CAPABILITIES OVERVIEW
Engineering and Automation Solutions for Critical Infrastructure
Preferred Controls provides electrical engineering, automation and control system integration services for water and wastewater utilities, industrial facilities and infrastructure environments. Our team combines technical expertise with practical operational insight to design systems that are reliable, scalable and easy to operate.
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Electrical Engineering for Infrastructure Systems
Preferred Controls provides electrical engineering services supporting automation and control system projects. Our engineers develop practical, reliable designs tailored to system requirements and operational needs.
- Electrical system design
- Power studies
- Short circuit coordination studies
- Arc flash studies
- Control panel design
- System upgrades and modernization
- Low and medium voltage MCC, VFD, and switchgear design
- Medium voltage protection relay programming and testing.
- Harmonic analysis and mitigation
SCADA Systems for Monitoring and Control
Preferred Controls provides SCADA system design and integration for plant and telemetry-based systems. Our team has deployed and expanded SCADA solutions across a wide range of applications, from small systems to large, multi-site operations.
Services include:
- SCADA system design
- HMI development
- PLC integration
- Alarm notification systems
- Remote monitoring systems
- Data acquisition and reporting
Communication systems include:
- Licensed radio systems
- 900 MHz spread spectrum systems
- Ethernet-based communications
- Cellular and remote communications
Applications include:
- Water treatment facilities
- Wastewater treatment systems
- Lift stations and pump stations
- Oil production systems
- Distributed infrastructure networks
PLC Programming for Reliable Automation
Preferred Controls develops custom PLC programming solutions designed to automate critical processes and improve system performance.
- PLC programming and configuration
- Control logic development
- HMI programming
- System commissioning
- Automation upgrades
Platforms include Allen-Bradley, ControlLogix, MicroLogix, FactoryTalk and Wonderware.
Automation Integration for Complex Systems
Preferred Controls specializes in integrating new automation technologies with existing infrastructure.
- Legacy system integration
- Multi-site integration
- SCADA integration
- Instrumentation integration
- Control system upgrades
We understand your system first, then improve it.
Instrumentation and Process Control
- Instrumentation selection and specification
- Calibration and commissioning
- Sensor integration
- Process control systems
Motor Control Systems
- Motor control center design
- Variable frequency drives
- Pump control systems
- System integration
Telemetry and Communication Systems
- Radio system design
- Wireless communication systems
- Remote monitoring
- Diagnostics
UL Listed Control Panel Fabrication
- UL 508A
- UL 508A Canada
- UL 698A
- SCADA panels
- Motor control panels
- Telemetry panels