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PLC AND SCADA PROGRAMMING FOR SYNTHETIC FIBER PRODUCTION LINES

PLC Case - Specialty fiber machinery

Industry

Specialty fiber machinery

Country

Germany

Software

TIA Portal · SCADA · SolidWorks Flow Simulation

Duration

Ongoing since Jul 2019

ABOUT THE PROJECT

The situation

A manufacturer of experimental fiber production lines required a PLC and automation engineer as a permanent member of a multi-discipline engineering team. The control systems on these machines — which involve mechanical, electrical, and flow engineering in close interdependence — could not be treated as a separate workstream. The automation engineer needed to work in parallel with the mechanical and design engineers from the start of each project, not be brought in at the commissioning stage.

What GFE did

GFE’s automation engineer joined the core project team as a permanent member alongside the lead and design engineers. Control systems are programmed in TIA Portal with SCADA integration, developed in parallel with the mechanical design and adapted directly to the client’s production quality standards. The engineer participates in on-site visits to the client’s facility in Germany and maintains continuous remote engagement between visits. The arrangement has been in place since July 2019 and continues to grow in scope.

Results

TIA Portal

full automation stack

5+ years

continuous engagement

24

on-site visits

Embedded

permanent team member

GFE engineers joined the process and became part of a single team working on an ambitious project.

WHY GFE

Why GFE for PLC programming

Platform-specific programming

Each project is staffed with engineers experienced on the relevant platform — TIA Portal, TwinCAT, Pilz, or Rockwell.

Scalable capacity

Support can be engaged for a single project or structured as a long-term team extension — without permanent hiring.

Safety and certification

Practical experience with EN ISO 13849, SISTEMA calculations, and SRP/CS documentation for CE marking and TÜV review.

No language barrier

All team members are fluent in English, with additional language skills in German, Italian, Spanish, and more.

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Client voice

Christian Menke
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Christian Menke

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V. KRANZ GmbH

Our company produces safety-relevant welding assemblies for the chemical and pharmaceutical industry.

Due to the fact that it has become increasingly difficult to find good engineers and designers for our design department at our location in rural Münsterland, we set out at the end of 2018 to look for new external solutions in the service market.

Daniel Ilge
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Daniel Ilge

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WALDRICH COBURG GmbH

I really appreciate GFE’s flexibility and openness for new challenges. They are not afraid to start a new journey.
If I think about the external circumstances of the project we started together, we reached a learning curve and relating results that I did personally not expect.

Frank Pfister
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Frank Pfister

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CVS engineering GmbH

We required additional capacity and professional support for our R&D Team especially for a new product development.

And GFE Solutions offers capable support by very well-educated engineers. High professionalism. On time delivery and great communication (native German speakers).

Dr. Thomas Bauer
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Dr. Thomas Bauer

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DIENES Apparatebau GmbH

We are the company in constant need for plants for research or pilot projects of our clients. Last year we were working over the order in the field of medical technologies, which we succeeded to realize, including thanks to efforts of GFE Solutions team.

Sebastian Schuelke
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Sebastian Schuelke

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SICON GmbH

We were in need of help with our design department ressources and we had to move fast, internal ressources were not available and GFE was able to help quickly and competent. GFE works with dedication to the very needs of its customers, has a variety of specialists and has offered a fair price on a transparent basis.

Lukas Jochimek
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Lukas Jochimek

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Schauenburg Maschinen- und Anlagen-Bau GmbH

We were looking for additional engineers to expand our construction capacity. You seemed to be a young, motivated Team and except your professional expertise, your personal commitment made me confident to work with you. The cooperation has been seamless and very productive from the start. We are happy with the results.

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