Burns & McDonnell Service
Automation Consulting
Service Areas: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, Canada, Mexico, and International
Automation Consulting, fill gaps in the project cycle.

Advancements in robotics and automation software have increased the rate of technology adoption due to the wide range of solutions applicable to many industries. This solves more complex problems and allows the reassignment of people away from the repetitive, monotonous, and physically straining tasks.
As these technologies have become smarter and more affordable, the benefits are increasingly valuable, making processes safer, faster, and more reliable.
Our team enables clients to leverage emerging technologies and methodologies in automation to innovate and optimize, while helping organizations transform and succeed by focusing on maximizing business value and managing risk. We partner with our clients to identify the best opportunities for optimization in their operations, through the use of automation, by employing a data-driven approach. Our assessment supports creating a scalable, long-term roadmap for deploying automation across the client’s organization.
We start with an evaluation by a specialist to address your concerns before making an investment. By gaining an understanding of your needs, operational data, budget, and schedule requirements, we can make recommendations that put automation in place where appropriate. Subsequently, we embark on developing a robust business case, outlining the tangible benefits and return on investment that support the utilization of your investment capital in the most efficient and effective manner possible.
We are not only consultants, but we also execute the recommendations developed through the assessment of our clients’ operations. Our engineering, procurement and construction teams will execute projects that support your goals for safety, quality, dependability, and cost. By using a comprehensive approach to automation, we can help your integration occur seamlessly and without interruption of existing production.
We provide services of any tasks throughout the project life cycle or a complete turnkey service:
- Feasibility Assessment
- Process Evaluation (Lean/Six Sigma)
- Robotics and Automation feasibility
- Automation Opportunity Selection Matrix
- Concept Development & ROI Analysis
- Capacity analysis
- Equipment obsolescence planning/replacement
- Budgetary & Firm Pricing
- Data Collection & Validation
- Technical Specification
- Request for Proposal
- Proposal Assessments
- Terms & Conditions
- Supplier Selection
- Project Execution
- Concept Development & Approvals
- Mechanical Design Approval
- Elec/Controls Approval
- Project Management
- System Handover
- Factory Acceptance Testing
- Installation
- Commissioning
- Site Acceptance Testing
- Training
- System Support
Because we are vertically integrated, our engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning professionals are able to deploy complex, fast-track approaches that will ultimately help you manage project risk, budgets, and schedules.