Lightning Automation Services migrates obsolete control systems, integrates new equipment, and gets Texas plants back online — done by the specialist who actually does the work, not a sales layer.
From de‑risking a failing legacy PLC to standing up a new Ignition dashboard — scoped, built, tested, and supported by the same person start to finish.
SLC‑500, PLC‑5, and legacy Siemens converted to ControlLogix or S7‑1500 — before the part you can't buy fails. Logic translated, tags mapped, I/O verified, cutover planned.
New OEM machines, retrofits, and protocol bridges wired into your existing plant network and tested end to end.
Ignition Perspective & Vision applications — alarming, OEE, trending, and operator screens built to run, not just demo.
Drive startup, parameterization, and fault root‑cause — getting motors running and keeping them that way.
Downtime response and panel diagnostics — comms faults, I/O failures, and the intermittent gremlins nobody else has pinned down.
As‑built drawings, I/O checkout sheets, and clear operator training so your team owns the system after I leave.
A staged path that keeps your line predictable — the risky part happens offline, the cutover happens on your schedule.
Walk the panel, inventory I/O, pull existing logic, and flag every obsolete and unsupported part.
Fixed scope, conversion approach, and a cutover window that fits your production schedule.
New program written and validated offline against the original logic — caught in the shop, not on your floor.
Swap, wire‑check, and commission during the planned window, with a fallback path ready.
Documentation handoff, operator training, and a direct line when something needs a second look.
Lightning Automation Services is a single senior controls specialist. The person who quotes the job is the person who shows up, writes the logic, and answers the phone when you call back.
No account managers, no handoffs, no telephone game between sales and the field.
PLC, HMI, drives, and network — Rockwell, Siemens, and Ignition under one roof, so nothing falls between vendors.
New logic is validated offline against the original so surprises happen in the shop, not on your production line.
On‑site across Texas when a line is down, remote for Ignition and PLC support when that's faster.
Home base in West Houston, with on‑site service statewide and remote support anywhere — manufacturing, water/wastewater, oil & gas, and packaging facilities across Texas.
Tell me what you're running and what's failing. I'll come back with an honest read on whether it's a migration, a repair, or something simpler.