Unstable cycle times
Sequences, sensors, axes and enables are organised to make the machine rhythm more predictable.
Industrial sector
Industrial automation for metalworking
Electrical and software solutions for handling, production cells, robotics, machine side and revamping where safety, cycle times and diagnostics have to work together.
- Handling
- Robotics
- Machine side
- Safety
- Revamping
Safety + cycle
clear interlocks without losing productivity
Machine side
panel, field and HMI aligned with the real machine
What we solve
The technical questions that matter before the quote.
In metalworking every second of the cycle counts, but without readable diagnostics and safety the gain is lost in downtime and restarts.
Hard-to-read safety
Interlocks and safety states must be understandable in the HMI and during maintenance.
Risky revamping
Migrating an existing machine requires field knowledge, tests before the downtime and updated documentation.
Insufficient diagnostics
A useful alarm has to point to the module, phase, signal or condition preventing the restart.
Related services
The D&D services for a metalworking line.
From the electrical schematic to the software, from the panel to start-up: every service has a clear scope and stays coordinated with the others.
Schematics, BOMs, panel architectures and documentation ready for build and maintenance.
Machine logic, operator interfaces, supervision, diagnostics and production data collection.
Tidy wiring, traceable components and electrical tests before delivery.
Signal tests, functional checks, commissioning and operational support in the field.
From field to data
One single flow between machine, panel, software and testing.
D&D starts from the real machine: machine side, panel, sensors, actuators and HMI are designed to make operation, fault finding and testing simpler.
Automation designed for those who have to produce, verify and maintain.
The quality of the automation shows when the machine stops: whoever steps in has to immediately understand what is missing and why.
Field
Sensors, actuators and real signals
Survey of critical signals, machine conditions, field networks and operating constraints.
Panel
Power, machine side and safety
Electrical schematic, I/O, drives and components organised for testing and maintenance.
PLC / HMI / SCADA
Logic, diagnostics and data
Sequences, recipes, alarms, trends and operator pages built around the process.
Testing
FAT, start-up and restart
Functional tests, checks with the customer and field support through to production.
Typical applications
Where the intervention has to create control, not complexity.
Each sector page goes into the detail of the areas where D&D can bring electrical, software, testing and operational support.
Handling and conveying
Sequences, sensors, actuators, enables and accumulation management.
Production cells
Module coordination, restarts and line states.
Robotics and cells
Interfaces, signals, safety and diagnostics towards PLC/HMI.
Machine side
Wiring, panels, pushbutton stations, I/O and field networks.
Revamping
PLC/HMI migration, panel upgrade and functional tests.
Machine safety
Interlocks, emergencies, permissives and documented testing.
D&D method
First understand the process, then write the software.
On metalworking machines you don't need a generic solution. You need a technical reading of constraints, signals, downtime, operators and real goals.
Tested sequences
Readable safety
Updated documentation
Analysis
Technical constraints and production goal
We collect documentation, plant status, recurring problems and the expected result.
Design
Consistent electrical and software
Panel, PLC, HMI and supervision are designed as one operating system.
Testing
Tests before the field
Critical functions are tested to reduce the risk at start-up.
Start-up
Support through to production
The final step is making the solution usable by operators and maintenance.
Related experience
Projects and resources to start from.
Concrete references to understand how D&D translates the sector into automation, panel, software and testing.
Coming soon
Available soonNew case study
A new real plant from this sector will be online soon, with context and results.
Service
Open service
PLC, HMI and SCADA software
Architecture, diagnostics, recipes and supervision data for industrial software.
Operational questions
Quick answers before the first technical discussion.
Can you work on machines you didn't design?
Yes, if documentation, a field survey and access to the panel make it possible to reconstruct the real state of the machine.
How do you handle safety and cycle times together?
We don't treat them as separate worlds: states, interlocks and enables must be clear in the HMI and consistent with the production sequence.
Is step-by-step revamping possible?
Often yes. We separate immediate issues, necessary migrations and later improvements, so the downtime can be planned better.
What data is needed to assess an intervention?
Electrical schematics, PLC/HMI, panel photos, cycle description, a list of problems, existing safety and production-downtime constraints.
Technical contact
Tell us about your metalworking plant.
You don't need a complete specification. The sector, machine or line, goal and main constraints are enough: your request reaches the D&D technical team already in context.
- An initial technical read of the request.
- Request sent with the sector and source page.
- Reply within 1–2 business days when the data is sufficient.