CMI Corporate Background

Over 50 years of cumulative knowledge and experience in the Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) world, and state-of-the-art expertise in process control systems, communications, and computer technologies, combine to establish Control Master, Inc. as a premier provider of complete software and hardware solutions that meet all of your process and factory automation needs.

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio and established in 1990, Control Master, Inc. supports an installed system base of hundreds of CMX™ systems worldwide, running applications which range from upstream oil and gas operations to downstream chemical and pilot unit operations.  Our areas of expertise include: operator interface hardware, supervisory control software, networking, multi-vendor control, and computer systems.  

Demonstrating competencies in these areas is vital to the success of your company due to the ever increasing reliance on up to the minute data which flows from the factory floor to your corporate Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems.  You can immediately take advantage of the core competencies of Control Master, Inc. in the following application areas:

	Process Control Systems		Batching Systems
	Pilot Plants		Pilot Plant Automation/LIM Systems
	Power System Distribution Control -  Motor Re-acceleration, Auto-Transfer and Load Shedding		Machine Monitoring-High Speed Data Acquisition
	Pumping Station Control		Safety Shutdown Systems
	Material Tracking Systems		Machine Control
	Energy Management		Material Handling

Cradle-to-Grave Customer Focus

Our client support does not end after the first successful installation. We continue to meet your evolving automation needs from factory floor throughout the entire enterprise, ultimately providing data to the corporate desktop. This "cradle-to-grave" customer focus reflects in all that we do at Control Master; in our service, in our technical support, and in all our software and hardware products.

Our Products

Control Master's flagship software product is the CMX™ Process Control System.  The CMX™ Process Control System is a fully-integrated Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) package that features best-of-breed Distributed Control System (DCS) capabilities.  CMX™  rivals its competitors by providing all the functionality one expects of a DCS with all the added advantages that come with its ability to utilize non-proprietary hardware.

The CMX™ Process Control System consists of the following core modules:

• A base real-time kernel with built-in preemptive multi-tasking, multi-user and networking interfaces services.
• A data acquisition and continuous control module containing a standard library of conversion algorithms and the ability to create and integrate user-defined algorithms 
• A sequence and batch control module that is compliant with the ANSI/ISA SP88 specification and complete with its own Sequence Control Language for application development
• A Thin Client based human machine interface (HMI) which provides the operator interface and is complete with built-in standard displays to view and control your process.
• A engineering interface toolkit which is designed to meet all your application building, system configuration, and database maintenance needs.
• A historian responsible for gathering, archiving, and maintaining your real-time process variables and data.
• A communications I/O module based on our Universal Instrument Interface technology providing the capability to acquire data from virtually all process instrumentation.
• A security and integrity subsystem which enforces, validates, and records secure user access within the above modules.
• A redundant Application Enterprise Server (EAS) Historian that manages site-wide Control Servers Tag Database, Continuous History, Alarms and Event History and system backups.

Open, Interoperable, and Scaleable by Design

Control Master supports open architectures in both our hardware and software products. Our recommended hardware platform is Intel/PC based and all our software products including operating systems are certified for usage. Our client and server software products are either Microsoft Windows™ based or compatible. Our support of de facto open networking standards such as TCP/IP and Thin-Client embedded system technology is consistent with this open architecture philosophy.

Our open systems are also designed with scalability in mind. At the highest visible level, software client workstations and servers can be readily expanded. At the lowest level, equipment assets, process points, and tags can be seamlessly added to your existing control system.  This allows you to preserve your original investment with Control Master while leveraging against the latest technologies available to your organization.

Our Support

Control Master provides a series of excellent technical support options which complement our existing products and services. These range from on-line services such as user guides, release notes and frequently-asked-questions to support contracts tailored to meet your individual and site requirements.

Control Master also sponsors the CMX™ Users Group which entitles members to additional value-added services such as the latest product developments, enhancements, and additional on-line and telephone support options. All of our customers subscribe and participate in the CMX™ Users Group. 

Education and training courses are provided on demand to increase site proficiency and self-ownership.

Our Clients

Control Master currently has an installed system base of hundreds of CMX™ systems worldwide. These systems are running applications which range from upstream oil and gas operations to downstream chemical and pilot unit operations.

Our global client base consists of  both fortune 100 corporations and other companies which are well-known and respected leaders within their particular industries.