Industrial Automation & Controls Engineering - UK

56,000 parcels a day.
Industrial automation engineering, built to production standard.

Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 PLC development, robotics integration and on-site commissioning for UK manufacturers and logistics operations - delivered concept to commissioning by the engineer who owns the work.

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Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Siemens TIA Portal Codesys TwinCAT HMI Universal Robots Boston Dynamics Cognex Sensopart C# / Python / SQL TwinSAFE
DHLRobotics & sortation
LindtConveyor systems
56kParcels sorted daily
300mConveyor delivered
6+ yrsIn live production
Projects

Automation projects delivered for DHL & Lindt

Robotics, conveyor and machine control systems running in live production - concept through commissioning.

Robotic container unloading system at DHL with Boston Dynamics Stretch robot and conveyor
Robotics & Vision - DHL
Universal automated container unloading system
Robotic palletising system integrating Boston Dynamics Stretch and UR20 with Cognex vision for object validation and barcode tracking.
Boston Dynamics UR20 Cognex TwinSAFE PILZ
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TwinCAT HMI home screen controlling a four-PLC conveyor system across three floors
HMI & Remote Diagnostics
Multi-PLC HMI
Intuitive HMI solution for control, remote diagnostics and monitoring for multi-PLC systems.
TwinCAT HMI Remote access Multi-PLC TwinSAFE
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Lindt shipper line pallet conveyor system controlled by Beckhoff TwinCAT 3
Conveyor & Sortation
Shipper Line
A single line conveyor system delivered for Lindt.
TwinCAT 3 TwinSAFE EtherCAT
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Automated box closer and gluer machine line with TwinCAT 3 control
Machine Control
Box closer gluers
Automated box closing and gluing system for high-volume production.
TwinCAT 3 Safety systems 3rd party integration Remote diagnostics WMS integration
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6+
Years delivering automation projects
56k
Parcels per day - DHL sortation system
300m
Multi-level conveyor system delivered
UK
Nationwide on-site delivery and support
Services

Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 PLC development, robotics integration & controls engineering

End-to-end automation engineering - from architecture through commissioning and live support.

Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 PLC development

PLC programming in Beckhoff TwinCAT 3, Siemens TIA Portal, and Codesys, including multi-PLC architectures and EtherCAT network design.

Robotics integration UK-wide

Full integration of Universal Robots and Boston Dynamics Stretch into production lines, including vision-guided path recalculation and WMS connectivity.

HMI development & remote diagnostics

TwinCAT HMI with web-based interfaces and remote-access systems enabling real-time diagnostics and faster fault resolution across live operations.

Software & data integration

C#, Python, and SQL solutions connecting automation systems to databases, WMS, and enterprise platforms for traceability and reporting.

Machine safety systems

TwinSAFE and PILZ safety system design and commissioning, compliant with machine safety standards for high-throughput environments.

FAT / SAT & on-site commissioning

On-site commissioning, factory and site acceptance testing, and live system support - ensuring smooth production handover.

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Why Cable Automation

Senior-level controls engineering, start to finish.

The reasons operations and engineering teams keep coming back.

Single point of accountability

You deal directly with the engineer writing your code - no handovers between sales, project managers and contractors, and no diluted responsibility when something needs fixing fast.

Production-standard code, not prototypes

Structured, version-controlled software designed to be maintained and extended long after handover - the same standard whether it's a single machine or a multi-floor sortation system.

Proven on high-stakes sites

Systems delivered for DHL and Lindt are running in live production today - including a sortation system handling 56,000 parcels a day.

Nationwide on-site delivery

FAT, SAT, commissioning and ongoing support delivered on site anywhere in the UK, with remote diagnostics in between visits.

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Process

How we deliver automation projects

From first call to live system.

01

Discovery

Assess your requirements, constraints, and existing setup in detail.

02

Architecture

A detailed technical proposal, scoped, costed, and agreed with you.

03

Development

Clean, version-controlled code built to production standards throughout.

04

Commissioning

On-site FAT/SAT, live integration, and full handover support.

05

Support

Ongoing support packages available, remote diagnostics, fault response, and system updates to keep your operation running.

Step one is a conversation - no commitment.

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About us

Cable Automation

Cable Automation is a specialist controls engineering company delivering complex industrial automation systems from concept through to commissioning. We work directly with clients across the UK, providing consistent technical ownership. Our focus is on building reliable, maintainable systems that perform in real production environments - and keep performing long after go-live.

Michael Cable, founder and lead controls engineer at Cable Automation

"I set up Cable Automation because I wanted to do controls engineering properly - clean code, real ownership, and systems that actually work when it matters. I've spent over six years delivering automation projects for companies like DHL and Lindt, from PLC development and robotics integration through to live commissioning. Every project I take on is built to the same standard: structured, version-controlled, and designed so it can be maintained and extended long after I've left site."

What drives me is the point where software meets the physical world - writing code that makes something move, sort, or build. It's the same instinct that drove me to swap a Honda B-series engine into a classic Mini. Different scale, same principle: making systems work together that weren't originally designed to."

- Michael Cable, Founder

Classic Mini with a Honda B-series engine conversion, built by Michael Cable
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PLC & Control
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 Siemens TIA Portal Codesys Structured Text Multi-PLC systems
Robotics & Vision
UR3e / UR5e / UR20 Boston Dynamics Stretch Cognex Sensopart
Software
C# Python SQL TwinCAT HMI GitHub Subversion
Industrial Comms & Safety
EtherCAT TCP/IP Modbus TwinSAFE PILZ
Delivery
FAT / SAT Live commissioning On-site support
Contact

Ready to start your automation project?

Based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire and operating across the UK. Get in touch to discuss your automation challenge.

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You speak directly to the engineer - no sales team
07752 809973 Info@CableAutomation.com
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