For metro Atlanta and north Georgia plants, TS Controls makes the trip down I-85 from Anderson, South Carolina, to troubleshoot and change PLCs, HMIs, drives, and robots at the machine.
PLCs, drives, and robots
On the PLC side, we work on Allen-Bradley from PLC-5 and SLC 500 to ControlLogix and CompactLogix, and Siemens from Step 5 to S7-1500 in TIA Portal, along with the PowerFlex, Kinetix, and SINAMICS drives on those networks.
Our robot programming covers KUKA, FANUC, and ABB, on both the robot and the PLC side of the cell. We also program Beckhoff TwinCAT machines on EtherCAT.
About two hours down I-85
Atlanta is about two hours down I-85 from Anderson, which keeps metro Atlanta within driving range for planned work scheduled around your outage window.
Jobs we can take on
For plants in metro Atlanta and north Georgia, that includes:
- Changeover logic for a new model or format, and the HMI screens to run it
- New stations, sensors, or remote I/O added to an existing ControlLogix or S7-1500 network
- PowerFlex and SINAMICS drive setup and replacement, and Kinetix motion
- Startup and commissioning support for new equipment on EV and supplier lines
- HMI rework where the screens no longer match how the line runs
- Counts, downtime, and line data pulled from the PLCs into Ignition or a SCADA/MES system
Plants we've supported include Volvo, Tesla, and Mercedes-Benz U.S. International. The Mercedes-Benz plant is in Vance, AL.
How the work is planned
- Program and photos. Send the program, photos of the panel, and the symptom or the change.
- Scope. We review the files and put the work, the outage it needs, and any evaluation visit in writing.
- The visit. We work in the window you set and test the changes with your team before the line goes back into production.
- Handover. Backups taken after the change, and notes written for the maintenance tech who opens the program next.
For a shutdown with a lot of controls work in it, outage-window planning puts the cutover on paper before the window opens.
Line down in Atlanta?
Call (877) 790-4697, 24/7, subject to personnel availability, and tell us what the HMI and controller show. We aim to be on site within 4 hours locally and 24 hours stateside, subject to personnel availability.
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