Good control strategy beats more expensive instrumentation.
Control panels, PLC and SCADA integration, instrumentation and commissioning. Lakewood Ranch, Florida, in the field since 2000.
Controls, automation and software
Dedicated to exceeding your needs with unwavering commitment
i3Automation delivers advanced industrial controls solutions, specializing in control panels and SCADA systems. With certifications in top software and expertise in wastewater treatment, paper mills and solar energy, we design, program and commission systems that enhance efficiency and reliability. Our work includes government contracts and solar plant projects across the U.S.
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Our mission
Innovative, high-quality automation that drives efficiency and reliability
Empowering our clients to succeed in both traditional and renewable energy sectors, with customized solutions and a focus on innovation that survives the day the plant has to run without us.
Senior control experts know things they do not teach in school.
Water treatment plant, robotic assembly cell, machine detail.
What we actually do
We build the control system and hand you the plant that runs it
i3 Automations & Controls has been integrating industrial control systems since 2000: panel, code, network, and drawings that match the wall. Oil and gas in Houston, water and wastewater across Florida, automotive body shops, paper mills, and utility-scale solar.
Who we are- 279+
- automation projects delivered worldwide
- 158+
- of them in the United States
- 78+
- in Florida alone
- 150,000+
- tags historized in AVEVA PI System
- 2000
- the year we started, and we have not stopped
What follows
What changes between a refinery and a body shop is the process
Not the rigor the control system deserves. Three things decide whether a plant runs: what gets built, how it gets decided, and who reads the screen at three in the morning.
Motor controls
From a single skid to a full lineup
MCC design, VFD configuration and starter logic, plus the interlocks that keep a jam on one station from stopping the whole line.
The line does not care how clever the code is.
Row of pneumatic actuators on a production machine.
All capabilitiesMethod
Understand the process, then choose the strategy that fits it
We write to your standard when you have one, and we document the one we write when you do not. The plant runs before we leave, and the as-built drawings match what is on the wall.
Screens an operator can read at three in the morning.
Operator at a machine HMI touchscreen, selecting a program.
All servicesIndustries
Five verticals, one way of working
Oil and gas, water and wastewater, automotive, pulp and paper, and utility-scale solar. The process changes; the discipline does not and the drawing has to match the plant either way.
A generation asset is worth what the supervision layer can prove it produced.
Photovoltaic module surface on a utility-scale array.
What already runsWhat we deliver
Eight disciplines, one contractor
Each of these can be bought on its own. Bought together, they stop being four vendors pointing at each other. Nobody owns the gaps between them but us.
01
Control Panels
UL-compliant enclosures built, wired and tested before they ship. You get the panel, the schematics and the bill of materials. Not a black box.
02
PLC Programming
Rockwell, Siemens and Schneider. We write to your standard when you have one, and we document the one we write when you do not.
03
SCADA Programming
Ignition, VTScada and Canary. Screens an operator can read at 3 a.m., alarms that mean something, and history that survives an audit.
04
Commissioning
Loop checks, I/O verification, startup and operator training. The plant runs before we leave, and the as-built drawings match what is on the wall.
05
Instrumentation
Specification, installation and calibration. Good control strategy usually beats a more expensive transmitter, and we will tell you which one you need.
06
Industrial Networks
EtherNet/IP, Modbus, PROFINET and OPC UA. The layer where control meets IT, segmented so a plant floor problem stays on the plant floor.
07
Motor Controls
MCC design, VFD configuration and starter logic, from a single skid to a full lineup.
08
Software Development
Reporting, SQL integration and the tools around the control system: daily reports pulled from the database, alerts routed to the operator on shift.
Federal contracting
Vendor profile
We hold an active vendor registration and deliver under federal contract, including controls work on solar generation across the United States. Everything a contracting officer needs to find us is on this page, in the format they search for.
UEI
XUZ4WKEZLS67
CAGE
9ZJM6
Primary NAICS
541511
Custom Computer Programming Services
Secondary NAICS
238210 · 334513 · 335313 · 518210 · 541330 · 541512
Talk to an engineer
Tell us what the
process has to do
Send the scope, the P&ID, or just the problem. You will get an engineer on the reply, not a form letter. And if the answer is that you do not need us, we will say that too.
Contact usWhere we are
Lakewood Ranch, FL
Oil & Gas operation in Houston, TX