Custom Turnkey Machinery

Descher Automation provides robust and innovative industrial automation solutions to clients in many industries, including Automotive, Electronics, and the Life Sciences. We offer custom-designed machines, turnkey system integration, and warranty service on all our equipment. To learn about our full suite of engineering services, please click here.

We provide custom solutions for unique parts and problems. A few examples of Descher machines are as follows:

Our engineering and build groups combine decades of experience in factory automation with a team-based approach to machine-building that delivers proven results.

Descher Automation strives to give you the best quality for your investment. By providing robust designs and continuing support, we promote a low cost of ownership of our machines. Furthermore, wherever possible, we provide flexible designs that can be reconfigured as product needs evolve.

Case studies of past projects may be found here.

Old Equipment Brought To Speed - Upgrades & Retrofits

The engineers at Descher Automation have successfully implemented retrofits and upgrades on many machines, both large and small. Although the clients who initiate these projects sometimes know exactly what they want, we are just as comfortable brainstorming with the client's staff to create a consensus approach... Or we can visit onsite, take notes, and develop a proposal for the client's approval. In any case, our goal is a robust, technically-sound, cost-effective retrofit solution.

What can be accomplished with inspection and control upgrades? With the increased utility of advanced sensing, machine vision, and HMI technology in the last ten years, the possibilities are nearly limitless. Ever-more attractive pricing puts these options within reach of all but the tightest budgets. Robotic parts-handling, complex high-speed dimensional verifications, color sorting, and barcode tracking are just a few of the common adders, all with proven results in product uniformity, reduced scrap, and overall quality.

Another important set of work orders in the retrofit arena (perhaps the most important) is the work done to improve the safety of older equipment. Not only is it "the right thing to do", the cost of making a machine safe is much less than the potential cost or work stoppage, litigation, and increased insurance premiums. Light curtains with integrated controllers are an attractive option here, again due to price reductions, and also due to their ready implementation as stand-alone redundant systems.