High-End Manufacturing
Packaging facilities, cosmetics, chemicals, and polishing compounds, clean rooms. Lighting, conveyors, automation controls, new sub panels, production line moving/relocation, liquid level controls, pump controls.
Recent job examples for High-End Manufacturing:
Fiber Optic Cable installation: 500’ of Fiber optic cable was pulled through two buildings and a new dust-tight enclosure was built and installed to house fiber optic connections, data switch and battery backup. Once installed, desktop computer was linked to fiber with copper cabling.
Five camera outdoor camera system: Variable-focal cameras installed to view driveway and large parking area 24/7 from remote offsite location, to monitor tractor trailer arrivals and departures.
Backup Generator: Size and install 480V/3phase backup generator with transfer switch, to keep farm and milking equipment operational during power outages.
Leachate pump systems: Troubleshoot and repair landfill’s leachate pump system when it broke down.
New conveyor sorting system: Coordinate with the company supplying conveyors as to specs of job, review prints and plan electrical hook up of new machinery on tight deadline over weekend. Electrical hook up of Motors, conveyors, interlocks, and controls.
Outside wall pack lights were replaced with upgraded LED fixtures using Bucket Truck for more light as well as energy savings.
Street Light repair and update: Using Bucket Truck, Village street lights were repaired and updated to LED bulbs
Control Systems update: Rebuild buckets, update motor control system and controls for waste water pumps and equipment.
Emergency High Voltage Gate call: High voltage gate tripped due to a tree branch falling on the lines, knocking out power. Overhead lines were cleared, a new fuse link was installed and gate was closed using Bucket Truck.
Florescent light LED retrofit: Existing 4 ft. florescent lights were retrofitted with LED bulbs that do not require a ballast. Old bulbs and ballast were removed and new LED bulbs were direct wired.
Custom clean in place (CIP) system: CIP was designed from the ground up. Existing equipment was upgraded with new PLC’s and Touch Screens to allow greater control of equipment. Multiple pieces of equipment were networked together.
Bottle filler upgrade & customization: PLC, touchscreen and controls were obsolete and non-functioning. Sloth Electric revised control platform and customized filler for customer’s specific use.
Oil Press equipment upgrade: Existing press equipment was upgraded with new starters, PLC and touch screen control. Multiple presses were networked together to allow greater control and data collection of the entire process.
Camera System for monitoring: Installation of 4 camera system to view product levels in bins during processing. Flat screen monitors are mounted on the wall so employees can see bin levels without having to climb up.
Six camera security system: Camera system installed to view all areas inside and outside of the building. Motion activated night vision cameras with activity recorded to an NVR. Activity sends an alert to the customer’s cell phone.
All electric from the ground up: Project included new service, parking lot lights, interior and display lighting, hookup of refrigeration equipment, coolers, HVAC, kitchen equipment, and data for checkouts.
Production line relocation: Electrically disconnect and reconnect production line that was relocated, including motors, photoeyes, cord drops, conveyors, filling machines, seal and close machines.
Clean Room: Electrical hook up of clean room based on engineered prints.
Design and build safety circuits: Upgrade existing production machines to meet current OSHA standards
300ft. x 100ft storage building light conversion: existing high bay fluorescents were taken down and replaced with 30- new energy efficient LED high bay lights.
Emergency call: Power was lost on a Saturday due to a water main leak inside the building. All breakers had to be removed and replaced and panel interior replaced and dried out. Power was restored in 8 hours, saving valuable inventory from spoiling.
High voltage gate reset: Gate tripped at 2 AM, leaving the plant without power. Sloth Electric used a bucket truck to close the gate and turn the power back on.
Custom De-Palletizer rebuild: De-palletizer was obsolete and non-functioning. Sloth Electric gutted used De-palletizer, installed all new PLC controls, VFD’s and sensors.
Clean in place (CIP) system: CIP system was designed from the ground up. Existing equipment was upgraded with new PLC’s and Touch Screens to allow greater control of equipment. Multiple pieces of equipment were networked together.
Fiber optic cable installation: Fiber was installed overhead on existing power poles to connect remote locations. Installation was completed using Bucket Truck.
Installation of New 4000 amp service, transformer, vault & switch gear.
PROJECT: Custom Magnet Placement and Metal Detector: System designed for cell phone box packaging. Includes design and install of control panel, PLC, touch screen, air valve manifold, proximity sensors, solenoid valve system, vacuum system, contacts for upstream and downstream interlocking, set up and debugging.


























