Machine Controllers & Automation Systems
The controller is what runs the machine. We design it, program it, and connect it to the rest of the equipment. Production lines, robot cells, CNCs, and machines that were built for one job.
Some of this is new. A lot of it is a machine you already have, where the mechanics are fine and the controls are what stopped making sense. The work usually looks like this:
– Pick the controller and connect it to the field devices
– Write the PLC program
– Motion
– An HMI the operator can actually run, plain or detailed
– Field I/O and the safety
– Startup, testing, and we stay available after it is running
Platforms we work on
– Beckhoff, for PC-based control, motion, and robotics
– Schneider Electric PLCs
– Allen-Bradley Studio 5000, from Rockwell
– Modicon Proworx, when an older system is still in the plant and has to be supported or moved
The controller, the drives, the sensors, the safety gear, and the screen have to agree. We build the panel so someone can work in it later, and we leave the drawings and the program where maintenance can find them. We are not tied to one brand. If the controller you have is no longer supported, we can move you off it.
We have been doing this a long time, and we will tell you when a brand is the wrong fit. The panel gets built clean, the paperwork goes with it, and an old unsupported controller does not have to stay in the machine forever.
Where this shows up
Assembly lines. Robot cells and multi-axis motion. CNCs and other tight machinery. Custom machines. Older equipment that has to come forward.
One station or a whole line, the controller should be something the floor can run. If that is the problem in front of you, call us.
The same job often pulls in motion, the screen, or the power.