Controls Engineering

Ready specializes in the control systems used in heavy industry, including industrial grade DCS, hybrid systems, and PLCs. Our expertise covers all of the major technology platforms used in North America and we are engaged in nearly every process-intensive industry, from energy and utilities to forestry and agrifood. Our controls group is vendor neutral and has four main areas of expertise:

DCS
PLC
HMI
SCADA

Distributed Control Systems (dcs)

Ready possesses expertise across a wide range of DCS technology platforms:

Vendor	Platform
Emerson Process Controls	DeltaV, Ovation (both Solaris and NT), Control Builder, Graphics Builder, and Developer Studio; WDPF, P50, and P2000
ABB/Bailey	Infi90/Net90, ABB S800 I/O, Composer, WinTools, EWSCad, SODG, GPI02, GPI03, PCV Harmony Drivers, Class Connect DDE, RIPCAM, tuning and maintenance
Foxboro I/A	FoxView/FoxDraw, ICC, FoxCAE, AIMStar, system administration, tuning,design, and maintenance for all modules; AP/WP/AW (all versions), CPs (all versions), FDG, MG, FBMs
Honeywell	Experion

Bailey DCS Console Replacement

Ready's in-house Bailey DCS expertise is recognized around the globe. Ready provides the specialized system integration services that make leading-edge operator interface products like Wonderware perform on utility-grade DCS installations. This expertise is complemented with custom graphics and DB conversion utilities, PC-compatible Mylar Operator keyboards, the softADP Alarm Display Panel, and the InSync database synchronization tool.

WDPF DCS Support

Ready has extensive Westinghouse Distributed Processing Family (WDPF) experience and expertise and is able to assist with compartmentalized WDPF modifications or entire system retrofits. Ready’s WDPF technical resources are proficient with the following aspects of WDPF systems: configuring and maintaining loop, ladder, and text algorithm logic; configuring IO and databases; building and modifying graphics; updating and configuring historians; troubleshooting and configuring hardware; and upkeeping and administering the overall system. These core skills allow Ready to work with its customers to ensure that they can extend the useful life of their robust WDPF systems.

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC)

Ready possesses expertise across a wide range of plc systems:

Vendor	Platform
Allen-Bradley	ControlLogix, SLC 5/0X, PLC-5, PLC-2, PLC-1 ( 1774/1778) and RSNetworks
GE	Series 6, 90-30 and 90-70. Cimplicity ME. Automated logic conversion of Series 6 to Series 90 and PAC
Modicon	Quantum & 984, Concept & Modsoft, Compact & Momemtum
Siemens	SIMATIC S7-200, S7-300, S7400 and PDM software
Others	Klockner-Moeller PS-3, GEC GEM80, Struthers-Dunn, Idec FA-1J

Human Machine Interface (HMI)

Ready possesses expertise across a wide range of hmi technology platforms:

Vendor	Platform
Wonderware	AppServer, InTouch, InSQL and Active Factory. Specializing in Bailey operator console replacements using Wonderware, custom graphics and DB conversion utilities, PS2 compatible Mylar Operator keyboards, the softADP Alarm Display Panel, InSync database synchronization tool and Universal I/O Server
Allen-Bradley/ Rockwell	Factory Talk, RSView32, PanelView Plus, Advisor PC
Intellution	iFix, Fi32, and Fix DMACS Specializing in Bailey operator console replacements using iFix and graphics and database conversion utilities.
Siemens	WinCC, WinCC Flexible and FactoryLink
Others	GE Cimplicity, Fisher Provox Provue, Paragon, Visual Basic, C, C# and .NET

Wonderware Certified Systems Integrator

Ready Engineering has achieved Wonderware’s Certified System Integrator status. Wonderware CSIs are elite system integrators that have been certified by Wonderware for two reasons:

We possess a recognized, demonstrated and proven track record of successfully building projects that leverage Wonderware’s Historian, HMI and Application Server software.
We have successfully written a set of specific exams that demonstrate their exceptional technical expertise.

Currrently, Ready employs Certified Systems Developers that are proficient across three different Wonderware technology platforms: