Make equipment respond.
Bring new control to existing machinery with thoughtful interfaces, reliable actuation, and logic that operators can trust.
↗Independent machine builders · Est. 2022
Make the machine
work better.
Palmer Automation builds practical automation for one-off machines and operations—bringing sawmill-floor experience to the moments where precision, uptime, and good judgment matter.
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In the field / 01Controls that keep the cut moving.
→ Machines→ Controls→ Positioning→ Cutting→ Operations
A different kind of automation partner
Built from the mill floor up.
Palmer Automation LLC was started in 2022 with a simple point of view: the best automation starts with understanding the work. Our experience comes from the sawmill industry—where machines need to be tough, operators need clarity, and every improvement has to earn its place.
One-off thinking
Your machine is not a template. We design around the real constraints, quirks, and opportunities in your operation.
Practical precision
We add the right amount of control—positioning, sensing, and sequencing that makes the process repeatable.
Built for the floor
Solutions are made to be used, serviced, and understood by the people who keep production moving.
Operations-minded
Automation is only successful when it improves the full operation, not just one step in the cycle.
What we do
Less guesswork.
More control.
From a single machine upgrade to a smarter operating sequence, we bring engineering discipline to the work already happening on your floor.
Put it exactly where it belongs.
Precise positioning removes rework and makes repeatable results possible—even when the raw material never looks the same twice.
↗Connect the whole process.
We look beyond the machine to the handoffs, decisions, and small delays that shape the finished output.
↗Featured project / log home manufacturing
Turning a log lathe into a more precise tool.
For a log home manufacturer, we added precise positioning and cutting control to an existing log lathe. The result: a more repeatable operation that helps transform raw logs into the components of a home.
- Challenge Make a heavy, hands-on process more consistent.
- Approach Add control where positioning and cutting decisions matter most.
- Outcome A machine that works with more precision and less uncertainty.
Watch the machine in the field · 00:17
How we work
Start with the operation.
Good automation is a conversation between the machine and the people who run it. We stay close to both.
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Understand
We learn the machine, the material, and the moments that slow the operation down.
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Map
We identify where control, feedback, or a better sequence will make the biggest difference.
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Build
We design a focused solution that fits the equipment and the way your team works.
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Improve
We listen, adjust, and leave you with a system that keeps making sense on the floor.
Have a machine that could work smarter?
Tell us what you’re building, cutting, moving, or trying to improve.
hello@palmerautomation.com ↗