A desk-tested program is only the starting point. On the floor, the logic must handle a jam under full accumulation, a scanner no-read at 200+ cartons per minute, or an e-stop pressed mid-cycle. All that takes field time.
Our PLC code is written and tested around the actual machines, sensors, scanners, motors, and operating sequences it will control. We validate every sequence under load and stay beside the line through go-live. That means testing jams, no-reads, e-stops, recovery sequences, and operator handoffs at production speed before your team runs the system on its own.
Logic. Screens. Panels. Commissioning.
From the PLC rung to the HMI screen your operator checks at shift change, every layer of control is built by the same team that installs the equipment.
Most control failures begin at a handoff. The mechanical contractor refers the issue to the panel shop, the panel shop looks to the programmer, and your line remains idle while three companies work to determine error ownership.
We deliver controls engineering, custom fabrication, installation, and software under one roof. One team, one timeline, one point of accountability. That’s all you need.
Good PLC code moves one piece of equipment correctly. It does not decide where a carton should go. That decision lives a layer up, and without it your system is just equipment. ControlPoint WCS bridges the gap between your WMS and physical equipment, driving the PLCs on your conveyor systems in real time through a configurable rule engine for routing and sortation logic.
Systems Automated has been building and controlling warehouse automation since 1983, with 645 projects in the last four years across 3PL, retail distribution, and manufacturing.
Most PLC programming companies either quote you eighteen months and seven figures or send a contractor with a laptop. Mid-market operations need a sensible investment option.
Our programmers commission the code they write. They are at the panel through go-live, validating the system under real operating conditions and staying involved when an issue requires further attention.
Design, fabrication, controls, software, and installation move under one coordinated scope. Fewer handoffs keep decisions moving, responsibilities clear, and project schedules on track.
PLC programming is writing the logic a controller runs to operate equipment: reading sensors, timing motors, sequencing machines. In a warehouse, it drives conveyors, sorters, scanners, scales, and label applicators.
PLC programming refers to the equipment. HMI programming builds the screens operators use to see and command it. Keeping both in one scope prevents screens that misreport what the controller is doing.
Yes. We reverse-engineer the existing logic, document it, and rebuild what needs rebuilding. Undocumented systems inherited from a previous integrator are a common starting point for our control projects.
We work primarily on Rockwell CompactLogix and ControlLogix, with Ignition for HMI and SCADA. Integration runs over Ethernet/IP, Modbus, and RESTful APIs into whatever WMS or ERP you already have.
A single-line retrofit typically runs weeks. Scope, existing documentation, and equipment condition set the schedule, and you get a fixed timeline before you commit to anything.
PLC programming for industrial automation works when the logic matches the HMI, the panel, and the equipment on the floor. We keep every layer connected through installation and go-live. This is the standard we have worked to since 1983.
