At MSC We Live In The Middle

By Pete McGrath

Direct digital controls, or DDC, is a language in and of itself, spoken by those who perceive things in a more digital way than the rest of us mortals. How the controls actually work, meaning how they tell HVAC equipment what to do, is that language. 

MSC oftentimes acts as a technical interpreter between the controls side and the equipment side of an HVAC system. Our controls programmers are fluent in DDC, and they understand the different “dialects” of different manufacturers and know how to make them communicate. 

Many times each month, MSC purchases a piece of commercial HVAC equipment which usually comes with some type of on-board controls. Our job is to look at those controls and determine what is the best way to integrate that HVAC unit into an existing plant or control system, all of which must run flawlessly in all weather conditions in order to hold all setpoints.

MSC knows DDC controls as we have installed and serviced Honeywell open-protocol systems for many years. That, combined with our expert knowledge of HVAC systems and designs, means we always know how to make the two sides “talk” and understand each other.  

At MSC, we live in the middle.

About MSC - The Go-To Guys

We are a service sub-specialist in the technical intricacies of HVAC, process cooling, and building automation systems in commercial, industrial, and institutional environments. MSC is recognized as the leading industry expert in solving elusive problems and attaining peak performance from clients & mechanical equipment and overall systems.

Located in northern New Jersey, MSC is the only specialized contractor of our kind in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. We are MSCA STAR-qualified, NEBB-certified, fully licensed in electrical, plumbing, and HVAC, and our engineers and technicians are the most knowledgeable in our field.

MSC - Mechanical Service Corp.
41 South Jefferson Road
Whippany, NJ 07981
973-884-5000
https://mscnj.com/