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SUCCESS STORY: Premier Automation Engineers Get Robotic Cell Up and Running!

Recently, one of Premier Automation’s Senior Automation Engineers visited a customer in Ridgway, PA to assist them with their A2 robotic cell machine. The machine was brought into the U.S. from an OEM in Germany that is no longer in business. Traditionally, German code writing can be complex, which led to subsequent challenges for the customer. 


In addition, the system has a Siemens PLC with an FM357-2 module in it that was not functioning and needed to be replaced. These modules are not readily available—only from Siemens as a spare repaired unit. Once the module was replaced, it still needed to be configured, which not many people know how to do.

In conjunction with Siemens’ Hotline support, two of Premier Automation’s Senior Automation Engineers were able to determine the issues and get the machine back up and running. After several days of debugging and working through the code, Premier Automation was able to get the machine back into production.


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Whitepaper: What Will Manufacturing Look Like When The COVID-19 Pandemic is in our Rear-View Mirror?

Overview

The answer to this is a difficult one.  There are many ways this could end.  One is a vaccine becomes available and life goes back to normal, although this may not happen for even a few years.  The more likely result is we get through this surge of infections, and once free to do so, companies pick up the pieces and try to get back to production as they did before.  But can they if social distancing strategies make the way they did business before obsolete, using multiple workers to complete tasks in groups where exposure may be likely?  Will workers be comfortable coming to work where they risk exposure that isn’t just dangerous to themselves, but also to their families?

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About Premier Automation

Premier Automation is an engineered solutions company that specializes in providing automation, robotics, drives and electrical control solutions.

Whitepaper: Service, Engineering & Support in a Time of Social Distancing

Overview

Many companies in many industries rely on us at Premier Automation for our engineering, service and support to supplement their staff, troubleshoot difficult problems and to design solutions for their needs.  In the current situation, many sites are not allowing visitors and vendors on-site to mitigate the risks to their employees and outside personnel which is taking away access to resources that they had at their disposal prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.  Numerous solutions exist and thinking outside of the box may provide opportunities to continue business as usual through these difficult times.

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About Premier Automation

Premier Automation is an engineered solutions company that specializes in providing automation, robotics, drives and electrical control solutions.

Addressing Coronavirus/COVID-19

Addressing Coronavirus/COVID-19

During these trying times we want to assure our nation's manufacturing base that Premier Automation stands united to help address manufacturing shortages of necessary supplies.

We are actively monitoring the COVID-19/Coronavirus situation and are taking the steps recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and local health authorities to help keep our communities safe.

Premier Automation To Open Washington, PA Location

MONROEVILLE, PA —In the near future, Premier Automation will begin operations at a new location near Washington, PA. The new facility will allow Premier Automation to more conveniently serve customers with increased capacity. The expansion will be located in an existing 66,000 square foot facility and will offer full engineering and manufacturing services. The new manufacturing space will be used to build large and small electrical controls to support the growing manufacturing base in western Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia.

Premier Automation Receives Ranking for Fastest Growing Companies

Premier Automation has recently been confirmed a winner of the 2017 Fastest Growing Companies by the Pittsburgh Business Times!

The results are in, and Premier Automation has received recognition for their 17.2% growth in sales from 2014-2016. There are 101 companies ranked by overall growth and within industry categories. With an overall ranking of 91, Premier Automation also received the ranking as number 8 in the Environmental/Engineering/Energy category.

Now with 106 employees (8 of whom were part of the original founding team) Premier Automation’s vision remains the same as they strive to help local, national, and international companies become more technologically advanced through innovative answers and passionate engineering. Premier Automation looks forward to many more successful years!

Premier Automation is Recognized as Fastest Growing Company & Best Places to Work

August 7, 2017 - Premier Automation has recently been confirmed a winner of the 2017 Fastest Growing Companies by the Pittsburgh Business Times! In addition to receiving this recognition, Premier Automation was also a winner of the Pittsburgh Business Times 2017 Best Places to Work.

With nearly 100 employees, 8 of whom were part of the original founding team, Premier Automation’s vision remains the same as they strive to help local, national, and international companies become more technologically advanced, efficient and competitive through innovative answers and passionate engineering. Premier Automation looks forward to many more successful years.

Stay tuned for more information on Premier Automation's rankings!

4 Ways to Improve Midstream Process Optimization

Uncertainty in global markets acts as one of the biggest motivator for optimization of all sorts. The recent oil price slump was alarming for all, from government-owned oil companies to century old gas-giants. In such situations, every dollar saved per unit is rewarded, as the stakes are simply too high. Process Optimization is one of the most cost-effective ways to improve profit margins and drive a company through prolonged market slumps.

Premier Automation Achieves ISNetworld Certification

PITTSBURGH, February 17, 2016 - Premier Automation is proud to announce ISNetworld certification. While many companies promise a seamless partnership, fewer businesses back up these claims with the documentation clients really need. ISNetworld (ISN) provides a portal for companies and clients to pool safety, insurance, quality and regulatory documentation to streamline projects, saving money and time for both parties. The ISN system standardizes project management to decrease incident rates and increase compliance rates.

Premier Automation Named 2015 Best Places to Work

PITTSBURGH, February 2, 2016 - The Pittsburgh Business Times named Premier Automation one of Pittsburgh’s Best Places to Work in 2015. Premier Automation ranked in the Large Company category with nearly 100 employees, 8 of whom have been with the company since its foundation.

The Pittsburgh Business Times selects the Best Places to Work by surveying companies across four metrics: