Develops and manufactures freely programmable HMI operator devices and embedded systems for mobile work machines.

GRAF-SYTECO GmbH & Co. KG

Tuningen (DE)New on Amplifa

1982Founded

45Employees (2009, historical)

€6.6 millionRevenue (2006, historical)

4.3"–12.3"Display sizes of the HMI series

About Graf-Syteco

Graf-Syteco is a manufacturer founded in 1982 of Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), operator and control devices as well as embedded camera systems for mobile work machines. The portfolio comprises freely programmable touch terminals from 4.3" to 12.3" display size, multiline devices with haptic on-screen keyboard, emergency devices with emergency-stop switches, and 360° birdview surround-view systems. The value chain ranges from in-house PCB design through electronics manufacturing with SMT assembly and THT insertion in its own production to software development with the proprietary GSe software suite (GSe-VISU, GSe-CTRL, GSe-OS, GSe-CON) as well as CODESYS and C/C++ programming. Housings are made, among other things, from aluminum die casting; the devices are designed for harsh environmental conditions with protected technology, bright optically bonded displays, and a high degree of protection. Customers are OEMs in construction and civil engineering machinery, agricultural machinery, municipal equipment, forestry machinery, fire and rescue vehicles, as well as intralogistics and plant engineering. The company is based in Tuningen near Freiburg and supplies customers via sales partners on all continents.

Site: Tuningen
Processes: HMI development and manufacturing (operator and control devices for mobile machines), SMT assembly (Surface Mount Technology), THT insertion (Through-Hole Technology), In-house PCB design, Software development / HMI programming (GSe software suite, CODESYS, C/C++), Birdview 360° surround-view systems (embedded camera/video solutions), HMI custom developments / OEM-customized series, Development of customized OEM HMI series
Materials: Aluminum die casting
Certificates: ISO 9001
Founded: 1982
Industries: Construction machinery/Civil engineering machinery, Agricultural machinery/Agricultural technology, Municipal equipment, Forestry machinery, Fire and rescue vehicles, Intralogistics

01
PCB design and electronics development
02
Software development (GSe software suite, CODESYS, C/C++)
03
SMT assembly
04
THT insertion
05
Device manufacturing and assembly
06
Remote maintenance, diagnostics and support

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Alu-DC

Aluminum die casting

Used for robust housings of the HMI devices, suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

Locations

Tuningen

Head Office, development and manufacturing

Materials: Aluminum die casting (housings)

Electronics manufacturing SMT
THT insertion

Industries

Construction machinery/Civil engineering machineryAgricultural machinery/Agricultural technologyMunicipal equipmentForestry machineryFire and rescue vehiclesIntralogisticsPlant engineering/Pipeline serviceSpecial-purpose vehicles

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
HMI development and manufacturing (operator and control devices for mobile machines)Engineering	–	–	–	–	Aluminum
SMT assembly (Surface Mount Technology)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
THT insertion (Through-Hole Technology)Assembly	–	–	–	–	–
In-house PCB designEngineering	–	–	–	–	–
Software development / HMI programming (GSe software suite, CODESYS, C/C++)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
Birdview 360° surround-view systems (embedded camera/video solutions)Engineering	–	–	–	–	–
HMI custom developments / OEM-customized seriesEngineering	–	–	–	–	–

1 Anlagen & Maschinen

Machine	Manufacturer / model	Quantity	Working area	Year built	Site
Electronics manufacturing SMT/THT (production department)	–	–	–	–	Tuningen

Additional services

Development of customized OEM HMI seriesGSe software suite (VISU, CTRL, OS, CON)Embedded 360° birdview systemsWorldwide technical assistance/supportTraining and workshopsRemote maintenance and diagnostics (over-the-air updates)In-house manufacturing, in-house PCB design, 3DI/O modules (MCM, MIO)

Reference customers

RAS Rohrleitungs- und AnlagenService GmbHNBB Controls + ComponentsBAUER Maschinen GmbHArnold NextGLandmaschinen Wienhoff GmbHhistorical: Kardex, Putzmeister, Ziegler

Quality

The devices are designed for robustness, reliability and safety in harsh applications and continuously aligned with current standards; ISO certification has been in place since 2016. Products with CE declarations of conformity and E1 certificates.

Evidence	Tuningen
ISO 9001

History

1982
Founded as Graf Zählelektronik by Martin Graf
1993
Renamed Graf-Syteco (Systeme Technischer Communication)
1996
Own application software and CAN bus connectivity; customers such as Kardex, Putzmeister and Ziegler
2000
AT series; expansion of the company building to 1000 m²
2003
Market entry in China
2006
Revenue €6.6 million with 13% growth over three years
2008
Generational change: Fabian and David Graf take over the company
2012
Introduction of the D series and K series
2015
Move into the low-energy building with solar facade; Jürgen E. Müller becomes Managing Director
2016
ISO certification
2018
Introduction of the GSe software concept (VISU, CTRL, OS, CON); Jürgen E. Müller becomes a shareholder
2020
GSt-A and GSt-E series with 10-inch displays
2023
Modular expansion of the GSt-A series (4.3"–12.3"); Steffen Dieterle becomes Managing Director alongside Jürgen Müller