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:
Distributed Control Systems (dcs)
Ready possesses expertise across a wide range of DCS technology platforms:
| Vendor | Platform |
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| 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 |
Annual WDPF Support Agreement
Ready offers annual support agreements, providing our customers with periodic on-site and phone support to maintain, troubleshoot, and improve their WDPF system. On-site support consists of up to two trips per year to perform periodic maintenance of the WDPF hardware and address specific “punch list items” that customers may have accumulated. Phone support provides cost effective expertise and guidance as necessary for customers to maintain their own systems.
By including WDPF hardware support provided by DeepSouth Hardware Solutions, LLC., WDPF users can have the independent support that helps them to continue to get more out their WDPF investment.
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.
*Westinghouse WDPF, WEStation and Ovation are Registered Trade Marks of Westinghouse / Emerson. Ready Engineering Corporation and Ready Technologies, Inc are not affiliated with, nor an authorized service provider for them.
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.
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 |
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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:
Currrently, Ready employs Certified Systems Developers that are proficient across three different Wonderware technology platforms:
Ready is one of a few companies in Canada that possess ArchestrA CSI status. |
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Supervisory Control and Data Aquisition Systems (SCADA)
Ready possesses expertise across a wide range of scada technology platforms:
| Vendor | Platform |
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| Wonderware | Geo-SCADA Solutions |
| Emerson PC | Floboss, ROC, Bristol |
| Control Microsystems | SCADApack |
| Siemens | WinCC, FactoryLink |
To learn more:
Download the Ready Control System Engineering Resume.
Download the Ready Engineering Commissioning and Start-up Resume.
Download the Ready Engineering Ovation and WDPF System Resume.
Download the Ready Engineering Siemens Technology Resume.
For Industry Specific Experience, and our other company brochures visit our documents page.
For more information, e-mail: info@readyengineering.com.


