Consulting and engineering for PLC programming, digitalization and visualization of production processes

BERTHEL SPS COMPETENCE Inh. Alexander Berthel

Auerbach (Vogtland)New on Amplifa

2008Founded

1-4Employees

Auerbach (Vogtland)Location

About Berthel SPS Competence

Berthel SPS Competence is an engineering office based in Auerbach in the Vogtland, specialized in automation and digitalization solutions. Since 2008, owner Alexander Berthel, Dipl.-Ing. (graduate engineer) in Electrical Engineering/Automation Technology, has been supporting manufacturing companies on their way to Food Industry 4.0. The service portfolio includes PLC programming, PLC migration and upgrade, HMI development, VFD programming, the design, construction and installation of control cabinets as well as network integration via serial and Ethernet Modbus networks and OPC server configuration. In addition, plant and process digitalization, machine data acquisition, production dashboards, digital maintenance and software audits with automated static code analysis (PLC Checker) are offered. Key industries are the beverage and food industry, foundries and general plant engineering. Consulting is provided as a sole-proprietor service directly by the owner, without disrupting the ongoing operation of the customer's plants.

Site: Auerbach
Processes: PLC programming, PLC migration / PLC upgrade / Siemens conversion, HMI development (incl. Wonderware Intouch conversion, Tatsoft FrameworX, TIA Portal), VFD programming (frequency converters), Design, construction and installation of control cabinets, Network integration (Serial/Ethernet Modbus, OPC server configuration), Machine data acquisition / IIoT / plant and process digitalization, Production dashboard / visualization of production processes
Materials: Tatsoft FrameworX, Canary Labs Historian, PLC Checker, IIoT Platform / AGAD Portal, TIA Portal / Siemens conversion, Wonderware Intouch conversion
Certificates: PLC software audit (PLC Checker)
Founded: 2008
Employees: 1-4
Industries: Beverage and food industry, Dairy products/cheese/yogurt, Juice, Jam, Water, Soft drinks/lemonade

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Digitalization and automation consulting
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PLC programming / migration / upgrade
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HMI and VFD programming, control cabinet construction
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Network and system integration
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Machine data acquisition / IIoT
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Visualization, analysis and digital maintenance

Software and Platforms

FrameworX

Tatsoft FrameworX

Software platform for visualization, analysis and unified namespace solutions.

Historian

Canary Labs Historian

Historian software for storing and evaluating process data.

PLCChecker

PLC Checker

Static code analysis for quality assurance and auditing of PLC programs, independent of the programming environment.

AGAD

IIoT Platform / AGAD Portal

In-house platform for machine data acquisition, dashboards and digital production reports.

TIA

TIA Portal / Siemens conversion

Siemens environment for PLC programming, migration and upgrade.

Intouch

Wonderware Intouch conversion

Conversion of existing HMI projects to modern platforms.

Location

Auerbach (Vogtland)

Business location

IIoT Platform / AGAD Portal
Tatsoft FrameworX
Canary Labs Historian
PLC Checker

Industries

Beverage and food industryDairy products/cheese/yogurtJuiceJamWaterSoft drinks/lemonadeSauces/ketchup/mayonnaiseConfectionery/chocolateIce creamLiquids and pastesOrganic foodFoundryPlant engineeringBeverage industryFood industryGeneral plant engineering

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
PLC programmingEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
PLC migration / PLC upgrade / Siemens conversionEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
HMI development (incl. Wonderware Intouch conversion, Tatsoft FrameworX, TIA Portal)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
VFD programming (frequency converters)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Design, construction and installation of control cabinetsEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Network integration (Serial/Ethernet Modbus, OPC server configuration)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Machine data acquisition / IIoT / plant and process digitalizationEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Production dashboard / visualization of production processesEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Digital maintenance / reducing downtime / digital production reportEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
PLC software audit / static code analysis with PLC CheckerTesting	–	–	–	–	–
Tank fill-level monitoring / automation / control system planningEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

4 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
IIoT Platform / AGAD Portal	Berthel SPS Competence	–	–	–	Auerbach
Software: Tatsoft FrameworX	Tatsoft FrameworX	–	–	–	–
Software: Canary Labs Historian	Canary Labs Historian	–	–	–	–
Software: PLC Checker (static code analysis)	PLCChecker	–	–	–	–

Additional services

Production optimization consultingDigitalization consultingPlant and process digitalizationDigital maintenanceReducing downtimeDigital production reportMachine data acquisitionProduction dashboardVisualization of production processesPLC programmingPLC migrationPLC upgradeHMI developmentVFD programmingOPC server configurationModbus networks (serial/Ethernet)PLC software audit with automated code analysis (PLC Checker)Unified namespace / IIoT software solutionsControl cabinet design, construction and installationSystem integration and networkingTroubleshooting and repairsPilot projects for Food Industry 4.0

Quality

The quality of PLC software is verified through automated static code analysis with PLC Checker. This supports audits, code reviews, compliance with standards and safeguarding of code quality independently of the programming environment used.

Evidence	Auerbach (Vogtland)
PLC software audit (PLC Checker)

History

2008
Foundation of Berthel SPS Competence by Alexander Berthel
2020
Launch of the website sps-competence.de