifications via direct
phone line modem links. Our
engineers are experienced with remote troubleshooting and can readily provide
assistance no matter what the time of day, or the day of the week.
We pride ourselves in our quick reaction times, and the ability to
address whatever problems occur.
Training and Documentation [ Top] Complete
data manuals are provided with each and every system shipped by UMD Controls.
All AutoCAD drawings, PLC programs, etc., are printed, bound, labeled,
and presented to the customer during system startup, and again at system
completion and final commissioning as drawing are updated to reflect
“as-built” changes. Operator
manuals are developed in Microsoft Word, printed in color, with Operator
Graphic Screens presented the same way in the manuals as they appear on the
Operator’s terminal. Startup,
Run, and Shutdown sequences are documented for Operator use. Field Service and Calibration [ Top] UMD Controls
provides a full range of field service and calibration services.
As the majority of our system integration work relays upon integrating
the proper field sensor with a PLC or computer system, UMD Controls maintains
a wide variety of field calibration equipment, such as voltage, current,
thermocouple, pressure, and flow calibrators.
Are calibrators are calibrated on a regular periodic basis and
traceable to NTSB standards. We
offer field service, calibration, and repair services on the following
instruments: Field
calibration services are available on a per hour basis, or yearly contract set
price. All calibration results
are logged, both before and after calibration to present the customer with
documented reports for EPA, or other regulatory agencies. [ Top] |
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