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On-site PLC, HMI & robot programming · Nationwide: Controls that keep the line running.

Siemens TIA Portal, Allen-Bradley ControlLogix, and KUKA, FANUC, and ABB robotics. Programmed, commissioned, and supported on your floor — not from a cubicle two states away.

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Founded
July 2023
Coverage
On-site nationwide
Platforms
Legacy + current
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Taught to the flange.

Robot paths programmed and simulated offline, then proven on your floor. KUKA, FANUC, and ABB, with the PLC that runs the cell.

Robot programming

Squeeze. Weld. Hold.

Force, current, and time on every spot, sequenced between the robot, the weld controller, and the PLC. When they agree, the nugget lands where it should.

Illustration: a spot-weld schedule of about 600 milliseconds. Electrode force builds to 3.2 kilonewtons during squeeze, weld current runs at 9.6 kiloamps during weld, and force holds while the nugget cools.

Customers

On the floor at plants that cannot miss cycle time.

  • BMW Plant 10Automotive · Greer, SC
  • TeslaElectric vehicle production
  • SpaceXAerospace
  • Mercedes-Benz U.S. InternationalAutomotive · Vance, AL
  • Magna DriveAutomotive manufacturing
  • SpaceXAIAI · Industrial systems
  • VolvoAutomotive production
  • Robert Bosch LLCAutomotive · Charleston, SC
  • thyssenkrupp TKAE / TKABAutomation engineering · Body solutions

Platforms

One integrator for the cabinets you already own.

All services
Operator at a Siemens HMI panel

TIA Portal · Step 7 · SIMATIC

Siemens PLC and HMI

From legacy Step 5 to current TIA Portal. We write, debug, and migrate SIMATIC programs so your line does not wait on a retired platform.

Siemens services — details
PLC rack with I/O modules in a control cabinet

ControlLogix · PLC-5 · PowerFlex

Allen-Bradley PLC and drives

Studio 5000, RSLogix, FactoryTalk View, PowerFlex, and Kinetix. We still speak PLC-5 and SLC 500.

Allen-Bradley services — details
Industrial robot arm over a machined fixture

KUKA · FANUC · ABB

Industrial robot programming

Offline programming, multi-robot cells, and end-of-arm tooling. WorkVisual, RoboGuide, RobotStudio, KRL, and RAPID.

Robotics services — details

Also in the cabinet

  • PROFINET
  • EtherNet/IP
  • WinCC
  • SINAMICS
  • FactoryTalk View
  • Studio 5000
  • CompactLogix
  • Kinetix
  • WorkVisual
  • RoboGuide
  • RobotStudio

Industry 5.0

No more weld touchups. No more robot touchups.

  1. 01

    Taught points drift.

    Fit-up, fixture wear, and heat pull every spot off the flange. Grind, re-weld, and re-teach is not a production plan.

  2. 02

    The cell watches the process.

    Adaptive machine-based learning watches the process — not a recording of last week’s path. Offsets and weave stay inside the window.

  3. 03

    Hands-free. Human in command.

    The cell learns from its own cycle. You supervise. You do not babysit every joint on the teach pendant.

How Industry 5.0 works
Simulated cellTaught path
Spot deviation±2.80 mm
  • Taught points, drifting
  • Flange centerline

Now expanding

All robots. All PLCs.

KUKA with Siemens TIA Portal was the prototype. That cell proved the method — the method is what we are expanding.

  • KUKAPrototype — live
  • Siemens TIA PortalIntegrated
  • Allen-BradleyIn expansion
  • FANUCIn expansion
  • ABBIn expansion
  • Additional platformsTo be named

Method

From concept to a running cell.

Custom control systems are the nerve center of a plant. We treat them that way: scoped to your iron, designed for the people who will live with them, and proven on the floor.

  1. 01

    Scope

    We start with the plant, not a template. Goals, constraints, existing code, and the outcome you actually need.

  2. 02

    Design

    Hardware, networks, HMI, and software architecture on one blueprint.

  3. 03

    Integrate

    Programming, I/O, drives, and robotics brought up together — on-site.

  4. 04

    Prove

    Debug, cycle-time, safety, and operator acceptance before we leave.

  5. 05

    Stand up

    Commissioning, documentation, and a clean handoff.

Why TS Controls

Next-gen automation without the theater.

Controls engineer reviewing a program at a machine cabinet

How we show up

“A handshake still means something.”

Integrity first. Then the work. We do not lie or exaggerate to win a PO.

  • Siemens TIA experts

    Step 5, Step 7, SIMATIC Manager, and TIA Portal — including licensed current versions.

  • Allen-Bradley programmers

    ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC 500, PowerFlex, and Kinetix.

  • Robotics that ship cycle time

    KUKA, FANUC, and ABB. Offline simulation before the cell goes live.

  • No plant too small or too far

    We come to you. Quotes sized to the job, not to a day-rate theater.

  • On-site before we write code

    Evaluations happen at the machine so the first trip is not a guessing trip.

  • We do not inflate scope

    We work to beat competing quotes without cheapening the result. Safety is not a line item we shave.

New customers

15% under the lowest competing quote.

Email the competitor quote and the scope. We will tell you if we can beat it without cutting the work that keeps the cell safe.

Send a competing quote

Partner

TALOS Automation

Staffing partner for industrial automation manpower across the U.S. Ask sales about joint coverage when a cell needs more hands than one integrator.

Talk to sales

Questions

Straight answers.

Integrity first. Then the work.

What is Industry 5.0 at TS Controls?

AI adaptive machine-based learning that optimizes the cell hands-free — no more weld touchups, no more robot touchups. KUKA with Siemens TIA Portal was the prototype. We are expanding to Allen-Bradley, FANUC, ABB, and platforms still to be named.

What control platforms do you support?

Siemens (Step 5, Step 7, SIMATIC, TIA Portal, WinCC, SINAMICS, PROFINET), Allen-Bradley (ControlLogix, CompactLogix, PLC-5, SLC 500, PowerFlex, Kinetix, Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View), and KUKA, FANUC, and ABB robots.

Do you travel to the plant?

Yes. We are an on-site, nationwide field-service integrator. Evaluations happen at the machine so the first trip is not a guessing trip.

How do quotes work?

Quotes are sized to the job, not to a day rate. Send the platform, the symptom, and the outage window to sales@ts-controls.com. New customers can send a competing quote and we will tell you if we can come in 15% under it.

Can you support legacy PLC-5, SLC 500, or Step 5?

Yes. We still speak PLC-5 and SLC 500, and we work from legacy Step 5 through current TIA Portal — including migrations off retired platforms.

What are your hours?

Monday–Friday, 9:00am–5:00pm Eastern, by appointment. Field work follows the outage window the plant needs. Line down? Call (959) 232-1657, 24/7.

Can you eliminate weld touchups and robot touchups?

That is the goal of our Industry 5.0 work: adaptive learning keeps paths, offsets, and weave inside spec without a weekend on the teach pendant. Tell us about your cell.

We Make Solutions Happen

Tell us what the line is doing.

Send the platform, the symptom, and the outage window. We will come back with a plan — not a brochure.

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