Marathon Bottling and Automation, LLC, Temecula California

Dan Murphy, high tech custom automation since 1994

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• Product management coordinating electrical, mechanical and software engineering teams for complete custom automation projects.
• Operations management including packaging, manual assembly, automated assembly, laser marking, maintenance and quality.
• Classroom development for advanced servo tuning, electronics and pneumatics.
• Automation building experience for industries as varied as Medical, Semiconductor, Aerospace, Automotive and Irrigation.
• Experience in laser marking, electrical testing, mechanical testing, assembly, liquid and powder handling, pick and place, vibratory feeders, UV curing, motor controls and inkjet marking.
• System Design utilizing servo motors, pneumatics, motion control, sensors, conveyors and PLC’s with operator interface and network communication.
• Software programming for Ladder Logic, Allen Bradley, Keyence, Unitronics and Mitsubishi.
• Design and fabrication for custom automation machines, upgrade existing automation, manual process, injection molding machines and inkjet machines.
• Lean Manufacturing Principles implementation resulting in improved yield and improved efficiency utilizing machine and product improvements and statistical failure analysis.
• Debug for automation machines including electrical, mechanical and software, and final tuning for installations worldwide; achieving customer yield and efficiency targets as well as installation, operational and production qualification.
• Design, debug, fine-tune and upgrade (rebuild) labeling machines, capping machines, filling machines.
• Real time feedback of automated temperature controls, valve status, pump systems, and tank levels from control PLC’s to a network computer.

See one of our custom filling machines in action

With Coren Mfg & Service

Filler for shampoo like liquids with a tolerance of +/- 5 grams.

Marathon Bottling & Automation - In The News

Application Update: Marathon Bottling & Automation automates its New Mobile Wine Bottling Operation with an Integrated PLC and HMI, Requiring Less Confirugation for 50-Bottles-Per-Minute Performance

April 2012
In conjunction with using PLCs on custom automation projects, Marathon Bottling & Automation has networked a PLC to control local functions on the truck, and an integrated HMI and PLC for system control and data collection...[Read more - Marathon Bottling & Automation In The News]

Unitronics Success Story on Marathon Wine Bottling Operation

September 2011
Our mobile wine bottling operation is an example of a custom programming project using Unitronics PLCs to control local functions...[Read more about our Unitronics PLC Programming]



Marathon Bottling and Automation is owned by Dan and Rebecca Murphy, operating out of Temecula, California. Please feel free to contact us with any of your bottling and automation needs.