Automation service provider: project planning, PLC and robot programming, control cabinet construction, retrofit and commissioning.
Thorsten Petersen – Automation & Technology (tp autotec)
Mittelangeln (Satrup), Germany · Meiereistraße 1a, 24986New on Amplifa
About tp autotec
Thorsten Petersen – Automation & Technology (tp autotec) is a service provider specializing in industrial automation and control technology, based in Mittelangeln (Satrup), Schleswig-Holstein. The company was founded in 2012 and employs around 10 staff. Its services include consulting and concept development, project planning of production and process plants, electrical engineering with WSCAD and EPLAN P8, PLC programming (Siemens S5, S7, TIA Portal, WinCC, SIMOTION), robot programming for Yaskawa-Motoman, drive technology (Danfoss, Siemens, SEW), control cabinet construction and installation, retrofit and migration from S5 to S7, commissioning as well as plant maintenance and remote maintenance. In addition, technical documentation is created, digitized, revised and translated into German, English and Spanish. Projects have been implemented in Germany, Slovakia, Finland, China and Mexico; customers come from the steel, automotive, chemical, food and semiconductor industries.
- Site
- Mittelangeln (Satrup)
- Processes
- Project planning (automation and control technology), Consulting and concept development (modernization concepts, plant analysis, risk analyses), Electrical engineering / electrical documentation (WSCAD-SUITE, EPLAN P8), Control cabinet construction (control cabinets and terminal boxes of all kinds incl. installation), Retrofit (migration S5 to S7/TIA Portal, contactor to PLC, safety technology), Project planning / automation concepts, Consulting and concept development, Plant analysis and optimization
- Materials
- Siemens SIMATIC S5/S7, TIA Portal, WinCC, SIMOTION, Yaskawa-Motoman robot technology, Drive technology Danfoss, Siemens, SEW, WSCAD-SUITE / EPLAN P8
- Founded
- 2012
- Employees
- 10
- Industries
- Automotive industry, Steel industry, Chemical industry, Food industry, Semiconductor industry, Mechanical engineering / production and process plants
- 01
Consulting and concept development
- 02
Electrical engineering (WSCAD, EPLAN P8)
- 03
PLC and robot programming
- 04
Drive technology
- 05
Control cabinet construction and installation
- 06
Commissioning
- 07
Plant maintenance, troubleshooting and remote maintenance
Processes and Technologies
Siemens SIMATIC S5/S7, TIA Portal, WinCC, SIMOTION
Programming and migration of controls for production and process plants, including retrofit from S5 to S7.
Yaskawa-Motoman robot technology
Programming of applications such as product handling, palletizing, welding, painting or cutting.
Drive technology Danfoss, Siemens, SEW
Parameterization, optimization, retrofitting and dimensioning of frequency converters as well as DC and servo drives.
WSCAD-SUITE / EPLAN P8
Electrical engineering and documentation according to DIN standards or customer-specific standards.
Location
Mittelangeln (Satrup)
DEHeadquarters
- WSCAD-SUITE
- EPLAN P8
- Siemens Step5/Step7
- TIA Portal
- WinCC
- SIMOTION
- Yaskawa-Motoman robot programming
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Project planning (automation and control technology)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting and concept development (modernization concepts, plant analysis, risk analyses)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical engineering / electrical documentation (WSCAD-SUITE, EPLAN P8)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet construction (control cabinets and terminal boxes of all kinds incl. installation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit (migration S5 to S7/TIA Portal, contactor to PLC, safety technology)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLC control | Siemens SIMATIC S7-1517F-3 PN/DP with ET200SP | – | – | – | Slovakia (Alfing transfer line, 45 stations, 22 control cabinets) |
| PLC control | Siemens S7-1512 SP | – | – | – | Germany (retrofit Herkules grinding machines) |
| Drive system | Siemens SIMOTION D425 | – | – | – | Germany (retrofit Herkules grinding machines) |
| Regulation and control system | Siemens SIMOREG | – | – | – | China (stator winding impregnation lines, 4+3 stations) |
| PLC control | Siemens S7-1200 | – | – | – | – |
| Drive system | Siemens SIMOTION D435 | – | – | – | Finland (portal crosscut saw for bevel cutting) |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1985
Thorsten Petersen begins vocational training as an energy equipment electronics technician; first PLC projects (Siemens)
- 1996
Diploma degree in electrical engineering (focus on automation) at the University of Applied Sciences Flensburg; relocation to Mexico
- 1998
Founding of the company 'Ingenieria Petersen, S.A.' in Mexico (7 employees, projects for the steel, automotive, chemical and food industries)
- 2003
Return to Germany; work in the automation department of his training company in Flensburg
- 2010
Responsibility for automation and maintenance of production plants in Beijing/China (until 2012)
- 2012
Founding of Thorsten Petersen Automation & Technology (tp autotec)
- 2022
Website relaunch; team grown to 5 employees (according to the About Us page), later grown further