Distance and response
1.5-hour drive lands in the planned-visit sweet spot. On-site work scheduled in advance, with remote design and programming filling the time between visits.
north-central Wisconsin
Industrial Automation and Controls in Wausau
Industrial automation services for Wausau and north-central Wisconsin. MAK Solutions delivers PLC programming, HMI and SCADA, panel design, and on-site commissioning for paper, wood products, food processing, and packaging customers across the greater Wausau region.
Distance: About 1.5 hours northeast in north-central Wisconsin Typical response: Scheduled on-site, next-day emergency Service area: Wausau, WI and surrounding
Industries
Industries common to the Wausau area
MAK Solutions has hands-on experience or active pipeline across these industry types in and around Wausau. 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.
- Paper and paper products
- Window and door manufacturing
- Wood products
- Food processing (cheese, meat, dairy)
- Plastics and packaging
What we cover
Services available for Wausau 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
Paper industry control systems often run on aging platforms. Matt's brownfield migration experience (legacy Rockwell to modern Studio 5000, mixed Rockwell and Siemens environments) is directly relevant.
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 Wausau?
Let's talk about your Wausau project
Send a message describing the equipment, the timeline, and the problem. We will reply within one business day with next steps for Wausau area customers.