Milestones in our company's history

2018

Control of a roxor robotic shot peening machine at SR Technics in Zurich
TBM becomes distributor for Convergent Information Technologies AUTOMAPPPS.

2017

TBM becomes general importer and distributor for AUBO Robotics.
Torque-control with a Kollmorgen AKD servodrive for a testbench for Automobile- und Aero-Engines
Control of a packaging line with a "Light Weight Collaborative Robot" and Simatic

2016

Control of a Roxor BLISK shot peening machine for Rolls Royce Aero Engines (Simatic with Stäubli Robot)
Controls for several winder applications
Retrofit of a Baiker shot peening machine at SR Technics (Siemens Sinumerik 840dsl)
Control of a galvanic process equipment in China
Control of a vacuum cooler
Testbench automation for the Automotive-Industry (Simatic with integrated safety)
Testbench automation for several hygienic products
Design and construction of a power-distribution panel for the parallel charging of 2 Tesla cars

2015

Control of a lift-charger at Max Zeller Söhne AG (Simatic with integrated safety)
Control of a laser scanner with Kollmorgen AKD-PDMM with G-Code Interpreter
Control of a Roxor alu-oxide blasting machine at Lufthansa Technik AG (Simatic with ABB Robot)
Automation of leakage testing (CETA and Siemens Simatic)
Software-Retrofit of a Rösler wet blasting machine at Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg

2014

TBM receives the international approval for personnel loan to optimally support its customers in large engineering projects also in the Principality of Liechtenstein.
Retrofit of our own building control (Siemens Simatic)
Controls for labelers at Hilti AG
First hygienic stainless steel motor from Kollmorgen for the food industry and integration of Kollmorgen AKD drives into Simatic 1500 at Swiss Can Machinery

2013

TBM gets awarded from Kollmorgen as "Best European Distributor 2013"
TBM receives the national approval for personnel loan to optimally support its customers in large engineering projects
Control of a coldisostatic press for tungsten carbide for ABRA Fluid (Simatic and Eurotherm)
Development of a motion control software based on Kollmorgen AKD PDMM for a Freymatic catalyst-cutter
Retrofit of a Schlick nut basting machine and a Schlick alu-oxide blasting machine at Lufthansa Technik AG (both with Siemens Sinumerik 840dsl)
Control of the first Roxor shot peening machine for Liebherr Aerospace in Lindenberg (Simatic with Motoman Yaskawa Robot)
Control for the Fluid-mechanics Laboratory of the University of Geneva (Kollmorgen AKD-T Basic Drive)

2012

Retrofit / Upgrade of a Wheelabrator shot-peening machine at Lufthansa Technik AG in Hamburg
Development of a non-wearing flow meter for shot peening with Fe-Media
Control for a R&D Peening System at roxor strahltechnik
Development of a new control for nozzle oscillation and rotation for precision inside peening
Control for a fountain at Schmidheiny-Park, Heerbrugg

2011

Acquisition of the business unit Flow Sensors of Anvil Developments, Mr. Eng Rudolf Bosshard
Development of a Motion Control „Flying Pendulum“ for the new cutter generation Lean-Cut at Freymatic AG
Complete Retrofit of a Lingl unloading, grouping and setting machine for Ziegelei Hochdorf AG
Motion Control for a bag packaging machine at Hügli Nährmittel AG
Control for a carrot processing line at Vegetable Centre LV-St. Gallen, Rebstein (Switzerland)

2010

Control for the mayonnaise production at Hügli Nährmittel AG
Process-Controls of electroplating in the new plant at Hartchrom AG (China)
CNC-Control for a Baiker wet blasting machine for Lufthansa Technik AG, Hamburg (Complete-Retrofit)
Synchronic motion control of a hydraulic bridge lifting device for LGB Lehrgerüstbau, Koblach (Austria)
Control, measurement and data logging of a crankshaft assembly for Höckle AG, Langenegg (Austria)
Six visualisation systems for Baiker shot peening machines at MTU in Munich and Rolls-Royce in Oberursel

2009

Wienerberger, Kunigal (India): Control for a Freymatic brick fabrication
Hartchrom AG, Steinach (Switzerland): Process-Controls of electroplating at the new plant in Steinach

2008

US-Tile (California): control of roof-tile fabrication with Rockwell SLC 500
Rolls Royce Aero-Engines (D): Schleicher CNC control for a shot peening machine

2007

Brick factory Landquart (CH): Development of an energy management system for the ceramic drying (Beckhoff PLC + Visual Studio .Net + SQL Server)
Rolex (CH): Software Engineering for a Wertli continuous casting equipment
TBM Automation AG became official solution partner of Beckhoff AG

2006

Wienerberger, Sibiu (RO): Development of a motion control application with rotary cutter, electrical gearing and flying saw with software-differential
Gruppo Fauci, Sicily: Development of a motion control application: linearization of an eccentric crank shaft for synchronization with a clay slug

2005

Our saddest year. We remember our deceased co-founder Mr. Ing. Walter Terpetschnig, who provided a major contribution to the success of the company.
SR Technics, Zurich-Kloten (CH): First Beckhoff CNC for a shot peening machine

2004

Unaxis-Displays (FL): motion and drive-engineering and supply of servo drives for all KAI 2500 and UNI2500/3000
Malteurop, Rostock (D): Development of a process control and visualization of malt houses with VB.net and VisiWin
Hilcona (FL): Palletizer with Simatic S7 and servo drives including positioning via Profibus
Opel Aspern (A): control system of a shot peening machine for transmission shafts
Wienerberger, Köszeg (H): First bearingless Direct-Torque Drive from Danaher Motion

2003

TBM Automation becomes official distributor for Danaher Motion Drives
VW engine factory Salzgitter (D): control of a cylinder-inner-wall shot peening machine
Unaxis Displays (FL): electrical engineering of a manufacturing plant for TFT screens with 2MW power and approx. 12 meter electrical cabinet

2002

Wolfshöher Tonwerke (D): first robot system (KUKA) for the fabrication of fireclay-tubes
Airbus Nordham (D): Control system of a shot peening machine for the processing of body parts of the A380

2001

Unaxis Displays (FL): Complete electrical engineering of a manufacturing plant for TFT screens with 1.2 m² glass size, performance 500kW
Wertli AG (CH): development of visualization software for continuous casting machines for the production of euro mints (Visual Basic)
Butler, Elgin (Texas): control of a large plant for the manufacturing of bricks (Simatic S7)
US-Tile Corona (California): control of roof tile production with Allen-Bradley SLC500

2000

MTU Munich (D): development of quality assurance software for the production of aircraft turbines with Visual Basic 6 and MS Access
Unaxis Displays (FL): KAI1200 - Complete electrical engineering of a coating plant for flat screens (500KW, 8m electrical cabinet)
Launch of a new CAE system "Promis"

1999

Hugo Sieber AG (CH): Development of an embroidery machine control with axis control, and control PC. (First Visual Basic Project)

1998

Change of company name in TBM Automation AG after the exit of Mr. Werner Kolb

1997

Freymatic AG (CH): Development of motion control software for a rotary cutter and electronic gearing on Schleicher Promodul F platform

1996

Wolfshöher Tonwerke (D): complete control of a pipe fabrication with Simatic and multi-axis control (SEW)
Siemens (Brazil): control of a decontamination box for a nuclear power plant in Brazil

1995

Freymatic AG (CH): First Motion Control Application "Flying Saw"

1993

Singapore Airlines' first project with Sinumerik 840 CNC control

1992

MTU Munich (D): First visualization and process control systems for shot peening in the aviation industry (InTouch)
MTU Munich (D): First project with Sinumerik 880 CNC control with 11 axes interpolating

1991

Founding of TBM Kolb AG, 6 employees
Lufthansa Hamburg (D): First Schleicher CNC Promodul U for a wet-peening machine