Development of turnkey camera systems, test equipment and diagnostic systems for industrial quality assurance.
SOFT CONTROL GmbH Automatisierungstechnik
DarmstadtNew on Amplifa
About Soft Control
Soft Control GmbH Automatisierungstechnik develops and manufactures in Darmstadt customer-specific camera systems, test equipment and diagnostic systems for industrial quality assurance. In the field of Machine Vision, the company delivers turnkey systems including software, design, camera, optics and lighting; in the field of Embedded Vision, it programs intelligent cameras in C++ and networks them with Siemens S7 PLCs. The range of services covers consulting and requirement specifications, feasibility studies, development and design, programming, commissioning and integration. Products include optical inspection systems for position detection, measurement, counting and surface inspection, OCR modules, stator test devices and motor test benches, as well as expert systems such as the real-time fault tree analysis system EFTAS. The systems are used in industry, agricultural machinery, the cable industry, life science, food production and medical technology. Customers include Sulzer, KSB, F. X. Meiller, Schott EP and Palfinger.
- Site
- Darmstadt
- Processes
- Embedded Vision - C++ programming for intelligent camera networked with Siemens S7 PLC, Test systems for electric motors / stator test devices / motor test benches, Real-time fault tree analysis (EFTAS expert system, diagnostic systems), OCR modules for reading part numbers on tubes, Camera system for position inspection for welding robots, Consulting and requirement specification, Feasibility studies, Development and design
- Materials
- Machine Vision, Embedded Vision, Industrial Image Processing, OCR Modules, Expert Systems and Diagnostic Systems, Motor Test Benches
- Founded
- 1990
- Industries
- Industry, Agricultural machinery, Cable industry, Life Science, Food production, Medical technology
- 01
Consulting and requirement specification
- 02
Feasibility study
- 03
Development and design
- 04
Programming
- 05
Commissioning
- 06
Integration at the customer
Processes and Technologies
Machine Vision
Customer-specific turnkey camera systems with software, design, cameras, optics and lighting.
Embedded Vision
C++ programming of intelligent cameras networked with Siemens S7 PLCs.
Industrial Image Processing
Optical inspection systems for position detection, measurement, counting and surface inspection.
OCR Modules
Automatic reading of part numbers on tubes, among others for CNC tube bending machines.
Expert Systems and Diagnostic Systems
Real-time fault tree analysis and monitoring systems for industrial applications.
Motor Test Benches
Stator test devices and test benches for electric motors, among others for pump manufacturers.
Location
Darmstadt
DEDevelopment, design, software and commissioning
Systems and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Embedded Vision - C++ programming for intelligent camera networked with Siemens S7 PLCEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Test systems for electric motors / stator test devices / motor test benchesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Real-time fault tree analysis (EFTAS expert system, diagnostic systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| OCR modules for reading part numbers on tubesTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Camera system for position inspection for welding robotsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1990
Founded by Stefan Nold in Darmstadt during his doctorate under Prof. Isermann; first product EFTAS, an expert system for real-time fault tree analysis, with Sulzer as the main customer.
- 1992
Relocation to Darmstadt-Arheilgen.
- 1994
KSB received the first stator test device for electric motors.
- 1995
OCR modules for reading part numbers on tubes for CNC tube bending machines for F. X. Meiller in Munich.
- 1998
Relocation to the current premises on Römerstraße in Darmstadt.
- 1999
Fully automatic optical inspection system for airbag sensors at Schott EP in Laněkroun (Czech Republic).
- 2007
Commissioning of a camera system for position inspection for welding robots for mobile cranes at Palfinger in the Lengau plant (Austria).