Steeplechase Software

Steeplechase Software was founded in 1993 on the premise that manufacturing and process control engineers want to focus on their manufacturing processes and spend less time programming and integrating complex control systems. The founders have combined their extensive experience in the industrial control and personal computer industries to develop... a PC-based control system that is easy to use, increases design and maintenance productivity, and offers significant cost savings over dedicated Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) based solutions. The Company has created an innovative Windows-based software package called the Visual Logic Controller (VLC). With the VLC, engineers develop control programs through graphical flow charts, control input/output devices directly from the PC (eliminating the PLC), develop and run the operator interface on the same PC and share data with other Windows-based programs through Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE) and OPC Server. On a single PC, the VLC performs the function of the programmable logic controller, operator panel, programming terminal, and real-time system simulator. Steeplechase is a technology leader, developing significant "firsts" in the industry: the first Windows-based flow chart programming solution; the first integrated Windows-based control solution (control, programming, operator interface, real-time simulation, DDE server, On-Line programming, and more on a single PC-platform); and the first 32-bit PC-based controller. The Corporate Background and Fact Sheet will give you more detail on Steeplechase.Read More