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Control panels

Control panels,start to finish.

We design and build control panels, deliver the PLC, HMI and drive programming, then install, integrate and start them up, with IQ+ built in. Need a panel for your application? The answer is yes. We do our best work when we build the whole system, so everything works together from day one.

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Start to finish

  1. 01

    Design

    Panel layout, electrical schematics and the sequence of operations, worked out before anything is built.

  2. 02

    Build

    Built and wired in our shop, then checked out before it ships.

  3. 03

    Program

    PLC, HMI and drive programming, plus the machine safety system.

  4. 04

    Install and start up

    Installation, integration and startup on site, anywhere in the United States.

  5. 05

    Connect IQ+

    IQ+ Concierge, IQ+ Sentinel or Solar IQ+ built in, so the machine reports back from day one.

  6. 06

    Support

    Technical support after startup, from the company that built it.

One company, one system

Parts and pieces from different companies lead to dropped communication, mismatched connections and a mess nobody owns. We build the whole system, so one company is responsible for making it work.

Parts and pieces

  • A panel shop, a programmer, an installer and a software vendor, each on its own schedule
  • Every handoff is a chance for something to get lost
  • When something doesn't work, each company points to another
  • Connecting the machine to software becomes one more project, with one more vendor

One company

  • One company from design through startup and support
  • One point of contact and one point of responsibility
  • Panel, code and software designed to work together from the start
  • IQ+ built in, so the machine reports back to you

Panels we've built

Panels from our shop. Many of our customers are under NDA, so some panels appear without a name.

Inside a TAB WRAPPER TORNADO Genius controls panel mounted on the machine: power supply and fuses across the top, labeled terminal blocks, an IDEC safety relay and interface relays in the middle, and a variable frequency drive on the right.
  1. Variable frequency drive
  2. IDEC HR6S safety relay
  3. 24 V DC power supply
  4. Class CC main fuses
  5. Interface relays
  6. Labeled terminals and wiring
Automatic stretch wrappers

Genius controls panel, TAB WRAPPER TORNADO

Built for TAB Industries

The Genius controls panel for the TAB WRAPPER TORNADO, shown mounted on the machine. It's built on IDEC safety and automation hardware and runs the IQ+ maintenance module.

  • IDEC HG3G HMI on the door
  • IDEC HR6S safety relay
  • Drive programming for the wrapper's VFD
  • IQ+ maintenance module built in
A floor-standing control panel for a fully automated TAB wrapping system with its door open: three operator devices and neatly bundled wiring on the door, an Ethernet switch, IDEC PLC, circuit breakers and power supply across the top, columns of labeled terminal blocks in the middle, and six variable frequency drives on the right.
  1. Ethernet switch
  2. IDEC PLC and I/O
  3. 24 V DC power supply
  4. Circuit breakers
  5. Labeled terminals and wiring
  6. Six variable frequency drives
  7. Door wiring, bundled and secured
Fully automated wrapping systems

Main control panel, fully automated TAB wrapping system

Built for TAB Industries

The main control panel for a fully automated TAB wrapping system, with an IDEC PLC, six variable frequency drives and operator devices in the door.

  • IDEC PLC with I/O
  • Six variable frequency drives
  • Circuit protection and labeled wiring
  • Door wiring bundled and secured
Inside a Solar IQ+ enclosure: a 24 V battery backup, network switch and fan thermostat across the top, a power supply, DC UPS module, surge protection and fuses in the middle row, and an inverter data manager and precision energy meter along the bottom.
  1. 24 V battery backup
  2. DC UPS module
  3. 24 V DC power supply
  4. Surge protection
  5. Inverter data manager
  6. Precision energy meter
  7. Network switch
  8. Cooling fan thermostat
Solar power plants

Solar IQ+ enclosure

Our own plant controller enclosure, running Solar IQ+, our software for managing solar power plants. An IDEC operator interface and controller sit in the door, with battery-backed 24 V power, surge protection and precision energy metering inside.

  • Control at the point of interconnection
  • Any number of inverter products or technologies
  • Volt-VAR support for IEEE 1547-2018
A large double-door control panel with both doors open: a remote I/O system and DC circuit breakers across the top, then a DC power supply, a column of ice cube interposing relays, double-level terminal blocks and banks of slimline relays, with incoming power, a circuit breaker and surge protection at the bottom, all with labeled wiring.
  1. Remote I/O system
  2. DC circuit breakers
  3. 24 V DC power supply
  4. Ice cube interposing relays with 10 A contacts
  5. Double-level terminal blocks
  6. 6 mm slimline relays, banked in 16 channels
  7. 120 V surge protection device
  8. Incoming power circuit breaker
Industrial controls

Double-door control panel

A large double-door control panel, built and wired in our shop, with a remote I/O system, interposing relays, banks of slimline relays and hundreds of labeled wires laid out so every circuit is easy to trace.

  • Built and wired in our shop
  • Labeled wiring throughout
  • Checked out before it ships
Your application

Need a control panel?

The answer is yes. Tell us what the machine needs to do, and we'll design the panel, deliver the programming, start it up and connect it to IQ+.

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Tell us about your application