Welcome to D2 Engineering

32+ years of experience in designing electrical controls and engineering software applications for automation equipment. Experience in a wide variety of industries including medical/pharmaceutical, automotive, industrial/consumer electronics, alternative energy, gas, semi-conductor and photonics.    

• Software development for industrial controllers; PCs, PLCs, Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), robot systems, servo and stepper systems, and vision systems using a software engineering approach
• Software validation 
• Design of electrical control systems including process and safety related systems
• Design and implementation of fieldbus systems and protocols (CAN, ControlNet, DeviceNet, EtherCAT, Ethernet, EtherNet/IP, IO-Link, Modbus, OPC UA, PROFIBUS and SERCOS)
• Servo system design, integration, and tuning
• Vision system integration and programming (part inspection and vision guidance)
• RFID systems
• Control and integration of pneumatic and hydraulic systems
• Programmable safety systems
• In-depth knowledge of U.S. and European Union (EU) machine design and harmonized safety standards

Programming Languages

• IEC 61131-3 programming languages
• National Instruments LabVIEW
• Microsoft Visual Studio IDE… C, C++, C#

BECKHOFF

• Beckhoff Integrator Group (BIG) member
• Industrie 4.0 via IoT platforms
• TwinCAT 3.x, TC3 HMI (Web based), TwinSAFE
• TwinCAT 2.x, PLC Visualization/HMI
• IPC, CX… hardware platform
• I/O hardware and fieldbus system specification
• Servo system design/specification - TC3 Motion Designer
• Safety hardware specification/design

 Wonderware/Indusoft 

• InduSoft Web Studio 7.x/8.x

 Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Software 

• ControlLogix, CompactLogix and MicroLogix platforms
• PanelView Terminals
• RSLogix 5000, Studio 5000, Factory Talk View

 Keyence Vision

• XG7000/8000 series and CV-X series vision controllers
• XG Vision Editor
• CV-X series software
• Standalone or interfaced with machine controller