Engineering 2026-04-22
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We engineer the
machines that
make the country
run.
exKa Engineering delivers PLC, SCADA, robotics and industrial-IoT systems to Australian manufacturers, miners and utilities — from feasibility through commissioning to 24/7 lifecycle support.
// system status
operational
120+
Plants commissioned
24/7
Nationwide support
11
Years on the ground
AS/NZS
Compliant by default
Last updated · 2026 Rev. 2.0
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[ 01 ] What we do
Six disciplines.
One control room.
We are a single accountable partner across the automation stack — from instrumentation in the field, through PLC code and HMI design, up to OEE dashboards on the plant manager's desk.
[ 02 ] End-to-end capability
From P&ID to SAT — under one roof.
- 01 Functional Specification (FDS)
- 02 Control System Design
- 03 Panel Build & FAT
- 04 On-site Installation
- 05 Commissioning & SAT
- 06 Operator Training
- 07 Lifecycle Support
- 08 Cyber-OT Hardening
[ 03 ] Selected projects
Built for plants that
can't afford to stop.
01 / Mining 2024
Mineral Processing Plant — WA
Greenfield SCADA and PLC rollout across 6 process areas, 4,200 I/O, integrated with the client historian.
Case study
02 / Food & Beverage 2024
Dairy Packaging Line — VIC
Robotic palletiser and end-of-line conveying with full OEE reporting; commissioning in 11 weeks.
Case study
03 / Water Utilities 2023
Water Treatment Upgrade — NSW
Migration from legacy Modicon to Rockwell ControlLogix with zero unplanned downtime during cutover.
Case study
04 / Logistics 2023
Warehouse AS/RS — QLD
Automated storage and retrieval integration with WMS handshake and live KPI dashboard.
Case study
[ 04 ] How we work
Rigorous on paper.
Pragmatic on site.
Every project follows a four-stage gated process so commissioning isn't where we discover problems — it's where we prove the design.
A
Scope & FDS
P&IDs, control philosophy, I/O list — agreed before a single line of code.
B
Design & Build
PLC/HMI development, panel manufacture and Factory Acceptance Testing.
C
Site & SAT
On-site installation, loop checks, commissioning and Site Acceptance Testing.
D
Support
Documentation handover, training, and 24/7 lifecycle support contracts.
[ 05 ] Newsroom
Recent thinking.
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