We have partnered with Horner to improve the awareness and availability of Horner Products in Ireland. With over 25 years of designing and applying Horner Products we feel we can support the expansion of Horner within the home region of its European HQ.
An Innovative Company
Horner is a Innovative company based in Indianapolis USA and its European HQ is based in Cork, Ireland. Since the Mid 90’s Horner has focussed on bringing innovation to the Automation market worldwide.
Horner’s offering is based around the OCS which is a range of products that offer tight integration of PLC, HMI and Communications features. This integration is enabled by a single software. The range includes a variety of screen sizes and many I/O options from small to large systems.
"Excellence in Automation is not just about providing products—it's about empowering organisations to discover and maintain a lasting solution and partner for their automation requirements."
— Richard Cooper, Operator Control Solutions
Horner's Innovative Solution
The OCS from Horner provides a PLC, Networking , I/O and HMI Visualisation all in one easy to use product. This level of Integration afords rapid and easy application development.
Customer Centric and Customisation
Meeting customer application requirements is our focus along with the Horner’s ability to customise Hardware and Software for OEM and medium volume opportunities
Free Software
Cscape is a Free but powerfull and Intuitive software that combines all of the configuation needed for PLC Logic, HMI, Networking and I/O and speaks all of the IEC61131 programming languages
Digitisation
OCS 360 is a Cloud or Server based IIOT Solution that can provide the acquisition, storgage, export and visualisation of data and the actions needed to digitalise your environment
A vast experience applying Horner solutions
Operator Control Solutions brings decades of experience helping organisations apply Horner products to solve their automation requirements. We are providing access to the complete range of Horner products along with access to very experienced experts in their application.
Specialist Product Focus
We only support Horner products in the Irish market. This focus allows us to bring knowledgeable support to our Customers in order to support their application. We are not just selling products we aim to advise how the solution can solve your requirements
- PLC with combined HMI
- Variety of I/O Systems
- IIOT Software Solutions
Local Stock, Rapid Delivery
Together with Horner we maintain a large stock of products for a rapid delivery. We aim to deliver on a 2-5 working day timescale.
Horner also provides a “Build to Order” service to quickly provide customised product
- Micro available from Stock
- Canvas built to order (2-5 Days)
- Branded product Built to order
Technical Training
In conjunction with Horner experts we can provide local Training Courses at various levels. From getting started to advanced application development we can provide the knowledge and training you require to complete your application.
- Getting Started Training
- Advanced Training
- OnLine or Inperson
Customisation
We can help you customise the Horner product with your own branding by the development of custom overlays for many of the Horner Products. This allows you to maintain your branding with your customer
- Custom Overlays
- Custom "Splash Screens"
- Pre-Loaded Projects
The Digital Factory
We can apply the Horner product to assist you in Digitalising your factory. Horner products are powerful enough to act as a complete machine or process controller or can act as a Gateway to your existing automation.
- Data Harvesting and Visualisation
- Dashboards and Data Analysis
- Decision support and action
Local Support
Ensure your business reaches the right prospects and has a process in place to create that sales growth from prospect to sale
- Digital Marketing
- Physical Marketiing , Trade Shows
- Customer Relationship Management process
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Applications across a Wide Number of Vertical Markets
Explore how we've helped organisations across industries achieve measurable success through the implementation of Horner products and software
Controling a Robotic Pig Pen Washing System
The main aim of this application was to develop the next generation of world leading high pressure washing robots for use in the agricultural industry, specifically in pig barns. The process of manually cleaning pig barns is very hazardous for one’s health and can put an enormous physical strain on the body. With a washing robot, a better working environment is created while also improving productivity and biosecurity.
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Water Treatment Application
The main aims of this project were to simplify the day-today work for the operator of the water treatment plant and to ensure a stable, high quality water treatment process. The water treatment plant is fed from a mountain lake, through a 300mm pipe, at about 4 bars of pressure (natural high difference, no pumps). The facility supplies water to roughly 500 homes in addition to a local nursing home and local businesses.
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Solar Panel Monitoring
OCS can easily be connected to any network or building automation system via the Modbus Serial port. Data points like temperatures, quantity of energy produced and capacity of solar panels can be reported and stored for further analysis. With the OCS, The Solar Panel System Provider is also able to monitor and control the installation (in case of a breakdown) and to quickly establish the cause of failure. To go even further, The Customer is also using the GSM/GPRS modem from Horner for remote control of the installations
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Horner in Europe has a very wide and diverse installed base of Industries and companies
Proud to Work With
Water and Waste Water
Special Purpose Machinery
Remewable Energy
Agriculture and Farming
Factory Digitalisation
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