Insights That Drive Performance

ECS is thrilled to be named “One of Indiana’s Best Places to Work” again!

ECS is thrilled to be named “One of Indiana’s Best Places to Work” for the fourth year in a row! A multitude of industries from across the state are represented on the 2023 Best Places to Work in Indiana list – with a total of 125 Hoosier businesses recognized, including nearly 40 newcomers from last Full Story

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A Fully Automated System With Pneumatic Conveying, Bulk Bag Filling and 50 LB. Valve Bag Packaging Systems

Plant Location: Micaville, NC Contact: Chris Gentry, Engineering Manager Material Handled: Feldspar   Here’s what …

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A Pneumatic Conveying Roundtable 2023 sponsored by Magnum Systems

Brad Schultz from Magnum Systems joins Todd Smith and Kevin Solofra of Kansas State University’s …

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PlantPAx Objects for Chemical Processor

ECS Solutions, Inc. (ECS) recently executed an increasingly rare upgrade for a midwestern chemical processor. The application was rare in that the facility and its controls were neither a brand new, greenfield design nor an upgrade from existing, controller-based automation. This grain processor utilizes volatile hexane in their oil extraction operations so the facility has Full Story

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3 Rivers Capital Acquires Magnum Systems

Acquisition Marks 3 Rivers Capital’s Entry Into The Industrial Automation Industry PITTSBURGH, PA/LENEXA, KS – …

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Using Ignition Scripting Libraries

Volumes have been written about the proper use of tools within a software application and how to create projects for maximum efficiency in both development and execution.  Senior programmers and leaders of development teams strive to write and deploy robust solutions that are simple, efficient, easy to debug, and easy to adapt in the future. Full Story

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When Choosing an Industrial Conveyor, Several Criteria Must be Considered

Mike Abare, Technical Sales Manager, Magnum Systems, explores how conveyor systems can be used effectively …

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Eight Questions to Kick Off Designing Your Dry Bulk Material Handling System

You don’t know what you don’t understand. And when it comes to designing a dry …

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Ignition Perspective® Module

Human-machine interface (HMI) vendors have been promising a utopia based around web-based technologies for over two decades.  The prospect of simply providing a web address to anyone within an organization that leads to a fast-loading, full-power supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) system has been on most factories’ wish list for a long time.  After Full Story

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ECS Helps Private Labeler Spring Into Action

When opportunity knocked for a midwestern US private label condiment and sauce manufacturer, their relationship with ECS Solutions, Inc. (ECS) helped them to excel. Success in private-label food manufacturing is often a matter of being able to accept new projects when a chance arrives to expand or acquire new business. Raw capability is a driving Full Story

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