Built for Uptime · Optimized for Performance

The Industrial
Control Specialists

North Shore Controls designs, builds, installs, and services industrial control systems for material recovery facilities, processing plants, and mining operations across North America. Hand-assembled panels. Forty years of proven uptime. A team that answers the phone when it matters.

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"NSC had our conveyor system back online in under four hours. Middle of the night, no complaints, just results."
Dave K. — Operations Manager, BC Recycling Facility
"The panel build quality is exceptional. Every wire labelled, every drawing current. Makes our maintenance team's job a lot easier."
Sandra M. — Facilities Director, Lower Mainland Food Processing
"We've worked with a lot of electrical contractors. North Shore Controls is the only one that actually understands process control."
Mark T. — Process Controls Lead, BC Fisheries Operation
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What We Do
Design. Build.
Install. Manage.

The core of North Shore Controls has always been hands-on industrial work. We engineer custom controls, fabricate them in Vancouver, install them in the field, and stand behind them for the life of the system.

Industrial panel build
Industrial
Panel Builds
Custom MCC panels, motor control centers, and distribution boards built in our New Westminster shop. Schneider Electric, Rockwell, and multi-vendor configurations. Shipped to site with full as-built drawings, I/O schedules, and panel layout packages.
PLC and VFD commissioning
PLC & VFD
Commissioning
Modicon M262 and M340, Allen-Bradley CompactLogix, Siemens S7. We program, tune, and commission the drives and controllers that run your process. Native support for OPC-UA, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP, and Profinet.
Process control integration
Process Control
Integration
End-to-end SCADA and process automation. From I/O mapping and loop tuning to HMI design and historian setup. Your process, fully visible and controllable.
Automation upgrades
Automation
Upgrades
Modernize legacy systems without full replacement. Retrofit projects that add networking, telemetry, and remote visibility to existing panel infrastructure.
Electrical service and repair
Electrical Service
& Repair
Industrial electrical maintenance, fault diagnosis, and repair. Rapid response for critical equipment failures. Planned maintenance programs available.
Remote monitoring and analytics
Remote Monitoring
& Analytics
Panel IQ is our purpose-built monitoring platform. LOTO Logbook, live equipment data, predictive fault detection, and AR-assisted field diagnostics. Built for industrial environments.
24/7 Service Response Critical system failure? We answer the call.
Call 866-967-3335
Industries Served

Built for the Most Demanding Operations

Waste and recycling facilities, fisheries processing, food manufacturing, mining, and aggregates. If it moves, pumps, sorts, or processes at industrial scale, we control it.

Waste & Recycling Fisheries & Seafood Food Processing Mining & Aggregates Data Centers Cobot Integration Trucking Logistics
Why NSC

Why a BC Integrator
for Your BC Facility

National panel builders treat BC as a satellite market. We treat it as our home market, because it is. Here is what that means for your project.

01.

Local Presence, Local Response

Our shop, our techs, and our spare parts inventory are all in the Lower Mainland. No out-of-province travel premiums, no two-day response windows for an emergency call.

02.

BC Code and Technical Safety BC, Built In

Every panel we build and every install we run is signed off under BC electrical code and inspected through Technical Safety BC. For out-of-province suppliers, that's a retrofit. For us, it's the only way we've ever built.

03.

The Same Team, For the Life of the System

The same specialist who designed your system commissions it, and the same team supports it for decades. No handoffs, no warranty disputes between vendors. We are still supporting systems we built in the early 2000s.

UL 508A Certified Industrial Panel Shop CSA Certified
Certified & Compliant

UL 508A Certified
Industrial Panel Shop

Every control panel we build leaves our New Westminster shop certified to both UL 508A and CSA C22.2 No. 14 — the North American benchmarks for industrial control panel construction. The CSA (Canadian Standards Association) mark is the standard BC electrical inspectors and Technical Safety BC look for, and it's built into every panel we produce. Certification means third-party inspection at every stage, documented wiring practices, and approved components that facility electrical authorities accept without question.

Technical Safety BC Certified
Red Seal Certified Red Seal
How We Work

Your Process Flow,
Start to Finish

Every engagement follows a proven sequence — from mapping your process flow to commissioning the control system that runs it. The same team designs it, builds it, and stands behind it for the life of the system.

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Site Assessment

We walk your facility, map your process flow, document existing systems, and identify integration points. No assumptions — everything scoped from the field up.

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Design Work

Electrical drawings, I/O schedules, panel layouts, and control narratives. Full documentation package delivered before a wire is pulled.

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Panel Fabrication

Built in our New Westminster shop to UL and CSA standards. Schneider Electric, Rockwell, and multi-vendor configurations.

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Site Installation

Our licensed electricians manage the full installation — conduit, cable tray, field wiring, and commissioning support from our automation team.

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Commissioning

Loop checks, drive tuning, PLC program verification, and SCADA integration. We don't leave until every step of your process flow runs to spec.

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Ongoing Support

24/7 service response, planned maintenance programs, and Panel IQ remote monitoring. We stand behind every system we build.

Panel IQ Dashboard Panel IQ AR View
LIVE
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VFD-13 CURRENT14.8 A DRIVE TEMP42°C FREQ47.2 Hz
VFD-003 · Belt Conveyor
StatusRUNNING ✓
Frequency47.2 Hz
Current14.8 A
Drive Temp42°C
EQUIPMENT: PROGRESS LOTO 0 / 7 STEPS
LOTO LOGBOOK CLOSE ✕
MCC-102 / VFD-008 — ATV340 — MAIN CONVEYOR DRIVE
ENERGY SOURCES
Main AC to Drive600 VAC / 3-Phase
VFD DC Bus (stored)Up to 850 VDC — bleeds slowly
Control Signal24 VDC from PLC
⚠ VFD DC BUS HAZARD — VFD capacitors store up to 850 VDC after AC power is removed. Wait minimum 5 minutes before opening any drive cover. Verify voltage at T1/T2/T3 before touching internal components.
ISOLATION PROCEDURE
1 Notify all affected personnel. Confirm the motor controlled by this drive is safe to de-energize.
2 Issue a stop command to ATV340 via the PLC HMI or local stop button. Confirm drive output frequency reads 0 Hz.
3 Open section disconnect MCC-102 / VFD-008. Turn drive isolator or upstream breaker to the OFF position.
4 Apply your personal padlock to the disconnect hasp. Attach a lockout tag with your name, date, and time.
5 Wait minimum 5 minutes for VFD DC bus capacitors to fully discharge before proceeding.
6 Verify zero energy: test with a CAT III meter at L1–L2, L2–L3, and L1–L3 at drive input terminals.
7 Block all mechanical energy: pin the conveyor shaft and confirm the belt cannot freewheel under gravity.
Procedure Initiated
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Authorized Technician Signature
0 / ALL STEPS
PANEL IQ DASHBOARD
Coming Soon — Fall 2026

Panel IQ
XR Industrial Intelligence
Built in the Field

Our purpose-built monitoring and diagnostics platform.
Live data, predictive maintenance, LOTO Logbook and AR-assisted
field service — built specifically for the systems we install.

Join the Pilot Program

With LOTO Logbook

TECHNICIAN AR

Your Panel. Live on Screen.

Point your phone or tablet at any NSC panel and see live equipment data, fault states, and guided repair procedures overlaid on the actual hardware.

  • Live VFD status, current draw, and fault codes
  • Smart Tag overlays on individual components
  • Tier 1 operator steps — self-service troubleshooting
  • Works on any smartphone or tablet

LOTO LOGBOOK

Lockout. Documented. Safe.

Digital step-by-step lockout/tagout procedures with photo documentation and a time-stamped audit trail — built into every NSC panel.

  • Guided step-by-step lockout sequences
  • Photo documentation at each step
  • Time-stamped audit trail per procedure
  • Works offline — safety can't depend on signal

PANEL DASHBOARD

Systems Always Visible.

Real-time equipment health scoring, predictive fault detection, and fleet-wide visibility across every site — all from a single browser window.

  • Real-time health scoring per panel
  • Predictive fault detection with confidence ratings
  • OPC-UA native — no proprietary gateways
Who We Are

Who We Are

North Shore Controls was founded by Steve Howarth — electrician and automation specialist with decades of hands-on experience in industrial control systems. Under his leadership, NSC has grown into a team of certified tradespeople, controls specialists, and field technicians who share the same standard: do it right, document it properly, and stand behind it for the life of the system. Every person on the NSC team has been on the tools. When you call us, you're talking to people who understand your facility and speak your language.

North Shore Controls Team
Get In Touch
Connect
With Our Team

Whether you're planning a new facility, upgrading an existing system, or need rapid response on a critical failure — we're ready to help. We're also hiring. If you're a field technician looking to join a hands-on team, select Hiring in the form below.

Phone
866-967-3335
Email
service@northshorecontrols.ca
Location
New Westminster, BC
Service Area
BC-based. Projects across North America.
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