ACS Services
Custom Industrial Software Solutions for Seamless Integration
Future-Proofed, Custom Software Development Programmed for Any Need
Effective, efficient, and repeatable test measurement, data acquisition, and production rely heavily on software. Achieving industrial software solutions that seamlessly align with unique objectives, operations, and equipment demands an adaptable mindset grounded in industry expertise. At ACS, we provide a spectrum of custom software systems and services, ranging from customized programming to turnkey solutions tailored to our clients’ goals.
Just like any other service we offer; our custom software development solutions commence with meticulous front end planning. This phase ensures that we understand project requirements thoroughly. We deliver a detailed software functional specification, delineating the necessary features including operator interactions, safety protocols, precise controls, and even providing visual representations or early code for interfaces. Our team of engineers and developers excels in translating operational goals into achievable and repeatable custom software development solutions. For instance, if a client’s objective involves “turning a valve slowly,” we precisely define control parameters for the equipment, its systems, and the environment, programming it to consistently achieve the desired effect across all tests. Our industrial software solutions integrate with our client’s internal systems and databases, facilitating real-time data analysis critical for informed decision-making and R&D.
Custom Software Systems and Services
When it comes to software, remaining flexible and adaptable is an essential asset for our team to continue to be capable of meeting any customer’s needs. Whether developing software from scratch or integrating it into existing hardware systems, we take the time to understand our clients’ modes of operation, identifying opportunities to enhance efficiency, repeatability, and safety in their testing processes. Our top-level workflow concept centers around understanding the user experience and asking critical questions about what engineers, facility managers, and overall decision-makers aim to achieve with the system. This approach ensures that the custom software systems user interface is intuitive while the backend functionality produces desired outcomes, whether a signal of approval, a comprehensive report, or seamless data integration into a new or existing database.
Creation of Equipment
Often, clients struggle with the process of identifying the equipment required to address a challenge that requires a much bigger or custom-developed solution. ACS has the experience and insight to identify when a custom-made solution is necessary and then craft that equipment and software as a turnkey answer to their needs. This follows our same proven process, but we take care of all the details so your team can focus on its day-to-day activities while custom industrial software solutions are implemented.
From Custom Solutions to Revolutionary Platforms: Introducing Acselerant™
Acselerant™ is a cutting-edge custom software development platform engineered by ACS to address complex testing challenges across industries. Developed and refined over a decade, it was designed in collaboration with industry leaders to deliver unmatched flexibility, reliability, and performance.
This modular, open-sourced platform excels in real-time data acquisition and control for industrial systems. Built using LabVIEW, Acselerant’s custom software solutions empower test engineers and lab managers to seamlessly customize and scale their systems, integrating subsystems and unlocking precise control over testing environments. With its adaptability and ease of use, Acselerant simplifies managing complex testing setups while maximizing hardware potential and ensuring precision, reliability, and scalability in even the most demanding conditions.
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Bringing Vision and Performance Together
ACS provides a full range of expertise within each of our primary areas of service. We combine our knowledge of building design and construction with expertise and understanding of equipment, testing, process systems, automation, and controls for clients who require high performance solutions.
