Technical solutions for shop floor to top floor needs

No matter what type of facility you work in - manufacturing, commercial, educational or health care - French Gerleman's TechCenter offers comprehensive services that can enhance productivity and profitability in all areas of your facility.

Need advice on what products you can use to lower energy costs? Use our energy audit services to discover how you might save energy. Having a problem with a PLC? Try our telephone troubleshooting or on-site services to get your equipment up and running fast. Or, if you need an expert to manage plant-floor-to-business-system integration, take advantage of our experience helping some of the nation's largest companies improve operations from the shop floor to the top floor.

• From SLCTM 500, PLC-2^® and PLC-5^® to Logix family of controllers
• From DL20 and DL40 to InView^TM
• From PanelViewTM to PanelView^TM Plus
• From remote I/O to EtherNet/IP^TM
• Expansion of ethernet to the plant floor
• PowerFlex^® variable-frequency drive conversions, including PLC program changes and startups
• Design, start-up and certification of Rockwell Automation networks featuring:
  • DeviceNet^TM
  • ControlNet^TM
  • EtherNet/IP^TM
  • Firmware upgrades
  • Installed base evaluations
  • Control system review
  • Engineering support

Keep downtime to a minimum with French Gerleman TechCenter maintenance, repair and troubleshooting services.

General diagnostics and troubleshooting of:

• Rockwell Automation networks
• PLCs
• Variable-frequency drives
• Control systems
• Predictive maintenance
• Certified variable-frequency drive startup, with extended warranties
• Equipment maintenance and service agreements

Software maintenance service (includes variable-frequency drive configuration):

• Documentation of current installations, including programs, levels, revisions
• Back-ups, stored on-site and at French Gerleman
• Software installation
• Modification and repair of industrial control components
• Board repair
• Motor repair and rewinding
• Renewal parts
• 24/7/365 emergency service

Custom product development & modifications, including:

• Variable-frequency drives and drive enclosures
• Combination starters
• Motor-control-center buckets

Custom assembly of:

• Light fixtures and ballasts
• Cables
• Pushbutton stations
• Field modifications
• PC upgrades and configurations
• Custom engraving and labels

French Gerleman can help bring your intended voice/data/video project results to fruition with customized pre- and post-sale support and project management services.

• Voice/data/video design and engineering services
• Request-for-proposal (RFP) development
• Recommendation of certified contractors
• Bid review
• Project review
• Third-party network certification/testing
• Troubleshooting of network cables

Visit our Data Communications Solutions for more information.

French Gerleman can help you use the power of light to accomplish your corporate goals, whether they include enhancing productivity, maximizing comfort and safety, or reducing electricity consumption. 

• Lighting layouts
• Lighting control retrofits
• Energy-saving products/designs/recommendations
• Hazardous waste disposal options & solutions 
• Lighting audits & analysis
• Improving quality of workplace lighting  
• Color rendition
• Light levels
• Productivity enhancement
• Plant lighting analysis and design to coordinate with equipment locations
• Task lighting
• Safety lighting

Visit our Lighting Solutions page for more information.

French Gerleman provides a variety of services that can help you reduce energy consumption and costs in your facilities while ensuring power quality and complying with applicable government regulations. 

• Power quality audits
• Electrical usage analysis
• Environmental/regulatory compliance assistance
• Energy-saving products, designs and recommendations