PowerSafe Automation

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  PowerSafe Automation Story

  In the summer of 2015 Lance Lalone, an electrical contractor, and Shawn Mantel, a sales engineer, began conversations about each other’s respective backgrounds. They quickly realized that they could join forces and offer the market something unique. They decided they could exploit a void in the market with their skills and abilities. With a safety guarding / machine guarding gap between mechanical processes and machines, and the new generation of computer controls and robots there is a need for a company to provide skilled trade services. That casual conversation quickly became reality and PowerSafe Automation was founded January 2016. They have created a niche category in the market providing safety guarding, electrical, & automation solutions from design through integration. Their efforts quickly paid off as they were continually adding new customers, which included a few Fortune 500 companies with multi-line/multi-plant projects. In the fall of 2016 they needed to expand to meet current demand, and moved into a new 14,000 sq. ft. facility with the offices and the shop in one location. Starting out with one employee using their homes as offices and shops they now have 4 full-time employees and 3 part-time employees, and the start of a fleet of field installation vehicles and trailers. With no end in sight, they continue to focus on new ways to expand the business and their outreach, grow relationships with their customers, and most importantly continue to improve plant safety saving people lives.Prior to creating PowerSafe Automation, Lance LaLone owned his own electrical & mechanical contracting business for over 15 years and was part of a family business prior to that in northeast Indiana. Shawn Mantel was part of two startup companies in the t-slotted extrusion and safety guarding market over the last 25 years being an integral part in growing them into two of the most well-known companies in their respective market.

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  Link: PowerSafe Automation Story

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  Shawn Mantel

  Sales Engineer

  22+ years experience in the Safety Guarding field working for 80/20 and Faztek with responsibilities that included sales & marketing, engineering, purchasing, production, assembly & installation. Compiling that 22+ years of experience, I have ventured into the "American Dream" of starting my own business. PowerSafe Automation is a turnkey Safety Guarding, Electrical, & Industrial Automation company focusing on service from design through electrical installation. For information on PowerSafe Automation, go to www.powersafeautomation.com or send me a message.

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  Link: Shawn Mantel