Machine Controls

Control solutions from Matthews Automation help facilities in a broad range of industries further leverage their previous investments in conveyors, sorters and other material handling equipment. By upgrading the control technologies in existing equipment, companies meet changing business needs while extending the useful life of their current hardware.

Equipment Agnostic Controls and Software Expertise

Matthews Automation integrates—as well as retrofits and rejuvenates—a wide variety of original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs) technologies with hardware agnostic controls and software capable of managing and directing the operation of any automated material handling system. For you, that means we deliver only the solution that specifically and completely meets your supply chain needs.

Additionally, Matthews Automation engineers have hundreds of years of combined experience working with a multitude of OEM systems, both new and old. This experience allows our engineers to assist our customers in the proper, practical deployment of equipment that best meets their performance requirements in the most economical way.

We have extensive expertise designing, implementing and commissioning new deployments, retrofits and rejuvenations of a variety of both new and retired automated material handling equipment brands.

PLC

Programmable logic control (PLC) or programmable controller is an industrial computer that has been ruggedized and adapted for the control of manufacturing processes.

 Retrofitting

By upgrading the control technologies in existing equipment, companies meet changing business needs while extending the useful life of their current hardware. Add sentence about adding a part to retrofit

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Recontrols

Matthews works with you to provide )control solutions—including hardware, software and field wiring—throughout your DC for new installations. GTP recontrolling etc

Original equipment manufacturer (OEM)

Matthews integrates a wide variety of original equipment manufacturers’ (OEMs) technologies with hardware agnostic controls and software capable of managing and directing the operation of any automated material handling system.

Material handling equipment (MHE)

Mechanical equipment used for the movement, storage, control, and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal.