# Metromotion Controls

Last-Updated: 2026-09-03

> Metromotion Controls is a Melbourne-based industrial automation and control systems integrator founded in 2012. We design, program, commission and support PLC, SCADA, HMI, control panel and OT network systems for manufacturers across Australia.

## About

- Company: Metromotion Controls Pty Ltd
- Location: 39 Sunhill Road, Mount Waverley VIC 3149, Melbourne, Australia
- Founded: 2012
- Service area: Victoria and Australia
- Author: Tommy Kim, [author profile](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/about/tommy-kim)
- Contact: info@metromotioncontrols.com.au / (03) 7056 9849

## Services

- [Industrial Automation & Control Systems](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/industrial-automation): Industrial automation engineering for Australian manufacturers, covering PLC, SCADA, control panels, commissioning and support.
- [PLC, SCADA & HMI Programming](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/plc-scada-hmi): PLC programming, SCADA programming and HMI screen work that operators and maintenance teams can support.
- [Electrical Control Panel Engineering](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/control-panel-engineering): Electrical control panel engineering for Melbourne production sites: build-ready drawings, ratings, panel-builder coordination, FAT and as-built handover.
- [Industrial Systems Integration](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/systems-integration): Filling, checkweighing, wrapping, CIP and batching tied together through defined machine handshakes, line states, PLC networks and data interfaces.
- [Industrial Data, IIoT & Analytics](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/industrial-data-iiot): OEE, downtime, historian and production reporting built from validated plant signals, so teams can see where the highest-impact yield and uptime gains are.
- [OT Networks, Edge & Remote Access](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/ot-networks): Segmented OT networks, industrial Ethernet, server architecture and secure remote access that support faster fault response and remote diagnostics for control systems.
- [Functional Safety & Safety Systems](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/functional-safety): Functional safety, machine safety automation and safety PLC programming to IEC 61511, IEC 62061, ISO 13849 and AS 4024.
- [Automation Upgrades, Retrofits & Support](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/automation-upgrades): Staged modernisation for legacy environments, planned around production schedules.
- [Automation Support & Maintenance](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/support): Remote and onsite support for PLC, SCADA, HMI, OT network and electrical control issues.
- [Commissioning, FAT & SAT](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services/commissioning): FAT, SAT, loop checks, startup support and defect closeout before production handover.

## Industries

- [Food & Beverage Automation Australia](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/food-beverage): Food and beverage automation from Melbourne, covering PLC, SCADA, CIP, batch control, pasteurisation and packaging integration for Australian plants.
- [Dairy Automation Australia](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/dairy): Dairy automation Australia for yoghurt, cheese, pasteurisation, separation, CIP and dairy processing control systems.
- [Packaging Line Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/packaging): Packaging line automation Australia engineering for conveyor automation, line control, vision, labelling, palletising and packaging OEE systems.
- [Pet Food Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/pet-food): Pet food manufacturing automation experts in Melbourne for raw material handling, batching, extrusion, packaging integration and traceability.
- [FMCG Automation Australia](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/fmcg): FMCG automation across Australia, covering OEM equipment integration, production line integration, machine automation, OEE data and controls upgrades.
- [Agricultural Processing Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/agricultural-processing): Agricultural processing automation for seed, orchard, packhouse and fruit processing facilities across Australia.
- [Building Products Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries/building-products): Building products automation for bricks, tiles, pavers and heavy clay manufacturing with precise process control and reliable uptime.

## Topics

- [Industrial automation in Australia](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/industrial-automation): Industrial automation guides for Australian manufacturers covering PLC programming, SCADA, control panels, OT networks, safety, data and live-plant upgrades.
- [Dairy automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/dairy): Control systems guidance for Australian dairy plants: pasteurisation and divert logic, CIP, PID loop tuning, batch control and pump protection on hygienic lines.
- [Beverage automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/beverage): Control and data guidance for Australian beverage producers: process and packaging automation, SCADA design, CIP, MES integration, water hammer protection and OT security.
- [Pet food automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/pet-food): Automation guidance for Australian pet food manufacturers: ISA-88 batch and recipe control, OEE, condition monitoring, plant data integration and control panel engineering.
- [Ignition SCADA](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/ignition): Practical Ignition SCADA guidance for Australian manufacturers: where Ignition fits, SCADA design for food and beverage, MES integration, breaking down data silos and OEE.
- [Rockwell and PLC control](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/rockwell): Guidance for Rockwell and PLC control work in Australia: legacy migration, PLC programming practice, turning a P&ID into control logic, batch control and live-plant cutover.
- [Siemens and TIA Portal](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/topics/siemens): Guidance for Siemens automation in Australia: TIA Portal and the SIMATIC S7-1500 platform, PLC programming practice, platform comparison, legacy migration and live-plant cutover.

## Projects

- [Chobani: Greenfield Yoghurt Plant](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/chobani-yoghurt-plant): Food & Beverage
- [La Casa del Formaggio: Greenfield Cheese Factory](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/la-casa-cheese-factory): Dairy
- [Real Pet Food Company: Raw Materials Handling Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/real-pet-food-raw-materials): Pet Food
- [Peters Ice Cream: Factory Extension and Multi-Line Integration](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/peters-factory-extension): Food & Beverage
- [Sakata (Smith's Snackfood Company): New Product Line Integration](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/sakata-product-line-integration): FMCG & Packaging
- [Patties Foods: Low Cost Hot Water Set Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/patties-hot-water-automation): Food & Beverage
- [Tibaldi: Automatic Inventory Management](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/tibaldi-inventory-management): Food & Beverage
- [Bulla: Churn Control System Upgrade](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/bulla-slc-compactlogix-churn-upgrade): Food & Beverage
- [McCormick: CIP Automation on Ignition](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/mccormick-cip-ignition-platform): FMCG & Packaging
- [Cobs Fine Foods: OEE Data Platform and Line Integration](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/cobs-oee-data-platform): FMCG & Packaging
- [Chobani: OEE Data Platform and Production Reporting](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/chobani-oee-platform): Food & Beverage
- [Remedy Drinks: MEX CMMS Integration with Ignition](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/remedy-drinks-mex-integration): Food & Beverage
- [Remedy Drinks: Can Filler Condition Monitoring](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/remedy-drinks-can-filler-monitoring): Food & Beverage
- [Haigh's Chocolates: Chocolate Processing Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/haighs-chocolate-process-automation): Food & Beverage
- [JC Smale: Brick Texturing Machine Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/jc-smale-brick-texturing): Building Products
- [Steamtech Engineering: Boiler Automation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/steamtech-boiler-automation): Utilities & OEM
- [Lactalis Australia: Programming & Commissioning Support](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/lactalis-commissioning-support): Dairy
- [Arnott's: Control System Audit](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/arnotts-control-system-audit): Food & Beverage
- [Orora: OT Network Investigation](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/orora-network-investigation): Packaging
- [Austral Bricks: MQTT Connectivity and Condition Monitoring](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects/austral-bricks-mqtt-connectivity): Building Products

## Public insights

- [Batch Control and ISA-88 for Australian Food and Beverage Manufacturers](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/batch-control-isa88-food-manufacturing-australia): Control Systems. A practical ISA-88 guide for Australian food and beverage plants: when batch control pays off, the three models, phase states, FSANZ traceability and migration.
- [Beverage Automation in Australia: Recipe Control, Work Orders and a Single Source of Truth](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/beverage-process-automation-australia): Process Control. How beverage automation reduces variability: recipe and batch control, versioned recipes you can trace back in time, work orders as a single live source of truth, and a historian that records exactly how every batch was made.
- [CIP Automation: Where the Investment Actually Pays Back](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/cip-automation-hygienic-processing-australia): Control Systems. How CIP automation cuts trade waste and chemical cost with endpoint-driven phases, protects chemical tanks, verifies coverage and records audit evidence.
- [Control Panel Engineering in Australia: Compliance, Design and Handover](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/control-panel-engineering-australia): Control Panel Engineering. Control panel engineering in Australia: AS/NZS 61439 and AS/NZS 3000, form of separation, short-circuit rating, thermal design, FAT and handover records.
- [Automation for Australian Dairy Processing Plants](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/dairy-automation-australia): Control Systems. Guide to automation for Australian dairy plants: HTST pasteurisation and divert control, CIP, ISA-88 batch control, 3-A hygienic design and FSANZ traceability.
- [Food and Beverage Automation in Australia: What Manufacturers Need to Know](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/food-beverage-automation-australia): Industrial Automation. Practical guide to food and beverage automation in Australia: ISA-88 batch control, CIP, pasteurisation, hygienic design, traceability and OEE.
- [Ignition SCADA in Australia: A Practical Guide for Food and Beverage Manufacturers](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/ignition-scada-practical-guide-australia): Control Systems. When Ignition fits an Australian food and beverage site: Perspective vs Vision, architecture and redundancy, OT security, and buying Ignition locally.
- [Industrial Automation in Melbourne: A Practical Guide for Australian Manufacturers](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/industrial-automation-melbourne): Industrial Automation. Practitioner guide to scoping industrial automation for Melbourne manufacturers: control stack scope, greenfield versus brownfield, and choosing an integrator.
- [Legacy PLC Migration in Australia: Planning an Upgrade Without Losing Production](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/legacy-plc-migration-australia): PLC & Control Systems. How to plan a legacy PLC migration on a live Australian plant: when to start, how to scope the outage window, and how to stage the cutover.
- [OT Network Security for Australian Manufacturing Sites](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/ot-network-security-manufacturing-australia): Industrial Data & IIoT. OT network security for Australian manufacturers: IEC 62443 zones and conduits, the Purdue model, segmentation, secure remote access and OT patching.
- [From a P&ID to Control Logic: How an Experienced Team Programs a Process from the Drawing](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/p-and-id-to-control-logic-australia): Control Systems. How a controls engineer reads ISA-5.1 P&ID symbology and derives equipment modules, sequences, interlocks and loops from the drawing plus one conversation.
- [PackML on Australian Packaging Lines: What It Does and Why It Matters](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/packml-packaging-lines-australia): Control Systems. PackML on Australian packaging lines: the ISA-TR88.00.02 state model, modes and PackTags, line coordination, and how machine states feed accurate OEE.
- [Pet Food Automation in Australia: Batch, Extrusion and Process Control](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/pet-food-automation-australia): Process Control. Pet food automation in Australia: ISA-88 recipe and batch control, extrusion and rendering control, CCP interlocks, AS 5812 and recall-grade traceability.
- [PID Loop Tuning for Food and Dairy Processes: Temperature, Flow, Level and Pressure](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/pid-loop-tuning-food-dairy-australia): Control Systems. PID tuning for food and dairy plant: why flow, pressure and level loops run PI, when thermal loops justify full PID, and lambda tuning over trial and error.
- [PLC Platform Comparison for Australian Manufacturers: How to Choose the Right Fit](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/plc-platform-comparison-australia): PLC Programming. Choosing a PLC platform for an Australian plant comes down to a few practical considerations: native communications protocols, local spares, the right model in the range, local integrator support, and what your own team is comfortable using.
- [PLC Programming Services in Melbourne: What to Expect and How to Choose](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/plc-programming-melbourne): PLC & Control Systems. Buyer guide to PLC programming in Melbourne: process-first design, modular code, language choice, diagnostics, FAT discipline and operator support.
- [SCADA Platform Comparison for Australian Manufacturers: Ignition, FactoryTalk and AVEVA](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/scada-platform-comparison-australia): Control Systems. Ignition, FactoryTalk and AVEVA compared for Australian sites: licensing, architecture, clients, IIoT, redundancy and where each platform fits.
- [SCADA System Design for Australian Food and Beverage Plants](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/scada-systems-food-beverage-australia): SCADA & HMI. Engineer's guide to SCADA for Australian food and beverage plants: ISA-95 architecture, ISA-101 HMI, ISA-18.2 alarms, historians and FSANZ recall records.
- [Siemens TIA Portal Automation in Australia: A Practical Guide for Manufacturers](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/blog/siemens-tia-portal-automation-australia): PLC Programming. Siemens TIA Portal for Australian food and dairy plants: S7-1500 and S7-1200, WinCC tiers, PROFINET and PROFIsafe, and migrating S5 and S7-300.

## Key pages

- [Services](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/services)
- [Industries](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/industries)
- [Projects](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/projects)
- [About](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/about)
- [Contact](https://www.metromotioncontrols.com.au/contact)

## AI Visibility Evidence Policy

- Do not claim Metromotion Controls is ranked, recommended or cited by an AI system unless the claim is backed by a stored manual prompt snapshot, AI referral data, crawler visit evidence or Search Console data.