EfA plans and delivers complete electrical equipment for industrial production – from hardware planning and PLC programming to commissioning.
EfA Experts for Automation GmbH
ViersenNew on Amplifa
About EfA
EfA Experts for Automation GmbH is a mid-sized service company for drive and automation technology based in Viersen. The company plans and delivers complete electrical equipment for industrial production across industries, covering all components in mechanical and plant engineering – both for new systems and for retrofitting and expanding existing installations. The service portfolio includes project management, basic engineering, hardware planning with EPLAN, PLC programming (SIEMENS S7/TIA Portal, Rockwell, B&R), HMI applications, control cabinet construction including UL/CSA switchgear for the North American market, cabling, commissioning and service, as well as CE marking, functional safety and cybersecurity. Key industries are the plastics, rubber and steel industries as well as mechanical and plant engineering and the automotive industry. Cabling is carried out in cooperation with long-standing authorized partner companies, with EfA assuming full quality control.
- Site
- Viersen
- Processes
- Project management for automated processes, Basic engineering (selection and sizing of sensor and actuator technology, MVG lists), Control cabinet construction (planning, quality inspection, final inspection, acceptance; UL/CSA, Cabling of systems incl. measurement and test protocols, Commissioning and service (testing, training, remote maintenance), Electrical equipment for calender and extruder systems, Electrical equipment for coating systems, Electrical equipment for embossing calenders
- Materials
- Engineering, PLC Programming, HMI Application, Control Cabinet Construction, CE Marking & Functional Safety
- Certificates
- Certified CE coordinators (TÜV Nord), Certified Functional Safety Application Experts (CFSAE), Certified Functional Safety Application Experts (CFSAE, TÜV), UL/CSA switchgear for North America
- Industries
- Plastics industry (film production and finishing), Rubber industry, Steel industry, Automotive, Mechanical and plant engineering
- 01
Project management
- 02
Basic engineering
- 03
Hardware planning
- 04
PLC programming
- 05
HMI application
- 06
Control cabinet construction
- 07
Cabling
- 08
Commissioning and service
- 09
CE marking and risk assessment
Processes & Systems
Engineering
Project management, basic engineering, hardware planning and functional descriptions as the basis of plant automation.
PLC Programming
Control software mainly on SIEMENS S7/TIA Portal, Rockwell CompactLogix/ControlLogix and B&R.
HMI Application
Visualization with WinCC, WinCC flexible, WinCC Comfort or FactoryTalk including production data acquisition and recipe management.
Control Cabinet Construction
Planning, quality inspection, final inspection and acceptance of switchgear, including UL/CSA for the USA and Canada.
CE Marking & Functional Safety
Risk assessment according to EN ISO 12100, performance level verification according to EN ISO 13849 and cybersecurity risk assessments.
Locations
Viersen
DEHeadquarters
- Materials
- Drive and automation technology
- EPLAN 5.70
- EPLAN Electric P8
- SISTEMA
- SET
- SIEMENS TIA Portal
- WinCC
- FactoryTalk
Services & Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project management for automated processesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Basic engineering (selection and sizing of sensor and actuator technology, MVG lists)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet construction (planning, quality inspection, final inspection, acceptance; UL/CSAAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cabling of systems incl. measurement and test protocolsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning and service (testing, training, remote maintenance)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for calender and extruder systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for coating systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for embossing calendersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for windersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for cutting systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for processing and handling systems for insulation materialsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for Roller Head systems (rubber industry)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for calenders (rubber industry)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for pipe welding systems (steel industry)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for adjustage and stacking systems for pipesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for assembly stations (automotive)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical equipment for test benches (automotive)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofitting and expansion of existing systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
EfA carries out the accompanying quality inspections, final inspections and acceptance tests of the switchgear itself; cabling is performed with complete measurement and test protocols. Certified CE coordinators (TÜV Nord) and TÜV-certified Functional Safety Application Experts (CFSAE) ensure legally compliant implementation.
| Evidence | Viersen |
|---|---|
| Certified CE coordinators (TÜV Nord) | |
| Certified Functional Safety Application Experts (CFSAE, TÜV) | |
| UL/CSA switchgear for North America |