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Process Automation in Basel

PLC engineering for process plants, water/wastewater and machine building in northwestern Switzerland

Process plants shape industry in northwestern Switzerland: chemical and life-science suppliers, water and wastewater facilities including industrial treatment plants, plus machine and plant building. I program Siemens PLCs in TIA Portal V21, migrate existing S7-300 systems to S7-1500 and commission them on site. Basel is about 3 h 45 min by car from my base in Stadtbredimus.

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Drive from Stadtbredimus
approx. 3 h 45 min
International commissioning projects
30+
Documentation in every project
FDS
Invoicing in Swiss francs
CHF
References

References from comparable projects

S7-300 to S7-1200 G2 retrofit at a waste-to-energy plant

Waste-to-energy plant, Luxembourg · commissioned directly by the operator

Starting point
The central dust extraction system ran on an S7-300, operated via push buttons on the terminal cabinet. It had to be renewed without touching the hard-wired safety chain.
Scope
Retrofit to S7-1200 G2 in TIA Portal V21 with a Unified Basic panel, alarm system and manual operation agreed with the operating staff. Circuit diagrams updated in EPLAN, safety acceptance prepared as a structured record.
Result
Closed in July 2026 at the agreed fixed price, with seven days on site and operator training at handover.

Drive documentation for a wastewater treatment plant

Wastewater treatment plant, Luxembourg · on behalf of a general contractor

Starting point
The plant documentation lacked readable parameter lists for the frequency converters. The settings existed only in project files of the manufacturer's tool.
Scope
Parameter sets of five drives (pumps, blowers) read out in full and merged into complete lists with units and highlighted deviations.
Result
Five parameter lists produced (September 2026).
About the region

Automation engineering in Basel

Process plants often run for twenty years or more. Typical findings are S7-300 or S7-400 controllers whose project state is no longer fully documented, and a narrow window for any intervention. I prepare retrofits remotely – survey, program structure, HMI and simulation testing – and then carry out the changeover and commissioning on site during the planned shutdown. Interfaces to the higher-level process control system are agreed with the people responsible for it.

Standards-based engineering and complete documentation (FDS, test records) are part of every project; requirements of regulated environments are implemented according to your templates. In water and wastewater, the upgrade of treatment plants against micropollutants is a concrete trigger: new treatment stages need control systems that fit cleanly into what is already there, including at industrial treatment plants.

The split of work is clear: your electrical contractor handles installation and wiring, I deliver software, HMI and commissioning. Sites in the tri-border area on the German and French side are covered in the same way.

Process automation in Basel: PLC programming in TIA Portal V21, control system retrofits from S7-300 to S7-1500, WinCC Unified, safety PLCs, PROFINET and PROFIBUS, and commissioning in Basel, Pratteln, Muttenz, Liestal and across Basel-Landschaft.

Industries in the Basel region

  • Process and plant automation
  • Chemical and life-science suppliers
  • Water and wastewater, incl. industrial treatment plants
  • Machine building

Service area

  • Basel
  • Pratteln
  • Muttenz
  • Liestal
  • Allschwil
  • Münchenstein
  • Reinach
  • Birsfelden
Switzerland

Other regions in Switzerland

ZRH·Greater Zurich

Zurich

Machine and plant building · Infrastructure

  • Machine and plant building
  • Infrastructure and energy
  • Retrofits of existing plants
Drive time
approx. 4 h 45 min from Stadtbredimus
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LUC·Central Switzerland

Lucerne

SMEs · Food · Machine building

  • Mid-sized manufacturers
  • Food and beverage
  • Machine building
Drive time
approx. 4 h 50 min from Stadtbredimus
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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Yes. Standards-based engineering and complete documentation (FDS, test records) are part of every project; requirements of regulated environments are implemented according to your templates. I do not have a pharma or GMP reference of my own.

Yes. For a wastewater treatment plant in Luxembourg I produced the drive documentation: complete parameter lists for five frequency converters driving pumps and blowers. The control technology that matters there – S7-300 retrofits, drives on the fieldbus, HMI with WinCC Unified – is what I deliver in waste-to-energy and recycling projects. The micropollutant upgrade is a good moment to review the control systems of the existing stages as well.

It starts with a survey of hardware, program and operator panels, followed by a migration concept with effort and downtime requirements. Program and HMI are built remotely and tested in simulation. During the shutdown your electrical contractor does the rework and I handle I/O checks and commissioning. The result: functional specification, test records and a commented project.

Driving time from Stadtbredimus is about 3 h 45 min. Planned assignments are scheduled with some lead time, because on-site work requires a short advance notification. In a breakdown, we start via your remote access where available and arrange an on-site visit as soon as possible.

There is no extra effort on your side: I handle the formalities and invoice in CHF, or EUR on request. After an initial assessment you receive a fixed-price quote; fault analysis is billed on a time basis.

Your electrical contractor or panel builder. I deliver software, HMI and commissioning, coordinate the interfaces and update circuit diagrams in EPLAN on request.

Yes. Sites in Lörrach, Weil am Rhein or Saint-Louis follow the same model: prepared remotely, delivered on site in planned blocks.
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PLC programming, control system retrofits, HMI, commissioning and documentation – the full list of services.

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More than 30 international commissioning projects, plus project work in recycling, waste-to-energy, beverages and machine building.

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David Prybisch – automation engineer based in Luxembourg. Background, way of working, tools.

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