Industrial Automation Solutions: Hardware & Software

We design custom hardware and develop software for industrial automation and robotics vendors and companies.

Our engineering team creates solutions for industrial automation systems, robotics, instrumentation and control for Industry 4.0.

Our Expertise

You can rely on our expertise in robotics and automation engineering: starting with a proof of concept and finishing with the implementation of a complex system at your production site.

Would you like to get a solution to your engineering task?

Our Services

We are ready to guide you through every step of your automation journey – from proof of concept to mass production.

Our Tech Stack

Platforms

ARM, RISC-V, MIPS, FPGA/CPLD

Tools & Languages

С, C++, Python, Rust, Qt, JavaScript, Verilog, VHDL, HLS, LLVM

Industrial Interfaces

IEC 60870-5-101/104, IEC 61850, EtherCAT, PROFINET, POWERLINK, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, OPC UA, MQTT, HSR/PRP, HART, IO-Link, PROFIBUS, Modbus RTU, CANopen, RS232, RS485, SNMP, IEC 62056 (DLMS/COSEM)

Vendors

Texas Instruments, Microchip, NXP, STMicroelectronics, Renesas, Infineon, Intel, Xilinx, Lattice, Analog Device, NVidia

OS

Baremetal, Linux (+RT), ROS, RTOS: FreeRTOS, ChibiOS/RT, eCos, CMSIS-RTX, RTEMS, Segger embOS, Mbed OS, TI-RTOS

Build Systems

Buildroot, OpenEmbedded/Yocto Project

HMI/SCADA/Web SCADA/Dashboard Dev

Microcontrollers: TouchGFX, EmWin, uGFX, lvgl | Linux: Qt (QML, Widgets), JavaScript, C++, Rust, WebAssembly

Asymmetric Multiprocessing (Linux + RTOS)

OpenAMP, OpenMCAPI, jailhouse, Xenomai, rpmsg

About Promwad

About Us

Since 2004, we have completed hundreds of electronics design projects for global brands and local manufacturers, which helped them to transform their business with cutting-edge technologies. We are primarily focused on Industry 4.0, IIoT, telecom, adaptive computing systems (FPGA + AI), and the automotive industry.

Industrial automation and robotics are an essential part of our key R&D activities. We work with many other calculations, such as the analysis of frequency deviation, currents and voltages, and calculation of active, reactive, and apparent power.

 

More about Us

Our engineering team has fundamental knowledge in these areas:

the theory behind automatic controls & electric drives

algorithms on FPGA, Embedded Linux, MCU

V/F, field-oriented control for PMSM, ACIM, BLDC

mathematical physics equations & DSP mathematics

algorithms for electric power systems

Why Promwad

Proven expertise in hardware and software development for industrial automation

Cost-Effective Approach

We allocate an engineering team with a tech lead & management to work together with our client’s teams. Therefore, our clients do not have to bring in their own in-house specialists or an expensive external integrator.

EtherCAT Group Member

EtherCAT Group Member

As a member of the EtherCAT Group, we follow all the established industry standards. Our customers can access the necessary data at any time and can improve the efficiency of their machines and equipment.

Turnkey product design

Turnkey Product Development

At Promwad, you can to cover all the bases of turn-key product design with a single contractor. Also, you can use our cross-industry expertise in the IIoT, telecom, adaptive computing, and automotive industries.

Our Cooperation Models

Flexible approach to suit your current needs

Dedicated Team

We will form a team to fit your specific engineering task. You are free to manage it and provide additional resources.

Project-Based

We can join you at any stage or take on the entire project, including our management and risk control.

Fixed Price Model

This contract fixes the price so that it does not depend on resources used or time expended by our engineering team.

Time and Material

A T&M contract is the best option for your flexible set of tasks that are difficult or impossible to fix and assess in advance.

Do you need a quote for your industrial automation and robotics development?

Drop us a line about your project! We will contact you today or the next business day. All submitted information will be kept confidential.

FAQ

Who are your clients? Who do you develop devices and software for?

 

We work with startups and mature companies that are producing their own products in the field of industrial automatics and robotics around the world. Our team helps them solve specific engineering problems within hardware and software development projects. Here are a few examples of our current and potential customers:

  • Manufacturers of drive electronics (frequency converters, servo and step controllers, soft starters).
  • Manufacturers of DCS/PLC/PAC and data acquisition (DAQ) systems.
  • Manufacturers of industrial interface converters.
  • Power supply companies and those focused on power electronics and systems for power engineering.
  • Companies that need customized software development for IA, HMI, SCADA, OPC/OPC UA, ROS, etc.
  • Companies working with green energy solutions.
  • Telecom companies focused on industrial networks.
  • Developers of DAQ/IO systems and safe controllers.
  • Companies in predictive maintenance and Edge AI for IA.
  • Manufacturers of elevators, conveyors, and crane manufacturers.
  • Manufacturers of CNC and batching systems.
  • Manufacturers of relay automation (RPA, PA, etc.).
  • Developers of mobile robots for various applications.
  • Manufacturers of air conditioning/cooling systems.
  • Companies focused on smart homes and building automation companies.

Even if you don't find yourself on this list, we're still happy to discuss your potential engineering challenges. So don't hesitate to contact us.

 
 

What is the difference between the IIoT and the standard approach in industrial automation systems and the power sector?

 

The standard approach solves certain tasks in the control of industrial processes. While, IIoT is an autonomous predictive system that is usually not directly included in the production process. With IIoT, processes can be monitored by measuring the metrics needed for predictive maintenance to make faster decisions at the business level. It involves edge processing, when data is transmitted to the cloud system, bypassing the transmission level to the PLC and the SCADA system.

 

Why is real-time networking important for industrial automation, and what technologies and tools do we use to achieve this?

 

For most systems in industrial automation, time is crucial:  they must be well-coordinated and react in real time to external influences at critical moments to guarantee the safety and efficiency of the whole process.

To ensure this parameter, we use safe real-time operating systems, and for supercritical systems, we offer FPGA-based solutions.

 
 

What is the lifecycle and temperature grade of components in industrial automation?

 

The solutions that are created for industrial automation have a long lifecycle of components. In this area, innovations must be considered from many perspectives because, when selecting a new device or embedded system, planning and its integration into the production chain can take years (even decades).

The temperature grade in industrial automation usually ranges from -40 to +85 degrees Celsius. Our developers are guided by these time and temperature frames when selecting components.

 

What is SIL? How is security defined at the hardware and software levels?

 

The SIL abbreviation stands for Safety Integrity Level and refers to the certification of software and hardware components to ensure their reliability and security.

SIL certification identifies all process hazards, assesses the risk of failure, and determines that if a failure occurs, the component will "fail safely". For the same process, there can be four safety levels, from SIL 1 to SIL 4 that are determined by calculating the hazard risk reduction factor (RRF).

The SIL level is ensured in terms of software, hardware, and descriptions of possible situations. Each level has an acceptable failure rate: the higher the level, the lower the failure rate.

 

Why is industrial automation a conservative industry?

 

Plants are critical facilities. Reliability and resilience are crucial for systems that are implemented in manufacturing because they directly affect people's lives — from industrial injuries to technological disasters. To avoid attacks on industrial facilities, systems must be minimally vulnerable at the device and communication protocol levels.

The new technology takes time to industrialise, and standards take a long time to adopt, so change comes slowly. For example, HMS Networks' research shows that, at the beginning of 2022, the share of wireless protocols was only 7%, and the bulk of data transmission still went through wired networks.

The hardware is changing, but popular networking technologies remain. All industrial protocols are closed as proprietary ones, so engineers have to join the organisation that develops them to find out how a particular standard works. This high entry threshold is due to the high demands placed on the reliability of the systems to be implemented. This is what makes the industrial automation industry so conservative.