PEC services businesses in this area. Our office is located in Covington, GA.
Plant operations managers and engineering firms across the Southeast turn to PEC when they need an industrial automation contractor that can carry a project from first conversation to a running line. We design the cells, program the PLCs, integrate the controls, fabricate the steel, run the conduit, and stay on the floor through commissioning. That single source approach trims handoffs, shortens schedules, and removes the finger pointing that slows multi vendor automation projects.
PEC builds industrial automation solutions for new lines, retrofits, and plant expansions. You get one accountable partner for the mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation scope on a single project. Whether you need a robotic cell, a full conveyor system, a packaging line, or a plant wide retrofit, the same PEC team scopes it, builds it, and supports it.
Most automation companies are good at one slice of the work. They program the PLC, or they integrate the robot, or they build the conveyor, but somebody else has to coordinate the rest. PEC is built differently. Our team includes mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, PLC programmers, AWS certified welders, master electricians, project managers, and field technicians, all working from the same shop based in Covington, GA.
For a plant operations manager, that means one phone call to scope a retrofit and one accountable team in your facility. For an engineering firm, it means a regional industrial automation partner that can take your specifications, fill in the gaps, and self perform across trades. Either way, the work moves faster and the change orders shrink.
Once thought of as out of reach for smaller manufacturing operations, Robotics has become increasingly accessible and affordable. Today’s advanced technologies work independently or collaboratively with your production teams and integrate seamlessly into your processes to increase efficiency and quality, lower cost, and maximize productivity.
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Critical to every project’s success is taking the time upfront to define business goals and predict challenges before we design, build, and install any new robotic system.
PEC engineers and project managers will work with your team to develop a detailed plan, select the right equipment, make necessary upgrades to support robotics, and strategically integrate new technologies into your operation to achieve maximum efficiency.
Additionally, our technicians will train your team to use the new automated systems and provide ongoing guidance.
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An advantage of modern robotic automation systems is that they can be improved with advancing technology. Our automation team can analyze your current solution and make upgrades or retrofits to your equipment and control software that will increase process efficiency and improve reliability.
Options such as custom end-of-arm tooling combined with new software mean you can use tool changers to switch from a welding gun to a spray gun with just a few clicks.
The combinations of grippers, sensors, and tools that can be powered electronically, hydraulically, mechanically, or pneumatically give you unlimited flexibility. These upgrades decrease mistakes, increase production and quality, cut costs, and deliver great ROI.
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We design robotic solutions to complement your existing industrial processes, choosing the right type; cartesian, SCARA, cylindrical, delta, polar, or vertically articulated, combined with traditional and collaborative (cobots) design, providing you with multiple options. Our design team works closely with you to custom-design the most efficient robotic solution possible.
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Our engineering teams are vital to the integration process. We assess your current industrial processes and develop a comprehensive integration plan. We understand that production is the life of your industry, so our specifications allow for integrating robotics into functioning industrial environments. These specs include all necessary safety, electrical, structural, and control systems upgrades and modifications.
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Our integration team excels in accuracy and efficiency. As a turnkey provider, our technicians work closely with the designers and engineers to understand every business requirement and technical consideration. Together, they execute each detail of the plan to design a robotic solution that will improve your quality, throughput, and productivity. We have the experience to get it done right.
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At PEC, we set ourselves apart from the crowd by being responsive, capable, and committed to our client’s needs. Our robotics teams are no exception; we keep your systems running efficiently and respond with urgency if there is a breakdown in controls or mechanical components. We offer electrical and mechanical troubleshooting, automation control and equipment debugging, general maintenance, and refurbishments.
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Successful integration doesn’t end with the installation process. Our PEC professionals offer training on the safe and effective operation of every component and can advise production and maintenance teams on best practices to get the most out of your new robotic systems.
Most contractors will quote a piece of the line. PEC builds the whole thing. As a true line builder, we own the full mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation scope so the line lands ready to run, not ready for the next subcontractor. That includes structural steel for the platform, process piping for utilities, conduit and panels for power and controls, PLC programming for the logic, robotic cells for repeatable work, and conveyor systems to tie it all together.
For one customer, a concrete mixer build that previously took three weeks of manual work was rebuilt as an automated cell that completes the same work in a single day. The cycle time collapsed, operators shifted from repetitive manual tasks to higher value work, and the line started delivering output the customer could trust at scale.
Line builder projects we take on regularly include food and beverage filling and packaging lines, automotive subassembly cells, small parts assembly and electronics test stations, full warehouse palletizing systems, and bulk material handling for industries like aggregates, plastics, and chemical processing. Whatever the application, the value is the same: one team, one schedule, one accountable contact from concept through commissioning.
Buying a robot is the easy part. Integrating it into a working plant without disrupting production is where most projects stall. PEC starts by understanding your current operations and existing systems, then designs an industrial automation system that drops in cleanly. Where useful, we run a simulation so your team can see the cell in motion before steel cuts. By the time we arrive on site for installation, the engineering, sequencing, and contingencies are already worked out.
PEC is a FANUC certified service provider and an authorized integrator for Allen Bradley and Universal Robots. That gives you the dependability of a local industrial automation contractor backed by direct factory training, parts, and technical support from the platforms most plants standardize on.
Every PEC project starts with understanding what you have today. Our team gets familiar with your current operations, talks through what is working well and what could be improved, and identifies where automation will have the biggest impact. From there, our integration team scopes the right mix of automation engineering, controls, mechanical work, and field support to deliver a measurable result. The capabilities below all live under one PEC roof.
Optimize efficiency and safety while maximizing your ROI with cost-reducing, performance-enhancing solutions.
PEC’s industrial automation contractor work covers every stage of the production line, not just the marquee robotic cell. Plant teams typically engage us for one of three reasons: a new line, a retrofit of aging equipment, or expansion of an existing line that has outgrown its layout. Whichever path fits your project, the same PEC team can scope and execute the full plan.
The capabilities below link to deeper detail, so you can map what your facility actually needs:
When the work crosses divisions, our Electrical & Controls and Industrial Services & Maintenance teams plug in directly. That keeps a single PEC project manager accountable across every trade on your line.
We work with your plant managers and engineers to determine the best options, and then configure your new equipment and technology. Whatever your industrial automation needs, we have the insight and expertise to optimize your operation.
Our designers, engineers, electricians, mechanics, and fabrication team are the best in class, with years of experience supporting all areas of industrial manufacturing process and controls. We bring that experience to each Factory Automation Systems project, including robotic solutions. That is the PEC advantage!
The sky truly is the limit to what robotics can do. However, the key is having experienced design, engineering, electrical, control, and project management teams who understand your business and help you select the best robotics solutions – you get that and more with PEC.
Before any equipment gets quoted, we need to understand the line. A PEC automation assessment is about getting clear on your current operations, what is working well, what could be improved, and where automation will deliver the most measurable impact. The goal is to leave you with a realistic scope, a defensible budget range, and a clear sense of where automation will move the needle versus where it will not.
Useful information to have ready when we discuss your project:
If you do not have all of this in hand, that is fine. We can help you build the picture together.
Whether you are scoping a single robotic cell, retrofitting an aging line, or planning a full plant expansion, the next step is the same: a conversation with our team about what you actually need.
PEC is the industrial automation contractor plant operations managers and engineering firms across Georgia, Alabama, Tennessee, the Carolinas, Mississippi, and Florida call when one accountable team needs to deliver the mechanical, electrical, controls, and automation scope on a single project. From the first conversation through commissioning and long term support, you work with the same PEC people the entire way.
Reach out today and a member of our team will help you get started.
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