October, 1997

Outsourcing. There's plenty of talk about it, and many companies are doing it. This child of "downsizing" appears to be causing the emergence of another trend- straight engineering support services.

Most companies know Superior Controls as a leading systems integrator that supplies turnkey control systems including hardware, panel design and fabrication, software, simulation, electrical installation, and start-up on a project-by-project basis. However, Superior Controls is also responding to the growing need for outsourcing by providing experienced engineering talent on a per diem basis.

Rick Pierro, president of Superior Controls, said, "This represents a major shift from a time when most T&M work came from start-ups, calibration, and site supervision. On an ever-increasing basis, customers are requesting engineering resources with specific project experience rather than providing a specification for a turnkey project."

Mark LaRoche, director of Engineering at Superior Controls, voiced his thoughts on outsourcing: "More and more, we are being asked to provide "departmental" engineering services rather than specific "project" engineering. In this way, our engineers can service multiple projects and switch responsibilities on a week-to-week or day-to-day basis, as our customers' priorities change."

Superior Controls is providing CAD development, panel/electrical design services, PLC, SCADA, C++, and Visual BASIC programming services and project management, or any combination thereof. As a result of downsizing and today's fast paced world of manufacturing, our customers' schedules and resources are tighter than ever. Superior Controls will continue to hire experienced engineers to meet their growing outstanding needs.