Automation Systems Engineering & Design
Custom automation systems, engineered and built from concept to production.
Cerebrus is a multidisciplinary engineering firm that designs and builds custom machinery, robotics, and controls. Mechanical, electrical, embedded, and controls engineering under one roof — so your system is delivered as one integrated whole, not a stack of vendor handoffs.
Solutions
What we design and build
Six core capabilities that combine into complete, integrated automation systems.
Custom Machinery
Purpose-built machines for assembly, inspection, processing, and material handling — engineered from concept to production.
Learn moreLinear Actuators
Belt- and screw-driven linear actuators sized for your speed, load, precision, and duty cycle.
Learn moreCartesian Robots
Multi-axis Cartesian and gantry robots, 2–5 axes, with end effectors built for your process.
Learn moreSolenoids
Linear, rotary, and bespoke electromagnetic solenoids engineered for precise force, stroke, and response.
Learn moreEmbedded Systems
Custom PCB hardware, real-time firmware, and HMI development for automation products and devices.
Learn moreSystem Integration
Robotic cell integration, PLC programming, control-panel design, and retrofits that unify your line.
Learn moreIndustries
Sectors we serve
We bring the same disciplined engineering to demanding, quality-driven industries.
How we work
One team, from concept to production
We take responsibility for the whole system — or plug into your team at any stage. Every engagement follows a disciplined path from problem to production-ready equipment.
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Requirements & concept
We define throughput, tolerances, part handling, safety scope, and acceptance criteria, then evaluate concepts before committing to a design.
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Design & engineering
Mechanical, electrical, embedded, and controls engineering proceed together in 3D CAD and schematic design, with analysis where loading or precision demands it.
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Build & integration
We fabricate, assemble, wire, and program in-house — including UL 508A listed control panels — so the system comes together as one integrated build.
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Commission & support
We run factory acceptance testing, install and commission on-site, verify against the agreed criteria, and train your operators and maintenance staff.
Why Cerebrus
Multidisciplinary engineering, delivered as one system
Splitting a build across mechanical, electrical, and software vendors creates gaps at every interface. We close those gaps by keeping every discipline in-house.
All disciplines in-house
Mechanical, electrical/electromagnetic, embedded, controls, and manufacturing engineering under one roof — the machine is designed as a single integrated system.
Concept to production
From a problem statement or a napkin sketch to installed, commissioned equipment on your floor — one accountable partner for the whole lifecycle.
Quality you can document
ISO 9001:2015 certified processes and a UL 508A listed panel shop mean consistent, documented, properly-rated results.
Built for your process
Every machine is purpose-built around your part, tolerance, and throughput — not adapted from a catalog with the compromises that brings.
Selected work
Problems solved, from concept to production
A look at how we approach real engineering challenges — the problem, our approach, and the result.
High-Precision Medical Device Assembly Cell
A custom assembly and inline-inspection cell that raised first-pass yield and throughput on a precision medical device.
- Process
- Manual → automated
- Inspection
- Inline, 100%
- First-pass yield
- Improved
Legacy Production Line Controls Retrofit
A controls modernization that restored uptime and added diagnostics to a mechanically sound but obsolete line.
- Controls
- Obsolete → modern
- Panels
- New UL 508A
- Downtime
- Reduced
Custom Electromechanical Device Development
A custom actuator with embedded drive electronics, engineered from concept to a production-ready design.
- Actuator
- Custom design
- Electronics
- Embedded drive
- Outcome
- Production-ready
Have a project in mind?
Tell us what you're trying to build or automate. We'll help you scope it and recommend the right approach.