Progress Engineering is a broadly experienced, small team, of highly dedicated engineers and technicians. We have completed projects in a variety of industries, and have specialty knowledge in the forest products industry. We understand the challenges of a production environment and have provided integration services throughout the United States. We apply the latest technologies to solve our customers' operational needs.
Progress Engineering was founded in 2000. Based in Maine, our technical team has over 100 years combined experience in applying discrete and process controls. We have completed over 200 automation projects countrywide, and our professional engineers are licensed in 14 states. Over 90% of our customers ask for repeat work on later projects. We work with a variety of control hardware and software vendors and pride ourselves on our brand neutrality.
We will always share our experience and knowledge with you, our client, on our recommendations for the best products for your applications.
Progress Engineering was founded in 2000. Based in Maine, our technical team has over 100 years combined experience in applying discrete and process controls. We have completed over 200 automation projects countrywide, and our professional engineers are licensed in 14 states. Over 90% of our customers ask for repeat work on later projects. We work with a variety of control hardware and software vendors and pride ourselves on our brand neutrality.
We will always share our experience and knowledge with you, our client, on our recommendations for the best products for your applications.
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Progress Engineering has extensive experience in the forest products industries, especially the automation of sawmills.
Several of our professionals have previously worked for lumber producers and sawmill machinery OEMs.
Debarker controls, including conversion from Rosser head to ring, and log scaling at the debarker.
Headrig controls, including multiple Silvatech system replacements; optimized primary breakdown via 2D and 3D scanners; Minimum Opening Face (MOF) systems; new controls projects interfaced to USNR scanning systems; Maxi Mill controls upgrades.
Several of our professionals have previously worked for lumber producers and sawmill machinery OEMs.
Debarker controls, including conversion from Rosser head to ring, and log scaling at the debarker.
Headrig controls, including multiple Silvatech system replacements; optimized primary breakdown via 2D and 3D scanners; Minimum Opening Face (MOF) systems; new controls projects interfaced to USNR scanning systems; Maxi Mill controls upgrades.
Progress Engineering has a long history of applying state-of-the-art engineering principles and technology to control the processes of drying and burning wood.
Progress Engineering is experienced in working with biomass boilers fueled by chips, sawdust and bark.
Operating such boilers properly is a challenge, given the variability of the fuel being used.
Our process design manages fuel and air flows to improve combustion efficiency and maintain a more consistent fire, and thus improve the boiler's ability to meet demand swings.
Progress Engineering is experienced in working with biomass boilers fueled by chips, sawdust and bark.
Operating such boilers properly is a challenge, given the variability of the fuel being used.
Our process design manages fuel and air flows to improve combustion efficiency and maintain a more consistent fire, and thus improve the boiler's ability to meet demand swings.
Progress Engineering has extensive experience in the forest products sector, including virtually every aspect of process control and automation within Sawmills, Pellet Mills, Chip Mills, Biomass & Bark Mulch plants, Pallet Mills, OSB plants, and Pulp & Paper mills.
Plant wide process controls for a wood pellet manufacturing process, from sawdust storage to bagging and palletizing.
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for plant-wide process management.
Typical challenges in forest products industries include increasing throughput, managing quality and finding enough qualified employees.
Plant wide process controls for a wood pellet manufacturing process, from sawdust storage to bagging and palletizing.
Supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems for plant-wide process management.
Typical challenges in forest products industries include increasing throughput, managing quality and finding enough qualified employees.
Progress Engineering has extensive experience in applying controls in a broad array of manufacturing environments.
Our customer needed a custom control system to precisely cut a plastic coated, heavy wire mesh.
The cut needed to occur right along the horizontal wire, without leaving "nubs" of vertical wire, but also without nicking the plastic coating.
Our design included 5 fiber optic based, narrow beam photoeyes to locate the wire and a 3 phase motor/encoder combination, acting as a servo-motor to position the wire.
Our customer needed a custom control system to precisely cut a plastic coated, heavy wire mesh.
The cut needed to occur right along the horizontal wire, without leaving "nubs" of vertical wire, but also without nicking the plastic coating.
Our design included 5 fiber optic based, narrow beam photoeyes to locate the wire and a 3 phase motor/encoder combination, acting as a servo-motor to position the wire.
Progress Engineering has applied a variety of controls across multiple steel fabrication machines used in shipbuilding.
A 400 ton brake had antiquated, mechanical OEM controls, which caused the customer multiple problems with uneven blade travel, improper positioning and hard to troubleshoot hydraulics.
Operators set machine parameters manually with wheels after consulting clipboard based, paper logs.
In addition many parts were only available through the OEM with long lead times.
Progress Engineering supplied a complete and highly simplified hydraulics package with PLC based digital controls.
A 400 ton brake had antiquated, mechanical OEM controls, which caused the customer multiple problems with uneven blade travel, improper positioning and hard to troubleshoot hydraulics.
Operators set machine parameters manually with wheels after consulting clipboard based, paper logs.
In addition many parts were only available through the OEM with long lead times.
Progress Engineering supplied a complete and highly simplified hydraulics package with PLC based digital controls.
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