Automation is not about adding technology for its own sake.
It is about making a machine or process do what the operation needs – reliably, repeatably and safely.
TM Engineering designs and integrates industrial automation systems around the application, bringing together PLCs, HMIs, electrical controls, drives, sensors and machinery into one working solution.
START WITH WHAT THE MACHINE NEEDS TO DO
YOU DON'T NEED TO ARRIVE WITH THE ENGINEERING DRAWINGS.
Some customers arrive with a complete technical specification.
Others arrive with a machine, a production requirement or simply a problem that needs to be solved.
TM Engineering can work from either.
Our engineers assess the application, understand what the machine or process needs to achieve and help define the control-system requirements before the solution is designed.
BRING US THE PROBLEM.
WE'LL HELP ENGINEER THE SPECIFICATION.
FROM THE FIRST REQUIREMENT
TO A RUNNING MACHINE.
Industrial automation is more than programming a PLC. TM Engineering can take a requirement through design, component selection, panel building, programming, installation and commissioning.
UNDERSTAND
THE APPLICATION
What does the machine need to do?
What needs to move, stop, sense, control or communicate? The first step is understanding the process and the required outcome.
DESIGN THE
CONTROL SYSTEM
Turn the requirement into an engineered system.
The engineering team develops the electrical and control-system design around the application, using tools including EPLAN when developing systems from scratch.
SPECIFY & SOURCE
COMPONENTS
Select the right hardware for the application.
PLCs, HMIs, switchgear, sensors, drives, motors, gearboxes and other components are selected according to the project's requirements.
BUILD THE
CONTROL SYSTEM
Turn the design into physical control hardware.
Control panels are manufactured by TM Engineering's panel-building team, with components installed and wired according to the design.
BUILT OVER THE YEARS
PROGRAM THE
PLC & HMI
Build the logic behind the machine.
PLC logic controls the machine, while the HMI gives operators visibility and control over the process.
MAKE IT WORK
ON SITE.
Installation is where the engineering becomes production.
The completed system is installed, connected to the machinery, tested and commissioned.
DESIGN. BUILD. PROGRAM.
INSTALL. COMMISSION.
THE LOGIC BEHIND
THE MOVEMENT.
At the centre of many automation systems is the relationship between the PLC and HMI.
The PLC controls the operating logic, machinery movement and sequence.
The HMI gives the operator visibility into what the system is doing and provides the interface required to control it.
TM Engineering programs and integrates both as part of new automation systems, upgrades and machinery projects.
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DIFFERENT INDUSTRY.
DIFFERENT APPLICATION.
SAME CONTROL THINKING.
Industrial automation is not confined to one sector. The application may change, but the engineering principle remains: control the motors, sensors, machinery and process through one intelligent control system.
FOOD &
BEVERAGE
Bakery machinery, production equipment, processing and packaging systems.
FMCG
High-output production, filling, labelling, packaging and conveyor applications.
PHARMACEUTICAL
Production machinery and control-system applications where reliable automation and downtime reduction matter.
MINING
PLC programming, control panels and specialised automation projects for mining applications.
MANUFACTURING
Machine control, control panels, automation, specialised machinery and production-system upgrades.
PACKAGING &
AGRICULTURAL
PROCESSING
Custom automation for packaging and agricultural processing applications including washers, tippers and material-handling systems.
YOU ALREADY HAVE
THE MACHINE.
IT NEEDS TO WORK BETTER.
THE CONTROL.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE
PROCESS NEEDS TO DO.
THE SYSTEM STILL NEEDS TO BE ENGINEERED.
THE SOLUTION.
