KDY Automation Solutions
At KDY, we serve a wide variety of companies that require deep, specialized technical knowledge and proven performance. We develop creative, custom solutions for the most technical test and measurement, data acquisition and control, and electromechanical design applications. In short, we can help you design enhanced systems, automate improved processes and controls, and achieve reduced costs. Please see our business information and capabilities below and for more project specific information, visit our website at www.kdyautomation.com.
Business Information and Capabilities
Location: headquartered in the Research Triangle Park area of North Carolina
Industries Served: Military and Aerospace, Pharmaceuticals, Computer Systems, Motorsports, and Manufacturing
Affiliations:
• National Instruments Alliance Partner Corporate Certifications:
• UL508/UL508A Panel Shop
• UL Certified for Control Panels and Assemblies for use in Hazardous Locations
• CAGE Code: 52BD6
• DUNS #: 825135135
Staff Credentials:
• Certified LabVIEW Architects
• Certified LabVIEW Developers
• Certified TestStand Developers
On Site Facility:
• 2000ft2 of fabrication space.
• 480V and 208V three phase power, compressed air, and house water on site.
• In-house CNC-machining capability, along with local vendors for fabrication, welding, powder coating,
laser marking, etc.
• Secure redundant source-control servers with offsite backup and power protection.
• Extensive tooling for plumbing, hydraulics, and control panels.
• Instruments for validation and calibration of sensors and systems.
• Cable assembly fabrication. We have various soldering, crimping, labeling, terminal marking, and cutting
tooling.
• Machining including CNC-milling and CNC-lathe.
• 3D printing.
• Extensive test equipment including oscilloscopes, function generators, power supplies, multimeters, HIPOT
tester, noise meter, tachometers, pressure sensors, temperature sensors, force sensors, and
accelerometers.
Goods and Services Provided:
• LabVIEW and TestStand development for PCs and Real-time controllers, cRIO, EtherCAT, C- Series, PXI, and
Allen Bradley ControlLogix.
• Heavily Engineered Systems: Electro-Mechanical design, Machine Design and Fabrication.
• Repair and Maintenance of existing test stands.
• UL-Listed Industrial Control Panel and Hazardous Location panel fabrication.
• Dept. of Defense, EPA, and Dept. of Energy Contracts.
• Standards compliance with FDA, NFPA, UL, DoD, EPA regulations.
• Project management.
• Government, Military, Environmental, Semiconductor, Bio-pharma, Chemical Processing, Motorsports, and
Industrial Clients.
• Rockwell/Allen Bradley ControlLogix-based control systems. We maintain a complete suite of Rockwell
Studio development tools.
• AutoCAD Electrical and Autodesk Inventor integrated 3D design. We maintain a complete suite of 3D
electro-mechanical design tools.
Capabilities in the aviation industry
• Design and build test stands for various aviation components.
• Upgrade existing test stands and equipment.
• Provide control systems for various industrial processes.
• Provide UL-Listed Industrial Control Panels.
• Provide LabVIEW-based software for both test and process control applications.
Manufacturing and design capabilities for the following component test stands/equipment:
• Gearboxes
• Hydraulic Actuators
• Hydraulic Servovalves
• Air Starters
• Cargo Hooks
• Helicopter Blades
• Electric Motors
• Electronic Components
• Generators
• Fuel Metering Pumps
Additional Information:
• KDY provides on-site maintenance services for industrial, automated test, or manufacturing equipment.
• KDY manufactures test stands/equipment and provides continued on-site maintenance for those stands.
• KDY often provides on-site software update installation, updates electronically, and end-user installation
instructions.
• KDY has been a prime contractor for the United States Air Force, United States Marine Corps, and United
States Navy.