Startup and shutdown sequencing
Controlled start order, downstream proof, stop delays, cleanout timing, and restart behavior designed around material flow.
PLC / HMI / Sequencing / Safety
Grain-system controls that keep every machine in sequence.
Clear operating status, dependable interlocks, controlled startup, clean shutdown, and useful information for the person running the site.
Grain handling automation
Know what is running, what is ready, and what stopped the process.
Kuhl Electric & Automation, Inc. designs, builds, programs, commissions, and services control systems for grain receiving, drying, storage, transfer, and loadout.
We organize the sequence around material flow. Downstream equipment proves it is ready before upstream equipment starts. Faults stop the right machines. Shutdown logic allows the system to clean out instead of leaving grain trapped in the line.
- Interfaces
- PLC control and touchscreen HMI displays
- Protection
- Interlocks, permissives, E-stops, and safety relays
- Feedback
- Motor amps, motion, bearing, level, and bin sensors
- Support
- Startup, training, troubleshooting, and retrofit work
Control-system capability
Automation that communicates what the site is doing.
New systems and practical retrofits for equipment that needs to operate together, even when it came from different manufacturers.
PLC control panels
Industrial control panels with organized power, relays, motor interfaces, I/O, network equipment, documentation, and room for service.
Touchscreen HMI displays
Operator screens that show equipment state, alarms, bins, motor loads, permissives, and the reason a machine is not allowed to run.
Safety and E-stop systems
Safety-rated relays, emergency-stop circuits, feedback monitoring, reset logic, and coordination with machine controls.
Sensors and monitoring
Bin level, commodity detection, motion, plug switches, bearing temperature, motor amperage, moisture, and fault annunciation.
Retrofits and troubleshooting
Control upgrades, obsolete component replacement, added equipment, sequence changes, intermittent fault diagnosis, and operator support.
One sequence across mixed equipment
Controls are where separate machines become one grain system.
We integrate electrical and control functions around dryers, bins, legs, drags, conveyors, sweeps, unloads, and pneumatic systems from manufacturers found throughout the region.
- Mathews Company
- GSI
- Dryer Master
- Sioux Steel / DAAY
- Vari-Air
- Walinga
- Sukup
- Brock
- MFS / York
- AGI
Brand references describe equipment that may be encountered or integrated in the field. Service and parts availability vary and the references do not imply dealer authorization.
Common questions
Controls should explain themselves.
Can you automate an existing grain system?
Often, yes. We first document the equipment, motor control, sensors, safety circuits, operating sequence, and parts that should remain or be replaced.
Can the HMI show why equipment will not start?
Yes. Useful displays can show missing permissives, active faults, E-stop status, motor overloads, sensor states, and the sequence step holding the process.
Do you provide startup and operator training?
Yes. Commissioning includes rotation and sequence checks, fault testing, sensor verification, operating review, and practical handoff to the people using the system.
Planning a control upgrade?