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Grow Your Career with Trident Automation: Finance Specialist to Finance Manager

Trident Automation is looking for an experienced accounting professional who is ready to take the next step in their career. This unique opportunity begins as a Finance Specialist, with a clear path toward transitioning into the Finance Manager role. In the Finance Specialist position, you’ll play an important role in keeping our financial operations running smoothly, with a focus on customer billing, accounts receivable, collections, and related accounting activities. You’ll work closely with project managers and other departments while gaining […] Read More

Trident Automation Attending the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo

The team at Trident Automation is excited to attend the Fuel Ethanol Workshop & Expo this year in St. Louis, June 2-4, 2026. FEW continues to be one of the leading events in the ethanol industry, bringing together producers, technology providers, and industry professionals focused on innovation and operational excellence. At Trident Automation, we specialize in controls automation solutions that help plants improve system performance, streamline operations, and reduce downtime. From control system upgrades and plant integration to troubleshooting and […] Read More

Upcoming Control System Training | June 22–26, 2026

Siemens PCS 7 Training Class Keeping your control system running efficiently starts with having a confident, capable team behind it. That’s why we offer our PCS 7 System Training Class. Our next class will be taking place June 22–26, 2026. This hands-on training is designed to help your team strengthen their understanding of system fundamentals, improve troubleshooting skills, and gain practical knowledge they can immediately apply in the field. Whether your goal is to reduce downtime, increase reliability, or simply […] Read More

Our Siemens PCS 7 Course is Now Full – Stay in the Loop for the Next One!

Thank you to everyone who showed interest in our upcoming Siemens PCS 7 course! We’re excited to announce that the course is now fully booked and we are no longer accepting new students at this time. We’re grateful for the overwhelming response and enthusiasm. If you weren’t able to secure a spot, don’t worry—we’ll be scheduling another session soon. To make sure you don’t miss out next time, you can sign up to be notified as soon as the next […] Read More

Valmet strengthens foundation in automation systems in the U.S. by signing a partnership agreement with Trident Automation, Inc.

Valmet has signed a partnership agreement with Trident Automation, Inc. to enhance their offerings for distributed control system (DCS) solutions for the process industries across the US, particularly in the Midwest. This strategic partnership combines Trident Automation’s expertise in customized automation solutions with the robust and innovative capabilities of Valmet DNA DCS. The collaboration aligns perfectly with Trident Automation’s mission to deliver high-quality automation solutions, leveraging Valmet’s system capabilities to drive exceptional outcomes. “We are excited about the value-added reseller […] Read More

Innovation In Automation

“There is no shortcut to experience,” says Trident Automation CEO Yogesh Maheshwari. In a job where the need to adapt and problem solve is a constant reality, Trident Automation’s engineers have built up experience to handle the complex challenges of installing and maintaining ethanol plant distributed control systems (DCS) over the past 22 years. Trident was founded in the early 2000s to facilitate the needs of the burgeoning—and increasingly automated—ethanol industry, installing DCS in plants alongside the well-known designers and […] Read More

Trident Training: An investment in productivity

You’ve had it happen before: your systems upgrade is installed and operational, until your team has to fine tune a process or train a new operator. That’s when you dig out the manual and forget everything you learned when the system was installed. That’s why Trident Automation invested in a networked Learning Center designed to keep customers updated with the latest information on their DCS. “Our philosophy is to give our customers comprehensive training so they understand all the parts […] Read More

Ditch the black box and increase diagnostics!

Wherever fuel is burned – furnaces, ovens, kilns, dryers, boilers and other kinds of facilities – there is burner management system (BMS) in play. The basic nature of these systems with the use of explosive gases and extreme temperatures makes safety paramount. Historically the control systems running these processes have been “black box” solutions that are expensive and tough to troubleshoot. A recent revision to NFPA standards now allows the use of SIL3 capable off the shelf PLCs in place of […] Read More

Trident Automation Marks 20-year anniversary

Right now, ethanol plants are fermenting on schedule, manufacturing processes are running efficiently, and new technology is being switched on with the assistance of Trident Automation. This year, the controls automation firm celebrates 20 years in business designing process controls for manufacturing environments. “We like to think of ourselves as ‘in the pipes’ type of guys,” says Jason Hurst, CEO of Trident Automation. “Our job is to regulate and control anything that flows through a pipe or requires measurement in […] Read More

Ethanol plant on cruise control with the assistance of Trident

Golden Grain Energy turns Iowa’s bountiful corn crop into ethanol energy and to do it, they use “cruise control” for their plant. Each year, the corn crop is converted to 120,000,000 gallons of ethanol in a state-of-the-art production facility. The staff of about 50 manages daily production thanks to an efficient and dependable DCS system with oversight by Trident Automation. Trident has been working with the plant since 2004 and Golden Grain CEO Chad Kuhlers credits Trident with facilitating the […] Read More