Customer Success Story - Thermo Systems
Company Size
11-200
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- ICONICS’ GENESIS32™
- GraphWorX™32
- TrendWorX™32
- AlarmWorX™32
- ICONICS ReportWorX
Tech Stack
- PLC-based control systems
- OPC standard
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Digital Expertise
- Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Aerospace
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Process Control & Optimization
Services
- Software Design & Engineering Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Thermo Systems is a company based in East Windsor, NJ with a branch office in Duquesne, PA. They are a leader in the design and installation of mission critical PLC-based control systems. They have particular expertise in the automation of validated pharmaceutical HVAC systems, utility systems, and validated manufacturing applications. Thermo Systems services customers throughout North America and overseas. With over 20 years of controls engineering experience, Thermo Systems has been a leader in the design and installation of mission critical control systems. They utilize the latest technology from manufacturers such as ICONICS and focus on interoperability using the OPC standard. Thermo Systems designs open architecture systems that ensure end user flexibility in expansion.
The Challenge
Thermo Systems is a leader in the design and installation of mission critical PLC-based control systems. They specialize in the automation of validated pharmaceutical HVAC systems, utility systems, and validated manufacturing applications. However, the controls market has changed over the past few years, creating an ever-growing demand for open, standardized, and reliable software systems. Thermo Systems needed a software solution that could meet these demands, provide a wide range of programs and features, and comply with the latest FDA regulations.
The Solution
After researching other software tools on the market, Thermo Systems selected ICONICS’ GENESIS32. This OPC-based software provides a non-proprietary, graphical front-end solution with unparalleled integration and a proven guaranteed migration path. ICONICS’ GENESIS32 has met and exceeded all of Thermo Systems’ graphical software requirements. Thermo Systems has implemented ICONICS’ GENESIS32™ (GraphWorX™32, TrendWorX™32, and AlarmWorX™32) as the software solution for a variety of control systems applications including the automation of pharmaceutical HVAC, industrial chiller plants, pharmaceutical manufacturing, hospital lab controls, and HVAC, as well as biopharmaceutical and aerospace facilities. Thermo Systems also deploys ICONICS ReportWorX to provide customers the easy-to-use, full-featured custom data reports. The ICONICS WebHMI™ solution has been deployed in many applications as a secure way to provide Internet and Intranet connectivity for several Thermo customers.
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