Custom automation systems and machinery modernization for food and wood processing
G&B Automatisierung designs conveyor systems, palletizing lines, and safety-critical automation for food and wood processing industries, with a 30-year operational track record in Germany. The tech stack—Siemens TIA Portal, CODESYS, Python, C++, ROS—reflects a hybrid approach: PLC-centric control paired with modern robotics frameworks, suggesting active capability building in autonomous systems (evidenced by R&D on a dairy-cleaning robot prototype). Hiring is decelerating despite open engineering roles, and project velocity shows equal split between product development (conveyors, wood processing), engineering depth (prototype building, design optimization), and commercial expansion (international sales strategy, market entry).
G&B Automatisierung is a mid-sized automation integrator based in Elsterwerda, Brandenburg, founded in 1992. The company serves food processing and wood manufacturing sectors with custom conveyor technology, binding lines, palletizing systems, safety-certified portals, and control modernization (Simatic S5 to S7 migrations, Machinery Directive compliance). Beyond systems integration, the company maintains an R&D function focused on emerging capabilities—condition monitoring, predictive maintenance via SCADA, and specialized robotics. Current organizational focus spans engineering, construction/build capacity, direct sales, and in-house marketing and content production.
Primary stack: Siemens TIA Portal, CODESYS, and Python/C++ for control and scripting. Design tools include Autodesk Inventor, SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and EPLAN Electric P8. Emerging: ROS for robotics integration.
Active projects span product lines (special conveyors for food, wood processing solutions), R&D (dairy-cleaning robot prototype), design optimization, international sales strategy development, and internal process modernization.
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