PLC Analog Scaling
Convert between PLC values, engineering units, and mA or V. Includes six manufacturers, forward and reverse scaling, Custom mode, and source documentation.
Open PLC Analog Scaling →Industrial Controls & Automation
Practical Controls Support When You Need It.
BM Industrial Controls & Automation LLC provides project-based controls and automation support for manufacturers, system integrators, OEMs, and electrical contractors. We also supply custom PLC/HMI and motor-control panels built for your application.
PLC/HMI Programming • Custom PLC/HMI Panels • Troubleshooting • Commissioning • Controls Support
Capabilities
Industrial Controls & Automation Services
Flexible support for new projects, existing systems, upgrades, troubleshooting, startup, commissioning, data collection, and overflow programming needs.
PLC Programming
Complete PLC program development for new and existing equipment, sequence changes, software troubleshooting, and program migration based on agreed operating requirements.
HMI Development
HMI development, screen revisions, alarm handling, diagnostics, operator-interface improvements, and system integration.
Industrial PC-Based Controls
Development, integration, and support of industrial PC-based control systems, including PC-based runtime environments and applications interfacing with plant-floor equipment.
Industrial Communications
Configuration, integration, and troubleshooting of industrial communication protocols connecting controllers, operator interfaces, drives, remote I/O, and field devices.
Controls Troubleshooting
Onsite troubleshooting, diagnostic testing, and fault identification for PLCs, I/O, instrumentation, control circuits, and industrial communications. Experience includes 480 VAC three-phase, 240 VAC single- and three-phase, 120 VAC single-phase, and 24 VAC/DC systems.
Startup & Commissioning
Onsite and remote controls checkout, diagnostics, functional testing against agreed operating requirements, and startup support.
Historian, Logging & Trending
Data logging, historian configuration, trending, alarm/event history, and practical data collection for troubleshooting and operational review.
Remote Technical Support
Remote PLC/HMI diagnostics and programming assistance where secure customer-approved access is available.
Controls Documentation
Program documentation, I/O lists, operating descriptions, software backups, and drawing updates that record customer-approved changes. Unstamped schematics, cabinet layouts, bills of materials, and test records are available for BM-supplied cabinets.
Upgrades & Retrofits
PLC/HMI program migration, software changes, diagnostics, and functional testing for customer-requested upgrades to existing equipment.
Automation Utilities & Scripting
Development of practical software and scripting tools for project backup, updating, deployment, maintenance, and repetitive controls and automation tasks.
Drives, I/O & Field Devices
VFD communications and feedback integration, signal mapping, parameter support, and field-device diagnostics.
Automation Hardware Supply & Procurement
PLCs, I/O, HMIs, drives, power supplies, industrial communications hardware, instrumentation, and related controls components supplied as part of BM Controls projects or customer-directed requirements.
Custom PLC/HMI & Motor-Control Panels
Custom control panels built to suit your application, with component selection, assembly, wiring, programming, testing, and supporting documentation.
Cabinets are supplied for installation and field wiring by others. UL listing is not included; project specifications and certification requirements are reviewed before quotation.
Controls Hardware Selection Support
Assistance identifying compatible controls hardware based on application requirements, existing system architecture, manufacturer specifications, and project constraints, subject to customer approval.
Project Scope: BM Controls provides controls programming, configuration, integration, troubleshooting, commissioning support, documentation, component supply, and the custom cabinet services described above. Professional engineering, licensed electrical work, or other regulated services remain with the customer or appropriately qualified parties unless separately arranged and legally authorized.
Controls Toolbox
Practical Tools for the Plant Floor
Free calculators for PLC programmers, controls technicians, and maintenance teams. Use documented hardware mappings or enter your own channel configuration.
How We Can Help
Flexible Support for Real Controls Challenges
Whether the need is planned project work or an unexpected controls problem, BM Controls & Automation can provide focused technical support where it adds value.
Project-Based Controls Development
Support for defined PLC, HMI, controls modification, upgrade, and integration scopes when additional technical capacity is needed.
Troubleshooting & System Recovery
Methodical diagnosis of controls, sequencing, I/O, communications, field-device, and HMI issues to help identify the underlying cause and restore reliable operation.
Startup & Commissioning Assistance
Controls checkout, functional testing against agreed operating requirements, and onsite or remote startup assistance.
Controls Modernization & Retrofit Support
Support for PLC/HMI software migration, customer-requested program changes, diagnostics, documentation, and testing during hardware transitions.
Integrator, OEM & Contractor Support
Project-based controls assistance for system integrators, OEMs, and electrical contractors that need additional programming, commissioning, or troubleshooting resources.
Legacy & Unfamiliar System Evaluation
Willingness to investigate unfamiliar or legacy control platforms, review available documentation, and determine a practical path forward when the system falls outside the usual toolbox.
Flexible Project Support
Contract & Overflow Automation Support
BM Controls & Automation is available for project-based and subcontract controls support when additional programming, troubleshooting, commissioning, or technical resources are needed.
- System integrator overflow programming
- OEM controls and startup support
- Electrical contractor automation support
- Manufacturing troubleshooting and upgrades
- Shutdown and startup support
- Remote programming and diagnostics
- Project-specific controls assistance
From project planning to startup: We work with your team to define operating requirements, select compatible controls platforms, develop programs, troubleshoot equipment, and deliver clear documentation for ongoing support.
Technical Capabilities
Controls Development & Field Experience
Hands-on experience spanning controls development, operator interfaces, field integration, commissioning, troubleshooting, data collection, documentation, and system modernization.
PLC Programming & Logic Development — Ladder Logic, Structured Text & Function Block Diagram
HMI Development & Operator Interface Design
Industrial PC-Based Controls
Industrial Communication Protocols
Controls Troubleshooting & System Diagnostics
Controls Checkout & Functional Testing
Historian, Data Logging & Trending
VFD Communications & Software Support
Program & I/O Documentation
Automation Utilities & Software Scripting
Controls Upgrades & Retrofits
Platforms & Systems Experience:
Experience includes Rockwell Automation, Phoenix Contact PLCnext, CODESYS, WAGO, Eaton, AutomationDirect, Weintek, and other industrial controls platforms.
Experience is not limited to the platforms listed above. BM Controls & Automation is comfortable evaluating unfamiliar and legacy control systems, researching available hardware and software, reviewing existing documentation and programs, and developing a practical support path based on the application.
Experience is not limited to the platforms listed above. BM Controls & Automation is comfortable evaluating unfamiliar and legacy control systems, researching available hardware and software, reviewing existing documentation and programs, and developing a practical support path based on the application.
About
Hands-On Controls Experience Focused on Solving Real Problems
Bradley Mathews founded BM Industrial Controls & Automation LLC after years of hands-on controls experience spanning electrical documentation, PLC/HMI programming, commissioning, troubleshooting, controls upgrades, data acquisition, and field startup. His work has included both new automation projects and existing systems where understanding how the equipment actually operates is just as important as understanding the program.
While working in industrial controls in Ohio, Bradley also served as a part-time PLC course instructor in the Continuing Education Department at Upper Valley Career Center in Piqua, Ohio.
The focus of BM Controls & Automation is practical problem solving: understand the process, identify the actual cause of the problem, develop a maintainable solution, and leave the system in a condition that operators and maintenance personnel can support after the job is complete.
Bradley Mathews
Founder / Owner / Managing Member
Founder / Owner / Managing Member
ISA Professional Member | International Society of Automation
- Direct customer projects
- Contract programming
- Integrator overflow support
- Commissioning and startup
- Troubleshooting assistance
- Remote automation support
- Controls upgrades and documentation
Contact
Need Controls or Automation Support?
For project support, troubleshooting, programming, commissioning, contract automation assistance, or to discuss an unfamiliar controls system, reach out to BM Controls & Automation.
Based in East Texas • Available for onsite project support throughout the region and remote PLC/HMI/controls support nationwide