Custom Interface Modules

ASI has an extensive background in the development of custom interface modules which exactly match the requirements of even the most sophisticated industrial control system. Minimal tooling cost, associated with custom interface solutions make them practical even for low volume applications. Tooling costs are kept low by utilizing off-the-shelf components from leading manufacturers to create circuitry required for each application. A wide variety of standard housing styles are also used to make the completed module easy to mount in any industrial control system.

Users of Custom Interface Solutions benefit from:

• Compact designs utilizing cabinet space efficiently.
• Decreased opportunities for system wiring errors.
• Multi-pin cable connections and PCB trace component interconnections reduce system wiring time.
• Designs created with exactly the functionality required by the application.
• Flexibility of system design to incorporate features such as test ports or status indicators to facilitate rapid system ring out, start up and maintenance.
• Reduction in the total number of parts required to build a system, meaning lower procurement, inventory and overhead costs.
• Overall savings of time, space and money.

ASI has extensive experience in solving tough application challenges. Today's business environment is extremely fast paced. ASI realizes that in order to maintain a competitive advantage in the market, each customer must be extremely focused on their business. Our business at ASI is understanding the challenges associated with putting effective control systems together and providing products to overcome those challenges. ASI engineers are prepared to visit your facility to review your overall system design and develop potential solutions for your application.

Highly qualified engineers with hands-on experience in industrial control and automation provide full-spectrum design support from functional descriptions through detailed engineering drawings. ASI has invested in people and in the tools required to support those people. For example, design engineers are equipped with the latest in mechanical design packages and use the best printed circuit board layout programs available. The result of this investment is completed products designed with high accuracy and incorporating features appropriate to your application.

Engineering schematics are developed either by ASI or our customers. In either case, ASI creates an in-house schematic which is reviewed jointly with the customer. This important procedure insures that final designs are correct, thus preventing project delays created due to last minute changes.

Completed assembly drawings are submitted to the customer for approval prior to beginning production. These fully dimensioned drawings insure good mechanical capability and can be supplied as electronic files to drop into system drawings, thus simplifying the total design effort.

ASI engineers are familiar with all leading approval agencies and the documentation required by those agencies. Simply inform ASI as to which approvals you require and ASI will handle the time-consuming documentation and submittal process for you.

ASI realizes that time-to-market and quality are critical in most markets today. We are extremely committed to meeting promised delivery dates and have developed our operating procedure to guarantee we live up to our commitment. ASI also has a comprehensive quality assurance plan that accompanies each project from the design stage, through manufacturing, to shipping. The ASI commitment to provide the right product exactly when you need it means in some cases that we ship custom products faster than many vendors ship standard items. In any case, you get exactly what you need - exactly when you need it.

Today's sophisticated control systems require highly accurate interfaces that in some cases must perform at levels far exceeding normal operating environments. ASI has the ability to design and test custom modules as required. In addition to in-house testing capabilities, ASI has partnerships with independent testing laboratories who can provide high tech testing such as EMI/RFI capability.

In addition to the design and manufacture of custom modules, ASI can provide other value-added services to help customers achieve competitive superiority. These services include:

• Design and supply of associated cables.
• Layout and publishing of installation documents.
• Kitting of modules with required cables, documents, etc.
• Special packaging design.