Solution — Industrial automation
Control systems built to be maintained, not just delivered.
PLC, motion, safety and SCADA engineering with structured code, complete documentation and diagnostics that let your maintenance team resolve faults without calling us.
Approach
Most downtime is not a fault. It is a fault nobody could diagnose.
We write PLC code to a defined standard — structured, commented, consistently named, with a fault architecture that reports what failed and what to do about it. The difference between a four-minute stop and a forty-minute stop is almost always the quality of the diagnostic message.
Electrical design is produced in EPLAN with full schematics, panel layout, cable schedules and I/O lists that match the delivered panel exactly. Safety circuits are designed to the required performance level and validated by test, with the evidence retained for audit.
Where you are modernising, we work with what is there: legacy controllers, mixed fieldbus, undocumented machines. Reverse engineering an existing station and producing the documentation that never existed is normal work for us.
Scope
What is included.
Delivered as a defined scope with acceptance criteria, not as a time-and-materials estimate that drifts.
- 01PLC programmingTIA Portal, Studio 5000, TwinCAT
- 02Motion & drive engineeringservo sizing, cam profiles, tuning
- 03Functional safetyISO 13849-1, IEC 62061 validation
- 04Electrical designEPLAN schematics, panel layout
- 05Control panel buildUL 508A on request, IP-rated
- 06HMI & SCADAWinCC, FactoryTalk, Ignition
- 07Fieldbus architecturePROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT
- 08Line sequencinginterlocks, buffers, recovery logic
- 09Data layerOPC UA, MQTT Sparkplug, historian
- 10Documentation & handoveras-built drawings, spares list
Applications
Where this is used.
New line control
Complete control architecture from field device to MES interface, delivered with as-built documentation.
Controller migration
Obsolete PLC replacement with logic translation, I/O remapping and a staged cutover plan.
Safety system upgrade
Risk reassessment, safety controller design, validation testing and the compliance file.
SCADA & line dashboards
Real-time production, OEE and fault visibility built on your existing tag structure.
Industrial IoT layer
OPC UA server design, edge gateways and secure cloud connectivity to IEC 62443 principles.
Energy & utilities monitoring
Sub-metering, compressed-air and power instrumentation with actionable reporting.
Stack
Tools and platforms.
Related
Where this connects.
Very few problems are solved by one discipline. These are the capabilities most often combined with this one.
FAQ
Questions about industrial automation
Which PLC platforms do you program?
Siemens (TIA Portal, S7-1200/1500), Rockwell (Studio 5000, CompactLogix and ControlLogix), Beckhoff TwinCAT and Mitsubishi. We match the plant standard rather than imposing ours.
Do you build the control panels or only design them?
Both. We produce the EPLAN design and can either hand it to your preferred panel builder with a complete manufacturing pack, or build, wire and test the panel ourselves before it ships.
Can you document a machine that came with no drawings?
Yes. Reverse engineering undocumented equipment — tracing the I/O, recovering and rewriting the logic, producing as-built schematics — is a service we deliver on its own, often as the first step before a modernisation.
How do you approach OT cyber security?
We follow IEC 62443 principles: network segmentation between control and enterprise zones, no direct internet exposure of controllers, authenticated remote access through a managed gateway, and a documented account and patching policy handed to your IT team.
Next step
Ready to scope your next automation programme?
Send us a drawing, a cycle-time target or a line layout. Our engineers respond with a technical assessment — not a brochure.