Project experience / Selected examples
Selected Honest Controls work and the earlier engineering experience we bring to new projects, from carton handling to legacy controls and system-level coordination.
01 / Completed Honest Controls project · 2025
Electrical installation and controls software brought together around the flow of cartons.
We brought together electrical rewiring and PLC control of individual motor-driven roller zones, carton-erector controls, and barcode-based carton tracking.
HMI-adjustable carton reserve gave operators control of carton supply. Tracking logic reconciled cartons manually inserted into or removed from the line.
The installation was completed and placed into operation, with site monitoring and redlined CAD/as-built updates supporting the handover.
The result: A running, integrated carton-handling line connecting field wiring, conveyor control, tracking, and operator settings.
02 / Earlier engineering experience
Modernize a conveyor and sortation system while managing the transition between old and new controls.
Our engineering background includes a phased migration involving approximately 20 processors, moving a conveyor and sortation system from PLC-5 to ControlLogix.
A separate three-rack migration included HMI work, operator training, and maintenance documentation, with startup carried out during a planned weekend changeover.
What carries into a new project: migration sequencing, interface awareness, cutover preparation, and a focus on the information the operations and maintenance teams need afterward.
These migration examples reflect engineering work completed before Honest Controls, LLC.
03 / Earlier engineering experience
Controls changes for a distribution-center sortation application included automatic speed calculation, induct metering, and anti-gridlock behavior.
04 / Earlier engineering experience
Packaging-flow changes addressed SKU routing, downstream interlocks, merge release, and coordination with palletizer availability.
Putting experience to work
We apply this engineering experience to new automation projects, combining controls design, panels, software, electrical installation, and startup. The aim is a connected system with practical operator tools and the documentation to maintain it.
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