PLC & SCADA Programming

PLC, SCADA, and motion control engineering for complex manufacturing.

NXS Automation (pronounced nexus) is a senior-level automation consultancy covering PLC/HMI, SCADA, MES, and motion control across discrete and process manufacturing — automotive, aerospace, food & beverage, medical device, pharma, and general industrial. Much of that work has been in regulated environments, and 21 CFR Part 11 fluency is a differentiating credential, not an afterthought. Available for end-to-end project delivery, architecture and strategy, or staff augmentation for critical phases.

What I do

From strategy and architecture to startup on the floor.

Engaged at the level the problem requires — a full SCADA/MES roadmap, a controls architecture, or hands-on commissioning when the schedule is tight.

01

PLC Programming & Controls Development

Multi-platform PLC/HMI programming across Rockwell, Siemens, and Beckhoff for discrete and process systems, including ISA-88 batch and PackML.

02

SCADA & MES Architecture

System architecture and development for large, multi-line plants — integrating PLCs, production subsystems, and manufacturing data.

03

Motion Control

Servo and multi-axis motion for precision machine applications — Kinetix, SIMOTION, TwinCAT motion — including coordinated motion, TwinCAT 3 CNC, and pick-and-place systems.

04

.NET & Custom HMI / Software Development

Custom HMI and manufacturing software in C#/.NET (WPF and related), with database-backed tracking, traceability, and plant-floor-to-data integration.

05

Commissioning & Startup

On-site and remote-command commissioning, startup, and troubleshooting — getting systems running and handed off cleanly.

06

Automation Strategy & Roadmapping

SCADA/MES strategy, digital-manufacturing roadmaps, and paper-to-electronic batch-record transitions for regulated and general industrial operations.

07

21 CFR Part 11 & Validation

Audit trails, electronic signatures, and recipe management for FDA-regulated production — validation discipline built into the controls and software architecture.

08

Staff Augmentation

Senior Project Engineer available to embed directly into your team — contract-based support for critical project phases, system startups, and surge capacity.

Why NXS Automation

Why clients hire NXS.

Senior engineer, not junior resources
Direct access to the principal on every engagement
Platform-independent — the right tool, not the only one on the shelf
Architecture-first approach
Available for strategy, implementation, and commissioning
Capabilities

Multi-platform breadth, with depth where it counts.

Automation Platforms

Rockwell — Studio 5000, FactoryTalk Siemens — TIA Portal, WinCC 7, WinCC Comfort / Advanced, WinCC Unified, SIMOTION Ignition (Inductive Automation) Beckhoff — TwinCAT 3 AVEVA / Wonderware Iconics PackML / ISA-88 Batch Motion — Kinetix, SIMOTION, TwinCAT

Industries

Automotive Aerospace Food & Beverage Pharmaceutical Medical Device Industrial Manufacturing Regulated / 21 CFR Part 11

Custom Software

C# / .NET WPF Microsoft SQL Server Custom HMI Development
Project highlights

Selected projects across regulated and discrete manufacturing.

Project details are described by industry, scale, and outcome to respect client confidentiality.

Food & Beverage · Greenfield
Facility-wide automation project. Directed a $2.5M PLC, HMI, and SCADA deployment, leading a multi-engineer team and orchestrating on-site startup from a remote command position.
Allen-Bradley PLCFactoryTalk View
Med Device · Strategy
SCADA/MES strategy for a global medical-device manufacturer. International on-site discovery, 21 CFR Part 11 training, and a roadmap from paper batch records to electronic records, e-signatures, and modern SCADA/MES architecture.
Ignition SCADA
Med Device · IVD
Large-scale Siemens WinCC SCADA architecture. Architected a SCADA system for an in-vitro diagnostic cartridge manufacturing line, integrating eight Allen-Bradley PLCs and multiple production subsystems.
Siemens WinCC 7
Med Device · Packaging
PackML packaging-line modernization. Led modernization of a packaging line to PackML standards for a major global medical-device manufacturer, improving line robustness, maintainability, and operational transparency.
Allen-Bradley PLC
Vertical Farming
Controls commissioning for one of the world's largest vertical farms. Validated and started up large-scale automated agricultural production systems alongside process engineers and scientists.
Siemens PLCSiemens Comfort HMI
Precision CNC
5-axis EDM CNC machine controls. Owned full system architecture, HMI design, and software lifecycle — from requirements through deployment — for a high-precision CNC platform.
Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 CNCCustom WPF / .NET HMI
Aerospace
AGV control systems for commercial-aircraft fuselage assembly. Commissioned automated guided vehicle controls and developed communication software between AGVs and centralized control systems.
Siemens PLCSIMOTION
Pharma / Biotech
21 CFR Part 11–compliant process systems. Delivered controls and manufacturing software for biopharmaceutical processes — inline buffer dilution, virus filtration, chromatography — with recipe management, audit trails, and automated batch reporting.
Siemens PLCWinCC Advanced HMI

Work performed over a 14-year career, including engagements delivered with prior employers. Proprietary client information is omitted.

About

Fourteen years of building the systems that run the plant floor.

Furqan Ayub, founder of NXS Automation

Furqan Ayub is the founder and principal of NXS Automation — a manufacturing automation engineer and project leader with 14+ years and more than 80 projects delivering complex PLC, SCADA, motion control, and custom manufacturing-software systems.

The work spans the full lifecycle — architecture, development, commissioning, and deployment — across both discrete and process manufacturing, including motion control systems and .NET/custom HMI applications. Much of it has been in regulated environments, where 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, validation discipline, and clean operational handoff aren't optional. PLC and HMI programs are written to industry standards — IEC 61131-3–structured, robust, and built for the engineer who inherits the system, not just the deadline.

Before founding NXS, Furqan managed multi-million-dollar automation projects as a Senior Project Manager at a large automation consultancy, having managed nearly 100 engineers collectively across projects over his career. NXS brings that senior, architecture-first perspective to clients directly — with the multi-platform breadth to recommend the right tool rather than the only one on the shelf.

FoundedNXS Automation LLC
BasedChicago area
ServingClients nationwide
Experience14+ years
Projects delivered80+
FocusRegulated & discrete mfg.
CertificationsIgnition · AVEVA · Siemens (2020, 2022)
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