Process automation systems integrator for industrial manufacturing
Cornerstone Controls designs and deploys process automation solutions for heavy industry—chemical, energy, food and beverage, oil and gas, and life sciences. The company is structured around engineering delivery (6 active roles) rather than sales expansion (2 roles), with hiring velocity decelerating. Current project focus spans infrastructure modernization (Windows Server upgrades, Active Directory, Hyper-V) and internal operational scaling (quoting and order-entry automation), suggesting growing pains around delivery capacity and order fulfillment—not product development.
Cornerstone Controls is a process automation systems integrator based in Cincinnati, OH, with additional offices in Indianapolis and Plymouth, MI. Founded in 1935, the company operates as an authorized partner of Emerson Process Management, delivering control systems, engineering services, and managed solutions to industrial customers across chemical, energy, power, food and beverage, mining, oil and gas, life sciences, pulp and paper, and refining sectors. The firm combines Emerson products (DeltaV) with custom integration, project management, and data historian configuration. The business runs on enterprise software (Oracle, SAP, IFS) paired with legacy automation platforms, serving customers through professional services and engineering-led delivery.
Core systems include Oracle, SAP, and IFS for business operations; DeltaV and Cornerstone for process automation; Microsoft stack (Project, Office, Windows Server, Active Directory) for infrastructure. Windows Server and Hyper-V underpin internal IT.
Infrastructure upgrades (Windows Server, Active Directory, Hyper-V), cybersecurity implementations, and internal process automation (quoting and order-entry streamlining). Projects address capacity and delivery-speed constraints.
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