Category Archives: Control Systems

CIMTEC Buys Remaining New GE 90-70 Parts from GE IP

By Greg Harris | Published: April 4, 2013

All remaining New GE 90-70 PLC Parts are now owned by CIMTEC Automation!  We have purchased the last remaining inventory from GE on all 90-70 New PLC parts and have plenty in stock today to keep your 90-70 systems running.  The current inventory list includes: IC697ALG230 IC697MDL250 IC697ALG320 IC697MDL340 IC697BEM711 IC697MDL350 IC697BEM713 IC697MDL653 IC697CHS750 IC697MDL654 [...]

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GE-IP Innovation Showcase – Wrightsville Beach – Oct 15

By Greg Harris | Published: October 3, 2012

Come see how new collaborative automation solutions from GE Intelligent Platforms will enable you to transform your business GE Intelligent Platforms is changing what is possible in the world of industrial automation. We invite you to join us for the unveiling of GE’s revolutionary new automation solutions at one of our global Innovation Showcase events. [...]

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Cimtec to Host GE-IP Innovation Showcase

By Greg Harris | Published: May 29, 2012

Cimtec will host the Innovation Showcase stop at GE-IP Headquarters in Charlottesville, VA. on July 10th. This will be a great chance to see  the GE-IP factory and meet the design team there.   Also be the first to demo GE-IP’s new family of products including the RXi             Bernie [...]

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Cimtec is pleased to announce integration of CDI team

By Greg Harris | Published: May 25, 2012
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Press Release below…         CIMTEC ACQUIRES INDUSTRIAL FLAT PANEL COMPUTER FIRM, COMPUTER DYNAMICS, INC (CDI),  FROM GE INTELLIGENT PLATFORMS. CIMTEC Automation (Charlotte, NC) today announced that it has acquired Computer Dynamics, Inc. (CDI), formerly a wholly owned subsidiary of GE Intelligent Platforms(GE IP). The acquisition will combine CIMTEC’s established distribution base, in-house [...]

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New GP4000 Pro-face HMI

By mshanahan | Published: March 28, 2012

    Pro-Face America has launched the New GP-4000 series – an innovative new Operator Interface HMI offering extensive connectivity, energy efficient LCD with LED display, and comprehensive features with GP-Pro EX 3.01 HMI Development software. Pro-Face GP-4000 Series uses the NEW GP-Pro EX v3 with extensive features, expanding functionality and connectivity for every HMI [...]

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Encoders – Measurement in a Compact Size

By Joe Ellen | Published: March 5, 2012

SICK has a full line of encoders, including Incremental, Absolute, Wire-draw, Linear & Wheeled encoders. These are now the smallest encoders on the market, and SICK offers a complete function set to help solve your most challenging encoder applications.  In addition to its compact size, we offer the DFS-60 series which is completely customizable & [...]

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Migrating from older GE PLC’s

By Neil Green | Published: March 5, 2012

CIMTEC Automation  has been selling GE PLC’s since the mid-eighties introduction of the Series Six. Many of the PLC’s are still running factories today but there is an ever present fear that should they fail a replacement would not be easy to find. Many controls engineers also recognize that a proactive migration while the system [...]

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Looking for GE Field Control?

By Greg Harris | Published: December 14, 2011

Through our authorization as a GE Energy distributor, Cimtec now has access to a large inventory of legacy GE Field Control products. For details,  please review our  Field Control Parts listing or contact Cimtec Inside Sales directly  1-866-599-6507 – Email: sales@cimtecautomation.com Field Control was designed as a distributed I/O system that could be used with GE IP 90-30, 90-70 and PAC [...]

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Hirschmann offers lifetime warranty

By Greg Harris | Published: November 17, 2011

New Lifetime Warranty Program Provides Customers the Ability to Register Their Devices and Receive an Extended Lifetime Warranty Hirschmann extends the limited warranty of specific Hirschmann Ethernet products purchased after May 1, 2011 to lifetime. CIMTEC Automation, an Authorized Hirschmann Distributor, invites you to take part in a limited-time offer from Hirschmann.  Hirschmann is extending the limited warranty [...]

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Cimtec to Host GE-IP Modernization Workshop Dec 6.

By Greg Harris | Published: October 17, 2011

Dec 6, 2011:    Charlotte NC. Signup information and promotional offer below. Reduce the complexity, improve the performance, and lower the cost of your distributed control system This unique workshop will demonstrate how you can save time, reduce hardware cost and improve your system’s performance. See the latest capabilities made possible by Ethernet technology, and [...]

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