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