Services

We offer a wide range of services

PLC and Process Design

A great design is conducive to process automation. IQ Corpration provides a myriad of ancillatory documentation like comprehensive sequence charts to navigate complex system integration plans. IQ Corporation has been developing and refining structured PLC program methodologies since 1990. Our methodologies have been applied and delivered to an array of industries and customers. It's one thing to write code, it's another thing for a customer to be able to read and understand it. IQC prides itself on delivering fully annotated readable PLC logic that can be expanded upon by the customer long after the project has been completed.

Life Science Integration

IQ Corporation works well with the strict regulations and expectations of pharma environments and provide the manpower needed for critical situations. IQ Corporation has been providing automation services to the pharmaceutical industry since 1990. We are well trained in applying our solutions within the framework of a quality environment where cGMP and 21CFR 11 requirements must be met. We have “classed” and “Asceptic” area experience and training. Automation in the pharmaceutical industry requires a highly specialized and experienced system integrator, let IQ Corporation apply our experience to ensure that your critical pharmaceutical automation project is completed on-time, on-budget and most importantly, within compliance.

Program and HMI Engineering

We are fluent in many computer languages. From visual basic, to factory talk, we have been there and experienced a great span of technologies. Specializing in Wonderware Intouch, Intellution Fix32/iFix, and Allen Bradley SCADA products, IQC personnel thrive on the challenge to deliver scalable, well documented applications that are capable of growing as your business does. Using these criteria, IQC has created an extensive set of libraries to help us offer one of the most comprehensive solutions available. If we don’t have a module you need – we will build it!

What we do best

Plant Integration

We can coordinate machinery across a work site or factory and provide startup assistance.

HMI Design

We have many years of experience designing screens and interfaces that people can easily control.

Panel Engineering

IQ is capable of all aspects of electrical panel design, construction, installation, and certification.

Safety

Safety training for arc flash and more are available through IQ for groups or individuals.

Design and Prototyping

We work extensively with 2D and 3D CAD, giving us great flexability to share designs visually.

Product Knowledge

We work closely with regional and international vendors to find the right products for the job.

Databases and Reports

The same sensors and actuators used to control your plant are also used to provide performance data and reports.

Motion Control

Several past projects lends is experience in programming motion in assembly lines conveyors and robotic arms.

Upgrades

From operating systems to physical hardware, upgrades are common now that older systems are running out of support.

HMI Site Design Example

Repair

IQ Corporation (IQC) can help you extend the lifetime of your existing, but aged, automated equipment. We specialize in re-engineering equipment that may be mechanically reliable but electrical obsolete. Our retrofit/upgrade solutions will provide state of the art PLC and HMI controls to your legacy equipment at a fraction of the cost of new machinery. You benefit from reduced downtime, reduced maintenance, greater throughput and more advanced reporting and alarming abilities.

Replace

All projects are comprehensively engineered and documented with the end-user utmost in our minds. We provide detailed and comprehensive documentation including Upgrade Master Plans, Specifications Definitions, Functional Design Documents, Electrical Engineering, Panel Design, P&ID’s, CAD drawings, Conduit and Cable Schedules, Bid Documents, HMI development, PLC development, Factory Acceptance Tests, Startup and Commissioning, and IQ's/OQ's/PQ's protocols as well as Operator’s Manuals and documented Training.

Upgrade

Retrofits and upgrades are a necessity to remain competitive in today’s nimble manufacturing economy; let IQ Corporation apply our experience to ensure that your existing automation systems are delivering the most for you today. Our Past retrofit projects have included: Allen Bradley PLC-2’s to Allen Bradley ControlLogix PLC’s, Square D Symax PLC’s to ControlLogix PLC’s, Allen Bradley 1771 IMC 120 Drive System to Ultra 3000 Drives, Allen Bradley 1771 IMC 120 Drive System to Allen Bradley, Kinetex 6000 Drives, Pacific Scientific Servo Drives to Bosch Rexroth Servo Drives, Cutler Hammer Panelmate HMI’s to Allen Bradley Panelview Plus HMI’s, Allen Bradley Panelview 1200 HMI’s to Allen Bradley Panelview Plus HMI’s, CTC HMI’s to Wonderware HMI’s, Upward migration of all Wonderware and Intellution FIX SCADA packages, DH+, DH-485 and Serial communication to Ethernet based systems, Upgrade of existing discrete field sensors to fieldbus approach such as Profibus & Devicenet.

Industry Applications

Dry Material Handling

IQ Corporation (IQC) is an industry leader in developing automatic full scale Dry Material Handling solutions. Partnering with General Contractors and OEM personnel, IQC has successfully designed, developed, and installed our fully automatic systems nationwide. Our Projects Include: PVC Blend Towers Extrusion Delivery Systems Rail Car Unload Systems Scaling Systems (major and minor ingredient scaling) Compounding Systems Bin Management Systems Pneumatic Conveying Systems Box out systems System Upgrades from obsolete controllers to modern controllers All projects are comprehensively engineered and documented including, Electrical Engineering, Panel Design, P&ID’s, CAD drawings, Conduit and Cable Schedules, Bid Documents, HMI development, PLC development, Startup and Commissioning, Operator’s Manuals and Training. Industries we serve are: Pharmaceutical, Plastics Compounding, Pet food manufacturing, Floor Tile manufacturing, Ceiling Tile manufacturing, Food, and Building Products. In addition IQC has delivered integrated solutions utilizing the following equipment: Plasmec Mixers Henschel Mixers Reimelt Systems Accurate Loss-In-Weight Merrick Continuous Feed Feed Thayer Continuous Feed Carrier Chillers Monyo Pumps Our years of experience and exposure to different industries have provided us with insights, techniques, and software libraries to handle any challenges your project may present. Let us tell you about how we can help with your next system installation – or upgrade your current installation to the next level.

Machine and Motion Control

IQ Corporation (IQC) has been applying our automation skills to solving sophisticated Machine/Motion Control challenges since 1990. We utilize state of the art hardware including: Servo motors, VFD Drives, Encoders and Autonomous Vehicles. Whether it’s positioning 20mL vials, or 16,000 lbs of saw blades, we have done it! Our Past projects have included: Coordinated, Multi Axis motion control Precision Point to Point Positioning Control Automated Material Handling Vehicles Velocity Control Linear Positioning Line Synchronization Electronic Gearing Registration Systems Filling Lines Web Roll applications Conveyor and Sorting Systems Machine/Motion control Automation requires a specialized and experienced system integrator, let IQ Corporation apply our experience to ensure that your critical Machine/Motion control application exceeds your goals. All projects are comprehensively engineered and documented with the end-user utmost in our minds. We provide detailed and comprehensive documentation including Specifications Definitions, Functional Design Documents, Electrical Engineering, Panel Design, P&ID’s, CAD drawings, Conduit and Cable Schedules, Bid Documents, HMI development, PLC development, Factory Acceptance Tests, Startup and Commissioning, and IQ's/OQ's/PQ's protocols as well as Operator’s Manuals and Documented Training.

Pharmaceutical

IQ Corporation (IQC) has been providing automation services to the pharmaceutical industry since 1990. We are well trained in applying our solutions within the framework of a quality environment where GMP and 21CFR 11 requirements must be met. We have “classed” and “Asceptic” area experience and training. Our wide ranging pharmaceutical experience includes the following systems: Automatic CIP Systems Lyophilizers RO Water Systems Spray Dryers WFI Water Systems Homogenizers Batch Processing Controls Air Handling Units SCADA Systems Chillers / Chilled Water Loops Liquid Filling Lines Solid Dose Packaging Lines Auto Claves Environmental Monitoring Systems for “classed” areas Client / Server SQL database Applications using SQL Server, Oracle, and MS Access HMI’s such as Wonderware, Intellution, Panelview, Versaview, Nematron. Servo Drive motion control systems using Bosch, Allen Bradley Kinetix 6000, 1394 All projects are comprehensively engineered and documented with the quality environment utmost in our minds. To that end we provide detailed and comprehensive documentation designed to withstand any audit. Our services include Specifications Definitions, Functional Design Documents, Electrical Engineering, Panel Design, P&ID’s, CAD drawings, Conduit and Cable Schedules, Bid Documents, HMI development, PLC development, Factory Acceptance Tests, Startup and Commissioning, and IQ's/OQ's/PQ's protocols as well as Operator’s Manuals and documented Training. Automation in the pharmaceutical industry requires a highly specialized and experienced system integrator, let IQ Corporation apply our experience to ensure that your critical pharmaceutical automation project is completed on-time, on-budget and most importantly, within compliance.

Pulp and Paper

IQ Corporation (IQC) has been providing automation services to the pulp and paper industry since 1990. We understand the unique needs of this challenging environment and the unrelenting pressure of constant “up-time” coupled with low margins. Our solutions are designed to be implemented with minimal downtime, and to produce maximum uptime and greater production efficiencies when running. Our pulp and paper experience includes the following systems: SCADA Systems DCS / PLC Integration Dryer Sections Wet End Systems Servo Drive Motion Control Systems Client / Server SQL Database Applications using SQL Server, Oracle, and MS Access Inventory Control (including Barcoding) HMIs such as WonderWare, Intellution, Panelview, Versaview, Nematron All projects are comprehensively engineered and documented with system maintainability in mind. To that end we provide detailed and comprehensive documentation that is easily understood by plant floor personnel. Our services include Specifications Definitions, Functional Design Documents, Electrical Engineering, Panel Design, P&ID’s, CAD drawings, Conduit and Cable Schedules, Bid Documents, HMI development, PLC development, Startup and Commissioning, as well as Operator’s Manuals and Training. Let IQ Corporation apply our experience to ensure that your critical automation project is completed on-time, and on-budget.

HVAC

IQ Corporation (IQC) has developed an HVAC control system tailored precisely to the demands of the pharmaceutical industry. Our Allen Bradley based solution provides for extremely tight control of room pressures, temperatures, and humidity as well as provides for SCADA trending and reporting. Our system is adaptable to all types of packaged Air-handlers and can help you easily meet your regulatory requirements. Additional benefits include: Elimination of extra costs and fees associated with maintaining a proprietary HVAC system from the likes of Honeywell, Landis and Gyre, or Robert Shaw thanks to our use of standard Allen Bradley factory automation equipment. Independence from outside contractors. Most manufacturing plants already have staff trained in the setup and use of Allen Bradley products and can maintain these controls in-house. Open system for end-user modifications because the system can be supported in-house it is completely modifiable as the end-user refines their specifications and operations. Excellent Networkability. By utilizing the standard Allen Bradley factory automation equipment the end user can network the equipment in practically any protocol. Ethernet, DH+, DeviceNet, Modbus, Field bus, DH+, etc. Robust connectivity to other enterprise software systems. By utilizing the standard Allen Bradley factory automation equipment the end user can easily obtain software drivers and “bridges” needed to bring HVAC data into other software applications for User display, Historical Data Trending, Real Time Data Trending, and Alarming. Auto Recovery routines built in so that the systems automatically re-starts following power outages. This unattended re-start ensures that classed areas recovery as quickly as possible from unplanned outages. Energy saving routines are included to maximize the system’s efficiency while not infringing upon regulatory requirements. In addition to our HVAC Control system, IQC has also developed systems to control Cooling Towers, Multi Stage Chillers, and complete chilled Water Loops. All our systems utilize standard Allen Bradley factory automation equipment providing the end user with an open, adaptable and low cost system possessing all the advantages listed above.

Environmental Monitoring

IQ Corporation has developed a fully automated Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) tailored precisely to the demands of the pharmaceutical industry. Our EMS system satisfies the GMP provisions of 21CFR211.42 for drug manufacturing and also 21CFR1271.195 for Human Cell and Tissue products. Our EMS will eliminate the tedious task of manually monitoring and recording manometers, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors to detect environmental excursions in “classed” rooms. Our EMS system has the following benefits for your plant: Eliminates the tedious task of manually monitoring and recording environmental conditions. Automatically monitors and historically trends the real-time values and rolling average values of user selectable room pressures, room temperatures and room humidities. Automatically detects “out of spec” environmental conditions. Automatically alarms the “out of spec” condition directly to e-mail, on-call maintenance pagers, or Quality Control personnel. Automatically logs “out of spec” environmental conditions with a Date/Time Stamped in a relational Database. Automatically detects “Return to spec” environmental conditions. Automatically logs “Return to spec” environmental conditions with a Date/Time Stamped in a relational Database. Automatically prints a “Daily Room Status” Report which shows any and all environmental excursions with their Date/Time stamps. This report can be reviewed by Quality Control Personnel to make determinations about the impact of any excursion on production that was taking place in the zone at the reported times. Graphically displays historical values, both real-time values and rolling averages for easy review of room conditions. Allows complete user configuration of the desired points, # of samples per average, averaging time base, averaging methods, and report generation frequencies. The system is adaptable to any HVAC control system your plant may currently be using. The system utilizes industry standard Allen Bradley hardware for easy plant maintenance. The system utilizes industry standard SCADA systems such as Wonderware and Intellution. The system utilizes a industry standard relational database such as MS SQL server or MS Access to allow for “open” creation of desired reports IQ Corporation has developed a fully automated Environmental Monitoring System (EMS) tailored precisely to the demands of the pharmaceutical industry. Our EMS system satisfies the GMP provisions of 21CFR211.42 for drug manufacturing and also 21CFR1271.195 for Human Cell and Tissue products. Our EMS will eliminate the tedious task of manually monitoring and recording manometers, temperature sensors, and humidity sensors to detect environmental excursions in “classed” rooms.