Automation

Every industrial operation depends on a layer of logic and programming that coordinates everything else on the floor. Premier's Automation team designs, builds, and modernizes that layer, whether the project is a new control system or a legacy environment that has been in continuous operation for decades. The right approach depends on the situation: some projects call for a full rebuild, others for a phased upgrade planned around a production schedule that cannot afford to stop. In either case, the objective is the same. When the automation layer fails, production stops with it, so keeping it running is the work that matters most.

Core Services

System Design & Programming

New control system builds and PLC programming across Siemens, Rockwell Automation, and other leading platforms

Controls Retrofits & Modernization

Legacy system upgrades, multi-platform integrations, and HMI modernization planned around your production schedule

Multi-Vendor System Integration

Integration across controls, drives, robotics, and mechanical systems, so every layer of your operation performs as one coordinated system

Legacy & Obsolete System Support

Ongoing support, troubleshooting, and parts sourcing for aging systems most integrators can no longer maintain

HMI Development

Operator interface design that gives your team real-time visibility and the diagnostic information needed for proactive maintenance

Troubleshooting & Emergency Response

Rapid diagnosis and recovery when control systems fail and production is at risk

Proven in the Field

"Working with Premier for over 20 years. They always show up! There have been dozens of instances Premier has gotten us out of bind on short notice, that is only in the last year. I cant say enough about the support we receive!"

Mac Kimbrough
Impact Guard

Featured Projects

Real industrial automation and controls engineering work, from aerospace to data centers.

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Automated Control System Design
Copper Processing Company
eHouse (Power Control Room)
Food Processing Company
Glass Manufacturer
Hussey Copper – F31 Upgrade

Project Types

  • New PLC/HMI system design and integration for greenfield production lines

  • Controls retrofits and legacy system modernization, and multi-platform upgrades

  • Emergency troubleshooting and recovery for production-critical control failures

  • Ongoing support and parts sourcing for aging or obsolete automation systems

  • Multi-vendor integration projects spanning controls, drives, robotics, and mechanical systems

  • HMI modernization and operator interface upgrades for improved visibility and diagnostics

Why Premier

Premier's Automation engineers work with Siemens, Rockwell Automation, and other major platforms. This is important for operations running more than one vendor or generation of technology. That range is paired with decades of hands-on experience with aging, undocumented control environments, giving the team the ability to stabilize what's running today and modernize it on a timeline that fits the operation.

Premier also manages the full automation lifecycle, from initial design and integration through long-term support and future upgrades. System knowledge builds over time instead of resetting with every new project. Because Automation engineers work alongside Premier's Drives, Robotics, and Manufacturing teams, system integration is designed around how every layer of the operation actually interacts, not just the PLC in front of them.

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Let's Solve It Together

Whether you're planning a modernization project or facing a system issue that needs answers now, Premier Automation is ready to help. Tell us what you're working with, and our engineering team will bring the expertise to move you forward.

Facing an urgent system issue? Emergency support is available.