Controls Engineering Solutions

Controls Engineers base their work on logic.  Components are specified based on the task at hand, company or customer standards, as well as a host of other factors.  Maximum efficiency can be achieved by automating design and drafting tasks and providing data to shop personnel, purchasing, and customers.

What is Controls Engineering?

Controls Engineering focuses on designing and integrating systems to automate industrial equipment and processes. It ensures machines operate safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime across manufacturing and production environments.

Why It Matters

  • Automate repetitive, manual processes to reduce labor costs
  • Minimize downtime and improve response times with real-time monitoring
  • Increase product consistency and reduce human error
  • Ensure compliance with safety and industry standards
  • Enable data-driven decision making through a connected system

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A Dedicated Controls Engineering Team for Your Project

Hagerman & Company has a dedicated Controls Engineering Team that is committed to assisting in all aspects of controls design, a specialty that is unique in our industry.  Our team will closely study your workflows and requirements, create an implementation plan, and project the ROI necessary to justify your project. 

Our controls design and documentation services can encompass any of the following:

  • PFD/P&ID
  • Electrical Schematics
  • Single Line Drawings
  • Pneumatic/Hydraulics
  • Control Panels, Junction boxes and manifolds

Our process begins with a discovery call to discuss your specific design needs.  Following that conversation we will recommend the best course of action, which could include an audit to review your software implementation, training (basic, advanced or custom), a path to implement standards, or software configuration to best meet your design and documentation requirements.

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Electrical Environment Connection

The Hagerman & Company Controls Engineering Team has developed the Electrical Environment Connection app to provide an easy to use, graphical interface to create and edit AutoCAD Electrical environment files.

AutoCAD Electrical uses an Environment file (.ENV) to point to the locations of templates, symbols, reports, and many other configurable aspects of AutoCAD Electrical.  The .ENV file is a text file that many find difficult to understand, edit, and manage multiple files as needed for various design standards. The Electrical Environment Connection App saves time and simplifies the task of editing and managing these files.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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Can Controls Engineering Solutions work with legacy equipment?

Yes! In many cases, we can retrofit or upgrade existing equipment with modern control systems, improving performance without requiring complete hardware replacement.

What's the benefit of outsourcing control engineering instead of hiring in-house?

Outsourcing provides access to a broader skill set, faster implementation, and less risk during system upgrades or integrations. It's especially valuable when internal resources are limited or already focused on production.

Can controls engineering solutions help with safety compliance?

Absolutely! Control systems are critical for the implementation of machine safety features like interlocks, emergency stops, and lockout/tagout logic. We help ensure your automation systems align with regulatory safety standards.

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Hagerman Implementation Testimonials

We survey each customer after training to ensure complete customer satisfaction. 

The process was easy and simple. The tech was able to help me with everything I needed and show my secondary admin some of the inner workings and background processes of our Vault server to better educate him as one of our Vault Admins.
Anthony B.
Kendred is great, I'm very appreciative of his patience and insight regarding upgrading our vault server.
John S. IT Specialist
Great experience, people were knowledgeable and accommodating. [They] were organized and carried out the work effectively.
David M.
Using Hagerman to implement a major software solution like Autodesk Vault was the way to go. No way could we have done it on our own.
Brian M. Lead Engineer
Jason & Keith were great to work with. I cannot imagine it going more smoothly than it did.
Kyle G. Mechanical Designer & Manufacturing Engineer
I have been associated with Hagerman for many years and they continue to meet / exceed all my needs and especially explaining everything in great detail.
Brian P Owner
It was a pleasure to work with Hagerman & Company on this Adept upgrade project. This project was drawn out over several months due to our workload but Hagerman never lost track of where we were on the project. A pleasure to work with.
Mike R. CAD Design
Hagerman & Company was very good at provided updates to an old program we use in AutoCAD. They seem very knowledgeable at programming and met all our requirements.
David M. Senior Engineer CAD Designer
Even though we adjusted the requirements midway through the project, Forrest and team have done a great job being transparent about the impact of these changes and have given accurate timelines for delivery.
Sam IT Dept.
Forrest and Bonn have both done a great job. Easy to work with, great communication, they've clearly understood our requirements and have been patient as we've worked through some technical difficulties both internally and with the other software that we're integrating with.
Sam IT Dept.
coolOrange is a great software add-on to the Vault and helps us modify the PDFs that are generated in a variety of ways beyond what the out-of-the-box software could.
Steve
The team nailed it! Perfect execution, no rework needed. It's great to see things done right the first time.
Tony R. IT Director