Controls
TRA's team of electrical engineers and programmers have developed hundreds of standard and custom controls systems for a wide variety of industries. Whether your system requires robotics, servo controls, hydraulic systems, or process measurement and controls TRA has the expertise to provide innovative, reliable controls systems.
Hardware
- Allen Bradley, GE, Omron, and other major PLC manufacturers
- Remote IO, Ethernet, DeviceNet, and other communication systems
- TRA OI-15 Advanced Human-Machine-Interface
- TRA WM Weld Monitor Process Control Unit
- TRA Compact Terminal Blocks
- TRA Clamps with and without built-in sensors, DeStaco, and other brands
Let TRA's years of experience in the manufacturing industry work for you to help automate your system and save time, money, and worry. Often, the advantages of an expertly engineered controls system only become apparent after a period of time. Our engineers strive to design systems that are resilient and easy to maintain.
Advanced Options
- RFID Access Control
- Process Monitoring
- Sensor Check Technology, Poke-Yoke
- Advanced machine interfaces with visual sensor verification
- Quick-change tooling systems
- Atlas-Copco torquer data acquisition
- Non-conforming product and process control
- Automated integration of periferal equipment
- Automated part measurement
- Robotic loading, unloading, and material handling
- Integrated vision systems
Our track record, showcased in our Case Studies, speaks for itself. TRA was instrumental in developing the controls package currently used by Johnson Controls Inc. to allow numerous tools to work on a single piece of capital equipment. Our innovative controls interfaces instantly show operators the status of the machine, improving performance upwards of 20% for operators and maintenance. TRA was then hired to develop a system to allow the seamless interchange of tooling between robotic equipment. Our controls package, industrial HMI, and programming structure quickly became part of the standard specifications for this customer and others.
We extended this technology for another Fortune 500 customer and designed a single system that automatically changes more than 12 fixtures between 11 robots in our Supercell Concept. TRA's innovative solution easily allows for adding tooling, functionality, and equipment to the current system and allows our end customer to produce parts in-house at significant savings over their previous out-sourcing process.
TRA continues to innovate controls and robotics in welding and tube bending applications, as well as other industries, with a new line of standard systems such as our FlexCell and robot tube bender.
