With any automation project, we start by:

• Understanding your production objectives
• Evaluating any existing systems and standards
• Developing a robust solution customized to your operations

While we maintain relationships with top suppliers, we are completely equipment and vendor neutral which means you receive the best, most cost-effective solution for your particular needs. 

In-house emulation capabilities help identify and mitigate issues prior to field deployment, and we will be there every step of the way through start-up and beyond.

Our food industry control & instrumentation experience includes:

• Control System Electrical Design
• Control Panel Design and Fabrication
• Network and Control System
• Architecture Development
• PLC and PC Based Controls
• Functional Specifications Development
• Instrumentation and Field Device Specification
• HMI and SCADA Systems

• Server Virtualization
• Recipe Management
• Batch Execution
• Data Collection/Reporting/Downtime
• Tracking
• Line Integration including PackML
• Vendor Coordination
• Emulation / Controls FAT
• CQV and Start-Up
• Operator Training

HARDWARE CAPABILITIES

• Complete Electrical and Controls Design
• Control Panel Design
  • Voltage Segregation and Safety Design
• Control Panel Fabrication
  • UL Listed Panels
• Design and Configuration of control networks
  • EtherNet/IP, ControlNet, DeviceNet, AS-I, Profibus
• Safety/Risk Analysis, Integration, and Upgrades
• Control panel audits and existing system as-builts
• Instrumentation and Field Device Specification

SOFTWARE CAPABILITIES

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC/PAC)
• Human Machine Interface (HMI) Applications
• Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
  (SCADA) Systems
• Server Virtualization
• Recipe Management
• Batch Control
• PLC/HMI Software Testing using Emulation Modeling Software

SOFTWARE DESIGN

• Standard PLC and HMI Control Software
  • Leverage Standards for Consistent Quality
  • Use of Add On Instructions (AOIs)
• Plant-wide Control Software Standardization

• Modification of Machine Controls and Vendor Interface
• VFD Setup and Configuration
• Network/Switch Setup and Configuration