HMI and PanelView replacement

Old screens can be replaced before they fail. We convert your screen applications to run on current screens, laid out as your operators know them, and fit them in a planned shutdown.

An old Allen-Bradley PanelView 1000 operator screen showing an oven line overview.

How a screen replacement runs

Recover what you have. We copy the application from each screen and check it against the PLC program, so nothing is lost before the change.

Convert and check the application on the new screen before the shutdown. Anything the new screen does differently is listed for you to approve.

Fit the new screens in a planned shutdown. Where a cutout or mounting differs, our electricians make the panel change in the same visit.

Hand over. You will get the application files, a backup and updated drawings.

What we work on

We work on whatever screens are in your plant, including PC-based ones. Most of what we see is Allen-Bradley PanelView, old and current.

Behind the engineer who comes

The engineers who upgrade your system will plan the work around your shutdowns. Behind them are the controls engineers, electricians and panel shop that rebuild and upgrade plants and vessels across the Pacific Northwest. If the job needs another trade, we will send them.

Licensed electrical contractor · UL 508A panel shop · Controls and electrical in one company

Fix it now
Urgent Support · Rapid Response · Drive Support
Stop repeat faults
Program and Drawing Recovery · Plant Electrical Service · Engineer Cover
Plan the upgrade
Line Evaluation · Pre‑Shipyard Survey
Modernize in stages
Modernization · Shipyard Support

A row of relay modules in a control panel, every status light green.

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Questions

Will our operators have to learn new screens?No, unless you ask for changes. The screens are laid out as they are today.

Can the controller stay as it is?It depends on the controller and the network. A Line Evaluation will tell you. If the controller is also old, the screens can move in the same phase as a PLC-5 or SLC 500 migration.

What if we have no copy of the screen application?We will recover it from the screen if it still starts, or rebuild it from the PLC program.