Services - Engineering & Design

Hallfield Controls is an engineering driven company, with many of our other services supporting that engineering role. With our core controls competency, we specialize in integration of off-the-shelf components of all form, fit, and function. We engineer to the NFPA 70 (NEC) code, and if an application is related to the industrial world, we extend that the NFPA 79 (Electrical Standard for Industrial Machinery) and UL508A (UL Standard for Safety for Industrial Control Panels) standards. We also have experience with other UL and IEC standards according to project requirements. We strive to develop every electrical system to the standards that govern our customers' markets.

Part of our engineering and design services includes a standard documentation set. Hallfield understands that contracting a company can be extremely beneficial but also risky: it can be hard to find good help. Until we build an extensive relationship with customers, we rely heavily on our documentation to establish a comfort level with what we will provide, effectively splitting a larger risk into smaller ones. It all starts with a comprehensive quote that communicates to potential customers our understanding of their request as well as the services we will provide.

After a quote's approval (as represented by a PO), Hallfield provides a full set of engineering and design documentation including a print package and control specification, if appropriate. Depending on design complexity, developing this package can be an iterative process with customers. Standard print packages are developed with AutoCAD Electrical and include electrical schematics, panel layouts, and bills of material (BOMs). For more complicated systems, or solutions that involve programming, Hallfield also develops control specifications. These specifications describe the intended functionality along with screenshots of the proposed interface. The goal of this documentation is to give customers enough information to understand and approve Hallfield's concept.

Once the design is approved, Hallfield purchases material and moves into the manufacturing phase. During this phase, Hallfield can develop or assist with both FAT (Factory Acceptance Test) and SAT (Site Acceptance Test) documentation. Throughout the process, it's our goal to provide sufficient documentation to effectively communicate the complete design.