Automotive
Controls and Automation for Automotive
We provide controls and automation engineering for automotive OEMs and their suppliers — from final assembly and stamping to CNC machining and plant-wide integration. With deep experience in automotive-specific standards and practices, we work directly with plant engineering teams and equipment OEMs to deliver solutions that meet the pace and precision the industry demands.
Final Assembly & Conveyor Systems
Controls retrofits and production support for final assembly lines, including skillets, conveyors, RGVs, EMS carriers, and traffic control systems. We’ve retrofitted over 100 skillets on a single program — replacing legacy controls with modern PLCs, wireless PROFINET networking, and centralized traffic controllers — all validated through SIMIT simulation before anything reached the plant floor.
PLC Programming
Production Support
Virtual Commissioning
Stamping Press Controls
Complete controls retrofits and upgrades for mechanical and transfer stamping presses, including PLC, HMI, drives, safety systems, and multi-axis coordinated motion control. Our stamping press work covers everything from electrical cabinet replacement and panel building to software development and on-site commissioning.
Motion Control
Drives & Servo
Safety Systems
Custom Machine Design & Automation Cells
Turnkey design and build of custom automation cells for automotive production — including mechanical structure, controls, electrical, and software. We integrate CNC-controlled dispensing, robotic systems, automated material handling, and full safety guarding into multi-station cells coordinated through a single control platform.
Machine Design
Robotic Integration
CNC Controls
CNC & Machine Tool Retrofits
Upgrades and retrofits for CNC machining centers, honing machines, and multi-axis equipment — replacing obsolete or proprietary controllers with modern platforms. We handle the full scope: new control panels, motors, drives, linear scales, and complete PLC and HMI software development.
CNC Controls
Machine Retrofits
Software Development
OEM Integration & Plant Standards
We support automotive plants in integrating controls equipment from multiple OEMs — ensuring everything communicates properly with plant PLCs, data systems, and quality networks. Our integration work includes bridging between different control platforms, wireless network infrastructure, and compliance with plant-specific communication and safety standards.
OEM Coordination
Network Integration
Standards Compliance
Automotive Case Studies
How CSI designed and built an automated robotic gasket dispensing cell with four-station rotary table, CNC-controlled dispensing, plasma treatment, and automated part unloading — engineered for high-volume automotive door panel production.
How CSI has delivered three phases of skillet controls upgrades at a major North American automotive final assembly plant — replacing legacy “black box” controllers with a modular, diagnosable Siemens platform across 114 skillets and four trim lines, with zero production downtime during retrofit.
How CSI retrofitted the entire electrical and control system on a 4,000-ton stamping press — replacing aging controls while keeping the mechanical infrastructure intact — to restore reliable, high-speed automated part transfer for a major North American automotive manufacturer.