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Custom control & electronics work
Custom control boxes and operator panels, sensor monitoring and interlocks such as an ESD workstation monitor, counter stations and sensor alarm boxes, plus control-box wiring and modification, circuit changes and connector replacement for agreed applications.
- Control boxes
- Operator panels
- Counters / displays
- Sensor alarms
- Wiring / interfaces
3D model above is illustrative and drawn in code. Not a photograph of customer equipment or of a specific product.
Past projects
Control boxes and panels we have built
A selection of custom builds from our workshop. Customer names and sites are not shown.
Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Sensing & interlock
Smart ESD workstation monitor
A workstation interlock that only switches on power to an ESD station once the seated operator's wrist strap checks OK.
- Senses when an operator sits down; with the seat empty all three lamps are off and station power is off
- Amber lamp and a 5-second check for a correctly worn ESD wrist strap
- Strap OK: green lamp and station power on
- Strap faulty or not worn: red lamp, buzzer, and power stays off
- Leaving the seat clears the state; sitting down again restarts the full 5-second check
- PC dashboard shows the station state; check delay, sensitivity and detection distance are set to the customer's SOP
Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Control panel
Operator control panel
The control system for a modified wheeled excavator: a push-button panel in an IP56 enclosure that runs the drive and the augers on the left and right of the machine, which screw into the ground to hold it in place while it works.
- Forward, reverse and 4-wheel-drive selection
- Left and right auger controls with start and stop buttons
- Five speed-adjust knobs
- Emergency stop
Photo of the finished build Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Counter project
Inspection counter station
A stainless-steel counter station where each push button adds one to its own counter, so an operator can tally results by category.
- Twelve Omron H7EC counters on the front panel
- One labelled button per category, such as scratches, chip, crack, corrosion and contamination
- Reset button and front power switch
Photo of the finished build Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Monitoring & alarm
Custom humidity control box
A control box for a wafer fab with three digital humidity meters and a digital timer, wired to external humidity sensors and fitted with a local alarm.
- Three humidity set-point meters (Meter 1 to 3, reading in %) and a digital timer
- Red beacon and buzzer for the alarm
- Output connection and cabled sensor leads
Photo of the finished build Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Room monitoring & alarm
Temperature & humidity alarm display
Installed at a customer's request to watch the temperature and humidity of a room: a large LED display mounted high on the wall, with an external probe and a strobe siren, and upper and lower limits set for both readings.
- Large red LED display showing the room's temperature (°C) and relative humidity (%) at a glance
- External temperature and humidity probe, mounted on the cable trunking away from the display
- Upper and lower alarm limits set for temperature and for humidity to suit the room
- Red strobe siren comes on when either reading goes above its upper limit or below its lower limit
- Mounted on the wall just under the ceiling, with the cables run in PVC trunking and power from a nearby socket
Photo of the finished build Illustrative 3D model drawn in code to explain how the build works. Not a photograph.
Push-button control box
Five-sensor alarm box
A push-button control box for a wafer fab that watches five sensors, with a red indicator for each sensor and a buzzer for the alarm.
- Five red indicator lamps and a green push button
- Buzzer on the side of the enclosure
- Labelled plug-in sensor leads through cable glands
- Mains supply through a fused 13 A plug
Photo of the finished build
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