Triangle MicroSystems

Join TMS in Las Vegas October 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center for the annual NACS Show.  TMS will be located in booth 6094, so be sure to visit us and see our new products.  The NACS Show attracts over 20,000 attendees and over 1,000 exhibitors.  Besides the expo, the NACS Show also features 60 workshops and countless networking opportunities.  Visit www.nacsonline.com for more information regarding NACS and the NACS Show.

Please visit our software page for the latest TriComm software.  TriComm version 1.9.94 is now available to download.  This version is updated to include Supervisor support.  If you need assistance accessing the software page, please contact me at klively@trianglemicrosystems.net. 

TMS has updated our weblinks page.  Please visit BAS weblinks to see the updated pages for convenience store controls, modular classroom controls and the e/m notifier.  You can also directly access these pages with the following addresses: www.conveniencestorecontrol.com, www.modularclassroomcontrol.com and www.emnotifier.com. 

TMS would like like to welcome our newest dealer, HL Graves.  HL Graves Air Conditioning has been providing timely, innovative, cost effective service for commercial, institutional and industrial clients in Southwest Florida since 1990.  Some of their services include HVAC/R service, repair, retrofit, installation, controls and energy management.  HL Graves Air Conditioning is a professional, results oriented, solutions provider that can provide a trained, qualified work force on short notice.  For more information, contact HL Graves Air Conditioning.

TMS would like to welcome EMA, Inc. as our newest dealer.  EMA developed a national reputation within the drive industry by doing service, training and startups ranging from simple stand-alone fan and pump drives, to complex coordinated drive systems.  Now, EMA can provide full building automation, including everything from design to hardware to software with TMS’ Basyx Line.  You can visit their site at www.emainc.net for more information.

TMS dealer, Control Specialties of Asheville, is working with Vanir Energy, LLC on the installation of the world’s largest solar thermal installation for heating and cooling.  The first project is a 900,000 square foot facility called Fletcher Business Park, located in Fletcher, NC, which is where Vanir is headquartered.  This facility will produce 1.5 megawatts of power with 640 panels.   Control Specialties will be providing all the automation needed for this project, including chillers, boilers, and pumps.

Besides having a positive affect on the environment, Vanir will also have a positive affect on the job market:  Vanir Vice President Scott Clark said that “58 jobs will be

creat[ed] in less than 60 days.”*  Vanir will be investing $14 million in thermal heating and cooling in North Carolina, and TMS is excited to have a role in this project and upcoming projects.

* From www.appalachianenergy.com press release, November 20, 2008, “World’s Largest Solar Heating and Cooling Project Launched”

Congratulations to our top distributors and dealers for the year of 2008!  Control Specialties of Asheville, Inc. has the top honor for domestic dealer of the year.  Reins and Associates is our domestic distributor of the year.  Finally, Southwest Energy Control Systems, Ltd. is the top international distributor of the year.  Keep up the great work, everyone! 

Kristen Lively has joined TMS as a sales and marketing coordinator.  She graduated cum laude from Texas Christian University where she earned a Bachelor’s of Science.  Kristen recently moved to Raleigh from Houston and is excited to be a part of the TMS team.  If you have any questions please contact Kristen  at Klively@trianglemicrosystems.net.