PCO Repair Process Overview

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New and Surplus www.pco2.com Repair and Sales Testing Put our expertise to work for you!

15 Years Of Excellence : 

15 Years Of Excellence Founded in 1995, PCO has been providing the process control industry with the parts and service needed to keep your business growing. Over the years we have accumulated distributorships from companies like WEG, Microsoft, and Unipower; to aid in serving you. Continually growing with the industry has been recognized as a necessity at PCO, which ensures that we’ll always be able to equip your business with the tools you need. Backed by a team of knowledgeable engineers you can trust our service from sales to repair exceeds your company’s expectations from a service provider such as PCO. By offering surplus equipment and custom engineering you can be sure PCO will be able to help your company adapt to the needs of today!

Distributorships : 

Distributorships

Surplus Inventory : 

Surplus Inventory Through the years PCO has amassed a large inventory of surplus parts and equipment. This has made us an industry leader in the sales and repair of obsolete, hard to find, and legacy equipment. With our selection of new and used surplus we can supply our customers the materials they demand.

Repair & Testing : 

Repair & Testing Our repair technicians provide component level repairs for any piece of equipment including but not limited to; CRT Monitors, Power Supplies, Industrial Keyboards, Electro-Mechanical Devices, and Control Panels. Our professionals assess your problem quickly to supply you with a quick turnaround and a working unit. Every repair includes a One Year Parts and Labor Warranty. We also offer repair evaluations at no charge! The Testing Hierarchy System Testing Functional Testing In-Circuit Testing Visual Inspection With our professional repair services and competitive pricing you know your unit will get the repair it needs to face many more years of service for you or your company.

System Testing : 

System Testing Benefits - Full Functional Test in a “Real” System Environment - Verifies Functionality / Compatibility with other Parts of System Limitations - Very Difficult to Locate & Isolate Failures - Little or no Access to Trouble-Shoot Failed Devices

Functional Testing : 

Functional Testing Benefits - Total Access to all Nodes for Trouble-Shooting - Complete Control of Input Stimulus - Allows Control of CPU / RAM / ROM via Emulation Limitations - Requires Custom Fixture for Providing Power & Stimulus - Each Fixture is Potentially Unique

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In-Circuit Testing Benefits – No Specialized Test Fixture to Interface with Assembly - Each Component is Tested Individually, Sometimes in Clusters - Allows for Parametric Testing of each Component, Ensuring each Component meets Device Specs - Allows Testing of Any Architecture Limitations – More Time Consuming for Test Development

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Visual Inspection Benefits - A must for all Test & Repair Processes - May quickly determine Cause of Failure or an Impending Failure - May indicate Environmental Problems - Other Physical Damage Limitations - Not a Substitute for previous Test Methods - May require Microscope in addition to un-aided Human Eye

DiagnoSYS : 

DiagnoSYS DiagnoSYS is a multi-strategy system for fault finding and testing circuit boards. It gives you the ability to test and fault-find electronic circuits quickly and reliably. The system uses in-circuit test methods which prove the individual components functionality. Allowing you to select and apply different test techniques to a single circuit, DiagnoSYS, ensures circuit reliability.

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WEG, with its main plants in Brazil, is an independent international company exporting to more than 100 countries, employing above 22000 people, manufacturing in 5 production units around the world with an annual group sales of 2.3 billion Dollars. WEG Electric Corp., currently located in Duluth, Georgia, was incorporated in September 1991 to service the U.S. Market. However, WEG has been selling in the United States since 1977. WEG Electric Corp. is active in the community, is a Chairman’s Club Member of the Gwinnet Chamber of Commerce, and is a proud sponsor of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Fund. WEG Electric Corp. Employees also participate in many fundraising activities through the year. WEG is known for its global sales and service capabilities which allow them to provide custom solutions all over the world. With a full range of IEC/NEMA Global Certifications and a full-line of low, medium, and high voltage motors. Return

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ABB is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 117,000 people. The main focus of ABB is to provide customers with products and solutions for instrumentation, automation and optimization of industrial processes. The industries served include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals and minerals, marine and turbocharging. Key customer benefits include improved asset productivity and energy savings. The history of ABB goes back to the late nineteenth century, and is a long and illustrious record of innovation and technological leadership in many industries. Having helped countries all over the world to build, develop and maintain their infrastructures, ABB has in recent years gone over from large-scale solutions to alternative energy and the advanced products and technologies in power and automation that constitute its Industrial IT offering. Return

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HF Controls has over 50 years of heritage in designing and manufacturing control systems, resulting in over 450 installations around the world. HF Controls was formed in August 2000, resulting from the divestiture of the control systems division from a leading boiler and combustion control manufacturer. Since their inception, they have continued to grow as a successful engineering firm as well as a professional family. HF Controls achieved its ISO-registered status in December, 2001 and subsequently fulfilled its requirements as a registered professional engineering firm in the state of Texas in April, 2002. HF Controls has been extremely active in hiring new graduates from highly respected engineering institutions such as the University of Texas at Dallas and Texas A&M University. They take pride in their employee development and allow various opportunities for each individual to enhance their leadership, motivational, and professional skills. Return

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Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture, nutrition, electronics, communications, safety and protection, home and construction, transportation and apparel. In 1802, DuPont was primarily an explosives company. One hundred years ago, their focus turned to chemicals, materials and energy. Today, they deliver science-based solutions that make real differences in people's lives around the world in areas such as food and nutrition, health care, apparel, safety and security, construction, electronics and transportation. Look closely at the things around your home and workplace, and chances are, you'll find dozens of items made with DuPont materials. Return

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Scott Health & Safety, a business unit of Tyco International, is a premiere manufacturer of innovative respiratory and other personal protective equipment and safety devices for fire and rescue services, industrial workers, police, military and civil defense organizations around the world. With five global manufacturing locations, Scott Health & Safety produces products that protect thousands of individuals each day from environmental hazards including smoke, toxic fumes, combustible gases, falling objects, and flame contaminants. The Scott product line includes self-contained breathing apparatus, supplied air and air-purifying respirators, gas and flame detection instruments, thermal imaging cameras, air compressors, accountability systems, head, eye and face protection, and firefighter and personal protective clothing. Return

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Archrival of Microsoft Corporation, Sun Microsystems, Inc. focuses on network computing rather than desktop mainframes, designing and manufacturing its own software and hardware. A 1980s start-up company, Sun generated in excess of $10 billion in sales during the late 1990s, recording astounding success with its own computer chip, SPARC, and own operating system, Solaris. Sun pioneered the use of shared software and hardware components among competing workstation manufacturers in order to create industry standards. After making a reputation for itself as a designer of high-powered workstation computers and servers, Sun expanded its talents, positioning itself as an Internet and electronic-commerce specialist during the latter half of the 1990s. The company's seminal achievement was the introduction of Java technology, the first universal software platform that enabled developers to write applications once to run on any computer. The company sells its products and services to the telecommunications, manufacturing, education, financial, and government markets. Return

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Founded in 1928, Bud Industries, Inc. is the nation’s leading manufacturer of enclosures and related products for the electronics and data industries. The Bud line includes products ranging from small hand-held boxes to large cabinet racks, products made from plastic as well as metal, and standard electronic products as well as those that meet NEMA and seismic requirements. Bud’s standard product line of more than 2,500 products is heavily stocked by distribution channels as well as by the company itself, allowing same-day shipment of more than 90 percent of the enclosures sold. From its design engineering excellence to its production reliability to its service strategies, Bud believes that customer satisfaction is built on a personal commitment to quality. For Bud, quality is a continuous state of mind with highly predictable results. Return

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Lexmark International, Inc. provides businesses of all sizes with a broad range of printing and imaging products, solutions and services that help them to be more productive. Since separating from IBM in 1991, Lexmark's product line has expanded to include laser printers, inkjet printers, and multifunction devices, as well as associated supplies, solutions and services. Lexmark reported $3.9 billion in revenue in 2009, with approximately 57 percent of that revenue coming from international sales. Their products are sold in more than 150 countries in North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, the Pacific Rim and the Caribbean. Lexmark is a socially responsible company in our global community and strive to maintain the best practices for sustainability - balancing economic, environmental and social concerns. Lexmark is committed to being a company with a strong respect for human rights, safe work conditions, and environmentally sound business practices, for their own organization and those with whom they partner. Return

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Founded in 1993, Red Hat is the leader in enterprise Linux and is the most recognized open source brand in the world. They serve global enterprises with technology and services made possible by the open source model. Their solutions include Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization, JBoss Enterprise Middleware, and a broad range of management and services: consulting, 24x7 support, Red Hat Network. Red Hat's global training program operates worldwide and features RHCE and JBCAA, the global standard Linux and middleware certifications. Return

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VMware, the global leader in cloud infrastructure, delivers customer proven virtualization solutions that significantly reduce IT complexity. VMware accelerates an organization’s transition to cloud computing, while preserving existing IT investments and enabling more efficient, agile service delivery without compromising control. Organizations rely on VMware, its partners and its industry-leading virtual infrastructure platform, VMware vSphere, to energize their business through IT, while saving energy—financial, human and the Earth’s. With 2009 revenues of $2 billion and more than 170,000 customers and 25,000 partners, VMware delivers the world’s most trusted solutions for cloud computing and virtualization, strategic initiatives that consistently rank as top priorities among CIOs. The company’s innovation, excellence and strategic importance has been recognized by more than 255 industry Awards. Return

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Azerty belongs to the United Stationers family of companies. United has over 80 years experience in wholesale distribution and is the leading wholesaler of office products, more than double in size to their nearest competitor. Azerty has been serving the computer products channel since 1983. For years Azerty has set the Best in Class standards for Computer Hardware, Supply and Accessory wholesaling. By offering programs that help improve their customers' profitability, they have become a valuable part of their overall business success. They have developed these services to improve their customers' operating efficiency, marketing effectiveness and overall service. Return

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American Power Conversion (APC) provides protection against some of the leading causes of downtime, data loss and hardware damage: power problems and temperature. As a global leader in network-critical physical infrastructure (NCPI) solutions, APC sets the standard in its industry for quality, innovation and support. Its comprehensive solutions, which are designed for both home and corporate environments, improve the manageability, availability and performance of sensitive electronic, network, communications and industrial equipment of all sizes. From corporate headquarters in West Kingston, RI, APC operates sales offices throughout the world and manufacturing facilities on three continents. Together, APC’s global teams work to fulfill their mission of creating delighted customers. To do this, the Company focuses its efforts on four primary application areas: Home/Small Office; Business Networks; Data Centers and Facilities; and Access Provider Networks. Known for its quality, innovation and industry leading service and support, APC has perhaps the longest list of accolades in its industry. Not satisfied with this, APC is working diligently to achieve its corporate mission of creating delighted customers by improving the manageability, availability and performance of information and communication systems through the rapid delivery of innovative solutions to real customer problems. Return

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UNIPOWER Corporation is a leader in high-density, low profile and hot swap power solutions for telecoms, datacoms, network equipment, servers, data storage, industrial and medical systems. Headquartered in Coral Springs, Florida, UNIPOWER manufactures there as well as at its European HQ at Lancing, West Sussex, U.K. The company manufactures mainly at its dedicated high volume manufacturing plant in Guangdong, China. UNIPOWER specializes in state-of-the-art technologies for switching power supplies. Its products feature small size and high power density. The company's design technologies include power factor correction, universal input, active load sharing, N+1 redundant operation, warm- and hot-swap operation, modularity, interface control and monitoring circuitry, high-density packaging, high-efficiency operation, and efficient thermal design. Return

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LimeWare provides software solutions and engineering services to leaders in oil and gas, utilities, pulp and paper, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, petrochemicals, and food and beverage processing. Spanning these different industries, they hold themselves to one very important standard: customer satisfaction and excellence. Their team is formed by skilled engineers and leaders that have many years of experience with various DCS's, APC applications, Real Time Databases and Safety systems. With these skills and experiences LimeWare recognizes the need for an integrated software solution. The company has the mastery and ingenuity to provide best-in-class solutions for the Foxboro I/A DCS. Through the LimeWare foxray™ software solution, they can transform complex data into clear and actionable information - enabling their customers to make faster and smarter operational decisions on their Foxboro I/A DCS Network. Return

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Headquartered in Walldorf, Germany, SAP is the world's largest business software company – with more than 47,598 employees at sales and development areas in more than 50 countries worldwide. SAP’s global development approach focuses on distributing development across the world in strategically important markets. A global network of SAP Labs spanning Bulgaria, Canada, China, Germany, Hungary, India, Israel, and the United States, enables SAP to operate locally, yet organize globally. To ensure SAP's position as a technology leader, SAP Ventures invests in emerging entrepreneurial companies that are advancing exciting new technologies. SAP Ventures operates independently from the overall SAP strategy to discover and pursue opportunities for financial return. At the same time, the organization brings substantial benefits to its portfolio companies and SAP by facilitating interaction between innovative young companies and the SAP ecosystem. Return

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International Business Machines, abbreviated IBM, is a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation headquartered in Armonk, North Castle, New York, United States. IBM is the world's largest technology company and the second most valuable by global brand. IBM is one of the few information technology companies with a continuous history dating back to the 19th century. IBM manufactures and sells computer hardware and software (with a focus on the latter), and offers infrastructure services, hosting services, and consulting services in areas ranging from mainframe computers to nanotechnology. IBM holds more patents than any other U.S. based technology company and has eight research laboratories worldwide. The company has scientists, engineers, consultants, and sales professionals in over 200 countries. IBM employees have earned five Nobel Prizes, four Turing Awards, nine National Medals of Technology, and five National Medals of Science. As a chip maker, IBM has been among the Worldwide Top 20 Semiconductor Sales Leaders in past years. Return

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Long the world's largest direct-sale computer vendor, Dell Inc. is now also the leading seller of computer systems in the world, capturing a global market share of more than 15 percent. Dell markets desktop personal computers, notebook computers, network servers, workstations, handheld computers, monitors, printers, high-end storage products, and a variety of computer peripherals and software. The firm also has moved into the consumer electronics arena, offering LCD televisions, projectors, and other products. Dell manufactures most of the products it sells, maintaining six production facilities worldwide, located in Austin, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Eldorado do Sul, Brazil; Limerick, Ireland; Penang, Malaysia; and Xiamen, China. About two-thirds of revenues are generated in the Americas, with 22 percent originating in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa and with the Asia-Pacific region accounting for the remaining 11 percent. Dell sells its equipment directly to consumers, small to large businesses, government agencies, and healthcare and educational institutions through dedicated sales representatives, telephone-based sales, and online via the company web site. Return

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Lenovo is dedicated to building exceptionally engineered personal computers. Lenovo’s business model is built on innovation, operational efficiency and customer satisfaction as well as a focus on investment in emerging markets. Formed by Lenovo Group’s acquisition of the former IBM Personal Computing Division, Lenovo is a new world company that develops, manufactures and markets reliable, high-quality, secure and easy-to-use technology products and services worldwide. Lenovo is one of the world’s largest makers of personal computers and makes the world's most innovative PCs, including the renowned ThinkPad® notebook as well as products carrying the ThinkCentre®, ThinkStation®, ThinkServer®, IdeaCentre® and IdeaPad® sub-brands. Return

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Toshiba products play an active role, be it in computing, controlling, powering, or communicating -- transporting, cooking, playing, or even elevating. The company's portfolio includes personal and professional computers (notebook PCs, servers), telecommunications and medical equipment (mobile phones, X-ray machines), industrial machinery (power plant reactors, elevators), consumer appliances (microwaves, DVD players), electronic components (electron tubes, batteries), and semiconductors. Its portfolio also includes air traffic control and railway transportation systems. Customers outside of Japan account for about half of Toshiba's revenues. Return

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EMC, founded in 1979 by Richard Egan and Roger Marino (the E and M in EMC), introduced their first 64-kilobyte memory boards for the Prime Computer in 1981. Shortly thereafter, the company expanded beyond memory to disk drives and networked storage platforms. EMC remains the largest provider of data storage platforms in the world, competing with IBM, NetApp, Hewlett-Packard, and Hitachi Data Systems. Consulting and IT Services have been an increasingly important source of revenue. A series of acquisitions and partnerships helped grow EMC to the largest provider of data storage platforms in the world. Return

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3Com Corporation was founded in 1979 by Robert M. Metcalfe as a consulting firm for computer network technology. 3Com Corporation is the world's number two provider of computer networking products, systems, and services, trailing only Cisco Systems, Inc. A pioneering networking company, particularly in the area of Ethernet network adapters, 3Com offers products and services for local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the Internet. The company also is aggressively targeting emerging areas for future growth, including home networks, wireless products, broadband cable, digital subscriber line (DSL) services, and Internet telephony. Some of its key product areas include switches, network hubs (central switching devices for network communication lines), internetworking routers (devices that automatically select the most effective routes for data being transmitted between networks), remote access systems, network management software, network interface cards, and modems. Return

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With annual revenues of more than $32 billion, Microsoft Corporation is more than the largest software company in the world: it is a cultural phenomenon. The company's core business is based on developing, manufacturing, and licensing software products, including operating systems, server applications, business and consumer applications, and software development tools, as well as Internet software, technologies, and services. Led by Bill Gates, the world's wealthiest individual and most famous businessman, Microsoft has succeeded in placing at least one of its products on virtually every personal computer in the world, setting industry standards and defining markets in the process. Return

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Cisco Systems was founded in December 1984 in Menlo Park, California, by a husband and wife team from Stanford University, Leonard Bosack and Sandra Lerner and is the world's leading supplier of computer networking products, systems, and services. The company's product line includes routers, switches, remote access devices, protocol translators, Internet services devices, and networking and network management software, all of which link together geographically dispersed local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and the Internet itself. Cisco serves three main market segments: large organizations--including corporations, government entities, utilities, and educational institutions--needing complex networking solutions that typically bridge multiple locations; service providers, including Internet access providers, telephone and cable companies, and providers of wireless communications; and small and medium-sized businesses whose needs include operating networks, connecting to the Internet, and/or connecting with business partners. The company is increasingly developing expertise in the area of fiber-optic networking as well as the concomitant expertise in multiservice networks, which offer video and voice capabilities in addition to the traditional data capability. Return

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Intel Corporation is the largest semiconductor manufacturer in the world, with major facilities in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Intel has changed the world dramatically since it was founded in 1968; the company invented the microprocessor, the 'computer on a chip' that made the first handheld calculators and personal computers possible. By the early 21st century, Intel's microprocessors were found in more than 80 percent of PCs worldwide. The company's product line also includes chipsets and motherboards; flash memory used in wireless communications and other applications; hubs, switches, routers, and other products for Ethernet networks; and embedded control chips used in networking products, laser printers, imaging devices, storage media, and other applications. Intel remained competitive through a combination of clever marketing, well-supported research and development, superior manufacturing proficiency, a vital corporate culture, legal proficiency, and an ongoing alliance with software giant Microsoft Corporation often referred to as 'Wintel.' Return

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Advanced Micro Devices was founded on May 1, 1969, by a group of former executives from Fairchild Semiconductor. The company began as a producer of logic chips, then entered the RAM chip business in 1975. That same year, it introduced a reverse-engineered clone of the Intel 8080 microprocessor. During this period, AMD also designed and produced a series of bit-slice processor elements (Am2900, Am29116, Am293xx) which were used in various minicomputer designs. Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. is one of the world leaders in the microprocessor industry, ranking second behind Intel Corporation. AMD is considered especially strong as a supplier to the low-end PC market. In addition to microprocessors and integrated circuits, the company also produces flash memories, programmable logic devices, and products for networking and communications applications. Return

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Seagate Technology, Inc. has been the world's leading independent manufacturer of rigid magnetic disks and disk drives for computers since the 1980s. The company pioneered the downsizing of mainframe hard disk drives, making them affordable for personal computers. In the 1990s the company expanded into software and presently is the leading provider of technology and products that enable computers to store, access, and manage information, including disk drives, magnetic disks and heads, tape drives, and software. Return

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Ruckus Wireless, has been designing, manufacturing, and marketing Smart Wi-Fi products and Smart Wireless LAN (WLAN) systems ever since they first opened their doors back in June of 2004. The company’s patented, universe-leading Wi-Fi technology was just one reason they were named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Privately-owned, they've had some $42 million invested in their company from some of the world's leading venture firms, including Sequoia Capital, Sutter Hill, T-Ventures, WK Technology Fund, and Motorola Ventures. Their products are sold through both direct and indirect channels. To date, over 1 million Ruckus Wi-Fi systems have been shipped, and over 1,000,000 access points equipped with the patented BeamFlex technology have been sold around the world. The company’s two flagship product lines include ZoneFlex Smart WLAN systems for enterprises, and MediaFlex Smart Wi-Fi products for service providers. Return