Skip to main content Scroll Top
Industrial Automation

Industrial Automation for Safe and Efficient Plants

From drive technology and control systems to process control systems, we deliver reliable, standards-compliant automation backed by more than 40 years of experience.

Autexis as Your Industrial Automation Partner

One Partner. Five Disciplines.
One Goal: Keep Your Plant Running.

Over 40 years of experience in industrial automation.

Hardware and electrical engineering, software development, control systems, safety expertise, and project management – all delivered by one integrated team. This reduces coordination effort and project complexity, accelerates commissioning, and ensures consistent quality – from the initial concept to reliable 24/7 operation.

Our engineering team combines technical expertise with a pragmatic, solution-oriented approach.

Why Modern Industrial Automation Matters

Four Advantages for More Competitive Production

Modern industrial automation connects machines, data, and people – delivering measurable benefits across production.

Higher Plant Availability

Less downtime, predictable maintenance, and rapid fault diagnosis keep your plant running.

1

Consistent Quality

Reproducible processes, complete documentation, and controlled recipe management ensure consistent results.

2

Greater Efficiency

Optimized energy use, shorter cycle times, and reduced manual effort increase productivity.

3

Scalability

Modular solutions grow with your business and integrate seamlessly with ERP and MES systems.

4

Our Offering

Five Disciplines. One Solution.

Electrical and hardware engineering, process control systems, drive technology, process automation, and retrofits – integrated engineering for your plant.

Electrical and Hardware Engineering

Electrical engineering and control cabinet design in compliance with applicable standards, including on-site coordination, installation support, and complete documentation for commissioning and operation.

Servo and motion control solutions for precise, high-performance applications in packaging, conveyor systems, and mechanical engineering.

Complete automation of process and batch operations using Siemens, ProLeiT, and Rockwell platforms – from hardware engineering and software development to comprehensive safety concepts.

Centralized control and visualization of production processes using Siemens or ProLeiT, with integrated order and batch management across the entire plant.

Obsolete control systems, outdated HMIs, and aging drives increase costs and the risk of downtime. A retrofit brings your plant up to date with minimal disruption to production.

Partners and Technologies

Strong Partners.
Proven Technologies.

Our References

One Partner.
Proven in Practice.

Successful Commissioning of the New Tank Farm and Chocolate Production Lines at Läderach

Autexis automated and successfully commissioned a completely new tank farm for Läderach, including supply lines to the automatic production lines.

Successful Commissioning of the New White Chocolate Production Line at Max Felchlin AG

Following extensive planning, development, and testing, Autexis implemented and commissioned the complete automation system for the new white chocolate production line.

How a New Tank Farm Increases Production Flexibility

At its Bilten 1 production site, Läderach manufactures high-quality chocolate products for distribution to other company locations. Autexis integrated a new tank farm using its extensive process engineering expertise and experience in chocolate production.

New tank farm in the Hug Backhaus

Hug AG is expanding its existing operations in Malters and integrating the production lines from Trimbach.

Halba’s roastery is now centrally controlled as well

Autexis helped Halba implement an expanded process control system that integrates all sub-processes of chocolate production.

Complex Gondola Storage System for Mondelēz in Poland

State-of-the-art facility ensures efficient storage and further processing of chocolate bars.

Quick, Easy, Scalable: WinCC Unified at the Tram Depot

VBZ and Autexis have modernized and automated the track and operational control systems at the Oerlikon tram depot. With open interfaces and simple scalability, the new WinCC Unified visualization system helps drive digitalization forward.

Intuitive Operating Concept at Rollstar

To test the gearboxes under full load, Rollstar AG, manufacturer of hydraulic motors and planetary gearboxes, uses a new test bench.

Inline Belt Buffer for Caffarel

The Italian chocolate brand is part of Lindt & Sprüngli. The new belt buffer delivers a significant advance in automation. The design was tailored to Caffarel’s requirements.

CIP System and Production Line Feeding

Steinfels Swiss in Winterthur, a division of Coop Genossenschaft, required a process control system for Replacement New Building 2 (ENB2) to automate the CIP system, the container washing system, and the feeding of the production lines.

Clean Room Climate in the Technical Rooms

For the room climate systems in the Gotthard Road Tunnel, Autexis supplied new software, controls, and operator stations.

Switzerland’s largest winery on the path to digital transformation

Since mid-2016, Coop has relied on Autexis’ automation expertise. At the new site in Pratteln, production is fully digitized and a control system strategy has been implemented. Automation and IT have been integrated. This increases flexibility and process reliability, and boosts efficiency.

Coop Pratteln: Complete Digitalization of the Tank Farm

Since mid-2016, Coop has relied on the automation expertise of Autexis. At the new location in Pratteln, production is fully digitalized and the strategy of a control system has been implemented. Automation and IT have been integrated. Flexibility and process reliability have been increased and efficiency has been enhanced.

Automation of Coop’s new edible oil tank farm

Since mid-2016, Coop has been relying on Autexis’ automation expertise. At the Pratteln site, production is fully digitalised and the control system strategy has been implemented. Automation and IT were integrated. Flexibility and process reliability are increased, and efficiency is improved.

Modernisation of the conching systems and implementation of overall CE conformity at Max Felchlin AG

Max Felchlin AG, the premium chocolate manufacturer, upgraded several older conches. As a long-standing trusted partner, Autexis was commissioned with the automation. What was special about this project was that Autexis handled the entire CE certification process.

Hauert HBG Dünger AG Modernizes its Palletizing System for the Future

Through this modernization, Hauert once again has a reliable system that no longer poses a risk for the future. With Autexis as a partner, change requests could be flexibly accommodated, and service inquiries were responded to very quickly. Maximum benefit was achieved through low investment costs and a very short production downtime.

Argolite AG Successfully Integrates Production Facilities into Its IT Landscape

Argolite is comprehensively digitalizing and networking its value chain. Automation and IT have been integrated. Flexibility and process reliability are increased, and complete traceability is guaranteed.

Implementation of an international MES project at Hoffmann Neopac AG

Thanks to a sophisticated real-time KPI cockpit, the necessary quality assurance data, and simple recording of downtime and fault causes, efficiency was increased and waste was minimized by up to six percent.

Quadrant Plastic Composites AG: Composite Manufacturing

At Quadrant Plastic Composites AG, production reliability and plant efficiency were increased thanks to a comprehensive control system modernization.

Fusion for Energy

Major project success at the ITER nuclear fusion reactor (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) thanks to Autexis.

Increasing Safety at Spain’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

As with the Leibstadt nuclear power plant, safety in fuel rod handling has also been increased at the Cofrentes nuclear power plant (Valencia).

Heineken’s production facilities are being modernized

Since mid-2012, Heineken Switzerland has relied on the expertise of Autexis. Automation has been and is being modernized and brought up to the latest state of the art for various production facilities critical to Heineken. Thanks to the professional approach, system downtimes are kept to a minimum.

Autexis in Motion

News and Insights

Clear Filters
15.09.2026
Customer Information: Cyber Resilience Act
03.09.2026
Company Meeting at Autexis
14.08.2026
Summery team experience

Your Need Deserves a Solution That Works

Industrial transformation requires more than technology: it needs experience, structure, and responsibility. Autexis supports companies in building resilient, scalable solutions.