Engineering, switchgear construction and industrial automation: power distributions, control cabinets, PLC programming and 24h service.
aeschimann automationssysteme ag
Matten bei Interlaken · VispNew on Amplifa
About us
aeschimann automationssysteme ag is a Swiss SME headquartered in Matten bei Interlaken specialising in engineering, switchgear construction and industrial automation. In switchgear construction, power distributions up to 6000A, main and sub-distributions as well as meter distributions are manufactured in the company's own electrical and mechanical workshop in accordance with EN 61439 – from prototypes and single pieces to series production. Industrial automation encompasses control cabinets for the machine industry in accordance with EN 61439 and EN 60204, as well as safety validation in accordance with EN 13849 and EN 12100. In engineering, the company creates electrical schematics, programmes PLC controls, develops visualisations on control systems and implements retrofit and new-build projects in building automation. All work steps from consulting, planning and production through testing and assembly to commissioning, maintenance and 24h service (365 days) are carried out in-house. Customers come from railways, power grids, building control technology, machine industry, commerce, hotels, residential construction as well as road and tunnel construction. A subsidiary in Visp serves the Valais region.
- Site
- Matten bei Interlaken
- Processes
- Testing of switchgear: design or routine verification in accordance with EN 61439-1 (two-man rule), Assembly of switchgear (own electrical and mechanical workshop), Conversion and modernisation of outdated power distributions and controls (retrofit), Building automation (electrical schematic, PLC programming, visualisation, retrofit), Switchgear construction power distribution up to 6000A (EN 61439), Industrial automation control cabinets (EN 61439, EN 60204, EN 13849, EN 12100), Consulting, Planning/Project engineering
- Materials
- Copper (busbars/wiring), Copper, Sheet steel, Plastic
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, VSAS certification switchgear construction (SAB), VSAS SAB (switchgear construction), EN 61439-1 testing, IATF 16949
- Industries
- Railways, Power grids, Building control technology/Building automation, Machine industry, Commerce, Hotels
- 01
Consulting
- 02
Planning/Project engineering
- 03
Procurement management
- 04
Production (workshop)
- 05
Testing
- 06
Assembly
- 07
Commissioning
- 08
Service/Maintenance
Materials & Processes
Copper
Wiring and busbars in switchgear and power distribution systems.
Sheet steel
Enclosures and structures for control cabinets and distributions.
Plastic
Components and insulation in switchgear construction.
Locations
Matten bei Interlaken
CHHeadquarters, production, engineering, switchgear construction, industrial automation
- Lot size
- Prototypes, single pieces, series
- Materials
- Copper, sheet steel, plastic
- Own electrical workshop
- Own mechanical workshop
- CAD planning
Visp
CHSubsidiary aeschimann automationssysteme visp ag: engineering, switchgear construction, HVACR
- Materials
- Copper, sheet steel
- Switchgear construction
- HVACR engineering
Components & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | – | – | up to 6000A current | Single pieces/Prototypes – Series | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | Prototypes, single pieces – Series | Sheet steel, Copper, Plastic |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing of switchgear: design or routine verification in accordance with EN 61439-1 (two-man rule)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of switchgear (own electrical and mechanical workshop)Assembly | – | – | – | Single pieces – Series | Copper, Sheet steel |
| Conversion and modernisation of outdated power distributions and controls (retrofit)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
Final inspection is carried out in accordance with EN 61439-1 (design or routine verification) under the two-man rule; the company is ISO 9001 certified and VSAS certified in switchgear construction (SAB).
| Evidence | Matten bei Interlaken |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| VSAS SAB (switchgear construction) | |
| EN 61439-1 testing | |
| IATF 16949 |
History
- 1950
Foundation of the limited partnership Ritschard & Aeschimann in Matten
- 1953
Conversion into the sole proprietorship Fritz Aeschimann
- 1974
Foundation of the company Aeschimann AG
- 1978
Peter Aeschimann joins; establishment of the switchgear and control engineering department
- 1980
Move into the new premises at Kanalpromenade 16
- 1983
First PLC control system (dosing and conveying system) delivered
- 1988
First visualisation project realised
- 1998
QS-ISO-9001 certification
- 2003
Move into the new operations building in Wilderswil
- 2006
Foundation of aeschimann automationssysteme ag
- 2009
Foundation of aeschimann automationssysteme visp ag
- 2010
Cooperation with bhend automation ag, Unterseen
- 2013
Riccardo Aeschimann joins
- 2015
Acquisition of the activities of Hermtech AG, Interlaken
- 2018
Move into the new operations building in Matten
- 2024
QM certification according to ISO 9001
- 2025
75th anniversary
- 2026
Handover of management to Riccardo Aeschimann (3rd generation); VSAS certification SAB