Areas of Expertise

Industrial Automation

 

  • PLC Programming: Siemens, Allen-Bradley, Schneider Electric, Parker IQAN, Omron, AutomationDirect

  • HMI screens design and programming: Siemens TIA Portal, Rockwell FactoryTalk View, Parker IQAN, Ignition, Fuji Monitouch, Maple Systems, AutomationDirect

  • Motion/motor control: VFD integration, replacement, retrofits

  • Industrial network design: PROFINET, AS-i, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, CAN, PROFIBUS, SAE J1939

  • Industrial safety systems/components (safety PLCs, safety switches, safety area LASER scanners)

  • Vision Control Systems for fast assembly lines and 2D LiDAR sensors

Electrical Panel Design

  • Bill of material (BOM) creation

  • UL508 and NFPA 70E electrical panel design

  • Panel load, heat, short-circuit calculations

Documentation

 

  • Maintenance programs/schedules (following NFPA 70B)

  • Lean manufacturing consultations: Kaizen, 5 Whys, 5S, Six Sigma, FMEA, 8D

  • Gage R&R, short term and long term capability studies

  • Update control plans, process flow diagrams and FMEAs

  • SPC and GD&T to monitor internal processes

  • Participate in APQP, new product/program PPAP approval packages, customer projects and associated submission packages

Audit consulting & documentation control

 

  • Quality improvements of processes and products

  • Develop process quality procedures

  • Develop quality programs, documentation and guidelines relating to:

    • ISO/TS 16949 and ISO 14001

    • IEC Standards (61131, 61508, 13849, 62061, 61158)

  • Assist with internal HSE (Health Safety Environments) audits

  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP) tracker implementation (NextPrise/Trubiquity)

Technical Support

 

  • Control system support (on-site, remote, on-call)

  • Trouble ticket triage

  • Custom service-level agreements (SLA)

Training (tailored to your organization)

 

  • Operator and maintenance personnel

  • Quality Assurance or Production personnel training

  • Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) activities/projects

Liability & Risk

 

  • Whether you run a small shop or a big factory, all businesses need to minimize their legal liability and risk around controls systems and electrical equipment. Our engineers will assess the structure of your operation, such as its physical or digital space, the types of products you make, who your consumers are, what type of employees you have, and so on. From there, we will tailor the right risk plan, complete with electrical safety suggestions, documentation and process improvements, maintenance programs that can be implemented, and more, so you can worry less about liabilities and concentrate on growing your business.

Sustainability Consulting

 

  • We can help identify areas within your organization where “things“ used can be better optimized. We will research and recommend technologies that combine cost-effectiveness, efficiency, and environmental benefits that suit your needs, budget, and market.

PCB Design

 

  • We can use our extended workforce network to design custom printed circuit boards that fit your application.