When building or upgrading a control panel system, the quality of your components directly impacts performance, reliability, and safety. Every relay, circuit breaker, and terminal block plays a role in how efficiently your equipment runs and how long it lasts. Choosing the best parts isn’t just about brand names; it’s about ensuring compatibility, longevity, and…
In modern industrial automation, electrical control panel systems are the heart of operational control. Whether you’re running a high-speed packaging line or a precision CNC machine, the reliability and safety of your operation depend on the design, build, and integration of your electrical control panel systems. To achieve high performance and compliance in today’s competitive manufacturing environment,…
As part of this coil slitting retrofit, we replaced the outdated, messy control panel with a well-designed and documented panel. Electrical control systems are the heart and soul of your manufacturing and assembly line equipment. They are the central point of command and control. Using buttons, switches, and screens, control panels help operators safely and…
Control Works is proud to be a UL 508A Certified Shop. But what does this mean? The UL mark is a universal mark of confidence with widespread acceptance. UL, or Underwriters Laboratories is an independent, not-for-profit organization that develops electrical safety standards. They maintain close relationships with authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs) and are widely regarded…
As we move into a new decade, we at Control Works wanted to take a moment to look back at some of the exciting projects completed in 2019. Here are just a few of the projects we completed that helped our customers modernize their controls, decrease downtime, increase throughput and simplify diagnostics and trouble shooting.…
Messy, crowded panels with wires all over the place. You know a badly designed control panel when you see it. And you’re probably aware of the problems a poorly designed panel can cause. A poorly designed control panel can not only create safety or performance issues, but also make it harder to diagnose and repair…