Distance and response
Same-day on-site response for breakdowns in the Eau Claire metro. Familiar with the local supplier ecosystem: panel shops, electrical contractors, MRO suppliers.
Chippewa Valley
Industrial Automation and Controls in Eau Claire
MAK Solutions is the Eau Claire area's locally-owned industrial automation and controls integrator. Veteran-owned. Hands-on across PLC programming, HMI and SCADA, control panel design, plant networking, and on-site troubleshooting for the food processing, wood products, packaging, and manufacturing companies that drive the Chippewa Valley economy.
Distance: Local (MAK Solutions is based in the Chippewa Valley) Typical response: Same-day on-site Service area: Eau Claire, WI and surrounding
Industries
Industries common to the Eau Claire area
MAK Solutions has hands-on experience or active pipeline across these industry types in and around Eau Claire. The work itself is the same controls and automation discipline; the industry context shapes how the system needs to run, how operators interact with it, and what regulatory layer applies.
- Food and beverage processing
- Wood products and paper manufacturing
- Plastic and rubber product manufacturing
- Healthcare technology and medical device manufacturing
- Distribution and warehousing
- Agricultural equipment and ag-tech
What we cover
Services available for Eau Claire customers
Full service coverage with the same-day on-site approach noted above. Each service area below links to a detail page with capabilities, scenarios, and the platforms we work with.
SVC-01
PLC Programming & Controls
PLC development, troubleshooting, upgrades, sequencing, safety-related integration, and control system modernization for industrial equipment and production processes.
SVC-02HMI & SCADA Development
Operator screens, alarming, equipment status, production visibility, reporting interfaces, and supervisory systems designed around how operators and managers actually use them.
SVC-03Control Panel Design
Practical panel layouts, electrical design support, hardware selection, VFD integration, network architecture, and coordination with panel shops and installation teams.
SVC-04Industrial Data Collection
PLC-to-database logging, dashboards, production records, traceability, metrics, OEE foundations. Solutions tailored to the customer: PostgreSQL/TimescaleDB, Grafana, Node-RED, Ignition, custom middleware.
SVC-05Industrial Networking & OT
Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, VLAN planning, device addressing, switch configuration, remote access planning, and more reliable plant-floor connectivity.
SVC-06Troubleshooting & Commissioning
On-site support for equipment startup, downtime issues, process bottlenecks, instrumentation problems, drives, sensors, controls, and electromechanical systems.
Why hire a local integrator
Working with a Wisconsin-based controls shop
Veteran-owned and Ignition Core Certified
Matthew Kuss is a Navy veteran (5 years as an Electronics Technician on submarines) and an Inductive Automation Ignition Core Certified integrator. The credibility a local customer expects is on the wall.
Single point of contact
The person you talk to is the person who writes the code, designs the panel, and shows up for commissioning. No account manager, no offshore team, no project handoffs.
Need controls help in Eau Claire?
Let's talk about your Eau Claire project
Send a message describing the equipment, the timeline, and the problem. We will reply within one business day with next steps for Eau Claire area customers.