About us — What we do

Aptus Control Systems, Inc. is a full service control systems integration firm. Aptus supports SCADA and other industrial control systems throughout their lifecycle, including design, installation and commissioning, troubleshooting and repair, system modifications, and optimization. Aptus works with most major PLC and HMI manufacturers and specializes in water treatment (Water/Wastewater, Industrial Wastewater, Environmental Remediation, and Water Resources).

	We enjoy solving our customers’ most difficult problems such as:	Show All
	Applied Research & Development (New and novel applications) See Detail Address Difficult Control Applications See Detail Troubleshooting & repair of improperly functioning systems and installations. See Detail Upgrade and Support undocumented or inadequately documented systems. See Detail Emergency & Short Notice Response See Detail
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Repair of Remediation system controls in New Jersey. System was abandoned by original integrator and never worked as designed. Identified numerous issues including the misapplication of Hexadecimal and Binary Coded Decimal data types which resulted in erratic and unpredictable timer operation.
Remedy of Water Plant erratic filter level control. Previous integrator had spent tens of thousands of dollars on new hardware which did not resolve the issue and which was not necessary. Aptus altered the level control algorithm and remedied the issue after a single site visit (site visit was preceded by remote reviewing of the existing code). Total cost was a fraction of that spent to replace a single valve actuator and four were replaced prior to our involvement.
Monitoring and data collection to track performance of R&D plasma field treatment technology.
Applied R&D Control System design, and implementation for novel energetic materials remediation system. Project presented a number of instrumentation selection related challenges as well as unique control algorithms.
Applied R&D Control System design and implementation for energetic materials destruction at sea/in situ. In addition to the inherent issues of working with energetic materials, there were challenges associated with being at sea, cooling and corrosion protection related issues in particular required a novel approach. Also system needed to be remotely accessible and supportable from land based operations as control personnel were not permitted on board during operation.
Control of stream flow (downstream of dam) to ensure proper flow conditions in support of endangered fish. Flow control needed to be adaptable to handle wide seasonal swings and still ensure permit conditions were always met.
Experience with multiple applied R&D ozone remediation system control systems. Both in situ with field injection, as well as pump and treat employing reactor technologies. Ozone presents particular challenges for materials of construction for instrumentation in particular and requires careful selection thereof.
Control system upgrade of plant lacking any wiring diagrams. Project involved over a dozen control panels, remote telemetry to a number of panels in the field, challenges associated with small tank volumes and high flow rates as well as ongoing use of dated control valves whose operation was somewhat irregular due to age and wear.
Aptus has limited resources and numerous clients, so we do not guarantee 24 x 7 support; however, whenever we reasonably can we strive to support our clients.

About us — Who we are

Brian K. Hibshman, PE

President/Owner

Aptus Control Systems is owned and operated by Mr. Brian K. Hibshman, P.E. Mr. Hibshman is a licensed professional electrical engineer and has over 30 years of experience working with industrial control systems. In addition to Mr. Hibshman’s extensive industrial control and SCADA experience; Mr. Hibshman has worked in the Nuclear Industry, on Departement of Defense weapons systems projects, as well as on a number of applied research and development projects. Some notable technologies encountered while working in applied R&D would include plasma field generation, energetic materials (both manufacturing and treatment/destruction thereof), satellite communications, Ozone treatment systems, and a control system installed at sea (including remote access from land-based installations).

Jevon Martin, EIT

Junior Engineer

Mr. Martin has a BS in Electrical Engineering and having passed the Fundamentals in Engineering exam is an Engineer in Training. Mr. Martin enjoys troubleshooting and supporting customers who are experiencing issues with their control system. He has also been involved in control systems integration essentially from start to finish. He has experience working with most major brands of PLCs and HMI software. He has been involved with the commissioning of a number of systems, and also gets involved with consulting design related projects. On the design end he has experience with power distribution, switchgear selection, motor control, control wiring, lighting, remote telemetry, and generator selection & sizing.

Lloyd Lineaweaver

Project Manager

Mr. Lineaweaver brings over 20 years of experience in electrical maintenance and controls. He has strong PC skills and enjoys providing both remote and in person technical support, troubleshooting and repairs of our customer’s systems. He also brings experience in all aspects of integration projects, including panel design, PLC, HMI, and OIT programming, shop testing, system commissioning, estimating, and project management.

Barry L. Shirk

Project Engineer

Mr. Shirk has over 50 years of experience in electrical power and control systems. This includes industrial plant maintenance & engineering, power distribution, high voltage maintenance, and licensed electrical inspection. Control systems include PLC’s, SCADA, and unattended site monitoring. He has been programming and installing PLC based system since 1975 and is well versed on today’s technology.

Luke Saufley

Draftsman & Programmer

Mr. Saufley has his MS in Cyber Security and a BS in Computer Science. He has CAD experience both with control panel electrical drawings and on the electrical consulting end of the business with floor plans, single lines, and site electrical plans. He brings strong PC and programming skills and has been involved in the development of multiple new HMI applications as well as experience interfacing with PLC programming, shop testing, and system commissioning. He has also worked with remote telemetry solutions, including cellular routers, VPN applications, and some satellite communication related research.