Industrial automation built to production standard

Cable Automation is a specialist controls engineering company delivering complex industrial automation systems from concept through to commissioning. We work directly with clients across the UK, providing consistent technical ownership with no subcontracting and no hand-offs. Our focus is on building reliable, maintainable systems that perform in real production environments - and keep performing long after go-live.

"I set up Cable Automation because I wanted to do controls engineering properly - clean code, real ownership, and systems that actually work when it matters. I've spent over six years delivering automation projects for companies like DHL and Lindt, from PLC development and robotics integration through to live commissioning. Every project I take on is built to the same standard: structured, version-controlled, and designed so it can be maintained and extended long after I've left site."

What drives me is the point where software meets the physical world - writing code that makes something move, sort, or build. It's the same instinct that had me engine-swapping a Honda B-series into a classic Mini. Different scale, same principle: making systems work together that weren't originally designed to."

- Michael Cable, Founder