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PCI Qualifications   PCI established in 1984, designs and manufactures flow and pressure sensing elements, transducers, monitoring systems, and control systems. PCI's goal is to provide cost-effective flow and pressure measurement systems without sacrificing quality, reliability, performance, accuracy, or customer support. As a result, PCI is able to make industrial quality flow and pressure measurement systems that once were considered to be cost-prohibitive.   PCI's engineering and manufacturing managers have more than 150 years combined experience in designing both commercial and industrial flow and pressure measurement and control systems. PCI welcomes the opportunity to provide support to the engineering community in the selection, application, and integration of primary sensing elements and instrumentation that will meet specified performance objectives.   Competitive pricing, ease of installation, and simplified maintenance requirements makes PCI’s product line an obvious choice for both new construction and retrofit projects. Local factory-trained service personnel are available for system start-up, field assistance, operator training, emergency service, and technical assistance. These services are designed to meet the customer or users needs in a prompt and effective manner.   Client Base   PCI has provided flow and pressure measurement and control systems, some of which have been in operation for over 30 years, to hundreds of clients world wide in the biotechnology, commercial ventilation, laboratory research, hospital, pharmaceutical, power, semiconductor, waste water treatment and various other light and heavy industrial industries including:   ABBOT LABORATORIES- ILLINOIS AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES- CALIFORNIA ALCATEL TELECOMMUNICATION- CALIFORNIA ALZA PHARMACEUTICAL- CALIFORNIA AMERICAN AIRLINES- ILLINOIS AMERICAN FAMILY INSURANCE- WISCONSIN AMERICAN FAN COMPANY AMGEN PHARMACEUTICAL ANHEUSER BUSCH- MISSOURI APPLIED MATERIAL CORP.- CALIFORNIA ASTRA PHARMACEUTICAL- MASSACHUSETS AT&T- CALIFORNIA BABCOCK & WILCOX- CANADA BAXTER PHARMACEUTICAL- ILLINOIS BIG CREEK WATER RECLAMATION- GEORGIA BOEING AIRCRAFT- WASHINGTON BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB- NEW JERSEY CAMPBELL SOUP- NEW JERSEY CATALYTICA CHEMICALS- CALIFORNIA CENTEON CORPORATION- ILLINOIS CISCO SYSTEMS- CALIFORNIA COHESION TECHNOLOGIES- CALIFORNIA COLUMBIA MED CENTER- GEORGIA CRAFT FOODS- ILLINOIS DEKALB GINETICS- ILLINOIS DES CHAMPS LABORATORIES- VIRGINIA EG&G DEFENSE- IDAHO EI DUPONT- PENNSYLVANIA ELI LILY PHARMACEUTICAL CORP.- INDIANA FMC CORPORATION- NEW YORK GE CAPITAL INSURANCE CORPORATION GE-FUJI ELECTRIC- FMC CORPORATION GENENTECH BIOCHEM- CALIFORNIA GENERAL DYNAMICS- NEW JERSEY GENTEX CORP.- PENNSYLVANIA GLATT AIR CORPORATION- NEW JERSEY HARRIS SEMICONDUCTOR HEWLETT PACKARD- BARCELONA, SPAIN HEWLETT PACKARD- IRELAND HEWLETT PACKARD- MEXICO CITY HEWLETT PACKARD- ONTARIO, CANADA HEWLETT PACKARD- PUERTO RICO HEWLETT PACKARD- USA ICN PHARMACEUTICAL- OREGON INSTITUTE FOR GENOME RESEARCH- MARYLAND INTEL CORPORATION- ARIZONA INTEL CORPORATION- CALIFORNIA INTEL CORPORATION- UTAH INTEL CORPORATION- WASHINGTON INTERNATIONAL PAPER- CALIFORNIA   IONEX CORPORATION- COLORADO KURTZ HASTINGS- PENNSYLVANIA LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORIES- CALIFORNIA LOCKHEED-MARTIN- COLORADO LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES – CALIFORNIA LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES- GEORGIA LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES- NEW JERSEY MALLINCKRODT MEDICAL CORP. MAYTAG CORP.- ILLINOIS MERCK CORPORATION- NEW JERSEY METRO WASTE WATER TREATMENT- COLORADO MONSANTO CHEMICALS- GEORGIA MONSANTO CORPORATION- MISSOURI MOTOROLA CORPORATION- ARIZONA MOTOROLA CORPORATION- ILLINOIS MSC SUPER COMPUTER FACILITIES- TENNESSEE NASA- CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA NATIONAL GYPSUM- PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR- CALIFORNIA NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD- VIRGINIA NORTHRUP CORPORATION- CALIFORNIA NOVA CHEMICALS- PENNSYLVANIA PACIFIC TELESIS CENTER- CALIFORNIA PETROLEUM TECH RESEARCH PFIZER PHARMACEUTICAL- ILLINOIS PHILLIPS SEMICONDUCTOR POLICE FORENSIC SCIENCE- ILLINOIS PRECISION AVIONICS- GEORGIA PURAFIL INC.- GEORGIA PURAFIL INC.- GEORGIA RALSTON PURINA- MISSOURI RM CLAYTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT- GEORGIA SAM SUNG- KOREA SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT- GEORGIA SCHNITZER STEEL SHARP ELECTRONICS SHELL CO.- CALIFORNIA SOUTH RIVER WASTE WATER TREATMENT- GEORGIA SUN MICROSYSTEMS- CALIFORNIA TEXAS INSTRUMENT- TEXAS UC DAVIS MEDICAL CENTER- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO- ILLINOIS US CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL- GEORGIA US DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UTOY CREEK WASTE WATER TREATMENT- GEORGIA VECTOR CORPORATION- IOWA WRIGLEY CORPORATION- POLAND WYETH WYERST RESEARCH- NEW JERSEY XEROX CORPORATION- NEW YORK XEROX CORPORATION- ONTARIO, CANADA         Customer Recognition     “The Orange County Sanitation District (OSCD) would like to thank you for your participation in the Airflow Testing Program. After a detailed evaluation OCSD has concluded that the Pitot Tube from Paragon Controls is the most favorable device for our use. Although all devices offered had many strengths the Pitot Tube outranked the others in the areas of performance and ease of use. The Pitot tube will be recommended for use in future projects.” – Chris Maher, Senior Buyer,    Orange County Sanitation District     “We have found Paragon to be exceptional both in the technology and quality of their systems. More importantly, the level of service provided before, during, and after start-up has been excellent.” – Mervyn L. Hamer, Director, Manufacturing,    Alza Corporation     “Application knowledge, product reliability, and customer support are key factors in our evaluation, and selection of control system suppliers.” – Rich Halliday, Mechanical Design Engineer    Hewlett-Packard Company     " The signal from Paragon’s “Pitot-tube device didn’t degrade at all, and it required no cleaning. It’s still performing up to spec, and we haven’t had to clean it. Naturally we don’t use the hot-wire anemometer anymore.” – Richard Stien, HVAC Systems Support Manager,    Rochester Institute of Technology   Product Advantages   Pitot-tube technology is the most recognized industry standard for the measurement of airflow. It is the most trusted primary instrument for field testing and verification of airflow by test and balance contractors and continues to be used as the basis for many laboratory test standards to verify accuracies and calibrate various methods of airflow measurement such as thermal dispersion, vortex shedding, turbine, and other technologies. PCI’s pitot-type flow measuring elements can be made in aluminum, stainless steel, PVC, or Hastelloy or can be manufactured with a phenolic or polyurethane enamel coating to withstand corrosive environments and are capable of measuring flow in processes with temperatures well over 1,000oF (depending on construction material). Having no mechanical or heated components the pitot-type technology is generally preferred for use in explosive or other hazardous locations. Multiple-point self averaging pitot tube sensors are also commonly used for measurement of combustion flow where high temperature, high moisture, and high particulate concentrations of fly ash are present. PCI’s flow measuring elements are aerodynamically designed to resist airborne particulate from sticking to the surface; therefore, only periodic cleaning is required. The flow measuring elements are also designed for easy removal and reinsertion and can be simply wiped clean or washed with a cleaning agent suitable for use on the type of material the sensing element is constructed of without any effect on the integrity of the sensor manifold. Unlike other flow sensors, PCI’s pitot-type flow measuring elements have no moving parts and don't require power to operate; therefore, field recalibration is not required. With the use of PCI’s automatic purging system the flow measuring elements are virtually maintenance free. If subjected to long-term moisture combined with a heavy particulate concentration, PCI’s automatic purge system with its high capacity air valves is designed to keep the sensors free and clear of any particulate buildup thus maintaining the proper operation and accuracy of flow measurement over long periods of time. PCI flow measuring elements meet or exceed industry standards for the quantity and distribution of sensors in accordance with ASHRAE Handbook Fundamentals; ASHRAE Industrial Ventilation Manual, AMCA publication 203, and 40 CFR 60. Additionally, PCI’s self averaging Pitot-type airflow sensors have been tested by AMCA, under AMCA/ANSI Standard 610 and certified under AMCA’s Certified Rating Program Publication 611-06.       ABOUT PCI Qualifications