Markets That We Serve

Solidstate Controls, Inc. serves the Industrial market. This takes into account a fairly broad range of applications, including:

• Power Generation
• Fossil Power
• Oil
• Coal
• Gas
• Hydro Power
• Geothermal Power
• Nuclear Power
• Petrochemical
• Steel
• Pulp and Paper
• Pipeline/Gas Distribution
• Pharmaceutical
• General Manufacturing and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM)
• Renewable Energy - Solar Thermal Applications

The base products and services we provide for these applications, although similar to each other, are quite frequently customized for a particular market or customer. For example, the pulp and paper industry often requires a higher degree of anti-corrosion protection on electrical connections than other markets. Petrochemical applications generally are more safety conscious than some other types of applications because of the potentially disastrous consequences to a power outage. A remote location such as a pipeline may require a battery with several hours of back-up time, rather than a typical 30 or 60 minute battery. Nuclear (1E Qualified) applications require units that are environmentally and seismically tested to meet the very exacting requirements of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). Solidstate Controls is in the business of providing solutions to these types of problems, and more. Our Engineering and Manufacturing capability and flexibility allow us to customize each and every unit we build to meet the stringent specifications required for these special applications.

Please go to the Product Data and Specifications Page for more information about SCI's product lines.

General Users List

Solidstate Controls has more than 500 Megawatts of equipment installed around the globe. With Sales and Service offices strategically located in the U.S, Asia, and Latin America, we are available to help you solve your power protection problems where you are! The following is just a very small sampling of our installed base of equipment:

• Power Generating Plants
• Chemical & Processing Industries
• Oil, Gas & Pipeline
• Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs)
• Architects & Engineers

Case Histories

• The Reliant Story
• The TVA Story
*****the two stories above are new Case Histories***
• Industrial Grade UPS Systems Protect Electric Generating Plant Control Room
• Power Generating Plant Uses Industrial Grade UPS System to Back-Up Critical Controls
• Glass Making Plant Uses UPS System To Ensure Continuous Operation
• Nuclear Power Station Installs New UPS System
• Nebraska Nuclear Power Plant Upgrades UPS System
• New Hampshire Utility Uses Industrial Grade UPS Systems At Several of Its Power Stations

Client Testimonials

At Solidstate Controls, we pride ourselves in being responsive to our clients, especially when they are under time pressures themselves. We could go on and on about what great folks we are, however, our Clients say it better than we could ever say it.

• A Project Engineer from an A&E firm located in the Mid-Western part of the U.S. had this to say about SCI's responsiveness to a crisis situation he and one of his clients recently found themselves in: "In a crisis situation, you don't "scout" around for help. You call the people you trust and have had long and solid relationships with. That is what WE did. Thank you to everyone who worked together to get the business BACK in business!"

• A Project Manager at a Refinery in Texas expressed similar comments: "I would like to convey an appreciation to Solidstate Controls, Inc. Client Support Department for their continued support of our site's UPS system. The service and timely delivery of parts has been very appreciated by the people who use and maintain the UPS systems. These power systems (SCI UPS) are the heart of many manufacturing processes here at this site, and we are required to keep them at 100% operability. You (SCI) and your people have helped us sustain operability during our times of need."

When asked what they like most about Solidstate Controls, our Clients had varied responses:

• "Quality!!" exclaimed a Lead Electrical Engineer at a power plant in the Mid West. " For over thirty years I have dealt with SCI. The answer is QUALITY!!!"

• An Engineer at a Petrochemical facility in the Southeastern U.S. said much the same thing: "I have been dealing with SCI since 1964 and have NEVER been disappointed in equipment or support".

• One Operations person at a utility plant in the State of Washington seemed to compare Solidstate Controls' UPS equipment to a household appliance. "I only have SCI equipment because SCI is DEPENDABLE! I never have to worry about them. They never fail, and I never have to work on them to keep them running. I don't have any other brands of UPS here-don't need them. I don't need or want a unit that I can't depend on, and SCI's product line is like a MAYTAG-it does the job; and you know it will continue to do so.

• Another Client went so far as to call his SCI equipment Boring! "I've been at this plant for 12 years, and the only time anyone pays attention to that UPS is to schedule it for maintenance. The unit is in the basement, which is not air-conditioned, and not a specially prepared environment. The load on the UPS is the control system used to regulate power generated by a local dam. Our 'Silent Giant' just keeps doing its job-it's the most BORING piece of equipment that we have!".