Distance and response
Two-hour drive means planned on-site visits work well. Emergency response is next-day rather than same-day. Multi-day project work is the efficient way to use the trip.
Coulee Region
Industrial Automation and Controls in LaCrosse
Industrial controls and automation for LaCrosse-area manufacturers. MAK Solutions supports HVAC manufacturing, healthcare manufacturing, food processing, and brewing customers across the LaCrosse and Coulee Region with PLC programming, HMI design, panel engineering, and on-site startup support.
Distance: About 2 hours south in the Coulee Region Typical response: Scheduled on-site, next-day emergency Service area: LaCrosse, WI and surrounding
Industries
Industries common to the LaCrosse area
MAK Solutions has hands-on experience or active pipeline across these industry types in and around LaCrosse. 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.
- Healthcare manufacturing and medical devices
- Heating, ventilation, and cooling equipment manufacturing
- Food and beverage processing
- Plastics and packaging
- Brewing and beverage production
What we cover
Services available for LaCrosse customers
Full service coverage with the scheduled on-site, next-day emergency 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
Industry context
Remote design and programming covers most ongoing work between on-site visits, with VPN connection or shipped service modem for live commissioning support.
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 LaCrosse?
Let's talk about your LaCrosse project
Send a message describing the equipment, the timeline, and the problem. We will reply within one business day with next steps for LaCrosse area customers.