Custom automation and control systems integrator for industrial manufacturing
Pieper Automation designs and builds custom automation systems—control panels, PLC/HMI programs, machine safety architectures—for mid-market industrial clients. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward Rockwell (PlantPAx, PLC programming) and industrial protocols (EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus), with Salesforce and HubSpot layered in for sales ops. Hiring is concentrated in engineering (80% of open roles), skewing senior and mid-level, which tracks with their project-driven model: they're scaling delivery capacity while simultaneously working to professionalize sales (expanding from project-reactive to proactive outreach).
Pieper Automation is a 51–200-person division of Pieper Electric, a larger electrical and automation contractor with over 1,000 employees and presence across Wisconsin and Georgia. The company provides systems integration, custom machine design, control panel assembly, and engineered solutions—from feasibility studies through on-site commissioning. Their service portfolio spans PLC/HMI design, machine safety design and risk assessment, robotic cell architecture standardization, and vision inspection. Operating out of New Berlin, Wisconsin since 1947, they target industrial manufacturers seeking turnkey automation projects and ongoing controls support.
Primary stack includes Rockwell PlantPAx, PLC programming, and industrial protocols (EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, Modbus). They also use Microsoft Office suite and Salesforce for operations and sales.
Active projects focus on machine safety system design, programmable safety controller development, robotic cell standardization, and safety procedure improvement for clients. They are also building repeatable solution frameworks and templates by application type.
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