Galil is focused on providing the best motion control and PLC solutions to customers quickly and cost-effectively.  If our standard product offering does not satisfy a customer’s requirements, we will build a special product that does.   Over the years we have produced thousands of custom hardware and firmware solutions; more than 50% of our customers have some customization on their controllers and PLCs.

Custom motion controllers and PLCs consist of hardware and/or firmware modifications.   An example of a hardware solution might include a unique form factor, special connectors, user-specified communication interfaces, integrated amplifiers and additional I/O.

Examples of firmware modifications are coordinate transformation, user created programs, communication to unique devices, user specific requirements for motion, complex calculations, custom filters and custom I/O commands.  The cost for custom firmware starts as low as $800.00.

The typical lead time is two weeks for minor firmware modifications and up to twelve weeks for hardware modifications.

The process of creating a custom motion controller or PLC requires iterative collaboration between Galil and the customer.   The procedure for requesting and receiving a custom controller is:

1. A customer brings a special request to our engineering team
2. An engineer on the team works closely with the customer to define the solution
3. Once it’s defined, the Galil team writes a detailed specification and generates a quote. The quote includes charges for engineering, the estimated lead time and the unit price at the specified quantity (we give quantity discounts).
4. The customer reviews the specification, signs it and sends it back to Galil with a purchase order.
5. Galil’s R&D team develops the custom solution, tests the solution, and documents the changes.
6. The solution is delivered to the customer within the specified time frame.
7. After delivery to the customer, Galil’s engineering team continues to provide technical support free-of-charge during implementation at the customer site.

The controller in the picture below is an example of a custom, 1-axis controller with a sinusoidally commutated amplifier.

Galil is committed to delivering the best standard or custom controller solution to our customers, along with superior application support for the life of the project.

Example of a 1-axis controller with a sinusoidally commutated amplifier.