Industrial Solutions

Get more out of the gear you already own

Automation, Controls & Retrofit Engineering

Whether it's tuning up your existing control systems or a full retrofit, we handle it end to end: idea, scope, procurement, installation, commissioning, and the support afterwards, including spares and maintenance. One point of contact, no gaps between contractors.

What this typically involves

  • Scoping the upgrade or retrofit end to end
  • Managing procurement, installation, and commissioning
  • Ongoing support, spares, and maintenance after handover
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Common use cases

Where this typically comes up

1

Obsolete controls, no local support

The PLC or control system running a critical machine is so old the manufacturer no longer supports it, and the one person who understood it has since retired. A retrofit brings it back onto a platform any qualified technician can service.

2

A manual step holding back throughput

One manual step in an otherwise capable line is the bottleneck limiting output, while more-automated competitors are turning around jobs faster with the same floor space.

3

Burned by a fragmented project before

A previous upgrade involved multiple contractors, each responsible for their own piece, and nobody accountable for the whole outcome. Gaps between scopes turned into delays and finger-pointing.

Example scenario

the 30-year-old machine that got a new life

A manufacturer's main production machine was mechanically sound but its controls were obsolete: parts unavailable, and only one semi-retired technician knew how it worked. Replacing the machine: $800K+. We retrofitted modern controls for a fraction of that, lifted throughput roughly 15% through better sequencing, and left the operators with a system any local sparky can support. Same machine, decades more life.

Illustrative example for explanatory purposes, not a specific client case study.

Contact MACH directly

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07 3340 5114admin@machtechnicalsolutions.com.au
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