saia-pcd.com
From bid phase to production and far beyond:
All in-house
Control and measurement
electronics should have the
same life cycle as the installa-
tion plant technology. During
this cycle the technology
must remain adaptable and
expandable at all times; it
should therefore be modular
and in PLC quality.
The compatibility and free portability of system/machine software
is safeguarded over an entire product generation of 18 to 25 years.
This can only be achieved if we develop all the engineering soft-
ware ourselves, and systematically use“interpreted program code”.
This approach requires rather more hardware resources, but allows
user software to be portable across several controller generations.
View of lifecycle for Saia PCD® control equipment
Product care phase
>10 years
Service phase
>5 years
18 years Saia PCD® control device lifecycle < 25 years
Changeover phase
Program-compatible subsequent generation
Introduction phase
3–5 years
Our customer base
The spread of our customers is a distinctive feature of our company.
More than 50% of our corporate turnover is achieved with “small” system
integrators, who carry out infrastructure automation projects. At the other end
of the scale, we also develop and manufacture products for well-known international
companies in electrical automation. Midway between the two are the production machine
builders. Many of these supply HeaVAC and “energy”machines for infrastructure. In process
technology, Saia PCD® controllers are found in machines for stoneworking, textiles, printing, assembly,
etc. In the case of machine controllers, we have no specific industry focus but rather a customer focus.
Target customers are manufacturers of production machines who value an economical and innovative
controller technology that offers them ample room for their own added value and product differentia-
tion. We provide our customers with individual adaptations to achieve maximum efficiency for their
needs.
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Product Development
Software, firmware and hard-
ware developed in-house
Guaranteed product life
cycle and compatibility for
over 15 years
Faster and more reliable pro-
duction of custom orders
Production
Two modern SMD lines with
560 feeder positions in the fac-
tory at Murten (Switzerland)
Effective mounting capacity of
80,000 components per hour
Selective soldering machine for
processing densely populated,
critical boards
ICT, AOI and boundary scan test
methods
Assembly
Production and assembly based
on the “lean” principle
Direct final assembly in work
cells downstream of the SMD
line, no intermediate storage
A machine-assembled board
becomes a finished product
ready for dispatch, including
packaging and documentation.
Logistics
75,000 order items
12,000 packages
1,000 sales items kept in stock
Delivery reliability: >96%
Delivery time:
80% of items within 48 hours
Training and Support
The aim is to achieve a high
level of autonomy and ef-
ficiency for our customers.
Product support and training
centres at every sales support
location
Practical basic and advanced
training facilities at the factory
in Switzerland
