As the industry leader in design, construction, and implementation of mission critical control rooms, we pride ourselves on being the gold standard worldwide for controls rooms and the consoles that operators prefer. Our goal is to maintain operator comfort including sightlines and ergonomics to make jobs easier to perform. That is why we have teamed up with the best chair manufacturers to extend operator comfort from the consoles to the chair. Learn about the chairs we recommend to our customers and why.

Project of the Month is an ongoing series by Evans, that showcases our latest projects and installations. This month we are featuring the consoles we made for The Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)! Read on to learn more about how the consoles features were specifically designed for our customer.

Today we are featuring one of our latest control room projects, a demo we made for our partners at Weytec. This 4-column sit-stand console is a state-of-the-art Response NEXTGen built to withstand the harshest of environments.

The Evans Project of the Month showcases our latest projects and installations. This month we are featuring an installation of the Trans Bay Cable Control Room, located in San Francisco, CA. Learn more about the design of this room and the unique project elements.

We are excited to feature a project recently completed by Evans. This showcase is a Response Sit-Stand console with quite a few unique project elements. Read on to learn more about the unique project elements including PowerLinc and custom end panels.

Mission-critical centers include a lot of equipment and thousands of feet of cable. How do you manage these cables without it turning into a complete nightmare? Surely, you don't want your operators tripping over mismanaged wires, or hot cables that create a fire risk, or the dreaded rats nest of tangled cables. Wire management is essential to keep your control room organized.

(Post revised and updated on August 25th, 2021)

Sit-Stand Consoles: Trend or Fad?

Sit-stand consoles have been around for quite a few years now. As we see the popularity increase we can obviously see that this is a growing trend and not just a fad. A trend is something that solves a problem and gets stronger over time. A fad however is something that is popular for a short period of time and then fades out quickly. Case in point, this blog post. We are updating this post on Sit-Stand Consoles from 2019 as the trend is seemingly getting even stronger since then.

Control Room Sit-Stands are here to stay

So this is not just a trend, sit-stand consoles are here to stay for a variety of reasons. With growing evidence to its benefits, it’s not hard to see why they are becoming increasingly popular in control rooms around the world. To summarize: sit-stand consoles allow operators to adjust the height to their preference for sitting or standing positions while they work. 

Today, the need for oil is high. And as such, the oil and gas industry is constantly changing and adapting to new technologies to better serve customers. The oil and gas industry has many emerging trends that are welcomed largely by the operator. There are a few trends in the industry that are making their way to the norm.