Discipline 03
Automation — PLC, HMI, robotics, vision and traceability
Automation earns its place when it removes variation, proves quality or removes a real cost — not when it adds a screen. We build it on the platform your plant already supports, and we hand over the programs so you are never locked to us.
At a glance
- Covers
- PLC, HMI, robotics, vision, sensing, traceability, safety
- Platforms
- Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen-Bradley, Delta, Omron
- Robots
- Industrial robots and cobots — make-agnostic
- Data
- Profinet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus, OPC UA; CSV/SQL/MES
- Handover
- Program backups, I/O lists, safety validation record
What it covers
PLC, HMI, robotics, vision, sensing and traceability
Automation decisions are usually made twice: once when the machine is bought, and again three years later when nobody can modify the program. We design against the second occasion — your plant's platform, your tag naming, your documentation, and program backups handed to you at commissioning.
The scope covers the logic that runs the machine, the robots and vision that do the work, the sensing that proves it happened, the traceability that records it, and the safety system that makes all of it legal to stand next to.
Capabilities
The seven capabilities inside automation
Each one is a scope you can buy on its own, or combine into a turnkey contract.
PLC
Structured, commented programs with recipe handling, part counters, alarm history and diagnostics that name the actual fault instead of a code. Written on Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen-Bradley, Delta or Omron to match your maintenance team's skills.
You receiveCommented program, tag and I/O list, backup handed over at SAT
HMI
Production and status at a glance, recipe and variant selection, guided fault recovery, maintenance and manual modes behind access levels, and a first-up alarm that says which sensor stopped the machine and why.
You receiveHMI application, screen map, access levels, backup
Robotics
Reach and payload selection, cell layout and guarding, tooling and gripper design, path programming and touch-up, and interlocking with the conveyor, fixture and safety system so the cell behaves as one machine.
You receiveProgrammed cell, robot backup, tooling drawings, cycle-time proof
Vision
Presence, orientation, measurement, OCR and barcode reading, and robot guidance. Lighting and optics are selected and proved on your actual parts — including the bad ones — before the system is accepted.
You receiveVision job, lighting and optics spec, sample study, accept/reject proof
Sensors
Proximity, photoelectric, laser and displacement sensing, load cells and torque transducers, pressure and flow, and part-presence interlocks. Selected for the environment — oil, weld spatter, coolant, vibration — not only for the catalogue range.
You receiveSensor schedule with makes, ranges, mounting and set points
Traceability
Barcode, QR, DMC or RFID identification, per-part logging of the critical characteristic (torque, force, depth, leak rate, test result), pass/fail interlocking, and export to CSV, SQL or your MES.
You receiveTraceability scheme, data format, export interface, retention plan
Safety Systems
Machine safety risk assessment on ISO 12100 principles, then fixed and interlocked guarding, light curtains, two-hand controls, e-stop architecture, muting where material must pass, and safety relays or safety PLC to the required performance level.
You receiveRisk assessment, safety circuit drawings, validation record
Deliverables
What you receive
- PLC and HMI programs, commented, with backups handed to you
- Tag list, I/O list and network architecture drawing
- Robot programs and backups with tooling drawings
- Vision job files with the lighting and optics specification
- Sensor schedule with makes, ranges and set points
- Traceability data format and export interface documentation
- Machine safety risk assessment and safety validation record
- Operator and maintenance training on the delivered system
Other disciplines
The rest of the scope
Any one discipline can be bought alone. Combined, they become a single contract with one party accountable for the output.
Where it applies
Solutions that use automation
Factory Automation & Robotics
Robotic welding, handling and palletising cells, PLC retrofits, vision and line data — chosen for payback.
Learn moreTest Benches & Leak Testing
Leak testers, end-of-line function testers and inspection stations with fixturing and serial-wise data.
Learn moreAssembly Lines
Takt-balanced manual, semi-automatic and automated lines with conveyors, error-proofing and traceability.
Learn moreSpecial Purpose Machines
Application-specific SPMs for pressing, riveting, drilling, screwing, marking and dispensing — proven at FAT.
Learn moreFAQ
Automation: common questions
Do we get the PLC program, or are we locked in?
You get it. Commented programs and backups for PLC, HMI, robot and vision are handed over at commissioning and listed in the handover dossier. Being difficult to replace is not a business model we want.
Which PLC platform do you work on?
Whichever your plant standardises on — Siemens, Mitsubishi, Allen-Bradley, Delta or Omron. Standardising on your platform is usually worth more than any feature difference between them, because your maintenance team can support it.
Can you automate only part of a line?
Yes, and often that is the right answer. We look for the one or two stations where variation or cost actually sits, and leave the rest manual if automating it will not pay back.
Can you retrofit controls on an existing machine?
Yes. PLC and drive retrofits, safety upgrades, sensing and traceability additions on existing machines are a regular scope — usually planned around a shutdown window.
Start a project
Hand over your production challenge.
Tell us what the line has to produce, where, and by when. We will come back with a scoped approach, a realistic timeline and the questions that matter — usually after a site visit or a drawing review.
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