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From Satellites to Sneakers: Horlick’s 90 Years of Engineering Excellence

As part of the SJE family of companies, we’re proud to shine a spotlight on one of our own: Horlick, a Massachusetts-based manufacturer and engineering firm whose work has been trusted across industries for nearly a century. Founded in 1936 in Boston by two brothers, Horlick started out supplying electrical equipment and switchgear. They became…
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FEED Plus: A Smarter Approach to Controls & Automation Projects

Whether updating legacy systems or expanding with new operations, Revere’s FEED Plus approach ensures continuity in your controls upgrade from planning through execution. It eliminates costly surprises and reduces your risk. A Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study is the critical early planning phase, especially for complex systems integration projects where networks and controls must…
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Engineering a Live Upgrade at One of Alabama’s Largest Power Plants

Modernizing a decades-old coal plant network is one thing. Doing it while consolidating 27 PLCs into a fully redundant PROFINET system, with zero unplanned downtime, is another. That challenge is still underway at one of Alabama’s largest power plants where Revere is leading a multi-year effort to modernize the facility’s fuel handling system without interrupting…
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Why Every Capital Project Needs An Integration Manager

Capital projects rarely fail because of concrete or steel. More often, it’s the hidden scope gaps in electrical, instrumentation, and controls (EI&C) that derail timelines and budgets. That’s why the concept of Integration Management is gaining traction across the industry: projects need a dedicated role to close those gaps before they become problems in the…
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Revere Control Systems Honored with Groundbreaker Award in Birmingham Business Journal’s 2025 Manufacturing Awards

HOOVER, Alabama (October 16, 2025) – Revere Control Systems, part of SJE, Inc., has received the Groundbreaker Award as part of the Birmingham Business Journal’s 2025 Manufacturing Awards, recognizing the company’s leadership in innovation and its impact across Alabama’s manufacturing ecosystem. “We’re honored to be recognized with the Groundbreaker Award. This award reflects our team’s…
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Celebrating A Year of Growth and Success: Revere Control Systems and SJE Mark the Anniversary of Acquisition

SJE Delivers Accelerated Growth and Expanded Capabilities through Acquisition DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (September 26, 2025) SJE, Inc., a global leader in control solutions, is celebrating the first anniversary of its acquisition of Revere Control Systems. Since joining forces in September of 2024, the partnership has significantly expanded SJE’s geographic reach and industrial control systems integration…
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Case Study: Remote Monitoring Modernizes Municipal Pump Stations

How Cloud-Based Monitoring Helped a Florida Utility Pinpoint the Source of Sewer Overflows A Familiar Problem: Manual Monitoring and Reactive Maintenance A Florida utility operates a network of wastewater pumping stations that are central to public health and environmental protection. Like many municipalities, this utility traditionally relied on manual processes to manage these assets. Field…
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A Practical Approach to Paper Mill Safety Upgrades

With new safety standards hitting the paper industry, some friction while getting up to compliance is unavoidable, but Revere has developed some proven methods for making the transition as smooth as possible. In this article, we take a closer look at the modernization of one major US paper mill’s winder deck and how the approach…
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Vistage Recognizes Andy Wilson with a 2025 Impact Award

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (July 28, 2025) Andy Wilson, Former President of Revere Control Systems, Inc., has been named the recipient of a 2025 Impact Award by Vistage, the world’s largest CEO coaching and peer advisory organization for small and midsize businesses. The Impact Award recognizes the remarkable development and achievement of trailblazing leaders. From business growth to…
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SJE® Celebrates 50 Years of Innovation, Growth, and Global Impact

DETROIT LAKES, Minnesota (July 1, 2025) SJE®, the global industry leader in control systems, proudly celebrates its 50th anniversary – a milestone that reflects five decades of passion, purpose-driven innovation, and trusted partnerships with global customers and communities across the U.S., China, and Mexico. Founded in 1975, SJE has built a reputation for delivering reliable,…
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Built-In Quality: Inside Revere’s Industry-Leading Panel Shop

At Revere, our panel shop is central to project delivery. Each year, the team builds between 3,000 and 4,000 control panels, supporting industries from municipal water to renewable energy. These include MCCs, PLC panels, relay panels, VFD enclosures, E-houses, and other custom applications. But it’s not just the volume that sets the shop apart —…
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Bugs, Blowers, and Better Control: Inside Revere’s Approach to Smarter Wastewater Treatment

An Interview with Leelon Scott, Senior Systems Specialist at Revere Control Systems. In wastewater treatment, controlling how oxygen is delivered into the system can mean the difference between a clean, efficient process and a smelly, energy-draining mess. Behind the scenes, it’s microorganisms that do the real work: consuming waste, breaking it down, and transforming it…
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