Fireye's Strategic Evolution and GTH's Continued Alignment
In October 2025, GTH’s Senior Project Engineer, Ron Heintskill, represented GTH at the 2025 Distributor Meeting hosted by Fireye in Chicago. As...

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Dana-Beth Farris Updated on January 30, 2023
Legacy PLC upgrade to HC900
GTH recently worked with a manufacturing facility to upgrade their legacy control system and SCADA software. We utilized the HC900 hybrid controller in conjunction with the Experion SCADA software which integrated seamlessly and provided the following benefits over their legacy system:
ControlLinks Upgrade to Honeywell SLATE Burner Management
When a now discontinued ControlLinks system stopped working properly on a local curing oven, the facility manager contacted GTH for a solution. The GTH team recommended an upgrade to the SLATE burner management system. We worked with the customer to retrofit their control panels with new controllers and HMI screens and also provided new energy-efficient Maxon burners. In addition to a turn-key installation, the customer achieved the following benefits:
Contact your local George T. Hall Company office today for more information on control system retrofits!
In October 2025, GTH’s Senior Project Engineer, Ron Heintskill, represented GTH at the 2025 Distributor Meeting hosted by Fireye in Chicago. As...
Industrial controllers are built to last, but no equipment is truly permanent. Over time, even reliable legacy units start showing their age – often...
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