Manufacturer-independent automation solutions, programming, training and turnkey systems
VDT Automation GmbH
Wegberg (Friedrich-List-Allee 22), GermanyNew on Amplifa
About VDT Automation
VDT Automation is a family-run automation company founded in 1987, headquartered in Wegberg near the Dutch border. Originally established as an international trader of industrial automation components, the company today offers manufacturer-independent automation services: from smaller programming tasks through modernizations and retrofits to turnkey planning and implementation of complete automation systems. VDT is an authorized Rockwell Automation training partner and specializes in programming Rockwell and Siemens controllers including visualization systems such as FactoryTalk, PlantPAX and WinCC. Further services include the digital twin (feasibility studies, software validation, virtual commissioning), supply and installation of control cabinets and sensors, safety technology, as well as worldwide commissioning and remote access solutions. Customers come from the food, wood, automotive and aluminum industries, packaging technology and amusement park technology (rides).
- Site
- Wegberg
- Processes
- Automation solutions (new installations, modernization/retrofit, programming), Planning and implementation of turnkey automation systems/complete systems, Supply and installation of control cabinets and sensors, Retrofitting of safety technology (safety controllers), Setup of remote access to machines/systems, Automation (new installations and retrofit), Programming (Rockwell Automation and Siemens, manufacturer-independent), Visualization (WinCC, FactoryTalk, server-based systems)
- Materials
- Siemens S5, S7, TIA Portal, Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation
- Founded
- 1987
- Industries
- Food industry, Wood industry, Automotive industry, Aluminum industry/Metal industry, Packaging and labeling machines, Amusement park technology
- 01
Project engineering and project management
- 02
Engineering and programming (Rockwell Automation, Siemens)
- 03
Digital twin and virtual commissioning
- 04
Supply and installation of control cabinets and sensors
- 05
Commissioning and production support
- 06
Training and online support
Scope of Services
Siemens S5, S7, TIA Portal
Control platforms for programming and modernization, complemented by WinCC visualization.
Allen-Bradley/Rockwell Automation
ControlLogix, FactoryTalk, PlantPAX and Guard Logix as the company's core focus.
Locations
Wegberg
DEHeadquarters, engineering and training
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automation solutions (new installations, modernization/retrofit, programming)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planning and implementation of turnkey automation systems/complete systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Supply and installation of control cabinets and sensorsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofitting of safety technology (safety controllers)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Setup of remote access to machines/systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
History
- 1987
Founding of the family business as a distributor for Rockwell Automation and automation computers in Russia and later Germany.
- 1995
Conversion into VDT Industrieautomatisierungs GmbH; distributor and system integrator for Rockwell Automation in the CIS, establishment of branches in the CIS and Ukraine.
- 1998
Authorized training partner for Rockwell Automation DE; engineering service provider for Allen-Bradley/Rockwell applications.
- 2006
Founding of VDT Engineering & Service GmbH; certified training, manufacturer-independent automation solutions, worldwide commissioning.
- 2019
Renaming to VDT Automation.