Custom automation solutions: assembly automation, handling, feeding technology and CNC manufacturing from Pieterlen.
Help-Tec Automation AG
Pieterlen (CH) · Boole 4, CH-2542 PieterlenNew on Amplifa
About Help-Tec Automation AG
Help-Tec Automation AG, headquartered in Pieterlen (Canton of Bern), develops and manufactures custom solutions for industrial automation. Its range includes assembly machines in manual, semi-automated and fully automated versions, handling technology such as pick-and-place systems, gantries, Z-axes and robot integration, loading and unloading systems, conveying and feeding technology, as well as testing systems with optical and mechanical inspection, machine vision, and torque, leak and flow testing. Proprietary products such as the MSHL/TSHL lifting loaders are used for feeding and singulating workpieces. The company also manufactures milled and turned parts as individual and series parts, produced conventionally and by CNC, and offers prototype construction, repair and spare parts service. Its industries include automotive, pharmaceuticals, watchmaking, food, electronics and electrical engineering. With over 30 years of experience and around 750 completed projects, a team of about 25 employees realizes projects for national and international customers.
- Site
- Pieterlen
- Processes
- Milled parts (CNC milling, 3-axis with 4th axis indexing attachment), Turned parts (conventional turning and CNC), Conventional work (machining), Assembly automation (assembly machines, manual, semi- and fully automated systems), Handling technology / handling (pick-and-place, gantries, Z-axes, palletizing axes, robots), Loading and unloading systems (charging), Conveying and feeding technology (conveying, vertical transport, lifting loaders, vibrators,, Prototype construction (planning, development, assembly, manufacturing, testing)
- Materials
- Steel, Aluminium, Plastic, Carbide, Glass
- Founded
- 1993
- Employees
- 25
- Industries
- Automotive, Pharmaceuticals, Watchmaking, Food, Electronics, Electrical engineering
- 01
Consulting and requirements gathering
- 02
Design and development (3D, Inventor)
- 03
Software development
- 04
CNC and conventional manufacturing (milled and turned parts)
- 05
Assembly of the systems
- 06
Testing systems and safety equipment
- 07
Commissioning, testing and evaluation
- 08
Repair and spare parts service
Materials & Processes
Steel
Used, among other things, for gears and brake pistons in automated testing and inspection systems.
Aluminium
Machined, among other things, for aluminium cups in high-performance loading and unloading systems.
Plastic
Used, for example, for plastic caps in automated packaging systems.
Carbide
For carbide rods and blanks in lifting loaders with Ø 2–30 mm.
Glass
Feeding of glass tubes in the MSHL/TSHL lifting loaders.
Locations
Pieterlen
CHHeadquarters, development, production and assembly
- Lot size
- Individual parts to series parts
- Materials
- Steel, aluminium, plastic, carbide, glass
- CNC machining centers (Fanuc and Haas controls, 3-axis with 4th axis/indexing attachment)
- Conventional lathes
- Lifting loaders MSHL/MSHE 8/250 and 8/400 (Ø 1–8 mm, L 50–400 mm)
- Table lifting loaders TSHL/TSHE 15/250, 15/400, 30/250, 30/400 (Ø 2–30 mm, L 60–400 mm)
- MARC Multifunctional Automated Robotic Cell
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milled parts (CNC milling, 3-axis with 4th axis indexing attachment)Machining | – | – | – | Individual parts – Series parts | all materials |
| Turned parts (conventional turning and CNC)Machining | – | – | – | Individual parts – Series parts | all materials |
| Conventional work (machining)Machining | – | – | – | – | all materials |
| Assembly automation (assembly machines, manual, semi- and fully automated systems)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Handling technology / handling (pick-and-place, gantries, Z-axes, palletizing axes, robots)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Loading and unloading systems (charging)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conveying and feeding technology (conveying, vertical transport, lifting loaders, vibrators,Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prototype construction (planning, development, assembly, manufacturing, testing)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Repair and spare parts service for systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lifting loader MSHL/MSHE (mini lifting loader) | Help-Tec MSHL/MSHE 8/250 and 8/400 | – | Ø 1–8 mm, length 50–400 mm, max. fill 50 kg, fill area 11'000 mm² | – | Pieterlen |
| Table lifting loader TSHL/TSHE | Help-Tec TSHL/TSHE 15/250, 15/400, 30/250, 30/400 | – | Ø 2–30 mm, length 60–400 mm, max. fill 100 kg, fill area 35'600 mm² | – | Pieterlen |
| Multifunctional Automated Robotic Cell (MARC) | Help-Tec MARC | – | – | 2020 | Pieterlen |
| CNC machining centers (Fanuc and Haas controls, 3-axis with 4th axis) | – | – | – | – | Pieterlen |
Additional services
History
- 1993
Founding of Help-Tec by four managerial employees of a company and two further partners in June 1993 as a result of the recession; focus on industrial automation, system manufacturing, repairs and spare parts.
- 2020
Brochure on the MARC Multifunctional Automated Robotic Cell (06.2020).
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Over 30 years of experience, 750 successfully completed projects, around 25 employees, national and international custom projects such as assembly machines, gantry loaders and unloaders including peripheral equipment.