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Process Control Systems for Reliable, Efficient Production

Centralized control of processes, orders, and batches – from individual production lines and complete plants to cross-site production networks. Consistent, reliable, and standards-compliant.

Autexis as Your Partner for Process Control Systems

Your Partner for Centralized Control Systems

Broad platform expertise combined with engineering excellence and comprehensive industry experience.

As a partner of leading control system manufacturers, we deliver process control systems from system architecture and engineering through commissioning and operation – for individual plants as well as complete production facilities. We bring extensive experience in food and beverage production and specialized industrial applications.

Our engineering team designs, programs, and commissions your system, with ongoing support available through service-level agreements tailored to your requirements.

The result is greater process visibility, faster decision-making, and more stable production, with centralized control of orders and batches across the entire operation. An integrated engineering approach also reduces coordination effort and shortens commissioning times.

What is a Process Control System?

The Command Center for Your Production

A process control system (PCS) monitors and controls production processes while managing orders and batches across the entire operation.

1

Full Transparency

Plant status, trends, and alarms at a glance – all in real time.

Consistent Quality

Automated order and batch management, together with controlled recipe management, ensures consistent production results.

2

Scalability

From individual production units to plant-wide solutions with cross-site visibility.

3

Complete Traceability

Actions, process values, and production steps are recorded and archived for complete traceability.

4

Our Offering

Process Control System Solutions

Integrated solutions for centralized process control – from system architecture and engineering to order and batch management.

Process Control System Services

  • Platforms: Simatic PCS 7, ProLeiT Plant i.T., Simatic WinCC Unified
  • System architecture and design for redundant, high-availability, and scalable solutions
  • Software engineering for integrated control from production order to finished product
  • Intuitive HMI solutions for operators and production managers
  • Commissioning, training, and documentation
  • Migration and modernization of existing control systems
  • Integration with ERP and MES systems via the Autexis Digital Factory Platform
  • Reporting, trending, and data archiving
  • Remote maintenance using Siemens, Ewon, or customer-specific solutions
  • 24/7 support with service-level agreements tailored to your requirements

Approach

From Concept to 24/7 Operation

One partner throughout the entire lifecycle—from consultation through planning to service.

Consultation

Needs Analysis
Sparring

Concept

Solution Design
Feasibility

Engineering

HW and SW
PLC / PCS / EPLAN

Testing

Qualification
Validation

Commissioning

On-Site Commissioning
SAT

Go-Live

Hypercare
Handover

Service

Support & Maintenance
SLA 7×24×365

Requirements

User Requirements Specification

Design

Functional Specification
Architecture

HW / SW

Program

FAT Protocol

Acceptance,
Test Report

IQ / OQ

Acceptance
SAT Protocol

Go-Live

Checklist and Handovers

SLA Reports and Maintenance Report

KPI Dashboard

Project

In Time・In Cost・In Quality

Operation

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ready for a Control System that Masters Your Plant?

Our engineering team will advise you directly and tailored to your plant.