The questions we get asked. With short answers.

Whatever the machine needs: functional analysis, electrical engineering, PLC, HMI and SCADA software, the control panel, testing, start-up and support. We agree on the scope together, based on the machine, the process and the schedule.

With what the machine has to do, what isn’t working today and how much downtime you can afford. Then we decide whether to touch the panel, PLC, HMI, networks, safety, or just one part.

Yes: just the schematics, just the software, just the panel or just the testing. Where the parts overlap, we keep an eye on the rest so everything fits.

Yes, both: new machines, revamping, line extensions, PLC migrations. On plants in production, the plan accounts for downtime, testing, backups and restart.

A description of the machine, the goal, schematics, the I/O list, the PLC brand, a few photos of the panel, recurring alarms and a rough start-up date. If documentation is missing, we start with a site survey.

We split the job into deliverables: documents, panel, software, tests, start-up. For each one it’s clear what arrives, who approves it and what depends on the client, the machine builder or suppliers.

Multi-line schematics, panel layout, cable list, I/O list, terminal strips, bill of materials and wiring notes. Everything needed to build the panel and, later, to maintain it. More in Electrical engineering.

IEC by default. For North America we design and build panels ready for UL 508A or CSA certification, which the certifying body then issues on site.

Yes, in our own workshop: assembly, wiring, labeling, electrical checks and functional tests before delivery. More in Control panel building.

Yes. Every panel ships with its routine verifications and a declaration of conformity to IEC 61439 (CEI EN 61439): wiring, continuity, insulation, power supplies, power-up tests and I/O tests.

Yes, after machine changes, replacements, new sensors or a PLC migration. If the schematics no longer match the panel, we survey first and then bring them back in line.

Yes. The client’s part numbering, naming conventions and preferred brands go into the design before production, together with component availability.

When space or heat dissipation runs short, components are obsolete, the schematics are gone, or years of changes make every intervention a risk.

Siemens, Rockwell, Schneider/Modicon and other industrial platforms. The choice depends on what’s already in the plant, the client’s standards and spare parts. More in PLC, HMI and SCADA software.

Both: software for new machines, new functions, better diagnostics, migrations, logic that needs to be brought back in line with the process.

Yes: operation, alarms, recipes, trends, parameters, maintenance and diagnostics. Designed so operators understand at a glance and maintenance finds the fault right away.

Yes: trends, reports, alarm history, production data and interfaces to plant systems, with a scope agreed with IT/OT and production.

Yes, for batch plants, dosing, compounding and multi-format lines: recipes, setpoints, protected parameters, user levels and changeover traceability.

PROFINET, PROFIBUS, EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet and the links to drives, instruments, remote I/O, safety and supervision.

Yes, when the contract includes it: backups, versions, release notes and parameters. You need them to restart after a fault and for future work.

Often, yes: HMI messages, machine states, stop causes, trends and maintenance pages, keeping the existing architecture if it’s still reliable.

Starting from the risk assessment: devices, stop logic, interlocks, guards, resets and diagnostics, including safety PLCs and components such as Sick or Pilz.

Testing in our workshop, before shipping: panel, software, HMI, I/O, main sequences, alarms and recipes, proven before they reach the field.

Testing on site: power, field signals, actuators, networks, sequences with product, safety and operators, under real production conditions.

In a single list, with priority, owner and status. That way it’s clear right away what is blocking, what needs finishing and what can wait. More in Testing and start-up.

Yes: using the HMI, alarms, recipes, restart, maintenance pages and backups, for the people who run the line and the people who fix it.

For panels, the declaration of conformity to IEC 61439 (CEI EN 61439). For everything else, the FAT and SAT reports and the documentation agreed for the job.

Cable and fiber optics, packaging, rubber and compounds, chemical, food and beverage and metalworking, plus special plants built to spec.

Yes: extrusion, wire drawing, synchronization, drives, supervision, quality control and data collection.

Yes: machine sequences, format changeovers, less scrap, operator interfaces, cycle times and integration into high-speed lines.

Yes: weighing, dosing, mixing cycles, recipes, batches, alarms and process data collection.

Yes: dosing, process control, instruments, valves, pumps, recipes, traceability and supervision.

Yes, with attention to washdown, batches, recipes, traceability, production continuity and clear screens for the people who use them.

Yes: PLC, HMI, field signals, safety, drives, robots and automated cells, with sequences, interlocks and functional tests.

Yes: a new PLC, a new HMI, a new panel, updated safety, redrawn schematics, data collection or better diagnostics. More in Revamping.

Often, yes, with good preparation: signal survey, analysis of the existing software, I/O mapping, bench tests, backups and a restart plan.

Yes, for anyone who has bought from us, and the first year is free: software updates, HMI changes, fault analysis, remote support and on-site service.

Yes, if the plant has secure, authorized remote access. From Mesero we check alarms and parameters, retrieve backups and make low-risk changes.

Call +39 02 97289083. Have the symptom, the alarm on screen, the PLC brand and the last change made ready.

Yes, in Europe, the Americas and Asia, with documentation in English, remote support and on-site start-ups.

Yes, on request: schematics, lists, functional notes, operating manuals and test reports.

It depends on scope, machine, documentation, components and downtime windows. A targeted change can be done in a few days; a complete line needs planning from the start.

From the Talk to an engineer page: your goal, the machine, the timeline and the documents you have. If needed, we set up a technical call to pin down the scope.