Control Systems Engineering Services for Modern Manufacturing

GLOBAL delivers control systems engineering services that help manufacturers design, modernize, and optimize robotic production operations. From PLC integration and simulation to commissioning and plant-floor support, our team connects equipment, data, safety, and performance goals into dependable automation solutions. Work with one partner for the controls expertise, system integration, and technical talent needed to keep complex manufacturing programs moving.

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Our Control Systems Engineering Services

Integrated controls, robotics, software, and engineering support for safer, smarter, higher-performing manufacturing operations.

Turnkey System Integration

Plan, design, build, program, validate, install, and commission complete robotic systems with controls engineering, PLC/HMI integration, machine vision, documentation, training, and ongoing support.

Automation Line Upgrades

Modernize existing production lines for product launches, capacity growth, and automated operations with controls updates, robot retrofits, new equipment integration, and minimized downtime.

Machine Vision Guidance

Integrate vision-guided automation for part location, random bin picking, quality inspection, moving-line tracking, dispense verification, and flexible robotic operations with fewer dedicated fixtures.

Feasibility Studies

Evaluate workflows, cycle times, facility constraints, capital requirements, and expected returns to identify practical automation opportunities before committing to a full system.

Automation Talent Placement

Access controls engineers, PLC programmers, robotics technicians, electrical designers, project managers, and commissioning specialists through contract, contract-to-hire, or direct placement.

Robotic Assembly Automation

Engineer complete assembly cells with robotic pick-and-place, fastening, dispensing, test stations, controls integration, traceability, and quality verification for consistent production performance.

End-to-End Expertise

Controls Engineering That Connects Your Factory

GLOBAL brings control systems engineering into a complete automation strategy—not as an isolated programming task. Engineers align PLCs, robot controls, safety systems, HMIs, machine vision, and production data around the actual process, then carry the work through a clear sequence: requirements and electrical design, control panel build, PLC and HMI programming, factory testing, on-site installation, and commissioning run-off. AI-assisted simulation helps identify issues before deployment, while the combined integration and staffing model gives manufacturers access to both the system and the people needed to launch, operate, and improve it.

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The GLOBAL Difference

Why Choose GLOBAL?

A unified automation partner for systems, engineering talent, and production-ready results.

Single-Source Partner

One partner provides robotic systems integration and the technical professionals required to support them.

Proven Scale

GLOBAL has sold 630+ robots and completed integration projects in 22 countries worldwide.

AI-Ready Engineering

AI-assisted simulation accelerates programming and helps reveal deployment issues before plant-floor installation begins.

Full Lifecycle Support

From concept through commissioning, training, and support, teams receive coordinated project accountability.

Meet the GLOBAL Team

Automation specialists focused on solving complex manufacturing challenges.

Founded in 2008, GLOBAL Automation Technologies was built to solve manufacturing problems through automation. The company saw that manufacturers need more than a system—they need experienced people to engineer, launch, and sustain it—so GLOBAL combined robotic systems integration and technical staffing under one roof. Today its 110+ team members support demanding manufacturing environments across North America and worldwide, backed by 630+ robots sold and projects in 22 countries.

18+ YearsAutomation expertise since 2008
630+ RobotsSold worldwide
110+ Team MembersEngineering and automation specialists

Frequently Asked Questions

What controls engineering does GLOBAL deliver?

GLOBAL provides end-to-end controls engineering: electrical design, control panel design and build, PLC and HMI programming, robot integration, safety-circuit design, and commissioning. Each system is engineered around the machine sequence, cycle-time targets, and safety requirements of the specific process. Control logic and hardware are documented, tested, and handed over ready for production.

Which industries rely on GLOBAL's controls engineering?

How does a controls engineering project progress?

Can GLOBAL work with our preferred control platform?

Should we retrofit existing controls or build new?

What controls support is available after start-up?

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Talk to an Automation Expert

You don't need a defined project to start a conversation. Tell us about your products, your processes, and your automation goals, and learn how GLOBAL approaches automation.

Where GLOBAL Works

GLOBAL brings controls engineering and automation support to manufacturing operations across North America and worldwide.

Auburn Hills, MI

Headquarters

22 Countries Worked In

Global Reach

5 Continents

Operating Footprint

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Certifications & Recognition

Certifications & Recognition

FANUC Level 5 Authorized System Integrator badge

FANUC Level 5 Authorized System Integrator

Level 5 is the top tier of FANUC's Authorized System Integrator program, reflecting proven engineering depth, factory training, and application experience.

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FANUC America 2025 Sales Growth Award

Recognized by FANUC America with its 2025 Sales Growth Award.

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#1 FANUC Robot Purchaser in North America (2025)

Purchased more FANUC robots than any other North American integrator in 2025.

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WBENC Certified

Certified by the Women's Business Enterprise National Council, which supports OEM and Tier 1 supplier diversity requirements.

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