AWC Inc.

AWC Inc. is an automation and controls distributor and engineering house that sells, supports and services industrial control products. The company describes itself as the authorized local sales, support and service partner for a range of automation and control systems manufacturers, and it splits that work between factory and OEM solutions and process solutions. Alongside component sales it offers system design, turnkey project management, technical support and training.

Products supplied

The online catalogue covers the components that go into a control panel or an instrumented process:

• Programmable logic controllers, including the Siemens S7-1200, S7-1500, S7-300, S7-400 and ET200SP families
• Operator interfaces (HMIs), Ethernet and Profibus networking, gateways, wireless devices and remote access
• Circuit protection and motor control: breakers, fuses, disconnect switches, starters, soft starters and variable speed drives
• Power supplies, UPS, surge protectors and control power transformers
• Terminal blocks, DIN rail, wire duct, cordsets, signal conditioners and marking systems
• Sensors: photoelectric, proximity, pressure, temperature, level, position, ultrasonic, fiber, area and vision systems
• Enclosures with cooling and climate control, junction boxes, conduit and fittings

Technology partners

Several manufacturer lines have dedicated product pages on the site:

The process solutions roster adds Honeywell, Wika, Brooks, Farris, Groth, Neles, IMI Critical, Oliver Valves, Asco and OleumTech. Factory and OEM partners also include Appleton, Adalet, ACKSYS, Danfoss, Dynapar, Fabco Air, Hammond Manufacturing, Hengstler, item America, Moxa, Nachi, Pepperl+Fuchs, Red Lion and R.STAHL.

Gas detection

The Dräger fixed gas detection line covers toxic, flammable and oxygen monitors for more than 400 gases and vapors, along with visual and optical fire detection, and interfaces with Dräger control systems and third-party devices. Products listed include:

• Regard 7000, a modular multi-gas analysis controller, backward compatible with legacy Regard controllers
• PointGard 2700, a self-contained area monitor for flammable hydrocarbon gases in a water-resistant housing with horn, strobes and external relays
• Polytron 8100 EC, an explosion-proof electrochemical transmitter for toxic gases and oxygen
• Polytron 8700 IR, an explosion-proof infrared transmitter for hydrocarbon gases at LEL and ppm
• Polytron 6100 EC WL, a wireless transmitter for continuous monitoring

Both Polytron 8000 series transmitters carry a 3-wire 4 to 20 mA analog output with relays and support HART, Modbus and Fieldbus protocols.

Engineering, supply and support

• Engineering, design and project management covering proof of concepts and complete systems, offered a la carte or turnkey
• Supply chain services including project and bill of materials management, spares pool management, new product and systems inventory, and same-day shipments
• Technical support through a 24/7 hotline, web chat, how-to guides, installed base surveys and audits, and on-site troubleshooting
• Consulting across PLC and DCS automation, flow control, instrumentation and sensors, electrical power, overpressure protection and IT/OT integration

An internal engineering group the company calls Thincubator reviews new automation and controls technology, and its Digital Technology Labs give staff, partners and customers a place to test ideas and work through integrations. Training runs through tech talks on specification, problem-based learning labs, remote assist and augmented reality, and a workforce optimization team addresses talent acquisition, development and augmentation. On its Phoenix Contact page the company states that more than 3,000 customers rely on its training, inventory, hotline support and field services.