Case Studies

Working with limited space, McNaughton-McKay delivered a timely, cost-effective and turnkey solution for housing a company’s automation control and power distribution equipment.

Learn how McNaughton-McKay designed and implemented a custom motor control system that enhanced the precision, safety and reliability of a company’s material production process.

An agricultural business needed to modernize a plant floor at one of its refineries. McNaughton-McKay supplied MCCs, MV switches and LV switchboards to get the plant operating at current standards for production, maintenance and safety.

A machinery manufacturer had excess and disorganized inventory that was driving up costs and slowing down production. With the help of McNaughton-McKay’s CAP team, they streamlined their purchasing process and inventory system.

Learn how McNaughton-McKay conducted the installation of an electric vehicle (EV) charging station for a company focused on sustainability initiatives.

Learn how McNaughton-McKay provided for the installation of all the power distribution, controls and facilities necessary for a forest product manufacturer to upgrade its drying process.

A global forest product company providing a variety of lumber products didn’t have the necessary electrical products onsite for projects and repairs that they needed. They were struggling to find available space to increase their on-hand products and ways to improve their vendor managed inventory program.

A dietary supplement company, manufacturing vitamins, and supplements. The company was faced with unnecessary downtime because of the disorganization related to the pushbutton section of its storeroom. If they were able to streamline their purchasing process with the help of McNaughton-McKay, they would have a more organized pushbutton storeroom section and minimize costly downtime.

Custom machine builder for automotive, steel, glass, furniture and other industrial applications was tasked with building a multi-axis machine that would perform at high speeds with large payloads (some over 1,000 lbs.).

A large paints, coatings, and specialty materials manufacturing customer’s Rockwell Automation TechConnect contract was coming up for renewal. Like many customers today, the paint manufacturer is faced with workforce deficiency budget constraints, and downtime risk.

A local community college offers a broader base of classes to help prepare students for their future in engineering. One of the campuses, realized that their PLC Lab offering was not as current as they needed it to be. Local businesses were asking them to train maintenance staff in the latest industry standards for automation that they were unable to provide. In response to these requests, the community college began researching industry standards as they pertained to automation to gain a firm understanding of what product platforms would best fit their customer’s needs. McNaughton-McKay was able to provide a complete automation package that included the latest in PLC’s, Drives and Motion Hardware. In addition, their instructors were trained by Rockwell Automation on the hardware.

A global paints and coating company wanted better visibility into their energy consumption and was looking for a cost-effective sub-metering solution that would provide the ability to generate usage reports for different areas of the facility.