Technical expertise

What we have built, and what we build it with.

Two decades of special-purpose machinery, handling systems and controls software — engineered to recognised international norms so the result stays maintainable long after handover.

ISO 9001:2015 Certified IEC 61131-3 IEC 81346-1
Machine & systems expertise

The equipment we
have engineered.

Handling, transport, storage and inspection systems delivered across automotive, packaging, warehousing and process plants.

Transfer Robots

Part transfer between stations, presses and machining operations.

Gripper Systems

Application-specific end effectors, including multi-part and tool-change grippers.

Stacking Units

Controlled stacking, destacking and buffering of formed or finished parts.

Transport Devices

Purpose-built transport between operations where standard conveying will not fit.

Storage Technology

Buffer and storage systems integrated with production and inventory control.

Cargo Securing

Load restraint and securing systems for transport and dispatch.

Inspection Systems

In-line inspection stations, including vision-based verification.

Data System Technology

Shop-floor data capture feeding SCADA, MES and enterprise reporting.

Palletizing Systems

End-of-line palletizing from single-pick through to full-layer patterns.

Conveyors, Lifts & Turn Tables

Transport, elevation and orientation systems sized to throughput and product mix.

Special Purpose Machines

Bespoke machines built where no standard equipment matches the process.

Gantry Robots

Linear and cartesian gantry systems for large-envelope handling.

Software & technologies

The engineering toolchain.

The platforms our engineers work in daily — alongside the wider controller, robot and SCADA brands covered on the Industrial Automation page.

Engineering software platforms used by KNEO Automation
PlatformUsed for
Siemens TIA / STEP 7 V15.1PLC programming and hardware configuration
WinCC ProfessionalHMI and SCADA visualisation
Safety Evaluation ToolSafety function assessment and documentation
SEW Motion StudioDrive and motion commissioning
Yaskawa Drive WizardDrive parameterisation and diagnostics
Industrial PhysicsEmulation and virtual commissioning
Internal standards

Code someone else
can maintain.

Our PLC & HMI programming guidelines mean a program reads the same regardless of which of our engineers wrote it — and stays legible to your team years later.

Guideline

PLC & HMI Programming Guidelines

Internal conventions for structure, naming, commenting and diagnostics.

Norm

IEC 61131-3

Language norm governing the programming languages used across projects.

Norm

IEC 81346-1

Structures norm governing reference designation across drawings and code.

Interface

Multiple PLCs & MES Interface

Consistent tag and interface conventions across mixed-brand installed bases.

ISO 9001:2015 certified. The delivery process behind every project is audited, not improvised.

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