Industrial Automation Consultants
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Positronics Incorporated is a team of highly technical engineers, software designers and programmers, and project managers specializing in real time motion control, robotics, PLC & HMI, machine vision, and firmware systems, from concept and design through on‑site commissioning at your facility.
Control systems for things that move
Positronics' primary focus is on control systems for real time environments where things physically move. This means that we are typically developing control system software that senses the world around it and manipulates physical objects. Often the base platform consists of a real time controller in conjunction with a Windows PC. A Windows PC provides the best connectivity to many different devices and allows us to bring them all together and coordinate their activities. We often call this coordination device a Cell Controller. It is common for us to use a Cell Controller to control a robot workcell's actions and coordinate them with devices that connect with Ethernet, USB, RS‑232, fieldbus, digital IO, and other similar interfaces.
We leverage our experience in Motion Controllers, Robots, Vision Systems, PLCs, and other devices we have experience with. We also often integrate Motion Control‑centric, Robot‑centric, and PLC‑centric systems. One size does not fit all in the industrial automation field. Simpler systems lend themselves to simpler control architectures.
We develop Applications and Graphical User Interfaces for Life Sciences, Metrology, Semiconductor, Solar, Solid State and Disk Drive, Quality Control, and Machine Control for proprietary/custom‑designed devices and medium to large scale systems.
Full-stack automation, from servo loop to supervisor screen
One team covering controls, software, firmware, and the mechanical and electrical design that ties it all together.
High-performance servo and stepper systems: multi-axis coordination, electronic camming and gearing, tension control, and drive tuning for demanding machinery.
Robot cell design and integration for six-axis, SCARA, delta, and collaborative robots, with end-of-arm tooling, safety systems, and offline programming.
Control system architecture and programming on PLC platforms of most major brands using ladder logic and structured text as well as most commercial HMIs.
Automated inspection, gauging, code reading, and robot guidance using smart cameras and PC-based vision, with lighting and optics done right the first time.
Embedded C/C++ and RTOS development for motor drives, sensor interfaces, and custom machine electronics, where control meets silicon.
Custom SCADA, dashboards, and desktop/web applications that give operators and engineers clear, real-time windows into their processes.
Projects on the floor, not on the shelf
Precision wafer handling under high-resolution optics, scanning every wafer and mapping defects die by die before parts move downstream.
A robot cell that loads, cycles, and unloads CNC machines while talking to their controllers, so the machines keep cutting through lights-out hours.
Stunt Coordination Equipment
Winch and rigging motion control that flies performers and props through choreographed, repeatable paths, smooth and safe on every take.
Companies we've worked with
Whatever your automation need, we can help.
We've been helping successfully automate the Silicon Valley and beyond since 2001. Our customer list includes semiconductor, disk drive / solid state, life sciences, auto manufacturing, apparel, and the film industry.
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