Providing the best service to our clients goes beyond the final deliverable. We know that the needs of each facility manager and plant owner are unique. That’s why the way we work together is customized to suit various approval methods, involvement levels, project requirements, and availability.
PDC takes complete project responsibility from initial design through final commissioning, delivering ready-to-operate electrical and automation systems. Working with a single project manager, you define operational outcomes while we coordinate electrical engineering, automation programming, power distribution design, panel fabrication, motor rebuilds, and field installation. Our integrated team eliminates coordination gaps that occur when managing separate electrical, automation, and motor contractors.
Design-build brings early collaboration between PDC's engineers and your operations team, giving you direct input and control over equipment specifications throughout the design process. Our electrical engineers, automation programmers, and motor specialists present options; you make the decisions that fit your facility. You choose VFD specifications for vacuum pumps, PLC platforms for automation systems, HMI screen layouts your operators will use daily, and motor efficiency upgrades based on your runtime data. Working side-by-side, we bring technical expertise while you bring operational knowledge that improves the final system.
IPD binds PDC, your architect, general contractor, and key trades into shared agreements with aligned financial incentives. Success requires our team to use individual expertise to collaboratively solve problems, sharing in both risk and reward. Cost savings benefit everyone, including your budget. When our automation engineers optimize control system design, the entire team profits. When coordination conflicts arise between electrical routing and mechanical layouts, we solve them collaboratively because we succeed or fail together. For complex Wisconsin projects requiring seamless integration across multiple systems, IPD eliminates adversarial relationships that cause delays and change order battles.
Our preconstruction team reviews designs as they develop, contributing constructability feedback, budget guidance, and technical solutions that optimize electrical and automation systems. We identify potential conflicts early—transformer locations that won't accommodate required clearances, conduit routing that interferes with overhead cranes, motor control center placements that complicate maintenance access. Our extensive detailing capability allows us to provide high-level layout reviews, routing coordination, and value engineering while your engineer focuses on conceptual design and programming.
Our Commitment
Since 1975, PDC has served Wisconsin industrial, agricultural, and municipal facilities. As a 100% employee-owned company, our electricians, automation engineers, and motor technicians have direct stake in your project's success.
Most electrical contractors subcontract automation programming or send motors elsewhere for repairs. PDC handles everything in-house: UL508A-certified panel fabrication, automation programming, power distribution engineering, and EASA-certified motor repair.
We specialize in complex projects other contractors avoid: hazardous location electrical for grain facilities, dairy parlor automation requiring cow behavior expertise, wastewater SCADA integration, food processing sanitary systems, and manufacturing automation with legacy equipment.
We specify transformers sized for future loads, program PLCs with scalable architectures, and design panels that accommodate expansion. When you expand production or operations, the infrastructure we installed supports that growth without replacement.
Our lifecycle services keep your programs and infrastructure current and allows us to catch problems during scheduled maintenance instead of emergency failures. Our technicians arrive already knowing your systems, and your investment maintains value with the contractor who built it.
Connect with PDC
Looking for comprehensive automation and electrical solutions that can jumpstart your business? Or are you searching for expert advice on the latest equipment? Contact our team today to discuss your needs, ask questions, and begin a trusted partnership that supports your long-term success.
