About our Company

Control & Automation, Inc.

Control and Automation Inc (CAI) provides industrial machinery control programming and design services. Completed projects range from designing, assembling, and integrating “one of a kind” machines to prototyping, developing and manufacturing scale up for applications that have targeted install base of +/- 5,000 duplicate machines. Our experience includes legacy equipment (such as the Mitsubishi A-series motion controller, or the Allen Bradley PLC-5 and SLC 500) as well as the latest in control hardware and software.

The skill sets that CAI provides its customers are:

Sequential machine control using control logic programming
Fault reporting and recovery
Data acquisition, reporting, and logging
Operator Interfaces (touchscreens)
Motion / Servo Control
Upgrade / Conversion of obsolete hardware & software to current standards
Recipe / Batch management systems
Shop Floor Data Management and Control Networks
Electrical Schematics: Design and Development
Control Panel: Design and Build
Operator safety and protection considerations, TUV Factory Safety Certified Staff
Mechanical Design services that complement and work with control system to provide a “turn-key” package for customers / end users.

Specific applications are detailed in the gallery of completed projects. These include systems for automotive component and sub-assembly manufacturing, food and consumer good and other manufacturing applications. Completed projects range from the simple conveyor photo-eye and motor control systems to complex machines with 16+ axis of servo motion control with data logging / reporting and interfaces to higher level data management systems.

Control Panel Services
We design and build control panels to suit your application; we also fabricate electrical panels to match provided drawings and specifications. All of control panels are built to UL standards and are optimized for full-lifecycle use.
Control Platforms
CAI is experienced with upgrading and converting between Mitsubishi, Rockwell, Allen Bradley, and other hardware/software packages. Our services include PL Programming & Controls, Systems Integration and control Panel Design, and Functional Safety.
Data Collection/MES
CAI has experience helping industrial clients integrate data gathered by smart sensors and PLCs into MES, SCADA, and other data architectures. Our machine systems can perform data collection for Production Reporting and Quality Tracking.
Functional Safety
Our Functional Safety services include Machine Control Hazard & Operator Hazard Review and includes design, review, implementation, and validation.
Machine Control
CAI has extensive experience with controls engineering software and hardware platforms Allen Bradley, Rockwell Automation, and Mitsubishi. We have designed, built, and integrated applications.
Retrofitted Upgrades
We offer retrofitting service and upgrades as well as Platform Migration/Conversion. CAI is experienced with upgrading and converting between Mitsubishi, Rockwell, Allen Bradley, and other hardware/software packages.
UL508 Control Panels
Control and Automation has been a UL508A certified panel shop for over 20 years. We offer complete design and build services for a variety of control panels for the manufacturing industry.