Our Services

A better control panel is just four weeks away

Whether you’re scaling your operation or building a prototype, we can help you build higher quality control panels that fit your exact needs.

Design & engineering

Our team has decades of experience designing panels to meet any customer requirements and industry standards.

We can advise on projects of any size, finding efficiencies and preventing issues before they happen.

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Designs to spec

Designs to spec

Custom electrical design to to meet specific client requirements and industry standards.

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Electrical schematics

Creation of comprehensive electrical schematics, wiring diagrams and bill of materials.

Engineer reviewing printed electrical schematics during the control panel design phase.

Component sourcing

We can build to spec or recommend our default components, including PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, relays, switches, and other power and control devices.

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Fabrication & assembly

Our automated build process means more consistent, faster, higher-quality builds.

Higher quality is our standard.

Automated CNC machine drilling precise mounting holes into a stainless steel control panel enclosure during fabrication.
Automated CNC machine drilling precise mounting holes into a stainless steel control panel enclosure during fabrication.

Enclosure modification

CNC for cutouts and knockouts on enclosures, and drilling and tapping backplanes.

Automated wire-processing machine cutting, stripping, and routing blue control wiring for control panel assembly.
Automated wire-processing machine cutting, stripping, and routing blue control wiring for control panel assembly.

Wiring and assembly

Fully automated wire processing for accurate cut-to-length, stripped and ferruled wires.

Technician inspecting a control panel with Eaton circuit breakers, Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O modules, and labeled wiring on terminal blocks.
Technician inspecting a control panel with Eaton circuit breakers, Beckhoff EtherCAT I/O modules, and labeled wiring on terminal blocks.

Labeling

Proper labeling of all wires, terminals, and components for easy identification and maintenance.

Two Podium Automation technicians wiring a large open control panel with variable frequency drives, a transformer, and wire ducts.
Technician assembling a control panel with a transformer, power supply, circuit breakers, and wire ducts.

Verified by experts. Human experts conduct thorough testing to ensure every panel is built exactly to spec before it ships.

Testing & quality assurance

Functional testing

Thorough point-to-point and power on testing of control panels to ensure they meet design specifications and function correctly.

Compliance testing

Ensuring panels meet industry standards and regulations, including full UL compliance.

Documentation

Providing electrical schematics, bill of materials, and relevant component data sheets with every shipped panel.

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Serving all kinds of industries

We’ve built panels for projects big and small. No matter the scale or application, we put the same care and attention into every control panel we design and build.

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Water and Wastewater

Built for reliability in rugged and regulated environments

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Warehouse Automation

Supporting robotics, sensors, and conveyor logic

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Chemical Processing

Safe, compliant panels for volatile or hazardous applications

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Aerospace and Defense

Precision panels for mission-critical equipment

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Data Centers

Low-latency builds to support growing infrastructure

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Food and Beverage

Hygienic, high-uptime panels that meet safety codes and wash down environments

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Automotive

UL-compliant panels for advanced manufacturing systems

Managing the supply chain, so your panel stays on track

Our partnerships with major manufacturers and key distributors mean we can procure parts for lower costs and flow around disruptions and delays.