[Cartierusm]

I don't know if I even have the right forum but I'll give it a shot. I'm going to be building an automation machine. I'll try and explain the function of the switches and if someone can help to tell me how to build/buy/program this sort of thing I'd appreciate it or at least where to start.

The function would go something like this:

A main rocker switch would turn the unit on and immediately would turn on Switch1 and Switch2 > The Operator would press a momentary button then the controller board would perform the following function > Switch3 would turn on a motor when the motor hits limit Swtich4 the controller turns off Switch2 and turns on Switch5 and Switch6 > when limit Switch7 is hit the unit stays in it's current position for 1 minute > then Switch8 and 9 are turned on returing the motors to their original position hitting more limit switches and then Switch3 is turned off and the unit stays until the momentary button is pushed again.

Now that is the simple version of basically switched turning on and off by other switches and a timer at one point. The ultimate would be an LCD Display to control the speed of the motors and the time the motors stay in position after they reach their limit switches, this would mean a built in speed controller (a digital voltage variac?). It would also have a few fail safes, so when it's first turned on it waits until certain parts to come up to temperature by use of a thermistor to a set tempertature and then the momentary switch would light up telling the operator to perform the function.

As I said any help would be appreciate, any idea or direction would be helpful as I have no idea where to go. I don't neccesarily need to build it myself, although I'm pretty good with electronic fabrication, just not design or programming, I can make boards and such. Thanks.