Services

Industrial automation engineering, mostly for machine builders whose machines go to pharmaceutical and medical device plants. Fixed-price quotes per project. We work for machine builders and system integrators, or directly with end clients.

Control systems

The core of the business. Programming, commissioning and documentation for machines and process lines.

  • PLC programming

    Rockwell / Allen-Bradley in Studio 5000 and Siemens in TIA Portal. Structured Text, Ladder Logic and Add-On Instructions. New code written to a standard the site team can maintain, and changes to existing code without breaking what already works.

  • HMI and SCADA development

    FactoryTalk View ME, FactoryTalk Optix and WinCC in TIA Portal. Screens designed for the operator on the line, alarms that mean something, and consistent navigation across a machine or a suite.

  • Robot programming and integration

    ABB, Universal Robots, Mecademic and Epson. Robot cells integrated with the PLC and safety system. Handshaking, recipe handling, error recovery and cycle time work.

  • Commissioning and site support

    On site for FAT, SAT and start-up. Loop checks, I/O checkout, sequence testing and the fixes that only show up when the machine runs for real.

  • Validation and documentation

    Functional and design specifications, test protocols and executed test records for pharma and medtech projects. Written to fit the client quality system, not the other way round.

HMI overview screen showing a top-down 3D render of a tray loading machine with station status indicators, a throughput gauge and navigation buttons
FactoryTalk Optix HMI for a tray loading machine on a pharmaceutical packaging line. Overview screen with live station status, safety and interlock indicators, and throughput.
HMI unit screen showing a 3D render of a tray robot with panels for each cylinder, its state and the PLC I/O addresses
Unit screen for the tray robot. Every cylinder with its state and I/O address on screen, so a technician can fault find without a laptop.

Engineering software

Web applications built for engineers and operators. Tools that run in a browser and sit next to the control system. Not marketing websites or corporate sites. If it has a tag database, a sequence or a test case in it, it is our kind of app.

  • PLC simulators and emulators

    Browser-based simulators that run ladder logic or structured text without hardware. Used for training operators, testing logic before commissioning, and demonstrating a sequence to a client.

  • Test harnesses

    Automated testing for PLC code. Drive inputs, check outputs, record results. Test cases mapped to the functional spec so the executed record writes itself.

  • Commissioning and engineering tools

    I/O checkout trackers, tag and alarm managers, punch lists, recipe editors, data viewers. Small tools that remove spreadsheet work from a project.

AI agents

Language-model agents built for controls engineering. Each one has a defined job, works on your data where your data is allowed to go, and produces output an engineer reviews and signs off. Useful where the work is reading, writing and checking, which is most of the documentation load on a regulated project.

  • Code review and documentation

    Agents that read a PLC project, explain what a routine does, flag deviations from a coding standard, and draft the design description from the code.

  • Test generation

    Agents that turn a functional specification into test cases, run them against a simulator or test harness, and report what passed and what did not.

  • Engineering assistants

    Question-answering over your specifications, standards and project history. Runs against your documents, with sources shown, so an engineer can check the answer.

Platforms

Day-to-day tools. Other platforms on request.

  • Rockwell / Allen-Bradley
  • Studio 5000
  • FactoryTalk View ME
  • FactoryTalk Optix
  • FactoryTalk View Designer
  • Siemens TIA Portal
  • Siemens S7
  • ABB Robotics
  • Universal Robots
  • Mecademic Robotics
  • Epson Robots
  • TypeScript
  • React
  • Node.js
  • C#
  • LLM APIs
  • AI agents

Project examples

A sample of delivered work. Most of it for machine builders and integrators, so end clients are not named here. References on request.

  • Tray loaders with Rockwell PLC, HMI and an ABB robot for a pharmaceutical filling line
  • Packaging machines with UR collaborative robots and Siemens PLC and HMI, commissioned in Italy, Germany and the United States
  • Vial conveyor PLC and HMI in TIA Portal for a biopharma site
  • Medical device assembly machines in Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View and View Designer
  • Epson robot cells for an optical lens manufacturer, commissioned in Mexico, Brazil and the Philippines
  • Siemens PLC integration with a Domino printer over Ethernet/IP
  • Audit trail batch reports for Siemens HMIs, with a custom C# application
  • FactoryTalk Optix HMI development
  • A browser-based PLC simulator with a Structured Text and Ladder compiler, and an AI tutoring agent built on top of it

How an engagement works

  1. 1

    Scope

    You send a description of the job. We ask the questions needed to understand it. A short call if useful.

  2. 2

    Fixed-price quote

    A written quote with what is included, what is not, and how long it will take. No hourly surprises.

  3. 3

    Delivery

    Code, screens and documents delivered in stages you can review. You see progress before commissioning, not after.

  4. 4

    Commissioning

    On site or remote for start-up and testing. Support after handover is agreed up front.

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Send a short description of the job, the platform, and when you need it done.

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