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ControlTalk NOW thanks this week’s sponsor: The ControlTrends Awards and the ControlTrends Awards Steering Committee.

What Make The New Belimo Actuator Retrofit Kit Special? When Belimo’s Joe Carcare stopped in a couple of weeks ago, he showed us, the easy way to replace a valve actuator using Belimo’s new universal actuator retrofit linkages for globe valves. Here is Belimo’s video showing just how useful this product is when replacing a valve actuator

Hanging Out With Scott Muench from J2Innovations. FIN Builder: Provides Cross Platform Support, Saves Time and Money, Visualizes Any Data Source, Creates Fantastic User Experiences, Promotes Company Standards and is Simple to Use.

Fall into Stromquist Atlanta Classes: It’s that time again – school is back in session. These classes fill up quickly so get registered right away! The below classes will be held at Stromquist at 4620 Atlanta Rd, Smyrna, GA. Price includes training material, certificate, plus breakfast and lunch (the half day Controller class does not include lunch). Start time is 7:30 a.m. Email [email protected] for more information.

ControlTrends Awards Thanks Engineered Systems for Their Media Sponsor Support: The ControlTrends Steering Committee thanks ES Engineered Systems’ Robert Beverly for his editor’s note and we look forward to ES’s continued coverage of our 2013 ControlTrends Awards at the BB King Blues Club, in NY Times Square, January 21, 2014.

See Why The New Honeywell Prestige IAQ Could be a Nest Killer: Stromquist & Company’s, man from the counter, Seän Johnson, shows you how to install the new Honeywell Prestige IAQ thermostat.

Mark’s Cool Tools Episode 2: A Tool to Read Hard to Get to Part Numbers. Stromquist & Company’s Mark Ramick shows you another cool tool that allows you to read part numebrs in hard to get to places and also pick up things you drop with a magnetic feature. This product runs between $20-$25.

Honeywell T7079 Temperature Controllers No Longer Available: Honeywell announced today that the T7079 family of temperature controllers will no longer be available. Click here to see a list of possible replacements. You can check with your local Honeywell distributor, or one of the Controls Group North America members to see if they have any of these controllers still in stock.

The Birth of Lynxspring: Lynxspring’s Terry Swope tells the story of ...

ControlTalk NOW thanks Honeywell WEBs-AX Enterprise Security — this week’s Platinum sponsor! WEBs-AX™ Security works within the WEBs architecture or as a standalone system to provide security that’s easy to set up and manage. Best of all, everything can be controlled right from your keyboard, because WEBs-AX Security can be accessed through the Internet from anywhere in the world.

There are Still Training Spots In Atlanta and Orlando J2 Innovations Training Class: J2 Innovations FIN Builder! Call Nancy at 800.241.9471 to attend this week’s J2 class in Atlanta or next week’s class in Orlando.

Integrated Power in Veris Energy Meters: What a great idea from the folks at Veris – an energy meter with a built-in power supply and CT integrator. The E5xxxA Series combines the metering performance expected from the traditional E5x Family with the addition of a built-in integrator and power supply for the needed rope style CTs. The meters provide an integrated, easy to install, cost-effective solution for your power monitoring needs. And multiple communication protocols add more flexibility.

Mark’s Cool Tools Episode 1: The Lighted Pick Up Tool from Sensible Products: Stromquist & Company’s Mark Ramick knows the tools the HVAC professional needs to get the job done. In episode 1 of Mark’s Cool Tools, Mark shows you a great tool to use to pick up things that you dropped.

Tim’s Tech Tip: The Easy Way To Control A Cooling Tower Fan: Tim shows you how to use a Honeywell Variable Frequency Drive and a Honeywell T775 temperature controller to control a cooling tower fan.

Honeywell Joins in Lighting Control: All of the cool kids are doing it – lighting control, and now Honeywell is in the game too. Hey, it makes sense. Check out what they have to offer. The Honeywell Lighting Stryker makes it easy to add lighting control to a building energy management system. Installers can set up the system as a stand-alone lighting control network or integrate with building automation systems

nHaystack — This is Huge! Introducing the Coolest Niagara Module Yet: nHaystack: allows you to tag you data without renaming anything. Check out this new and exciting add on from J2 Innovations.

ControlTrends Hangout: Episode Three – Using Social Media in The HVAC Industry: Ken Smyers and I continued our “hangout” discussion on the importance of harnessing Social Media to grow and maintain your HVAC business. In episode three we were joined by a couple of pros, Chad Schwenn,

ControlTalk NOW thanks Lynxspring — this week’s Platinum sponsor! Founded in 2002, Lynxspring is changing way devices and systems communicate and collaborate across enterprises. Lynxspring’s technologies, solutions and services are enabling users to go further to manage and operate their facilities and equipment smarter, safer, more efficiently, and at peak performance levels. Lynxspring has changed the way control systems are built and distributed.

Tim’s How to Add a New Zone Tech Tip: Shows how using a Honeywell thermostat, actuator, damper — you can improve the comfort level to a zone within a large area. Stromquist’s Tech Master provides a straight forward technical demonstration that solves a frequently occuring HVAC problem.

Q & A: Honeywell Web Vision Controller. Q. Hello, I have a webvision Controller and can no longer log into my webvision controllers. Was the webvision controller hit with the same JAVA issue as the rest of the tridium line up? If so, what course of action can I take? If not, what is the recommended course of action? A. Yes unfortunately the Webvision and Webstat products are both affected by the wbApplet issue. The product managers are aware of the issue and are aware that people are waiting for a solution. The only work around right now is to use a previous version of JAVA such as JAVA 6 update 45 or JAVA 7 update 17.

Schneider Electric Introduces New Products at CGNA: I caught up with the folks from Schneider Electric and got a quick peak at some of their newer lighting control products. They also showed me their Cassia in room energy control line that is focused on the hotels. If you have used any of these products let the community hear about it in comments.

Cyber Security For Building Automation Control Systems: Great Podcast from Lynxspring. A discussion with Sam Heiney of Netop and Terry Swope of Lynxspring about the need for cyber security in building automation systems.

Belimo’s: The Easy Way to Replace Valve Actuators. Joe Cacare from Belimo stopped by the other day to show the team at Stromquist & Company the easy way to replace an actuator on a globe valve. Belimo’s universal linkage allows you to easily use a Quality Belimo actuator on just about anybodies globe valve. Check it out and let me know what you think in comments.

Get Trained on J2 Innovations Graphics Package: Stromquist & Company’s Rob Allen “hangsout” with J2 Innovations Scott Muench. They talk about the J2 Innovation training class that Stromquist & Company is hosting next week in Atlanta.

ControlTalk NOW thanks Belimo — this week's Platinum sponsor! Innovations in Comfort, Energy Efficiency and Safety Solutions. Belimo Americas, a world leader in the design and manufacture of damper actuators and control valves used in commercial HVAC systems. Known for its direct-coupled actuator and innovations in pressure independent control valve technology, Belimo has solutions to maintain an energy efficient building environmen

Make a Splash This Summer with the "Dive into FIN" Program: Throughout Summer 2013, J2 Innovations is running a special program designed to help System Integrators and Distributors quickly become experts in FIN by providing personalized one-on-one support.

Is Your Building Automation System an Open Door To Hackers? interview Cylance Inc.'s Terry McCorkle at IBcon 2013. If you have been following Controltrends, you know we have been sounding the alarm about the current trend of building automation systems being hacked and the problems caused by these intrusions.

KMC Needs Your Vote to Win 2013 BACnet International Competition! For the next couple of weeks a window of opportunity is open for you to acknowledge the role of KMC Controls in the BACnet community. The annual BACnet International Leaders of the Pack award nominations are now underway. We encourage you to take advantage of this open window to nominate KMC or KMC-submitted success stories for recognition.

A Day In The Life of A Smart Building: Prelude for Ken's interview tomorrow with Dan Klasen, from ESI, by watching this video, ControlTrends members will get a better perspective of the Master Systems Integrator's grand scale integration.

ESI's Dan Klasen Explains the Role of Master Systems Integrator at IBCON 2013: Environmental Systems Inc. (ESI) is a leading Master Systems Integrator servicing the GSA, Kohls, Macys, and other national accounts to provide "portfolio-driven" services generating the normalized data source that optimizes efficiencies and reduces operational costs. ESI combines their own resources and experience with those of the local systems integrators to meet the challenges of large, coast-to-coast portfolios.

Contemporary Controls Video: Understanding EIA-485: Connectors, Grounding and Protection: This video discusses the importance of cabling and repeaters. Cables attenuate and distort signal, so cable selection depends on data rate, encoding, distance. Repeaters that use the data link protocol are more reliable than basic EIA-485 repeaters.

Can Honeywell Win Variable Frequency Drive of The Year Again? Not if Teco Westinghouse, Siemens, Johnson Controls, ABB, and all the other self respecting VFD manufactures have anything to say about it. Click here to see Honeywell bring home the award at the 2012 ControlTrends Awards, and click here to register to nominate and vote for the 2013 ControlTrends Awards.

Enerliance's LOBOS Leads the Way — Ray Pustinger at IBCON 2013. Enerliance was founded by two building controls experts, Scot Duncan, P.E. and Bob Johnson. Before founding Enerliance, Scot and Bob spent 30 years working together manually optimizing the performance of some of California's premier real estate facilities.

Doesn't the Honeywell Delphi Boiler Control System Make Absolute Sense to You? The Delphi Combustion Efficiency Panel integrates flame safeguard control, fuel-air ratio control, O2 Trim, variable frequency drive (VFD) control, and proportional integral derivative (PID) control into a single, integrated, pre-wired panel with a PC touchscreen for easy, user-friendly commissioning.

CAN2GO Demo Suitcase — The Most Powerful Sales Tool in the Industry! Can2Go has packaged a full Building Energy Management System (BEMS) to demonstrate the power of CAN2GO's technology and its interaction with a varied ecosystem of wireless devices. Contact your Schneider Electric or Viconics representative to order your CAN2GO Demo Suitcase today!

Ken's TOP 5 Information Pivot Points of Week 30: 1. Building a Digital Culture: Patrick Hoffstetter, the Chief Digital Officer of Renault, describes the challenges that many companies face in creating a culture with digital at its core.

Tridium News — 2014 Niagara Summit — Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas — April 27-29, 2014: Tridium's Niagara Summit is three days of world class education from industry leading experts.

Honeywell WEBs Squad Update: At the beginning of the year we launched WEBs Squad – a team focused on improving our customer's overall experience and driving continuous improvements with technical support, engineering, and marketing.

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Products that perform their job so well that you just do not have to think about them are products that on today's market seem few and far in between. Maxitrol gas regulators are among this line of products that we as suppliers and contractors have come to depend on.

Founded in 1946 Maxitrol's headquarters are located in Southfield, Michigan.

The Maxitrol 325 series gas regulators are world renown for their use in the domestic natural gas market. The 325 series allows for inlet pressures up to 10 psig with certified 325 series for 2 and 5 psi systems and vent limiters to reduce the costs of installation by removing the need for a separate gas vent line to be installed by the contractor. New 325-7AL series regulator announced in July of 2010 takes the 325 series to new limits of capacities of over 1,000,000 BTUs. The larger RV series and 210 series are used by OEM boiler and burner manufactures worldwide.

Maxitrol's Selectra series of gas valves, amplifiers, and Selectrastat thermostats with options of different temperature sensors allow the service and repair companies to add electronic modulation to Make Up Air applications and Space Heating applications for environmental climate control, as well as industrial or commercial heating processes.

Maxitrol's PLUG1, is one of the most innovative devices for the homeowner. PLUG1 allows the homeowner to turn off the gas to an appliance, unplug the gas line, move the appliance for cleaning or any other reason, return the appliance, plug the gas line back in, turn the switch back on, and the appliance is ready for use again.

Plug 1 video (double click black box)

Smart solutions to everyday needs, keep Maxitrol, on top of your needs.

Stromquist and Company is proud to service your Maxitrol needs just give us a call at 1-800-241-9471.

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