Barb Electrical & Controls Solutions, LLC. Design • Install • Troubleshoot • Support

Projects & Case Studies

Selected projects highlighting controls, automation, and electrical work performed for our growing list of satisfied Central Kentucky clients.

Modern industrial automation machinery
Modern automation equipment
Electronic control devices and PLC equipment
Electrical controls hardware
Industrial assembly line automation
Factory Robotic Systems
Complex industrial machinery in a modern factory
Factory automation systems

Ethereal Brewing — Brewing System Controls

Scope: Controls design and integration for a 9-vessel brewhouse including all panel design, PLC programming, and operator interface covering the full brewing process: temperature and flow control, recipe management, process alarms, motor controls for pumps, grinders and conveyors.

Highlights:

  • Custom panel design and build
  • Custom PLC programming for recipes and batch tracking
  • Operator-friendly HMI to reduce process complexity and human touch points
  • Improved process consistency and analyis through contextual data logging
  • Reduction of process downtime through advanced auto-recovery logic and system redesign implementing redundancy

Gattitown — Ride Equipment Controls & Safety

Scope: Emergency recovery of failed equipment, equipment operational enhancements, safety critical upgrades, personnel training, creation of maintenance and recovery frameworks

Highlights:

  • Emergency system recovery from diagnosis through component sourcing and acquisition of OEM documentation
  • Equipment reprogramming for operational enhancements
  • Critical safety system upgrades
  • Creation of recovery and maintenance frameworks including updated documentation
  • Upskilling of onsite personnel
  • Remote support for system troubleshooting and recovery

High Speed Sortation and Material Handling - Process Design and Automation, Legacy Equipment Retrofit and Upgrade, Safety Systems Upgrades

Scope: Design, installation, and support for an integrated scalable sortation solution, upgrades of legacy equipment, and revision of PLC logic for material handling systems.

Highlights:

  • Designed and integrated a scalable turn-key sortation solution
  • Created detailed operator and maintenance documentation and manuals
  • Upgraded legacy PLC systems to modern networked architectures
  • Created and implemented plant-wide SCADA system
  • Revised MHE control logic across various processes to enhance thrpughput and uptime

High Speed Manufacturing - Equipment Maintenance, Process Redesign and Automation, System Safety Enhancements, Legacy Equipment Retrofit and Upgrade

Scope: System redesign and automation, safety enhancements, and legacy equipment retrofit and upgrade.

Highlights:

  • Redesign of decommissioned manufacturing equipment for modernized processes
  • Electrical control panel maintenance
  • Critical safety system upgrades
  • Retrofit of legacy plc and controls for modernized network design
  • Created and implemented plant-wide SCADA system
  • On-site and remote support for system troubleshooting and recovery