Overview

A Focus on Automation

DAQ's core expertise lies in the automation of complex processes for both Security and SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) applications. Our custom-designed solutions, which range from small, stand-alone units to multi-site, distributed systems, enable users to precisely monitor and control geographically dispersed plants and equipment with a high degree of accuracy. By removing the possibility of human error from critical processes, DAQ technology ensures the reliable flow of information across system architecture and an immediate response to alarm situations.

Always a key priority, DAQ strives to simplify the installation and management of our automated systems, incorporating extensive, user-friendly configuration options into our suite of security and SCADA products and emphasizing interoperability between modules. Today, thousands of installed DAQ Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) and sub-devices are serving to protect assets in military and commercial environments and manage power distribution functions for electric utilities.

• Corporate Fact Sheet

Technology Progression

Founded in 1975, DAQ pioneered distributed processing for SCADA applications in multiple industries, including electric, petrochemical, water/waste water, transportation, and communications. By facilitating the secure, high-speed transmission of data between remote locations, DAQ technology introduced a high level of automation to utility operations. As the company expanded, development projects primarily focused on the design of advanced RTUs for use by electric utilities, providing increased functionality for power monitoring and distribution.

Broad experience in high-speed data transfer led to our emergence into the physical security market, where DAQ technology originally developed for SCADA offered a powerful advantage for access control and intrusion detection applications. Since expanding into the security market, DAQ products have been incorporated into numerous U.S. DoD installations.

The ICx Advantage

Since 2005, DAQ has been a part of the ICx Technologies family, a growing group of companies dedicated to providing state-of-the-art products and services to enhance homeland security. Technologies under the ICx umbrella include leading-edge sensors that detect chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) materials, surveillance equipment such as infrared cameras and radar systems, and the software platforms that drive each technology and link these diverse products together. The resulting synergies from this array of leading-edge security technologies strengthen the product offerings of each company and ICx as a whole. This relationship allows DAQ to offer truly integrated solutions for security applications, while still offering best-in-class equipment for the SCADA industry.