Automation & Safety
Control panels, PLC programming and machine safety from technologists and technicians who design, build, install and commission the system themselves. Based in Cobourg, Ontario, with projects delivered worldwide.
From drawing to start-up.
Control panel design & build
Panels designed, drawn and built in-house, ready for ESA field evaluation. See panel building
PLC & HMI programming
New programs, modifications and troubleshooting across major PLC and HMI platforms, with Ignition for SCADA.
Legacy system upgrades
Migrating obsolete controllers and drives to current hardware with planned, minimal downtime.
Process automation
Instrumentation, motion, drives and networking to make lines run faster and more reliably.
Machine safety assessments
Risk assessments that identify hazards and the safeguarding needed to address them.
Guarding, interlocks & safety circuits
Safety relays, safety PLCs, light curtains and interlocked guarding, installed and validated.
Commissioning & support
On-site start-up, operator training and ongoing support after the job is done.
Documentation
Electrical drawings, functional descriptions and as-built packages delivered with every project.
Cells, mills, drives, extruders and batch systems.
We work on the big, critical machines that keep a plant producing: robotic cells, tube mills, high-horsepower drives, extrusion lines and batch systems.
Automated cells
- Robotic cells with FANUC and KUKA robots
- Part handling, insertion, assembly and inspection
- Safety guarding, light curtains and safety PLCs
- Cell controls, HMIs and commissioning
Pilger mills
- Controls and electrical for cold pilger tube mills
- Drive, motion and feed system upgrades
- Retrofits of obsolete mill controls
- Troubleshooting and production support
Large drives
- High-horsepower AC and DC drive systems
- Drive replacements and DC-to-AC conversions
- Encoder and feedback retrofits
- Start-up, tuning and drive networking
Extrusion lines
- Extruder heat-zone and melt pressure control
- Screw, puller and winder drive speed matching
- Downstream cutters, saws and winders
- Line upgrades and retrofits
Batch systems
- Ingredient weighing and dosing
- Scales, load cells and loss-in-weight feeders
- Recipe management and batch tracking
- Material conveying, mixing and blending
Line integration
- Machines from different builders tied together
- Line-wide start, stop and interlocking
- Production data to SCADA and reports
Bioreactors, fermenters and batch processes.
Tight control of temperature, pH, pressure and flow, with every batch logged. We design, program and commission control systems for life-science, food and chemical processes, from a single vessel to a full production skid.
Talk to us about your processBioreactors & fermenters
Temperature, pH, dissolved oxygen, agitation and gas flow control for growth and fermentation vessels.
Batch & recipe control
Step-by-step batch sequences and recipe management, so every run is repeatable.
CIP & SIP
Clean-in-place and steam-in-place sequences with verified temperatures, times and flows.
Dosing & blending
Pumps, valves and flow meters controlled for accurate additions and mixing.
Loop tuning
PID loops tuned for stable, accurate control of temperature, pressure, level and flow.
Data & batch records
Process data and alarms logged for every batch, with trends and reports through Ignition SCADA.
Grain handling and drying, automated.
From the pit to the bin, we automate grain legs, dryers and conveyors so your system runs safely and efficiently through harvest, with less time spent babysitting equipment and more visibility from anywhere.
Talk to us about your farmGrain legs & conveyors
Bucket elevators, augers and drag conveyors started and stopped in sequence, with interlocks to prevent plugging.
Grain dryers
Dryer controls, burner interlocks and moisture-based discharge for consistent drying.
Routing & distributors
Distributor and gate positions controlled from one screen, so grain goes to the right bin.
Bin monitoring & aeration
Bin temperature and level monitoring, with aeration fans run automatically.
Equipment protection
Speed, belt alignment and bearing sensors that shut down before damage happens.
Remote monitoring & alarms
Check your system and get alerts on your phone, day or night, during harvest.
The platforms we work with.
Our team programs, troubleshoots and upgrades systems on a wide range of platforms, including but not limited to:
PLC & safety controllers
- Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, CompactLogix & GuardLogix
- Allen-Bradley SLC 500 & PLC-5 (legacy)
- Siemens S7 & TIA Portal
- Schneider Electric Modicon
- Omron
HMI & SCADA
- Rockwell FactoryTalk View
- Ignition by Inductive Automation (our SCADA platform)
- Siemens WinCC
Drives & motion
- Allen-Bradley PowerFlex & Kinetix
- Nidec Control Techniques Unidrive
- Siemens SINAMICS
Robotics
- FANUC
- KUKA
Instrumentation & networks
- IO-Link
- ifm & Keyence sensors
- EtherNet/IP, PROFINET & Modbus
Don't see your system listed? Ask us — chances are we've worked on it.
Built and installed by the same team.
The people who design your panel are the people who wire it, program it and start it up — so nothing gets lost between the drawing and the plant floor.
Need the equipment moved or set too? Our rigging & crane crew can handle that as part of the same job.