KNH Automation & Controls
Services

Controls work from specification to handover.

Take one piece, such as a PLC program or a panel drawing, or the whole job from scope to site acceptance. On site in Sweden and the Nordics, on commissioning trips abroad, or remote.

01PLC programming
New programs and changes to existing ones, written to IEC 61131-3 in Structured Text/SCL, ladder and function block. PackML state machines, reusable modules and standard libraries. Safety PLC functions on Siemens F-CPU.
S7-1200/1500 · S7-300/400 · TwinCAT · ControlLogix · CompactLogix · Omron · Schneider
02HMI and SCADA
Operator screens, alarm handling and line overviews. SCADA for single machines through to whole lines, including web-based front ends connected to SQL.
WinCC · FactoryTalk · web SCADA
03Control panel design
Electrical drawings, LV distribution and 24 V DC control circuits, load and protection calculations, VFD, servo and stepper selection. Supervision of panel builds and installation.
EPLAN Electric P8 · AutoCAD Electrical
04Robots and machine vision
Industrial and collaborative robots for 2D and 3D pick-and-place in 4- and 6-axis applications. Camera and lighting setup, image-based classification, and vision integrated with robots for picking and inspection.
ABB · Fanuc · KUKA · Universal Robots · Keyence · Fanuc vision
05Commissioning and site support
FAT and SAT test plans, non-conformance logging and closure across multi-vendor equipment. Loop checks, commissioning checklists, and on-site ramp-up from pilot to serial production.
FAT · SAT · loop checks · ramp-up
06Troubleshooting and retrofits
Fault finding on running lines, control system upgrades and replacements. Migration from Simatic Manager S7-300/400 to TIA Portal S7-1500, planned around production stops.
Simatic Manager → TIA Portal · pneumatics · hydraulics
07Remote monitoring and IIoT
Machine data to databases and dashboards. Controlled remote access with network segmentation and hardened operator stations.
OPC UA · MQTT · Modbus · REST · Azure · Power BI
08MES, dashboards and apps
Custom traceability, station tracking, yield and downtime dashboards, export tools and Windows applications that sit next to your automation. Or Athar, with its pilot programme opening in 2027.
C# · .NET 8 · SQL Server · Python · C++
09Consulting, safety and training
Machinery safety risk assessments to ISO 13849 and IEC 61508, verification reports. RFQ, BOM and cost reviews, build-versus-buy decisions. PLC, HMI and safety training for maintenance and engineering teams.
ISO 13849 · IEC 61508

Ways to work together

Hourly or day rate
Troubleshooting, on-site days, short programming tasks and remote support.
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Fixed-price project
A defined scope such as a station, a panel or a migration, with agreed deliverables.
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Support retainer
Agreed hours each month, priority response and remote access to your systems.
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Athar pilot
One line, a fixed period, on your own servers or in Azure.
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Platforms and standards

PLC
Siemens S7-1200/1500 and S7-300/400 (TIA Portal, Simatic Manager), Beckhoff TwinCAT, Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix, Omron, Schneider
HMI / SCADA
Siemens WinCC, FactoryTalk, web-based SCADA
Robots / vision
ABB, Fanuc, KUKA, Universal Robots; Keyence, Fanuc vision
Networks
Profinet, Profibus, EtherCAT, Ethernet/IP, DeviceNet, Modbus, OPC UA, MQTT
Electrical
EPLAN Electric P8, AutoCAD Electrical, LV switchgear and distribution, 24 V DC control, VFDs, servo and stepper drives
Software
C#, .NET 8, SQL Server, Python, C++, Azure, Power BI, Git
Standards
IEC 61131-3, PackML, ISO 13849, IEC 61508, ISO 9001 workflows

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