Piedmont Automation is an engineering firm with automation and custom software expertise in the liquid petroleum market and manufacturing environments. We provide a wide range of services including design, programming, equipment selection, commissioning and maintenance of automated control systems. As a B&R partner and distributor we represent full lines of PLC's, IPC's, Visualization Panels and Servos as well as a variety of drives, motors, enclosures and power equipment.

 

What We Do 

 

At Piedmont Automation our broad range of application experience and specialized training on leading automation enables us to design and implement your unique control system solutions.  Our in-depth understanding of networking factory devices and PC’s using  Ethernet,  DeviceNet,  Profibus, Modbus, Can bus and Data Highway allows us to integrate different types of new and existing equipment. Our PLC program development frequently utilizes object-oriented software & C languages. Real-time experience with various human machine interfaces including Intellution and Wonderware means that we can add value as we integrate visualization products and interfaces with your process equipment.

We can customize off-the-shelf  HMI software,  develop drivers to talk to your hardware or analyze and monitor your process with your IT systems and databases.  Piedmont Automation provide turnkey custom design and procurement  for your  solution, or support your existing automation system equipment.

Piedmont Automation currently has ongoing  projects in  the Oil & Gas industry,  where  we  specialize  in  terminal automation, equipment and customized software for process control, batch scheduling, remote terminal units, sampling, additive injection, line integrity visualization, metering and remote video monitoring  equipment.  Also, we  provide  ongoing  support  in  the  Pharmaceutical manufacturing  industry involving machinery software  controls  and  support  of production increases on those lines.

 

Our capabilities are often personalized for each client 

 

  System Integration 

  Application Service Provider 

  Consulting

  Custom Software Development  

  Maintenance Engineering 

  Control System Service 

  Documentation

  Project Management 

  Product Development 

  CAD

 

Previous experience includes these industries     

 

  Oil and gas – pipelines and terminals 

  Pharmaceutical

  Food and Beverage 

  Metals

  Plastics

  Manufacturing

 

Commonly applied products include                         

 

  Programmable Logic Controllers 

  PC based Control 

  Motion Control 

  Human Machine Interface 

  Networking