
Engineering office for automation technology and robotics: software, control technology, control cabinet construction and retrofit.

JSL Automation GmbH
Neu-UlmNew on Amplifa
About JSL Automation
JSL Automation is a German company for industrial automation based in Neu-Ulm, specializing in control systems, robotics integration and custom automation software for manufacturing companies. The company was founded in 2012 as an independent engineering office for robots and automation, and accompanies projects from concept development through software and electrical hardware development, PLC programming (Siemens S7-300/1200/1500), drive and motion control integration (SINAMICS, SIMOTION, Sinumerik) and HMI development (WinCC) to control cabinet construction, electrical installation and commissioning. Further areas of activity include retrofit/modernization of existing systems, MES and IIoT integration as well as plant data acquisition with the company's own product JSL-Connect. Customers include Bosch, Airbus, General Motors, KUKA, Andritz, Bitzer, Elwema, Mann+Hummel and Metzner Maschinenbau. Industries range from automotive and packaging to mechanical engineering/CNC, medical technology and plant construction.
- Site
- Neu-Ulm
- Processes
- Software design and development, Electrical hardware development, Project management (consulting), Concept development (consulting), Electrical installation, Retrofit / modernization, Siemens SIMATIC PLC programming (S7-300, S7-1200, S7-1500), HMI development (Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC Flexible, WinCC TIA, WinCC Unified)
- Materials
- Siemens SIMATIC S7-300/1200/1500, SINAMICS / SIMOTION / Sinumerik, WinCC / TIA Portal, JSL-Connect
- Certificates
- ISO 9001, On-site commissioning, GM GCCS-2 trained
- Founded
- 2012
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Packaging industry, CNC / mechanical engineering, Medical technology, Plant construction
- 01
Consulting & concept development
- 02
Software design and development
- 03
Electrical hardware development
- 04
Control cabinet construction
- 05
Electrical installation
- 06
Commissioning
- 07
Support & data logging (JSL-Connect)
Services & Technologies
Siemens SIMATIC S7-300/1200/1500
PLC programming for system upgrades, troubleshooting and complete machine conversions.
SINAMICS / SIMOTION / Sinumerik
Drive and motion control integration from standard drives to synchronous CNC systems.
WinCC / TIA Portal
HMI development with Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC Flexible, WinCC TIA and WinCC Unified.
JSL-Connect
Modular data logging solution for centralizing test and plant data.
Locations

Neu-Ulm
DEHeadquarters / engineering office for automation technology & robotics
- Siemens S7-300/1200/1500
- SINAMICS S120/S210
- SIMOTION
- Sinumerik
- TIA Portal / WinCC
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Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software design and developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical hardware developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project management (consulting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Concept development (consulting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical installationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit / modernizationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Siemens SIMATIC PLC programming (S7-300, S7-1200, S7-1500)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| HMI development (Step7, TIA Portal, WinCC Flexible, WinCC TIA, WinCC Unified)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robotics integrationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning of plantsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Working Method
JSL Automation accompanies projects from planning to on-site commissioning and ensures traceable, maintainable software architectures as well as qualified training (among others, the GM GCCS-2 coding standard).
| Evidence | Neu-Ulm |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| On-site commissioning | |
| GM GCCS-2 trained |
History
- 2012
Founded as an independent engineering office for robots and automation; focus from 2012 to 2014 on software development for packaging machines and traceability software.
- 2014
New business area: hardware development and control cabinet construction for new machines and conversions.
- 2015
Part of the development team for KUKA's MXAutomation (factory automation).
- 2016
First major retrofit project for the Andritz Group in Regensburg.
- 2017
Contract with General Motors; training and development/consulting for GM GCCS-2 (Global Common Control Software), collaboration until 2019 and 2022.
- 2018
First consulting project for an automotive supplier (technical consulting in project management).
- 2020
Development of machines with breathing circuit systems for medical care; start of collaboration with Bitzer GmbH, including a heat exchanger test bench.
- 2021
Consulting project for an automotive supplier: integration of a global MES system and IIoT project.
- 2022
Conversion of an older processing plant; long-term project for plant data acquisition with JSL-Connect as well as controller design / pressure control simulation in Matlab/Simulink.
- 2023
Assembly station for OEM BMW (Elwema); electrical installation and project management for a potato processing machine (with Dijkstra); global MES rollout for Mann+Hummel.
- 2024
Numerous automation projects for existing partners and new customers; participation in the EU-funded Siemens project Kicks for Edge (IPCEI-CIS).