Control technology, robotics, drive technology and shot blasting control systems for industrial automation
TBM Automation AG
Widnau (CH) · Bahnhofstrasse 48New on Amplifa
About TBM Automation
TBM Automation AG is a Swiss company based in Widnau (Canton of St. Gallen) that has been developing solutions for industrial automation since 1991. With around 20 employees, the company covers the entire value chain: from engineering (electrical design, control software, retrofit) and the fabrication of control cabinets and cable assembly to commissioning and remote maintenance. Its business areas include control technology based on Siemens Simatic and Beckhoff, Motion & Drives as the Swiss Kollmorgen distributor, Vision & Robotics with collaborative and classical robots (including AUBO, Stäubli, ABB, Yaskawa) as well as Peening Controls – controllers, regulators and sensors for shot blasting technology. Customers come from industries such as special-purpose machinery manufacturing, aviation (including Lufthansa Technik, Rolls-Royce, MTU), food manufacturing, the ceramics and brick industry, electroplating and process engineering. Projects have been implemented internationally, including in Germany, Austria, Liechtenstein, Italy, China, India, Romania, South Africa, Saudi Arabia and the USA. In 2023, with Werner Kolb AG as co-ownership, extensive sustainability measures were implemented at the company building (ground-source heat pump, photovoltaics).
- Site
- Widnau
- Processes
- Electrical design (engineering), Software engineering (control software), Retrofit (control system retrofit), Control cabinet fabrication, Cable assembly, Drive technology (Motion & Drives, Kollmorgen distribution), Robot integration (Vision & Robotics, collaborative and classical robotics), Shot blasting technology (Peening Controls: controllers, regulators and sensors for shot blasting)
- Materials
- Siemens Simatic / Sinumerik 840dsl, Beckhoff PLC / Bus Systems, Kollmorgen Servo Drive / Motion Control (AKD, AKD PDMM), Collaborative and classical robots (AUBO, Stäubli, ABB, Motoman Yaskawa), Stainless steel (control cabinet construction)
- Founded
- 1991
- Employees
- ca. 20
- Industries
- Fabrication and handling systems, Food industry, Chemical industry / pharma, Solar manufacturers, Vacuum & coating, Coarse ceramics industry / concrete industry / brickworks
- 01
Engineering (electrical design, software, retrofit)
- 02
Fabrication (control cabinets, cable assembly)
- 03
Commissioning
- 04
Teleservice / remote maintenance
- 05
Staff leasing (engineering services)
Technologies and Systems
Siemens Simatic / Sinumerik 840dsl
PLC and CNC platforms for plant control systems, retrofits and motion control applications.
Beckhoff PLC / Bus Systems
Control and bus systems; TBM is an official Beckhoff Solution Partner.
Kollmorgen Servo Drive / Motion Control (AKD, AKD PDMM)
Servo drives and motion control for test benches, cutting machines and special applications; TBM is a Kollmorgen distributor.
Collaborative and classical robots (AUBO, Stäubli, ABB, Motoman Yaskawa)
Robot integration for vision and handling applications; general importer for AUBO Robotics.
Stainless steel (control cabinet construction)
Material for hygienically compliant control cabinets, among others in the food industry.
Locations
Widnau
CHHead office: engineering, fabrication, sales
- Materials
- Steel (stainless steel)
- Siemens Simatic / Sinumerik 840dsl
- Beckhoff PLC and bus systems
- Kollmorgen AKD / AKD-PDMM servo drives
- Robots from AUBO, Stäubli, ABB, Motoman Yaskawa
- Flow sensors (TBM/own product since acquisition of Anvil Developments)
Services and Solutions
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical design (engineering)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software engineering (control software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit (control system retrofit)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet fabricationAssembly | – | – | – | – | Steel (stainless steel) |
| Cable assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drive technology (Motion & Drives, Kollmorgen distribution)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robot integration (Vision & Robotics, collaborative and classical robotics)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Shot blasting technology (Peening Controls: controllers, regulators and sensors for shot blasting)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remote maintenance (teleservice for control systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
8 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kollmorgen servo drive / motion control (AKD, AKD PDMM) | Kollmorgen AKD, AKD-PDMM | – | – | – | Widnau |
| Robots (collaborative and classical robots) | AUBO Robotics | – | – | – | Widnau |
| PLC / control systems | Siemens Simatic, Sinumerik 840dsl | – | – | – | Widnau |
| PLC / bus systems | Beckhoff | – | – | – | Widnau |
| Robots | Stäubli | – | – | – | – |
| Robots | ABB | – | – | – | – |
| Robots | Motoman Yaskawa | – | – | – | – |
| Flow sensors | TBM Automation AG (acquisition of Anvil Developments) | – | – | – | Widnau |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1991
Foundation of the company; solutions for industrial automation since 1991.
- 2005
Death of co-founder Ing. Walter Terpetschnig (14.12.2005), internationally recognized expert in shot blasting technology and CNC controls in the aircraft industry.
- 2007
TBM becomes an official Solution Partner of Beckhoff AG.
- 2011
Acquisition of the flow sensor business area from Anvil Developments.
- 2013
Kollmorgen award as 'Best European Distributor 2013'; national license for staff leasing.
- 2014
International license for staff leasing; engineering services also in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
- 2017
General importer and distributor for AUBO Robotics.
- 2018
Distributor for Convergent Information Technologies AUTOMAPPPS.
- 2023
Sustainability measures at the company building with Werner Kolb AG: 40 kW ground-source heat pump, 15 kWp photovoltaics, investment of over CHF 200,000.