Horner has been a part of some truly unique projects, as well as helping to maintain some very necessary, everyday businesses. We are involved with everything from major sports stadiums, Las Vegas resort attractions, cruise ships, and snowmaking at ski resorts, to the US postal service, agricultural facilities, various food & beverage producers, water/wastewater facilities, power management and fuel storage, just to name a few!
History / Challenge In the oil and gas industry, the use of fluid pumping units in oil wells is common, as well as data acquisition systems for monitoring variables of interest, such as pressure and flow. Even more important are security systems, as proposed in the solution made with a Horner PLC. It
Challenges Pivots and Pump Stations - Rockport Electric owns around 30 pivots with two pump stations to service those pivots. The pump stations are up to five miles from the pivots in very remote locations and any changes that have to be made in water pressure or flow required someone to drive to
Challenges Heating System for a large Ag Barn - Instead of installing one big boiler to heat a large poultry barn, the customer decided to install a couple of smaller ones in case one breaks down. They then needed a control system to control the boilers as different zones in the barn requested
Challenges The customer’s application (grain drying) was inefficient and time consuming. They were losing resources and ROI because of: Too much downtime on machines and for customers in the field assessing control issues Inability to create a user-friendly process control system Too much time spent wiring with relays and timers Inefficient communications protocols
Challenges There are an almost immeasurable number of factors that need to be planned, managed, and implemented in order to maintain a profitable, successful farming operation. Our customer was being faced with some of the following challenges in their operation: Lack of tools to track fuel storage levels Inability to manage liquid fertilizers
Opportunity Rockport Chemicals manufactures and sells water sanitation products to the Agriculture Industry. One primary product is a 2-part chemical that has to be mixed, where it then undergoes a chemical reaction that is then slowly metered into the water line depending on water flow. Challenge When starting out, there were
Challenges Read more below about how we were able to implement one comprehensive solution for an automotive testing rig system. The customer was faced with many issues from an older system which did not allow for: Customizable features or programming Integrated data logger with their test systems Simple, easy-to-use interface and setup Opportunity
Challenges The customer needed a sunlight readable controller which could interface to functions such as the engine fuel and ignition, touchscreen capabilities, and were restricted by power limits. They were also looking for: A way to interface with their primary electronic flight system (ASCII) Secondary navigation system through independent GPS Secondary airspeed measurement
Opportunity Zone Refining is the method of choice for ultra-purification of organic chemicals. The MiniZoneTM II is a versatile scientific instrument developed for the ultra-purification of organic chemicals and concentration of impurities. The original MiniZoneTM consisted of knob pots and an old circuit board for control. Challenge / Solution The main
Challenges The primary challenge of the project was to improve ease of maintenance and troubleshooting time frames. There were an extensive number of conductors between the control station and MCC room, which, overall, led to the switch. With numerous multi-conductor cables traveling between two locations, and the underground conduit being exposed to water,
