The BTR Control System Design Advantage

• Custom Designs at Affordable Costs For Any Size OEM
• Application Specific Controller and Software
• Customer Determined Product Life Cycle
• Improve Product Operation and Performance
• Responsive to Customer Needs

Today’s business environment is more challenging than ever. To remain competitive, original equipment manufacturers must constantly reduce costs and enhance equipment performance with new features and functions.

On the surface, cost reductions have been achieved by utilizing standard “off-the-shelf” controls such as operator interfaces, programmable controllers and I/O. Programmable control devices are great for some applications – if you are constantly making changes in operation or design. There lies the dilemma – easy software changes for the OEM are also easy for their customer, and that opens the possibility for undocumented and unauthorized reprogramming without regard to product design criteria. Additionally, “off-the-shelf” products never seem to quite satisfy all of the equipment or application requirements. There are either more functions offered than necessary or not enough functions available, which ultimately forces a compromised design solution.

With a custom controller, like our Dedicated Distributed Controller, the hardware is configured and a high level proprietary program is written specifically for the machine or process. Predefined menu driven options are added for maximum versatility while variables are easily accessed through specifically defined keys on the keypad. Meaningful messages on the display simplify setup and maintenance. Limited use or new functions are simply implemented with plug-in Smart Modules. Custom graphics with operational information on both the Main Panel and Smart Modules complete the dedicated device.

The overall look can remain the same from product generation to generation, providing continuity of operation over many years of service. There is little need for a complicated electrical schematic or detailed instruction manual to operate or troubleshoot your product.

Custom controllers are best suited to satisfy cost reduction objectives while providing enhanced features and functions that exactly match the OEM’s equipment and application requirements – without compromise.

For further comparison, see our document: Custom Vs "Off-the-Shelf"

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