Fueling the Future of Renewable Energy and
High-Quality Alcohol Products through
Control System Design

Bachelor Controls (BCI) has provided control system and automation design for clients in the ethanol and distillation industries almost since the company's inception in the early 1980s. Our clients count on us to develop, maintain, and modify control systems to meet production goals, provide for product diversity needs, and minimize costly, unscheduled downtime.

Long-time clients in the industry have come to rely on BCI for all their control and automation needs, from continuous process system demands to batching control and MES integration throughout the facility.

Ethanol Production
BCI engineers and programmers have provided ongoing control system maintenance and support for ethanol production facilities, as well as developing and implementing complex expansion and upgrade/retrofit systems to meet the needs of changing fuel-grade ethanol production demands.

The sustainability, complexity and regulatory nature of the ethanol industry requires a control system integrator that can maximize uptime, minimize downtime (and associated costs), maintain quality, and track various operational aspects of the business, from ethanol products to marketable byproducts and services. BCI understands these challenges and has proven itself in the ethanol industry -- understanding the culture of the plant environment while meeting the needs of clients and stockholders.

Alcohol Distillation
Bachelor Controls has been a control systems integrator of choice in alcohol distillation since the early 1980s. Complex processes, such as alcohol distillation, require precise and sophisticated control systems in order to maximize production and minimize downtime, all the while maintaining a critical standard of safety in the plant. BCI has extensive experience with these processes and has gained an understanding of the nuances and requirements of this type of system.

With performance levels and safety standards in place, BCI clients have been able to capitalize on the market needs of grain-based products and produce some of the highest quality food-grade alcohol in the world.

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To be successful at GTEC, we have to have the total support of those we can depend on. Bachelor Controls has demonstrated the effort to fully understand our business and our systems, and I see them as an extension of our staff. We lean on BCI to keep our plant running.

Roger Hill
General Manager
Golden Triangle Energy Cooperative