Overview

Your industrial manufacturing facility requires a high level of up time while increasing productivity and efficiency. As your single source supplier of Rockwell Automation products, our highly trained specialists can provide you with proven technologies to help reduce downtime while increasing output. We can adapt to your industrial manufacturing needs and have experience in automotive, food and beverage production, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, grain processing, OEM’s/System Integrators and much more. We also provide services to assist with lighting and inventory audits through our Inventory Management and Logistics Program, Engineering Services, and Preventative Maintenance programs.

Kirby Risk Industrial Services

Inventory Management

Kirby Risk offers valuable inventory management programs to fit the specific needs of your facility. We work with you to create a customized material list, and we offer a full product mix of Electrical, Power Transmission, Industrial and Safety products. Material inventory is based upon critical spares and usage history. Stocking levels and min/max levels are determined for each item. We also offer monitoring and replenishing capabilities. Our programs help provide the right products at the right times, which leads to improved facility efficiencies and uptime which equals costs savings for you.

Supply Force

Through our partnership with supplyFORCE, we can offer you a complete MRO solution. With access to over 200 distributors with over 2500 stocking locations, you can use a trusted local supplier while gaining efficiencies and cost savings within one comprehensive corporate agreement. This agreement can support product needs from all categories, including electrical, industrial and safety, power transmission and bearings, pipe, valves and fittings, cutting tools and more. You can reduce your Total Cost of Ownership through reduced transactions and lower inventory costs.

National Accounts

For customers who have businesses located throughout our sales territories or even outside of our sales territories, Kirby Risk can establish direct contracts to provide you consistency in pricing, data collection, and processes throughout your company. We offer contract negotiation, contract adherence, consistent pricing, and data collection.

Rockwell Automation Services and Solutions

Kirby Risk and Rockwell Automation understand that a profitable, safe and sustainable operation is your goal. As your partner, we offer industry and technology-specific expertise to address your unique challenges and meet your goals. Our commitment to you is to help reduce project risk and provide solutions specific to your needs – executed globally and supported locally.

 

Kirby Risk Industrial Market Experience

Food and Beverage

Kirby Risk serves the Food and Beverage industry with watertight products that prevent contamination of product lines. Key examples are watertight plugs and connectors, watershed enclosures and LED watertight light fixtures. Products like Rockwell Automation’s Piezoelectric pushbuttons which minimize bacterial growth are also available along with variable frequency drives to power manufacturing processes. We can also provide custom paneling through our Kirby Risk Modification Center, and we offer motor repair expertise and preventative maintenance services that can reduce factory downtime. We also offer products and training to enhance your overall facility safety.

Pharmaceutical

Kirby Risk serves the Pharmaceutical industry with variable frequency drives for power centrifuges, pumps, and fume hoods. We implement processes and automation products that connect your Distributed Control Systems. For example, Rockwell Automation Connected Enterprise software connects process and safety control into one plant-wide infrastructure. The Connected Enterprise converges plant-level and enterprise networks, and securely connects people, processes, and technologies. Our services also include motor repair and troubleshooting, energy savings, process optimization, and data collection and utilization.

Processing

Kirby Risk provides top level programming solutions for facilities involved in batch and/or continuous processing. Through Rockwell Automation products such as PLCs, pushbuttons, controls and more, Kirby Risk helps guarantee your branded products have consistent quality and competitive pricing. Rockwell’s Distributed Control Sytems software solutions can fully automate plant processes, resulting in cost and labor savings, plus increased efficiencies.

Automotive

Kirby Risk serves the Automotive industry with quality automation products such as PLCs, pushbuttons and controls, and services that include crib management, training and motor and mechanical repairs. We also provide supplemental engineering in conjunction with Rockwell Automation field service engineers, including project management and execution, and we provide support for contractors implementing expansions/upgrade of facilities. Our products and services help you save time, and labor costs while preventing downtime and increasing facility efficiencies.

Integrator

Kirby Risk Automation Consultants provide local project design and manufacturing support as well as specialized inventory to meet your integration needs. Our TÜV Rheinland certified specialists can assist your engineering group to ensure your machines are designed to current laws and regulations. We also have additional specialists that can assist with optimal panel design while ensuring you are using to most effective and efficient control products. We pinpoint areas for optimization and help ensure your operation is running at maximum efficiency, safety and quality. We keep you abreast of the latest technologies and provide product training for efficient and effective applications that save time, labor, and maintenance costs.

OEMs

Kirby Risk is the leading distributor to offer a complete power matched solution, blending electrical and mechanical with the expertise and inventory to back it up. We provide value engineering and enhanced design capabilities with custom cut out enclosures using our Kirby Risk Modification Center. We offer expert troubleshooting and analysis of new machines through our MSS services where you can get the history and support needed for ongoing maintenance. Through our vendor partnerships with Rockwell Automation and Encompass Partners , we provide a "one-stop shop" for electrical and mechanical inventory.

Oil and Gas

Kirby Risk serves the Oil and Gas industry with a large selection of hazardous location products as well as specialized services including lighting audits, motor repair and Predictive and Preventative Maintenance service. We can help you convert older lighting solutions to explosion-proof LED fixtures; and prevent factory failures and downtime with our expertise in troubleshooting electrical panels and motors and other mechanical processes. We provide products, services and training that will enhance your facility safety.