Systems and methods integrating multiple pieces of industrial equipment

An industrial automation system, comprising:

• one or more industrial automation equipment;
• a manifold apparatus comprising:
• a plurality of housings, wherein each of the housings receives at least one of an electrical line or a fluid source, wherein each of the plurality of housings comprise at least one of:
• an electrical switch configured to connect and disconnect the electrical line to the one or more industrial automation equipment, or
• a valve configured to connect and disconnect the fluid source to the one or more industrial automation equipment;
• a single locking mechanism associated with the plurality of housings and attached to the manifold apparatus, wherein the single locking mechanism comprises a plurality of armatures that are each configured to physically prevent at least one of the electrical switch or the valve of a respective one of the plurality of housings from changing states, wherein each of the plurality of armatures is associated with the respective one of the plurality of housings;
• and
• a processor configured to control an operation of each of at least one of the electrical switch or the valve.

A method, comprising:

• receiving, by a processor, one or more signals configured to:
• connect or disconnect a plurality of electrical lines via a respective plurality of electrical switches included in a plurality of housings of a manifold apparatus;
• connect or disconnect a plurality of liquid or gas sources via a respective plurality of valves included in the plurality of housings, wherein the manifold apparatus is configured to operate in an industrial environment and the plurality of electrical lines and the plurality of liquid or gas sources are coupled to a machine in the industrial environment;
• and
• controlling, via the processor, a single locking mechanism attached to the manifold apparatus and associated with the plurality of housings, wherein the single locking mechanism comprises a plurality of armatures configured to physically prevent a respective one of the respective plurality of electrical switches or a respective one of the respective plurality of valves of a respective one of the plurality of housing from changing states, wherein each of the plurality of armatures is associated with the respective one of the plurality of housing of the plurality of housings.