Clarity over complexity
Well-designed systems are understandable. We keep architectures and interfaces as simple as they can be — no extra layers just for buzzwords.
About
An engineering-first automation partner.
Levra Automation exists to help manufacturing facilities leverage custom automation — turning “we should automate this someday” into a real system that is designed, built, programmed, and supported on your floor.
01 / Why Levra exists
Built for the machines you have to live with.
After working on automation systems in production environments, a pattern emerged: too many projects were overcomplicated, under-documented, and hard for maintenance and operators to own once the integrators left.
Levra Automation was started to be the opposite — transparent, modular, and human-centered. The goal isn’t just to ship a machine; it’s to leave behind a maintainable system your team can understand, trust, and improve over time.
What this looks like in practice
- Starting from the current reality on the floor, not a theoretical perfect cell.
- Designing in phases so you can learn, adjust, and invest with confidence.
- Prioritizing maintainability — clear wiring, labeled components, readable code.
- Being honest when automation isn’t the right next step yet.
02 / Values
What guides our work.
Respect for operators
Operators are the ones who live with the machine. Their feedback, habits, and constraints are built into the design, not patched on later.
Honest recommendations
The best long-term relationships are built on trust. If a simpler or manual solution is better for now, we’ll say so and help you get there.
03 / The modular platform
Bricks for hardware. A template for software. The library grows with every project.
Today Levra delivers custom cells, stations, and retrofits. But each project also extends a longer-running effort: a modular platform that makes the next machine faster, cheaper, and more repeatable.
What’s already built
- The modular bricks. Controls, motion, pneumatic, and power bricks — the hardware patterns we re-use across builds. Detail →
- The CODESYS controls template. Mode management, fault recovery, job tracking, diagnostics, and operator login — the software shell under every machine. Detail →
- The hardware inventory. Every component indexed, project-tagged, and pulled to pick lists per build. Detail →
Where it’s headed
- Keep extending the platform with every project — new sequences, new HMI features, new brick configurations — matched to the machine classes our customers actually need.
- Faster, cleaner custom builds as the foundation matures. The goal isn’t off-the-shelf systems; it’s making bespoke machines more predictable to design, build, and support.
- A reusable platform under every custom build, so the next machine starts from a stronger baseline than the last.
The platform compounds. Every customer project finds and fixes edge cases that the next build inherits. That’s why we’re able to commit to shorter timelines and cleaner outcomes as the platform matures — without skipping the engineering work that makes each machine its own.
Where we work
Based in Northern Nevada. Travel for the right project.
Headquartered in Northern Nevada with a network across Salt Lake City and Southern California. We travel for the right projects.