Independent automation consulting, development, and training for OEMs and hyperscale datacenters. Fifteen years of hands-on PLC, HMI, and SCADA engineering — proven across multi-million dollar OEM programs and system integrators serving Fortune 500 operations.
// Founded by Kevin Manieri · Former Phoenix Contact USA · insightfulengineering.com
IEC 61131-3 Structured Text, Ladder logic, and Function Block Diagram development. Expert-level PLCnext Engineer and PC Worx. Reusable function blocks, state machines, and fail-safe designs for critical applications.
Operator interface development in Visu+ and Movicon 11. Clear, functional screens built for real industrial environments — not just for demos.
Supervisory control and data acquisition systems for distributed processes. Alarm management, historian integration, and remote monitoring.
Independent review of existing PLC and HMI code. Identify safety gaps, logic errors, maintainability issues, and opportunities to standardize and simplify.
Remote fault diagnosis for PLC, HMI, and control system issues. Fast, systematic resolution to minimize downtime on production systems.
Legacy system modernization and platform migrations. Full project lifecycle management from specification through commissioning and handover.
Pricing is inquiry-based. Contact to discuss scope and fit.
// Specialists in Phoenix Contact Automation Systems
HMI development for Remote Power Panels, Power Distribution Units, and Static Transfer Switches in hyperscale datacenter environments. Real-time monitoring, alarm management, and operator control for critical power infrastructure.
SCADA and PLC development for dynamic interconnection of agricultural grain processing, storage, monitoring, and material handling equipment. Complex sequencing across dryers, bins, pneumatic air systems, bucket elevators, distributors, conveyors, and augers.
PLC and HMI system for AWWA-compliant water meter testing. Automated test sequences, data logging, and pass/fail reporting integrated into a repeatable, auditable test process.
No vendor quotas, no product bias, no hand-offs to account managers. You get direct access to the engineer doing the work — and advice that serves your project, not a sales target.
Architecture-level knowledge of Phoenix Contact automation systems built over 15+ years — including time spent inside Phoenix Contact itself. We know what works, what doesn't, and why.
From hyperscale datacenter power distribution to grain dryer sequencing — breadth of application experience means faster problem-solving and solutions that hold up across contexts.
Every design accounts for fail-safe states, interlocks, and watchdog behavior from the start — not as an afterthought. Critical systems demand it, and we build accordingly.
Book a free 15-minute exploratory session. No commitment — just a direct conversation about your project, platform, and whether there's a fit.
Typical engagements include
OEM machine builders & hyperscale datacenter operators.
Inquiry-based pricing.
Book a free 15-minute consultation. You'll receive a Teams meeting link automatically on confirmation.
Independent automation consulting built on 15+ years of hands-on PLC, HMI, and SCADA engineering — including over a decade working directly inside Phoenix Contact USA.
We enable OEMs and industrial automation partners to build lasting solutions by bringing deep technical expertise, honest tradeoff analysis, and a commitment to doing the work right — solving problems at their root.
To be the automation firm our clients fully trust — one that treats every challenge as its own, delivers honest counsel, and produces work worth standing behind.
Kevin Manieri is a Principal Solutions Engineer with over a decade at Phoenix Contact USA, focused on PLC programming, HMI, and SCADA development. He authored official training materials for PLCnext Engineer, PC Worx, and Visu+, and served as an instructor-of-instructors — training the people responsible for training Phoenix Contact's own customers.
When Kevin left Phoenix Contact, the clients he'd been working with asked to continue working with him. Insightful Engineering was founded to make that possible.
Since then, Kevin has applied that depth to demanding applications — from critical power distribution infrastructure in hyperscale datacenters to complex grain processing and agricultural automation — control systems work where getting it wrong has real consequences.
HMI development for Remote Power Panels, Power Distribution Units, and Static Transfer Switches in hyperscale datacenter environments. Real-time monitoring, alarm management, and operator control for critical power infrastructure.
SCADA and PLC development for dynamic interconnection of agricultural grain processing, storage, monitoring, and material handling equipment. Complex sequencing across dryers, bins, pneumatic air systems, bucket elevators, distributors, conveyors, and augers.
PLC and HMI system for AWWA-compliant water meter testing. Automated test sequences, data logging, and pass/fail reporting integrated into a repeatable, auditable test process.
Book a free 15-minute consultation — no commitment, just a direct conversation.
A quick 15-minute call to discuss your project, platform, and whether there's a fit. No commitment, no sales pitch — just a direct conversation with the engineer who would be doing the work.