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Atlas Control Systems

Controls Integration · Commissioning · Startup

Controls and automation support for critical facilities

Point-to-point checkout, commissioning, Allen-Bradley PLC programming and Ignition HMI development for data centers, buildings, water and industrial plants.

  • Allen-Bradley & IgnitionPLC and HMI specialists
  • OSHA 10 · NFPA 70ESafety trained on every site
  • Ashburn, VirginiaDMV-based, nationwide travel
Platforms & protocols
  • Allen-Bradley ControlLogix
  • CompactLogix
  • Studio 5000
  • Ignition Perspective
  • Ignition Vision
  • PowerFlex
  • BACnet
  • Modbus
  • MQTT
  • EtherNet/IP
  • DeviceNet
  • OPC UA

Services

Field and programming support from design review to turnover

We support general and electrical contractors, system integrators, commissioning agents and facility owners on new construction, retrofits and service work.

Point-to-Point I/O Checkout

Every field device verified to the PLC or BMS: wiring, ranging, scaling, alarms and fail-safe states, with marked-up I/O lists delivered daily.

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Commissioning & Startup

On-site support through pre-functional and functional testing, sequence verification and loop tuning, working alongside your CxA and GC.

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PLC Programming

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix and CompactLogix in Studio 5000: new logic, modifications and troubleshooting, with clean, documented code.

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Ignition HMI / SCADA

Ignition Perspective and Vision screens with process graphics, alarming, tag history and trends on desktop, tablet and phone.

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Network & Protocol Integration

BACnet MS/TP and IP, Modbus, MQTT, DeviceNet and EtherNet/IP, getting meters, drives and third-party controllers talking.

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Drives & Field Devices

PowerFlex drive setup and checkout, electric actuators, transmitters and analyzers configured, tested and documented.

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Core platforms

Allen-Bradley PLCs. Ignition HMIs.

Our work centers on two platforms, from the controller logic to the screens operators use every day.

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix rack

Allen-Bradley · Rockwell Automation

PLC programming in Studio 5000

  • ControlLogix and CompactLogix: ladder, structured text and function blocks
  • Add-On Instructions, UDTs and organized, commented tag databases
  • I/O configuration, EtherNet/IP and DeviceNet networks, PowerFlex drives
  • Online edits, troubleshooting and code backups at turnover
Example HMI screen with tanks, pump, trends and alarms

Ignition · Inductive Automation

HMI and SCADA in Ignition

  • Perspective screens for desktop, tablet and phone, and Vision clients
  • Process graphics and navigation built around your sequences
  • Alarm pipelines, tag historian and trend screens
  • Allen-Bradley, BACnet, Modbus and MQTT data in one place

Industries

Experience across mission-critical environments

Data Centers

EPMS power monitoring, mechanical controls and Level 3–5 commissioning support.

Building Automation

BACnet integration, AHUs, VAV and airflow monitoring, sequences and BMS graphics.

Water & Wastewater

PLC panels, pumps, valves and instrumentation for treatment and distribution.

Industrial & Manufacturing

Machine and process controls, drives, vision systems and plant-floor networks.

Our approach

A disciplined process on every checkout and startup

  1. 01

    Review

    Drawings, I/O lists, sequences and points lists reviewed before mobilization, with questions raised early.

  2. 02

    Verify

    Point-to-point checkout of every device: wiring, ranging, scaling, alarms and fail-safe states.

  3. 03

    Start up

    Programs loaded, drives and devices configured, functional tests run and loops tuned with your team.

  4. 04

    Turn over

    Marked-up I/O lists, punch lists, test records and backed-up code delivered for closeout.

About Atlas

An independent controls partner for contractors and integrators

Atlas Control Systems is an independent controls firm based in Ashburn, Virginia. When you call Atlas, you speak with the engineer who will be in the field, on the laptop and on the punch list until your system is running.

We take on everything from a two-day point-to-point checkout to a full startup, and we fit into your schedule, your safety program and your documentation standards.

  • Safety first. OSHA 10 and NFPA 70E trained; we follow your site's LOTO and safety programs.
  • Documented work. Daily status updates, marked-up I/O lists and clean turnover packages.
  • One point of contact. Fast answers from the person who knows your system.
  • Local and mobile. No travel charge in the DMV; nationwide with travel billed at cost.

From the field

Recent project work

PowerFlex drive and power panel
PowerFlex drive and power panel
ControlLogix and network panel
ControlLogix and network panel
Temperature and humidity transmitter, AHU
Temperature and humidity transmitter, AHU
PowerFlex 755 drive startup
PowerFlex 755 drive startup

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Contact

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