....why choose CPC?
This page explains the advantages you will realize by selecting CPC over a competitive controls platform or product.
Features
The CPC software is packed full of features and advanced capabilities that the competition can only dream about:
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Ease of use - Even though CPC is by far the most advanced control software product on the market, the software is still very easy to use. All screens and features are designed to maximize usability and increase operator efficiency. For example, part entry, leak-tests, and other pre-run operations have been stream-lined to reduce the "door open" times of equipment.
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Excellent reliability - CPC is designed as a client-server package with proven reliability in the field. It is unacceptable to ASC and to our customers to have control applications that "lock up", and that is why CPC is designed and tested to meet stringent up-time specifications. Many of our CPC single-PC systems are controlling multiple pieces of equipment for years without any major trouble incident. The up-time of CPC is far better than all competitive products.
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Multi-Equipment Control - CPC can concurrently control more as many as 20 pieces of equipment. This allows one PC or a dual-PC system to concurrently operate autoclaves, ovens, presses, and any other type of equipment in your production or laboratory area. This multi-equipment capability reduces the per-equipment cost of the system. No other software package has this capability or offers this feature.
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Redundancy - CPC supports 100% redundancy of operations and data by means of a second PC. In a CPC Level II system, two PCs are used for primary and backup control of the equipment. In the highly unlikely event of primary PC failure, the backup PC will take control and continue the run(s) bumplessly. The backup PC will also have a complete backup copy of the data up until and after the primary PC failure. During normal operation, both PCs can be utilized for viewing and/or operation.
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Advanced cure control - ASC is the leader in design and implementation of advanced controls for the curing and bonding of composites in autoclaves and ovens. The CPC software contains hundreds of options designed specifically to enhance the part quality. These include advanced recipe control, control by part temperature, control by part gradient, control by load gradient, exotherm control, material modelling to determine viscosity, Tg, and other material properties, pro-active control, and many others. No other product has all of these modelling features.
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Comprehensive reporting - CPC has an extensive reporting capability that if far more powerful and flexible than those provided with other packages. You can select specific runs by database query and view and/or print trend date in color plot format, numeric logs, quality control reports, pass/fail reports, message logs, and a host of other formats. On-screen zooming and panning on the trend view is also supported.
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Remote control/viewing - CPC is the only package capable of being viewed and control by multiple PCs on the customers network. Unlike other competing products which utilize PC-Anywhere to "take control" of the equipment PC, CPC allows concurrent operation and viewing of the process by operators, engineers, QA/QC personnel, and managers on the network. As many as 20 concurrent clients are supported.
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Multi-media features - CPC provides a host of multi-media features, including video maintenance training, drill-down maintenance images, part pictures, part diagrams, video chat and email, and other useful control features. These features allow ASC to build maintenance screens which provide images of each component on the equipment (ie. valve, motor, etc.), video of calibration and maintenance procedures for the components, and links to on-line or on-PC product documentation. See sample screens.
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Expandable - Because of its multi-equipment features, CPC control systems can be expanded to control other equipment in the future. Many companies add other equipment year to year and never have to purchase another system. No other company offers this advantage.
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Configurable Screens - CPC has a built-in screen builder that is used by ASC's engineers and customers to customize the exact look and feel of the system. On installation you can request additional screens and display features, and we won't charge you anything for it. No other product can match CPC's screen building capabilities.
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Up to date - CPC is maintained and updated monthly to provide the most up to date features and capabilities requested by our users.
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Maintenance and calibration - When we designed CPC, we not only focused on operation, but also on the calibration and maintenance of the software and system. CPC features photo maintenance screens, trouble-shooting screens, I/O forcing capabilities, automatic calibration, automatic certifications, maintenance database, custom PLC logic (scripting), and maintenance and calibration reports. No other software package has these standard features.
For a detailed description of all the features and capabilities that CPC is capable of, see the online controls specification and CPC Manual.
Benefit from ASC's experience
ASC has been in business for 15 years refurbishing controls on autoclave, ovens, presses, and a wide variety of equipment. Our systems are now controlling over 1000 pieces of equipment worldwide, and we have interfaced our controls to virtually every brand of autoclave, oven, press, and other equipment. No other competetive product can match our installed base.
We are experts at interfacing to autoclaves from ASC, TEC, Baron, A&A, Melco, Fuel Engineering, VPI, Taricco, Anchor, Walton, Sholtz, Aeroform, Bondtech, UnitedMcGill, PDM, CBI, Lipton, WSF, and All Specialties and ovens by ASC, Despatch, Grieve, BlueM, Lindberg, DFI, Epcon, Wisconsin, and others.
This experience means that you won't be paying our engineers to learn about your specific process or equipment - we'll already know.
Benefit from ASC's support
ASC has the largest and most experienced control support staff of any other competing company. We currently have ten (10) engineers on staff capable of installing, configuring, training, and supporting CPC software and controls. Whether you need immediate phone assistance with a problem or even emergency service, ASC is the only company you can truly rely on.
ASC also provides on-line support information, including CPC Manuals, documentation, and software updates.
Be among the leaders
CPC is the standard control choice for hundreds of leading companies in aerospace, composites, coatings, and other industries. As the standard, CPC is constantly updated to meet the needs of these customers and to reflect the current state-of-the-art in controls and processing capabilities.