Custom Industrial Software
+ Integration
adaptive, fully-integrated solutions that actually control your process.
The Disconnect: Why
"Off-the-Shelf" Software
Fails Your Floor
Instrument manufacturers build excellent hardware designed to solve common problems. But your manufacturing plant doesn't have common problems; you have highly specific challenges.
Providers of advanced vision systems and measurement tools—even top-tier names like Micro-Epsilon, Keyence, or Cognex—spend the bulk of their engineering capital on the physical instrument itself. Their out-of-the-box software might cover 75% of typical industry applications, but it has strict boundaries.
They provide a discrete, static answer. Automadex builds the custom software required to take that answer, translate it, analyze it, and actually do something useful with it.
Automadex Custom Software Solutions
1. Complex Profiling & Vision System Integration
While a simple single-point measurement (like thickness or temperature) is usually robust on its own, complex tasks require more. We specialize in custom software for 2D and 3D profiling (using lasers and triangulation) and advanced vision inspection.
We are completely hardware agnostic. However, we regularly develop custom wrappers and data translation layers for industry-standard equipment—including systems from Cognex, Keyence, Micro-Epsilon, Mitutoyo, SICK and others. Whatever brand is on the nameplate, we can synchronize multiple discrete inputs, translate the data, and timestamp them meaningfully.
2. Advanced Data Translation & Automated Reporting
Most instruments are discrete; they give you one answer and then wait for you to ask again. We write software that bridges the gap between disparate systems that were never designed to connect. If you are currently dumping raw data into an Excel file every morning to manually massage it into a report, we can automate that entire information flow. We summarize and store your data in your preferred database—whether that is a SQL database, Ignition SCADA, or a time-series historian—so it is instantly minable for future use.
3. Adaptive Measurement & Control
Standard camera software assumes a static setup. In the real world, a single ceiling light burning out can ruin your ambient lighting and cause a perfectly good vision system to start rejecting acceptable products. Automadex develops adaptive control software that recognizes changing ambient scenarios and automatically adjusts your camera settings on the fly to keep your measurements robust.
4. Closing the Loop: From Measurement to Process Control
The goal of measurement isn't just to watch variables to feel good about your quality. You need to prevent problems upstream by reducing variability. We take the human out of the equation. Our custom software establishes a direct relationship between the input and the response: if a measurement trends up, our software tells the controller to adjust the process knob automatically.
Custom Software Requires Custom Understanding.
Many integrators design systems that technically solve a problem but leave the human user completely out of the equation.
We don't just write code. We take the time to dig down to the base raw data layers of your equipment that you don't even see in the standard "wizard" setup. We look for correlations and patterns, and we digest that data so it is highly usable for everyone—from the operator on the floor to the plant manager reviewing compliance data.
Custom software requires custom understanding.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why is my Cognex or Keyence vision system suddenly rejecting good parts?
Standard machine vision software assumes a static environment. If ambient conditions change—like a burnt-out ceiling light or shifting natural light—the system will fail. We build adaptive control software that dynamically adjusts camera exposures and settings based on the current scenario to keep your measurements robust.
Can I connect my modern Cognex or Keyence system to a legacy Allen-Bradley or Siemens PLC?
Yes. One of the biggest challenges on the floor is bridging the gap between brand-new inspection hardware and legacy control systems (like older Allen-Bradley/Rockwell, Siemens, or Omron PLCs). Because Automadex is controller-agnostic, we build the custom translation layers and handshake protocols required to make disparate systems communicate flawlessly.
How do I automate the export of discrete measurement data to an Excel or SQL database?
Many high-end instruments lack built-in time-based or historian capabilities, providing only discrete answers. Automadex writes custom scripts and wrappers that automatically collect, translate, and push that data into SQL databases, Ignition SCADA, or automated Excel models, eliminating the need for manual morning reporting.
Can a system integrator build custom software for my existing Micro-Epsilon or Mitutoyo instruments?
Yes. You usually do not need to buy new hardware to get better data. Off-the-shelf instruments often have base data layers that standard software wizards ignore. As a hardware-agnostic integrator, Automadex can extract that raw data, find correlations, and translate it into actionable process control without requiring a Greenfield CapEx investment.
Can inspection data automatically adjust my machine controls?
Absolutely. The ultimate goal of measurement shouldn't just be recording variables; it should be preventing problems. Automadex engineers closed-loop control software that establishes a one-to-one relationship between your measurement instruments and your process controls. If a thickness gauge or vision system detects a drift, our software can automatically adjust the upstream machine knob or controller without human intervention.