
Control, weighing and recipe control systems for dosing processes in the food, chemical and plastics industries
Borntraeger GmbH Steuerungstechnik
Sulzbach/Murr, GermanyNew on Amplifa
About Borntraeger
Borntraeger GmbH has been active in the field of automation and process engineering for over 40 years and specialises in the dosing and weighing of raw materials. Under the optidos brand, the company develops and manufactures weighing and recipe control systems used in bakeries and confectioneries, in food and beverage production, and in the chemical and plastics industries. Its range of services includes customer-specific planning and design, PLC and PC programming as well as control cabinet construction – from planning to commissioning and operator training, all from a single source. Modular solutions for recipe management, production planning, dosing, batch traceability, materials management and warehouse management are continuously further developed, among others in cooperation with partner Siemens. In addition, the company offers measuring and logging systems for level monitoring, which, for example, enable mills to automatically query the silo fill levels of their customers. The company with more than 20 employees is based in Sulzbach/Murr in Baden-Württemberg.
- Site
- Sulzbach/Murr
- Processes
- PLC and PC programming, Control cabinet construction, Dosing of raw materials, Weighing of raw materials, Recipe management, Production planning, Batch traceability, Materials management
- Materials
- Customer-specific planning and design, PLC and PC programming, Control cabinet construction, Weighing and recipe control systems (optidos), Level monitoring
- Employees
- more than 20
- Industries
- Bakeries and confectioneries, Food and beverage production, Chemical industry, Plastics industry, Mills, Mills (silo level monitoring)
- 01
Customer-specific planning and design
- 02
PLC and PC programming
- 03
Control cabinet construction
- 04
Commissioning and training
- 05
Service and further development
Services and System Components
Customer-specific planning and design
Design of control and dosing systems according to specific customer requirements.
PLC and PC programming
Software for recipe management, production planning and batch traceability.
Control cabinet construction
Manufacture of the electrical control cabinets for the company's own control systems.
Weighing and recipe control systems (optidos)
Precise dosing and weighing of raw materials for consistent product quality.
Level monitoring
Automated measuring and logging systems for silo fill levels and open raw material storage.
Location

Sulzbach/Murr
DEHeadquarters
- Stainless steel bench scale
- Dough temperature measuring system via radio
- Pre-ferment/sourdough component
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLC and PC programmingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Dosing of raw materialsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Weighing of raw materialsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Recipe managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production planningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Batch traceabilityEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Materials managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Warehouse managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Level monitoring / level measurementTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Customer-specific planning and designEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
3 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bench scale | Stainless steel bench scale | – | – | – | Sulzbach/Murr |
| Dough temperature measuring system (radio) | – | – | – | – | Sulzbach/Murr |
| Pre-ferment/sourdough component | – | – | – | – | Sulzbach/Murr |
Additional services