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Rugged Controls is an ISO 9001 certified manufacturer of programmable controllers, sensors, and smart instrumentation built for demanding industries.

Five Things You Didn't Know About Using Rugged Programmable Controllers in Oil & Gas - Rugged Controls 01/08/2026

https://rugged-controls.com/five-things-you-didnt-know-about-using-rugged-programmable-controllers-in-oil-gas/

Our new blog post examines how Rugged Programmable Controllers play a critical role in ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—น ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜€ operations. Check it out today and join the conversation.

Five Things You Didn't Know About Using Rugged Programmable Controllers in Oil & Gas - Rugged Controls In the oil and gas industry, control systems live at the intersection of precision and punishment. Programmable Controllers are built for these challenges.

Home - Rugged Controls 10/01/2025

๐Ÿš€ Weโ€™re excited to announce the launch of our brand-new website!

The fully rebuilt site features a modern look, easy access to essential product information, updated product features, and streamlined interactive forms that make requesting quotes, technical support, and custom load pins faster and simpler than ever.

๐Ÿ” Take a look and explore the site here: www.rugged-controls.com

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5K Conductor Puller on Tracks - Let's Pull Underground 09/23/2025

Such an innovative and impactful product! Great seeing it in action, and exciting to have our Running Line Tensiometer make an appearance as well.

5K Conductor Puller on Tracks - Let's Pull Underground Check out this 5K Underground Puller with self-supported and hydraulically actuated boom. With a compact design and durable track system, this unit will bri...

07/15/2025

๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ! ๐—ข๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜† ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ (๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ง๐˜€) ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—๐˜‚๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐—ฆ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ป๐—ผ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด๐˜† ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ด๐—ฎ๐˜‡๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ!

RLTs are a core example of modern smart deck machinery, delivering real-time data on line tension, speed, payout, and loading. Itโ€™s a perfect product to spotlight for this monthโ€™s issue focused on deck gear and other essential maritime equipment.

07/10/2025

How do analog sensors stack up against smart tensiometers?

Analog sensors give you the general idea, smart tensiometers give you the whole picture:

โœ… Real-time digital readouts
โœ… Logged data for reports
โœ… Trending with time series reporting
โœ… Alarms for overloads
โœ… Integration with displays and control systems

๐—œ๐—ณ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ถ๐—น๐—น ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜€, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—น๐˜† ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ, ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜‚๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜† ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ท๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐˜„๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ.

Smart systems do more so you can focus on the work. Ready to make the switch? We'll show you how.

06/19/2025

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ ๐—ฅ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—Ÿ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ (๐—ฅ๐—Ÿ๐—ง)?

An RLT measures tension, speed, and payout on a moving rope or line, and does it all without interrupting the job.

Used on winches, cranes, and towing systems, RLTsโ€”when paired with our Rugged Programmable Controllersโ€”๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ ๐—ฐ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜„๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—น-๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ-๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ด ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐˜„.

RLTs are ready and reliable in harsh environments, including those found in the marine, construction, mining, and oil & gas industries.

Do you have a line that needs monitoring? Rugged Controls can help!

06/10/2025

๐Ÿ” ๐—ช๐—ต๐˜† ๐—ฆ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐— ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜‚๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป

When you're building on or around water, every measurement counts.

At Rugged Controls, we help marine construction professionals monitor and control line tension, pay-in/payout, and speed, all in real-time. Our smart instrumentation, like Rugged Programmable Displays, Running Line Tensiometers, Load Sensors, and Shackles, integrates with your crane and winch systems to deliver the data you need to work safely and efficiently.

โœ… Prevent overloads
โœ… Improve operational safety
โœ… Minimize downtime
โœ… Make faster, data-driven decisions

Stay tuned over the upcoming weeks as we take a deep dive into our maritime solutions. ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚'๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ด๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€, ๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐—ฑ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฝ๐˜€ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ.

๐Ÿ“ฉ Want to learn more? Reach out to us to schedule a demo or talk about your next project.

RPC-90x Alarm Set Up 05/19/2025

๐Ÿšจ ๐——๐—ถ๐—ฑ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ธ๐—ป๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ โ€œ๐—ฃโ€ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐—ฅ๐—ฃ๐—–-๐Ÿต๐Ÿฌ๐˜… ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐˜€ ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ โ€œ๐—ฃ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐—ฏ๐—น๐—ฒโ€?

Our RPC-90x display packs serious power under the hood and is programmable to adapt to your unique operational needs.

In this video, weโ€™ll walk you through how to program ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—บ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐˜€, a crucial feature that helps protect your equipment and personnel by triggering alerts for conditions like excessive load, tension, or pressure. No matter your application, the RPC-90x is built to keep you in control.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Watch nowโ€ฆand stay tuned for more feature deep-dives in the coming weeks!

https://youtu.be/KjKoPAH0l2Q?si=Vv3c2Y5Z5mGmtgQR

RPC-90x Alarm Set Up Instructional overview of how to set up alarms for the RPC-90x Programmable Controller from Rugged Controls.

12/24/2020

Rugged Controls wants to wish everyone a safe & happy holiday!

Photos from Rugged Controls's post 12/24/2020

Rugged Controls load monitoring system for the Big Bend Dam gate hoists.

Photos from Rugged Controls's post 12/07/2020

Rugged Controls manufactures rugged and accurate running line tensiometers (RLT) that feature alloy-steel frames with marine grade coatings and high quality stainless steel fixtures. Force and count sensors are located in a removable center sheave, allowing for easy installation without the need to cut or modify the winch lines. If future needs change these RLTโ€™s can be just as easily removed for use in other applications.

In addition to our flagship tensiometer line Rugged Controls has recently added additional models to our product line, Single Side Plate Tensiometers, a more cost effective option, and Variable Wire Diameter Tensiometers, a more versatile option.

Our Single Side Plate Tensiometers retain the durable construction and accuracy of our existing models, with a streamlined design to reduce production costs. Our Variable Wire Diameter Tensiometers provide a versatile solution for customers looking to monitor line tension, speed and payout on multiple wire rope sizes without purchasing multiple tensiometers or sheave assemblies.

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