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Custom Solutions for Industrial Automation

Engineered answers where a catalogue item does not exist. Applied to the constraints that define industrial automation: controls, robotics and integrated production systems.

Industrial Automation overview

Overview

Custom Solutions in the industrial automation sector

Automation projects fail on integration far more often than on component quality. Our role is to supply controller, I/O, networking and sensing hardware as a coherent set, verified against the platform and protocol the site already runs, so the integrator spends commissioning time on the process rather than on hardware surprises.

Some requirements do not have a part number. Bespoke hydraulic power units, adapted assemblies, retrofit packages that have to fit an existing footprint — these need engineering input before procurement input. We scope, design, build and test packaged solutions against the duty and the constraints of the installation that already exists.

Sector constraints

  • Platform compatibility

    Hardware verified against the controller family and network protocol already installed.

  • Commissioning risk

    Pre-configured instrumentation and kitted panel components to reduce time on site.

  • Legacy migration

    Staged replacement of unsupported controls within achievable shutdown windows.

Capabilities

What we do for industrial automation clients

All custom solutions
01

Requirement engineering

Duty, constraints and interfaces defined properly before any design work starts.

02

Packaged assemblies

Power units, skids and control assemblies built and tested as a complete deliverable.

03

Retrofit design

Solutions designed to fit existing footprints, connections and control interfaces.

04

Function testing

Assemblies tested against the specification before dispatch, with the test record supplied.

05

Commissioning support

Support during installation and commissioning, on site where the scope warrants it.

Process

How the engagement runs

  1. 01

    Scoping

    We establish the duty, the constraints and what the installation will actually tolerate.

  2. 02

    Concept and approval

    A concept and outline design are agreed with you before detailed work proceeds.

  3. 03

    Detailed design

    Component selection, circuit and layout finalised, with drawings issued for approval.

  4. 04

    Build

    Assembly under a defined build standard with progress visible throughout.

  5. 05

    Test

    Function and performance testing against the agreed specification, documented.

  6. 06

    Install and support

    Delivery, installation support and commissioning assistance as required.

Case studies

Comparable work

All case studies
ManufacturingUnited Kingdom2024

Bespoke hydraulic power unit built to an existing machine footprint

Challenge
A 30-year-old press power unit was failing repeatedly, but the available floor area and existing pipework interfaces ruled out any standard replacement unit.
Result
The replacement unit was installed during a scheduled weekend. Oil temperature stabilised 14 °C lower than the original installation and unplanned press stoppages attributed to hydraulics fell to zero over the following year.

14 °C

Lower operating temperature

1 weekend

Installation window

InfrastructureUnited Kingdom2025

Obsolete drive platform migrated across a single shutdown window

Challenge
Pumping station drives had reached end of support, with no spares available and a control platform that could not be extended. The site could only be taken offline for 36 hours.
Result
All six drives were replaced and commissioned within the outage window, with parameter sets loaded before delivery. The station returned to automatic control 7 hours ahead of the plan.

6

Drives replaced

36 hrs

Outage window

FAQ

Custom Solutions for Industrial Automation — common questions

Platform compatibility: Hardware verified against the controller family and network protocol already installed. That shapes how the service is run, from the supplier set we go to through to the documentation delivered with the goods.

Yes. Controller, I/O, HMI, networking and sensing supplied as one verified package with a single delivery and document set.

Always. Nothing is built until you have approved the design documentation, and any subsequent change is handled through documented change control.

That is the usual requirement. We survey the existing installation and design to the available space, connections and control interface.

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Custom Solutions · Industrial Automation

Discuss your requirement.

Send the scope, the constraint you are working to, or the package that has slipped. We will tell you what is achievable and what it will take.

Industrial Automation overview

We typically respond within one business day.