Industrial Controls & Automation Engineering

We troubleshoot, modernize & commission industrial automation systems.

PLC/HMI engineering, controls retrofits, industrial troubleshooting, integration and commissioning for manufacturers and automation projects.

PLC & HMIControls RetrofitsTroubleshootingCommissioningIntegration
Elwell Automation Consulting LLC
ENGINEERING FOCUSControls → Field ExecutionRockwell · Ignition · Industrial Integration
01DiagnoseFind the actual controls problem.
02EngineerBuild a practical solution.
03IntegrateConnect systems and field devices.
04CommissionValidate it where it matters.

What EAC Delivers

Controls engineering for problems that cost production time.

EAC helps solve controls problems, improve reliability, modernize legacy systems and move automation projects from diagnosis through field execution.

01 / CONTROLS

PLC & HMI Engineering

Allen-Bradley ControlLogix / CompactLogix, Studio 5000, logic modifications, troubleshooting and operator-interface improvements.

  • Programming & diagnostics
  • Sequence / logic changes
  • HMI development
LEGACYMODERN

02 / MODERNIZATION

Controls Modernization & Retrofits

Brownfield controls modifications, legacy modernization, system upgrades and staged migration planning with production realities in mind.

  • Legacy controls upgrades
  • Brownfield modifications
  • Phased migration planning
FAULTROOT CAUSE

03 / TROUBLESHOOTING

Industrial Troubleshooting

Root-cause analysis for recurring controls faults, hard-to-diagnose downtime, poor diagnostics and production issues that keep returning.

  • Controls diagnostics
  • Recurring fault investigation
  • Production support

Field-Oriented Engineering

From code to cabinet to commissioning.

Controls work is only successful when the complete system behaves correctly in production. EAC connects software decisions to field devices, electrical systems, operators and commissioning realities.

Bring us the problem

Technical Capabilities

Built around the systems found on the plant floor.

PLC

Controls

Allen-Bradley / Rockwell Automation
ControlLogix · CompactLogix
Studio 5000
VFD / motor-control integration

HMI

Visualization & SCADA

Ignition SCADA
HMI development
Alarming & trending
Reusable templates & standards

NET

Industrial Integration

OPC UA · Modbus · MQTT
Industrial networking
Device / data integration
Communications diagnostics

I/O

Field Execution

I/O checkout · device validation
Startup & commissioning
Root-cause troubleshooting
Technical documentation

Best-Fit Projects

Where EAC can create immediate technical value.

Defined controls scopes, difficult production problems and automation projects that need experienced engineering ownership.

Talk Through a Scope
01Recurring controls faultsHard-to-diagnose downtime, nuisance trips and weak diagnostics.
02Commissioning & startupCheckout, device validation, testing and controls support.
03SCADA improvementsCleaner architecture, usability, alarming and trending.
04Legacy modernizationUpgrade aging systems without unnecessary disruption.
05Integration & standardsEquipment/data integration, reusable architectures and documentation.

Industrial Environments

ManufacturingMaterial HandlingWarehousing & DistributionPackagingAutomated ProductionMedical Device

Why EAC

Technical accountability without layers of overhead.

Elwell Automation Consulting LLC is a Washington-based industrial controls and automation engineering company founded by Brandon Elwell.

EAC combines controls depth with a maintenance and reliability perspective: understand how the equipment actually behaves, identify the technical cause and carry the solution through validation.

01

Direct Technical Access

Project discussions stay close to the people responsible for engineering decisions and execution.

02

Plant-Floor Perspective

Solutions account for maintenance, diagnostics, commissioning and production realities.

03

Flexible Execution

From targeted troubleshooting to defined project scopes and longer-term engineering support.

04

Controls-Focused Expertise

PLC, SCADA, integration, commissioning and troubleshooting are core capabilities.

Engineering Capacity

Need additional controls engineering depth?

EAC also provides technically screened controls engineers to support integrators, engineering firms and industrial project teams.

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Start a Conversation

Have a controls problem or automation project?

Recurring downtime, an aging controls system, a planned retrofit or a project that needs additional engineering support—send over what you know and EAC can determine the right next step.

Washington-basedLocal · Regional · Nationwide

Discuss your project with EAC.

brandon@elwellautomation.com

Helpful details: facility location · controls platform · problem/scope · desired timing

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