PLC and HMI programming
New logic, changes to existing machines, and troubleshooting when a line is down. Clean, documented, unlocked code.
Custom controls and equipment, built without the wait.
We design, build, and program control panels, machines, and process skids for manufacturers in Lawrence, Topeka, and Kansas City. Small jobs welcome. Quotes in 48 hours.
Platforms we work in
Beckhoff TwinCATAllen-Bradley LogixIgnition SCADACobots and servo motion
From a single panel to a complete machine
We take the jobs larger integrators queue for months, and we do the mechanical, electrical, and software work under one roof.
Legacy PLC migrations
PLC-5 and SLC 500 systems moved to current controllers, with the program documented and the downtime planned.
Control panels
Designed, drawn, and built in our shop, or built to your prints. Tested before they leave the bench.
Machine retrofits and safety
Sensors, guarding, safety circuits, and controls upgrades that keep a good machine running for another decade.
Custom equipment and cobot cells
Right-sized machines, palletizing and machine-tending cells, and fixtures for plants that don't need a $400,000 system.
Service and support
Scheduled support agreements, remote help, and as-built drawings that finally match what's in the panel.
Process automation, with a chemist's eye
Our process work is led by a co-founder with a PhD in chemical engineering, so batch recipes, CIP cycles, and dosing systems get designed by someone who understands the chemistry, not just the wiring.
Talk to us about a process projectBatch and recipe controlISA-88 structured, operator-friendly
CIP automationRepeatable cycles with a record of every run
Pilot and lab skidsFor R&D groups scaling a process
Skid controlsPanels and programming for fabrication shops
How a job goes
- 1Walk-throughWe come see the machine or the problem. No charge for the first visit.
- 2Quote in 48 hoursA written scope with what's included, what isn't, and a schedule.
- 3Design, build, testBuilt and tested in our shop first, so site time is short and planned.
- 4Start up and supportCommissioning, training, drawings, and a phone number that gets answered.
Two brothers, one shop in Lawrence
We started Quill because plants kept telling us the same thing: good integrators exist, but nobody wants the small jobs.
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[Founder name]
Controls and fabrication. [X] years building, wiring, and programming industrial equipment.
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[Co-founder name], PhD
Process development. Taught chemical engineering laboratory for eight years; leads batch, CIP, and skid work.
What's been sitting on your list?
Tell us about the job, even if it's small. We'll reply within one business day and quote within 48 hours of seeing it.
[(785) 000-0000]
hello@quillautomation.com
Lawrence, Kansas