In industrial automation, the need for cutting-edge Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) solutions is more important than ever. In partnership with Star Controls, MCA is proud to bring decades of experience and innovation to the SCADA landscape. Their products are designed to stay ahead of the curve and offer a unique SCADA system experience.
SCADA Solutions by Star Controls through MCA
A SCADA system serves as the first line of defense against infrastructure failure. Star Controls takes a holistic approach, ensuring reliability, security, flexibility, and resilience in monitoring and controlling critical infrastructure. They understand that SCADA involves more than technology – it involves in-house skills, operational maintenance, organizational culture, and financial considerations.
From needs analysis and advisory to system design and implementation, MCA partners with clients to create systems built to last, supported by cutting-edge Star Controls technology. During implementation and the system’s life cycle, Star Controls empowers customers with knowledge and tools, enhancing self-sufficiency. Their expertise also extends to integrating SCADA systems with other enterprise applications, such as GIS, NRW, CRM, Hydrology, Billing, and more.
StaRTU
StaRTU offers a suite of utilities designed to facilitate the deployment, modification, and resolution of issues in SCADA field computers, known as RTUs, at every stage of their operation, empowering operators to oversee their infrastructure autonomously.
Its advanced logging features enable StaRTU to diagnose communication problems and events rapidly. Meanwhile, its intuitive and robust user interface enhances MOTOROLA RTU-based systems’ efficiency, predictability, and dependability.
Star FlowCal
Star FlowCal is a cutting-edge pump flow and energy usage estimation software compatible with any Motorola RTU. This advanced software offers detailed flow estimation for each pump in a station, requiring no additional hardware, and seamlessly works with any Motorola RTU and existing ladder applications, ensuring ease of use.
Its benefits include comprehensive flow and pump energy statistics that help to aid in engineering and planning, with no need for extra equipment. It enables data-driven pump optimization and proactive maintenance while also performing essential calculations like flow rate, volume per pump, pump cycle runtime, and pump energy usage based on required pump amps inputs, making it an indispensable tool for efficient operations.
WaterWorks
WaterWorks is a comprehensive package designed to control and manage clean or wastewater pumping applications that covers a wide range of systems – from lift stations to storm stations, booster stations, reservoirs, and more.
This invaluable addition to the StaRTU Configuration software simplifies site configuration, allowing even those with minimal programming skills to swiftly set up and replicate configurations across an entire water system.
WaterWorks offers a holistic solution for efficient and intelligent management of water pumping systems and includes additional highlights such as monitoring and control of storage tanks, wet wells, level rate of change analysis, output and input pressure and flow management, a Pressure Management System for real-time pressure data communication and control, pumping and flow averaging and sampling, monthly flow totals computation, and support for local HMIs.
VT SCADA
Through our partnership with Star Controls, MCA provides tailored supervisory and control software solutions, featuring Trihedral’s VT SCADA. This powerful software is specifically designed to elevate the operational capabilities of utilities. VT SCADA stands out with its advanced features and remarkable flexibility in handling intricate data management tasks.
It empowers utilities to transition effortlessly, starting from a modest setup with just a few hundred tags on a panel PC, all the way up to a highly complex system with millions of tags distributed across synchronized servers. This scalability is of paramount importance for utilities, as it enables them to efficiently oversee a wide array of processes and equipment, seamlessly adapting to their evolving needs.
MCA and Star Controls Provide SCADA Solutions Across Multiple Industries
Star Controls embraces IIoT advancements, offering a rich portfolio of technical solutions for various environments. Motorola’s ACE3600 and MC-Edge seamlessly integrate with Star Controls’ SCADA software, providing reliable communication and interoperability. ACE3600 ensures secure data transmission, even in challenging environments, while MC-Edge bridges diverse communication protocols, enhancing connectivity. This integration guarantees system reliability, security, and versatility, empowering organizations across various industries to build efficient SCADA solutions that adapt to evolving industrial needs.
Electric and Power
The need for reliable SCADA systems is non-negotiable in the electric and power industry. Star Controls’ solutions enable real-time monitoring of electrical grids, ensuring smooth operations and rapid response to faults.
Oil and Gas
Star Controls’ SCADA solutions, powered by MCA, provide critical monitoring and control capabilities in the volatile and demanding oil and gas sector. From remote well management to pipeline control, these systems ensure operational efficiency and safety.
Water and Wastewater
The water and wastewater management industries are becoming increasingly reliant on SCADA technology. With MCA’s expertise, Star Controls’ systems enhance water quality monitoring, pump station control, and wastewater treatment processes, contributing to cleaner and more efficient operations. Water pump station and pipeline on roof deck of water tank for industrial work
GE iFix
iFIX by GE Digital is the go-to choice for industrial automation, serving a wide spectrum of applications, from basic HMI tasks like manual data entry and validation to complex SCADA functions like batch processing, filtration, and distributed alarm management. iFIX provides a secure and agile platform that empowers smarter decision-making, enabling better results. Trusted by countless organizations worldwide, iFIX stands out for its robust engine, extensive connectivity options, open architecture, and scalability.
Asel-Tech Pipeline Leak Detection System
Through Star Controls, MCA proudly delivers Asel-Tech’s state-of-the-art Pipeline Leak Detection Systems (LDS), which can be tailored for the oil, gas, water, and wastewater industries. This cutting-edge remote LDS system sets a new standard for speed, dependability, and precision, harnessing advanced acoustic and mass balance technologies as outlined in API-1130.
About MCA
MCA is one of the largest and most trusted SCADA integrators in the United States, offering world-class voice, data, and security solutions that enhance the quality, safety, and productivity of customers, operations, and lives.
More than 65,000 customers trust MCA to provide carefully researched solutions for a safe, secure, and more efficient workplace. As your trusted advisor, we reduce the time and effort needed to research, install, and maintain the right solutions to improve your workplace.
Our team of certified professionals across the United States delivers a full suite of reliable technologies with a service-first approach. The MCA advantage is our extensive service portfolio to support the solution lifecycle from start to finish.