Welcome to Hampton Roads Automation
Industrial Automation Engineering and Consulting
Hampton Roads Automation is an Industrial Automation (DCS, PLC, SCADA), Instrumentation, & Process Control Engineering / Consulting Firm with over 100 years of combined experience. We offer a myriad of services in the Industrial Automation Engineering and Consulting realm. We also offer Program Management services for entities that don’t have the in-house expertise. Contact Us for more information.
"Automation Made Easy"
About The Firm
With over 100 years of combined experience and after 20+ years on the job together, we decided to offer our expertise to a greater audience with the goal of ensuring that your Industrial Control systems are efficient, optimized, secure, and are exceeding your operational needs.
- SWAM Certified Micro Business
- SWAM Certified Small Business
Who Are Our Customers?
HRA‘s primary customers are Public Utilities and Engineering firms that serve Public Utilities.
We specialize in:
Wastewater Treatment
Drinking Water
Interceptor Systems
Pump Stations
PRS (Pressure Reducing Stations)
Offline Storage Controls
Aquifer Injection Systems
Water Tower Controls
The members of the HRA team fully understand the vast importance of clean water. The systems that we work on have a huge impact on the environment. We take this responsibility very seriously.
Our Services
We offer a myriad of services, some of which are outlined below.
Industrial Automation Engineering & Consulting
From the field instrumentation to the DCS (Distributed Control System), PLC (Programmable Logic Controller), and/or SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition) system and everything in between; we can design, troubleshoot, build, repair, install, upgrade, document, and maintain your ICS (Industrial Control System).
Electrical & Instrumentation Field Service
Everyone on our staff started their career as field E&I / I&C technicians. If you are having problems with your instrumentation and control systems, we can solve your problems and get your systems back online.
Emerson Ovation DCS (Distributed Control System)
HRA specializes in the programming, engineering, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the Emerson Ovation DCS.
We have extremely in-depth experience with this particular brand of DCS. We also have experience with the legacy WDPF and Westation systems.
Allen Bradley PLC (Programmable Logic Controller)
HRA specializes in the programming, engineering, installation, troubleshooting, and maintenance of the Allen Bradley family of PLCs.
SCADA (Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition)
HRA specializes in the VT SCADA platform, but we also work on other popular platforms, such as Ignition.
Why Choose Us
Experience and Education in the right areas are extremely important when considering a consultant firm. Experience is the most important of the two, because the field of Industrial Automation is a field of study that takes years of hands on experience to properly master.
Look for several team members to have over 20 years of experience while also looking for the ISA-CAP (International Society of Automation – Certified Automation Professional) credentials combined with higher education.
Hampton Roads Automation was founded by like-minded individuals who believe that integrity is a cornerstone that must be part of everything that we do.