Industrial Automation Engineering

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Deep Insight. Practical Engineering.

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.

15+
Years Experience
5+
Industry Sectors
F500
Client Tier
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// Founded by Kevin Manieri · Former Phoenix Contact USA · insightfulengineering.com

Services

01
PLC Programming

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.

02
HMI Design

Operator interface development in Visu+ and Movicon 11. Clear, functional screens built for real industrial environments — not just for demos.

03
SCADA Development

Supervisory control and data acquisition systems for distributed processes. Alarm management, historian integration, and remote monitoring.

04
Code Reviews

Independent review of existing PLC and HMI code. Identify safety gaps, logic errors, maintainability issues, and opportunities to standardize and simplify.

05
Troubleshooting

Remote fault diagnosis for PLC, HMI, and control system issues. Fast, systematic resolution to minimize downtime on production systems.

06
Code Migrations & Project Management

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.

Industries & Experience

// Sectors
Hyperscale Datacenters
Energy & Power Distribution
Water & Wastewater
Agricultural Automation
Discrete Manufacturing
OEM Machine Builders

// Specialists in Phoenix Contact Automation Systems

// Selected Work
Datacenter

Datacenter Power Distribution HMIs

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.

Visu+ PLCnext RPP PDU STS
Agricultural

Grain Processing & Storage Automation

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.

SCADA IEC 61131-3 PLCnext PC Worx
Water / Utility

Water Meter Test Bench

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.

PLC HMI AWWA Visu+

What Sets Us Apart

01

Independent

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.

02

Platform Depth

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.

03

Cross-Industry Experience

From hyperscale datacenter power distribution to grain dryer sequencing — breadth of application experience means faster problem-solving and solutions that hold up across contexts.

04

Safety-First Engineering

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.

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Let's Talk

Book a free 15-minute exploratory session. No commitment — just a direct conversation about your project, platform, and whether there's a fit.

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Location Remote — Worldwide

Typical engagements include
OEM machine builders & hyperscale datacenter operators.
Inquiry-based pricing.

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