When it comes to creating a complete, automated and tailor-made industrial plant, Nexus Automation follows a methodical and rigorous path, divided into well-defined phases to ensure maximum efficiency and total control of the project. The process, specifically, always begins with the customer’s request, the first and fundamental point of contact that defines specific needs and objectives. This is followed by a careful inspection directly at the customer’s production environment, in order to understand the real needs, physical constraints, operating conditions and existing infrastructure and collect all the information necessary for a targeted design.

Subsequently, Nexus Automation proceeds with an in-depth feasibility study , which evaluates both the technical and economic aspects of the project; This study determines the feasibility of the proposed solution, identifying the most appropriate technologies and estimating the preliminary time and costs. At the same time, a detailed process analysis is conducted to understand each step of the operation to be automated, which helps guide the selection of the most suitable field instruments , such as sensors, actuators, valves and other components necessary for the control and execution of tasks.

After defining the feasibility and technical requirements, a more precise economic feasibility estimate is drawn up, followed by the preparation of a detailed estimate; The latter includes an exhaustive description of the proposed solution, costs, implementation times and all technical specifications. The negotiation phase then begins, during which the final agreements are defined and the mutual commitment is formalized.

Once the agreement has been reached, the R&D (Research and Development) project initiation phase begins: Nexus Automation’s engineering team develops innovative and customized solutions, including mechanical and electrical design and, if necessary, the development of prototypes or simulations.

This is followed by the mechanical and electrical assembly of the system, which takes place internally at the Nexus Automation workshops or at selected partners, accompanied by Software development for PC/PLC/HMI (Human-Machine Interface), which is essential for programming the system’s control logic, creating intuitive user interfaces and developing supervision systems.

Every single part designed and assembled is subjected to rigorous blank tests (FAT – Factory Acceptance Test), which are performed internally by simulating real operating conditions to verify the correct functioning of each component and subsystem before shipment. Only after successfully passing the FAT, we proceed with the field tests (SAT – Site Acceptance Test) which, instead, are carried out directly at the customer’s site, with the plant installed and connected to the real production environment, to verify its integration and final performance.

At the end of all the tests and the various checks, the plant is delivered turnkey to the customer, ready to be put into production, with the support of Nexus Automation for the start-up and training of the staff.