Automation solutions for electroplating, anodizing, painting and plastic finishing plants
AUCOS AG
Aachen, Germany · Plymouth, MA, USA · Suzhou, China · Pune, IndiaNew on Amplifa
About Aucos
AUCOS AG, headquartered in Aachen, specializes in the automation of surface coating plants. The company develops and implements control systems, production control, monitoring and logistics solutions for electroplating plants, anodizing plants, painting plants (Power & Free, KTL/ATL), PoP plastic finishing plants as well as special plants such as storage systems, centrifuges, end-of-line assembly, hardening furnaces and plants for the treatment of solar wafers. The service portfolio ranges from consulting and engineering through simulation, plant design, control panel construction and electrical installation to the integration of manufacturing execution systems and ERP systems such as SAP. With its AI solution Auraizon, Aucos additionally offers AI-supported automation. More than 70 experts from electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, chemistry and automation technology work interdisciplinarily on customer solutions. Over almost 40 years of company history, more than 2,300 plants with Aucos control systems have been implemented, including more than 50 PoP plants and over 300 plants for solar wafer treatment. In addition to its headquarters in Aachen, the company maintains locations in the USA, China and India.
- Site
- Aachen
- Processes
- Automation of electroplating plants (control technology, engineering), Automation of anodizing plants (control technology, transport systems, inclined hoists), Automation of painting plants (Power & Free, KTL/ATL), Automation of plastic finishing plants (PoP plants, plastic metallization), Plant automation for surface coating incl. heat treatment (hardening furnaces), Plant control systems for surface coating plants, Production control, Monitoring
- Materials
- Plastics, Electroplated coating, Anodizing, Painting (Power & Free, KTL/ATL), Plastic metallization (PoP), Solar wafer treatment
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Employees
- 70+
- Industries
- Aerospace engineering, Automotive sector, Corrosion protection, Surface finishing, Electroplating, Plastic finishing
- 01
Consulting & Engineering
- 02
Simulation and plant design
- 03
Development of control systems and software
- 04
Control panel construction
- 05
Electrical installation
- 06
Control system integration
- 07
ERP/manufacturing execution system integration
- 08
Commissioning
- 09
Remote service and 24/7 hotline
Processes and plant types
Electroplated coating
Automation of electroplating plants for decorative and functional coatings of steel parts, including lot size 1.
Anodizing
Control technology for a wide range of anodizing plants with part-dependent inclined hoists and high transport speeds, predominantly for aluminum.
Painting (Power & Free, KTL/ATL)
Automation of complex painting plants including pre-calculated plant loading, logging and quality assurance.
Plastic metallization (PoP)
Control systems for PoP plants for finishing plastic surfaces with high throughput and exactly reproducible treatment times.
Solar wafer treatment
Control systems for special plants for the treatment of solar wafers, more than 300 plants implemented.
Locations
Aachen
DEHeadquarter
- Materials
- Electroplating, anodizing, painting, PoP, special plants
- Control systems for surface technology plants
- Control panel construction
- Manufacturing execution systems
- Simulation
- Auraizon (AI automation)
Plymouth, MA
USUSA location (Aucos International)
Suzhou
CNChina location (Aucos International)
Pune
INIndia location (Aucos International)
Reference projects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation of electroplating plants (control technology, engineering)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation of anodizing plants (control technology, transport systems, inclined hoists)Surface | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Automation of painting plants (Power & Free, KTL/ATL)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation of plastic finishing plants (PoP plants, plastic metallization)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant automation for surface coating incl. heat treatment (hardening furnaces)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Aucos | – | – | – | Aachen (Headquarter) |
| PoP plant control systems (plastic finishing) | Aucos | over 50 | – | – | worldwide |
| Control systems for solar wafer treatment plants | Aucos | over 300 | – | – | worldwide |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The management system of AUCOS AG is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (SGS, certificate DE12/81839927) and covers the development and production of automation solutions for industrial plants. Comprehensive logging and quality assurance functions are an integral part of the control systems.
| Evidence | Aachen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
Almost 40 years of company history in the automation of surface coating plants
- 2012-11-27
Initial certification to ISO 9001 by SGS
- 2023-03-13
SGS certification under SAS
- 2024-11-27
Renewal of the ISO-9001:2015 certificate, valid until 26.11.2027