Engineering and manufacturing of PLC control systems, switchgear and power distribution systems including commissioning, support and maintenance.
Bürki Electric AG
Schwäbismattweg 8, CH-3613 SteffisburgNew on Amplifa
About Bürki Electric
Bürki Electric AG is a Swiss provider of demanding automation, control systems and switchgear. The company with around 40 employees realizes individual projects from consulting and project planning through hardware and software engineering to manufacturing, testing and commissioning of systems. The range extends from contract manufacturing as an extended workbench to complete turnkey solutions, including series production, retrofit of existing systems as well as support and maintenance via remote access or on site. Manufactured products include control cabinets, power distribution systems with rated currents of 63 to 5000 A (up to 1000 VAC, DC up to 1500 V) and PLC control systems, with in-house copper working and enclosure machining on a Rittal Perforex CNC machining center. Customers come from industries such as energy and infrastructure, railway technology, mechanical and plant engineering, packaging and logistics, environment and transport as well as airport technology, including BLS, BKW, SBB, Swisscom, Furrer+Frey and IST-Edelstahl-Anlagenbau. The site has been located in Steffisburg since 1988, serving all of Switzerland with a focus on Bern, Thun, the Bernese Oberland and Espace Mittelland.
- Site
- Steffisburg
- Processes
- PLC control systems / automation, Switchgear construction / power distribution, Retrofit of control systems, Hardware engineering (CAE, Aucotec ELCAD, EPLAN), Software development (Siemens TIA Portal), Enclosure cutouts with CNC machining center, Population, soldering and assembly of modules, Wiring, cabling and copper work
- Materials
- Copper, PLC control technology
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- 40
- Industries
- Energy and Infrastructure, Wood Industry, Food Production, Mechanical and Plant Engineering, Environment and Transport, Packaging and Logistics
- 01
Consulting and project planning (requirement and functional specifications)
- 02
Hardware engineering (ELCAD/EPLAN) and software development (TIA Portal)
- 03
Drive design and parameterization
- 04
Enclosure machining (CNC Perforex)
- 05
Mechanical assembly, population, wiring, cabling, copper work
- 06
Testing of finished products
- 07
Commissioning
- 08
Support, maintenance and retrofit
Materials and Processes
Copper
In-house copper working for copper busbars and copper conductors in power distribution systems with high currents.
PLC control technology
Programming and software development with Siemens TIA Portal for machine and plant control systems.
Locations
Steffisburg
CHProduction, engineering, administration
- Materials
- Copper
- CNC machining center Perforex (Rittal)
- CAE systems ELCAD and EPLAN
- ERP system
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLC control systems / automationEngineering | – | – | – | – | Electronic components |
| Switchgear construction / power distributionAssembly | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| Retrofit of control systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hardware engineering (CAE, Aucotec ELCAD, EPLAN)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software development (Siemens TIA Portal)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Enclosure cutouts with CNC machining centerMachining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Population, soldering and assembly of modulesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wiring, cabling and copper workAssembly | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| Series production of control systems and switchgearAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing of finished productsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning of systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance and support (remote access)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house copper working (copper busbars)Machining | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| Design and parameterization of drive systems (frequency inverters, servo drives)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC machining center | Rittal Perforex | – | – | 2014 | Steffisburg |
Additional services
Quality
Production is certified to ISO 9001:2015 (ATTESTA, no. 223-11-001.Q); finished products are comprehensively tested. Switchgear is delivered with type verification and unit verification including a declaration of conformity.
| Evidence | Steffisburg |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1974
Founding of Bürki Electric AG in Thun
- 1983
First PLC programming
- 1988
Occupancy of the new company building in Steffisburg
- 1989
Establishment of the technical office (engineering)
- 1996
Initial certification of the QM system to ISO 9001
- 1998
Acquisition of the first CAE system
- 2000
Sale of the majority shareholding of Peter Bürki to Stefan Schneeberger, who takes over the management
- 2008
Revenue exceeds CHF 10 million for the first time
- 2010
Relocation and expansion of the company building completed
- 2013
Introduction of ERP system
- 2014
Commissioning of the CNC-controlled Perforex machining center
- 2017
Thomas Aeschlimann takes over management; recertification to ISO 9001:2015
- 2019
First support contracts
- 2021
Change of shareholders: sale of the shares of Stefan Schneeberger to Thomas Aeschlimann, Hans-Martin Wüthrich and Sandro Knöri
- 2024
50th anniversary
- 2025
Introduction of EPLAN for hardware engineering
- 2026
Marcel Pecka becomes co-owner