Develops custom automation solutions for water, wastewater, energy and industry – from electrical engineering to control and SCADA systems.
Chestonag Automation AG
Seengen (Headquarters)New on Amplifa
About Chestonag
Chestonag Automation AG is an engineering and software company with around 80 employees based in Seengen, Switzerland. The company develops and installs custom automation solutions whose scope of services essentially comprises electrical engineering, software for control and SCADA systems, and the commissioning of the installations. The application software is based on standard Siemens products and is developed consistently from the controller up to the company's own process control system Provex®. The projects cover wastewater treatment plants of all sizes, water supply, waste incineration, energy technology, industrial refrigeration and heat, as well as industrial and building automation. In addition, Chestonag offers consulting and project management, training of operating personnel, support with warehousing of key hardware components, and a 365/24 on-call service. Over the past decades, the automation solutions have been deployed in several thousand projects, e.g. for freshwater, wastewater, waste incineration, refrigeration, energy, industry and greenhouses. The company is exclusively owned by active employees (partner model).
- Site
- Seengen
- Processes
- Consulting & project management for automation projects, Commissioning of automation installations, Automation for water supply (drinking water, pumping stations, reservoir management), Automation for waste incineration (combustion control, flue gas cleaning, slag processing), Building automation (air conditioning, centrally ventilated/aerated buildings with Provex®), Maintenance, 365/24 on-call service and training of operating personnel, Electrical site management and updating of documentation, Electrical engineering (electrical schematics, object typeicals)
- Materials
- Electrical Engineering, Control and SCADA System Software, Process Control System Provex®, Consulting & Project Management, Commissioning, Electrical Site Management, Support, Maintenance & On-Call Service, Network and Peripheral System Integration
- Certificates
- 365/24 on-call service, Spare parts warehouse for control/SCADA system hardware, Online process documentation
- Employees
- ca. 80
- Industries
- Wastewater treatment, Water supply, Waste incineration, Energy technology, Industrial refrigeration and industrial heat, Industrial automation
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Consulting & Project Management
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Electrical Engineering (standards-compliant electrical schematics, object
- 03
Software Engineering for Control and SCADA Systems
- 04
Commissioning of the Installations
- 05
Training of Operating Personnel
- 06
Support, Maintenance and 365/24 On-Call Service
Processes and Systems
Electrical Engineering
Planning and development of standards-compliant electrical schematics for complete switchgear installations incl. object typeicals for motors, valves, measurements and sensors.
Control and SCADA System Software
Custom application software based on Siemens standard products, consistent from the controller up to the control system.
Process Control System Provex®
Own SCADA system with visualisation, alarming (ProvexAlarm®), access rights management and process data access (Plant Data Access).
Consulting & Project Management
Structured project leadership and interface coordination across the entire project lifecycle.
Commissioning
Safe commissioning of automation installations, including during ongoing operation of existing installations.
Electrical Site Management
Electrical site management and updating of project documentation, e.g. at Zwilag.
Support, Maintenance & On-Call Service
Support and maintenance incl. spare parts warehouse for control and SCADA system hardware as well as 365/24 on-call service.
Network and Peripheral System Integration
Integration of peripheral systems such as time recording, safety systems and grid control systems.
Location
Seengen
CHHeadquarters
- Materials
- Electrical Engineering, Control and SCADA System Software
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
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| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting & project management for automation projectsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning of automation installationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation for water supply (drinking water, pumping stations, reservoir management)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation for waste incineration (combustion control, flue gas cleaning, slag processing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Building automation (air conditioning, centrally ventilated/aerated buildings with Provex®)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, 365/24 on-call service and training of operating personnelEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical site management and updating of documentationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality and Support
Operational safety, functionality, maintainability and simple operation take priority; the electrical schematics are created in compliance with standards. All key hardware components of the control and SCADA system are available from stock in order to minimise downtime in on-call emergencies.
| Evidence | Seengen |
|---|---|
| 365/24 on-call service | |
| Spare parts warehouse for control/SCADA system hardware | |
| Online process documentation |
History
Foundation or start of operations – website mentions '37 years of history', '39 years of automation solutions', 'soon 40 years' (figures slightly inconsistent)
- 1994
Start of servicing the ARA Hallwilersee wastewater treatment plant in Seengen
- 2001
Delivery of control and SCADA technology to ara region bern ag
- 2002
First replacement of the control system at KEZO Hinwil
- 2003
Start of the conversion of the old plant control system at KVA Horgen
- 2007
Start of cooperation with Zwilag Zwischenlager Würenlingen AG
- 2012
Wasserverbund Region Bern AG becomes a customer
- 2012
Introduction of the partner model (all shares held by active employees, more than 20 years ago)
- 2015-2016
Renovation of KVA Horgen with the involvement of Chestonag
- 2017
Start of cooperation with ProRheno AG (ARA Basel, extension/renovation)
- 2017
Expansion of the emergency power supply at Kantonsspital Winterthur (control of standby power systems and grid control system)
- 2018
Replacement of EMSRL at erzo ARA (CHF 4.5 million)
- 2019-2021
Process automation and electrical engineering ARA Oberengadin (commissioning mid-2021)
- 2023
Commissioning of the refurbished industrial plant erzo ARA in December 2023 (budget CHF 5 million)
- 2024
1st place Swiss Employer Award 2024, category 50–99 employees
- 2026
CAG weekend in St. Gallen/Arbon; introduction of CAG-Day; Plant Data Access with Hunziker Betatech AG