Software und Automatisierung, Austria Export Nr 137

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Automation, control,
robotics and more
Austria is home to an outstanding amount of know-how in areas such as
assembly and handling technology, engineering, SPS/IPC, field-bus/network
technology, field devices, control software, planning, etc.
The most significant Austrian companies
working in the field of automation and
control include Battenfeld, Bernecker &
Rainer, Electrovac, Engel, Fronius, IGM,
Knapp, Lisec, Magna, SkiData, voestalpine,
Voith, Zumtobel and numerous other, smaller
firms that can boast of exportable products
with impressive technical features.
Vienna’s saa engineering gmbH, the
market leader in Europe, constantly sets new
technological standards in the automation
of precast concrete product plants and puts
this knowledge to work in relevant fields
more and more often. For example, the first
pallet circulation system for the manufacture
of double walls went into operation at Sudeste
Pré-Fabricados in Brazil in March 2009. saa
engineering equipped this plant, located in
Americana (São Paulo), with control technology:
a LEIT2000 control system supplies
production data to this multi-function plant
with a medium production output, and the
saa circulation control system monitors the
transports, the Automated Storage and Retrieval
System, and the flip and tilting stations.
All formwork is supported by an SL-
Laser laser projector which also receives its
data from the LEIT2000. In addition, a fully
automatic concrete spreader with an saa
control system is used.
Eisenstadt’s ETM professional control
has created PVSS, a process-visualisation and
-control system employed for automating
complex systems distributed over extensive
areas when a great deal is expected in terms
of security and availability. PVSS’ most important
strengths can be found in the areas
of infrastructure, traffic, environment, energy
and research.
The Protec company of Feldkirch sells
software and industrial control systems, including
in Germany and Switzerland: vacuum
control systems for bakeries, automation
systems with technology for galvanising
processes, software for sand-processing
plants, etc.
Headquartered in Friesach, near Graz,
Salomon Automation GmbH control, monitor
and optimise processes in manual and
partially and fully automatic warehouses
with the internationally renowned logistics
software WAMAS. Adjustments can be made
to the specific logistics process thanks to
the parameterisation’s excellent flexibility.
WAMAS technology guarantees the optimisation
of flows of goods and resource management
throughout the entire storage area.
igm Robotersysteme AG of Wiener Neudorf
sells complex, client-specific solutions
for automated welding and cutting processes.
The variety of products available for individual
applications is unique throughout the
world in the field of robot welding and cutting
technology: igm export systems for the
truck industry, excavator and railway construction,
boiler manufacture and shipbuilding
that are vital for many of the world’s
well-known manufacturers.
Vienna’s LOYTEC company is a specialist
for intelligent network-infrastructure products
in the field of building automation. In
addition to router solutions, the most important
elements of its portfolio are embedded
automation servers, graphic user interfaces
and gateways.
The company focuses on solutions for
networking buildings and properties: it provides
methods of remote data access, notification
and functions involving data acquisition,
storage and visualisation of information.
For this purpose, LOYTEC rely on a system-
and protocol-independent approach for decentral
alarming, scheduling and trending.
Strong partnerships with leading companies
and intensive research result in innovative
products for clients all over the world. �
© Salomon Automation
As a general contractor, Salomon
Automation realise custom-tailored
complete solutions for all kinds of
warehouse systems - from fully
automatic to manual.
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