Planning the unforeseeable, handling the intangible and rendering the invisible measurable: For many years we have been planning and developing technical solutions for handling difficult products, which, for example, are small, sensitive or amorphous. In the biopharmaceuticals, food processing and medi-cal engineering sectors in particular we offer special solutions for process technology, plant and equipment development, measurement and testing and production planning, in compliance with the statutory requirements applicable to the specific industry.


Mechatronics for life science and the food processing sector

• Automation solutions for biotechnology and the food processing industry
• Development of mechatronic medical products
• Processing of biological tissues and materials
• Handling of liquids, beads and powdered media

Measuring equipment construction

• Development and production of measuring equipment
• Analysis of measured data
• Optical spectroscopy
• Measurement techniques for food processing and medical engineering

Signal and power transmission

• Harness assembly and contacting technology
• Wire harness development and structuring
• Substitution of conventional cable sets with Flex Wiring (FFC, FPC), MID (Molded Interconnect Devices)
• Optical data transmission
• Light distribution technology
• Measurement laboratory for electrical test equipment

Regulatory compliance

• Implementation of industry-specific statutory requirements under EU and US law (GMP, HACCP, QSR etc.)
• Machine hygiene
• Process and software validation
• Ensuring traceability
• Training and preparation for audits

Production and industrial IT

• Design, planning, optimization of production systems using Computer Aided Planning (CAP)
• Simulation of material flows and plant behavior
• Selection and implementation support for Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
• Production concepts on the basis of Service-Oriented Architectures (SOA) and Web services
• (Mobile) documentation systems for staff qualification and production organization

Projects, Products and R&D Services

European Molecular Biology Laboratory – EMBL

• Prototype of an automatic system for handling protein crystals cooled in liquid nitrogen while maintaining the refrigeration chain

PICO – Paraendoscopic Intuitive Computer Assisted Operative System

(EU Project – Cooperative Research / CRAFT)

• Driven assistance system for endoscope and instrument guidance in neurosurgical operations

BrainView-Psychiatry III at University Hospital Ulm

• Navigation system for use during transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in neurology or psychiatry

Live Cell Monitoring – R&D project of Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

• Systems for the standardized cultivation of biological test material as the prerequisite for the comparability of cell-based assays

Cleaning tests for Elan Schaltelemente GmbH & Co. KG

• Method for testing the hygienic cleaning quality of control devices

Migration planning for Roche company, Graz

• Migration plan for adapting the production sectors to varying levels of demand, in order to increase yield, reduce waste and cut manufacturing costs