Keep the machine.
Modernize the technology.
Industrial machines often reach the end of their automation lifecycle long before the end of their mechanical life.
Meray evaluates aging equipment and modernizes the controls, electronics, and automation that keep it productive.
Your machine may not be obsolete.
Its technology might be.
- Still productive
- Operators know it
- Maintenance knows it
- Structure still sound
- PLC discontinued
- HMI unsupported
- Drive obsolete
- I/O difficult to source
- Drawings outdated
Don’t replace proven machinery because its technology became obsolete.
Before you replace it, let Meray evaluate it.
A structured engineering evaluation of the machine and its controls. Meray evaluates first — modernization is never predetermined.
- 01
Understand
What does the machine do, and how does it fit your operation?
- 02
Inspect
What is mechanically and electrically viable?
- 03
Evaluate
What is obsolete, unsupported, or a sourcing risk?
- 04
Decide
One clear asset-level recommendation, backed by the findings.
The asset-level decision
Keep · Modernize · Sell · Replace
KEEP
The machine and its controls remain viable as-is.
MODERNIZE
Keep the mechanical asset; upgrade the technology that runs it.
SELL
The asset no longer fits your operation but retains value.
REPLACE
Modernization doesn't make economic or technical sense.
The assessment evaluates each component on its own — a PLC might be replaced while the mechanical system is kept — then rolls those findings into one asset-level recommendation.
What modernization actually looks like
- Legacy PLC
- Old operator interface
- Obsolete drives
- Relay-heavy panel
- Unsupported network
- Missing drawings
- Current PLC platform
- Modern HMI
- Supported drives
- Updated I/O
- Modern industrial network
- Updated drawings & documented code
In many projects, we’re not rebuilding your machine — we’re modernizing its nervous system. The assessment determines exactly what stays and what changes.
PLC & Control Systems
Legacy PLC migration, program conversion, I/O architecture, and controls redesign.
HMI & Operator Interfaces
Modern visualization, alarms, diagnostics, and operator controls.
Drives & Motion
VFD, servo, and motion-control modernization.
- I/O
- Industrial Networks
- Safety Controls
- Electrical Controls
- Documentation
Give proven equipment a second life.
Your operators know it. Your mechanics know it. Your production process was built around it. When equipment is still mechanically and economically viable, that value is worth preserving — and when it isn’t, replacement may be the right call. The assessment tells you which.
Your team knows the machine. Meray knows modernization.
- Mechanical knowledge
- Plant standards
- Installation
- Fabrication
- Machine history
- Production experience
- Controls architecture
- PLC / HMI engineering
- Migration planning
- Electrical design
- Software
- Testing & commissioning
Planned modernization. Planned downtime. Clear handoff.
- 01
Discovery
Understand the equipment, the operation, and the objective.
- 02
Modernization Assessment
Evaluate condition, controls, and obsolescence; classify each component.
- 03
Modernization Roadmap
A recommended architecture and scoped plan — or an honest do-not-modernize call.
- 04
Engineering
Controls, electrical design, program conversion, and documentation.
- 05
Installation Coordination
Coordinated with your team and scheduled around production.
- 06
Commissioning
Testing and startup on-site at the right point in the project.
- 07
Documentation & Handoff
Updated drawings, programs, and documentation handed to your team.
Modernization across manufacturing environments
Food & Beverage
Fillers · conveyors · packaging · processing
Corrugated & Converting
Flexos · folder-gluers · conveyors · finishing
Packaging
Wrappers · case packers · palletizers · labelers
Material Handling
Conveyors · sortation · transfers · automated systems
Corrugated Manufacturing
Legacy production equipment → controls modernization → modern automation platform.
Food & Beverage
Aging industrial equipment → modernization engineering → upgraded control architecture.