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We are now a Beckhoff Solution Provider. The new partnership extends our portfolio and allows us to move into other exciting areas of automation. A first project with TwinCAT 3 has already been realised - the report will follow soon.

As a Gold Partner of Inductive Automation, we are proud to offer the powerful Ignition product - a platform that sets standards in industrial automation.

Why Ignition?

Ignition is a modular and scalable SCADA and MES platform that helps companies of all sizes to optimise their production processes, visualise data in real time and make informed decisions. Thanks to its open architecture and flexibility, Ignition can be seamlessly integrated into existing systems and offers almost unlimited possibilities for customisation and expansion.

Advantages of Ignition

• Cross-platform: Ignition runs on any operating system, including Windows, macOS and Linux, and supports mobile devices, giving you maximum flexibility.

• Scalability: Whether you're managing a single facility or a global network, Ignition grows with your organisation.

• Real-time data access: Access your production data anytime, anywhere and optimise your processes with instant insights.

• Open architecture: Ignition allows you to integrate a variety of data sources and devices without having to commit to proprietary protocols.

• Affordable: Unlike traditional SCADA systems, Ignition offers a flexible licence model that gives you full control over your costs.

Our expertise as a Gold Partner

As a certified Gold Partner of Inductive Automation, we have in-depth knowledge and extensive experience in the implementation of Ignition solutions. We not only provide you with the software, but also support you with customised services - from planning and installation to training and ongoing support.

With Ignition and Deleproject at your side, you will benefit from a future-proof automation solution that will help you increase your efficiency and ensure your competitiveness.

Contact us today to find out more about Ignition and our services. Let's take your production processes to the next level together!

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Adrian Kamer and Julian Friederich have both successfully completed the MAS Cyber Security degree. After four CAS modules and a Master's thesis, they are delighted to have achieved their goal and have a little more free time again.

Adrian has been working at Deleproject since September 2010. He initially completed his Bachelor's degree while working, soon became a Senior Engineer and is now our man for digitalization and concepts of all kinds as a Senior System Architect.

Julian has been part of our team since October 2018 and has handled numerous customer projects. In recent years, he has already been able to accompany several IT/OT projects from the concept phase to technical implementation and commissioning and build up corresponding know-how in this area. With his further training, he can now apply the knowledge he has gained in this area in a targeted manner. Julian is also our contact person and specialist for the internal IT infrastructure.

Congratulations to both of them and we hope you continue to enjoy all your tasks and projects!

As we have done many times before, we met at Thun railway station for the 2023 Christmas outing. However, instead of boarding a train or bus, we walked towards the Schadau, much to everyone's surprise. As always, only the organising committee knows where the trip is going and what activities are planned. After a few metres, we had already reached our first destination: Dominik Liechti was waiting for us in the Frachtraum with a few wooden boxes.

Over the next two hours or so, we learnt that such a box is called a cajón and that it is a South American percussion instrument. Of course, we also learnt very basic percussion techniques and worked out a little choreography together. After a coffee break, we then formed three groups and rehearsed a mini-performance in each of them. It was interesting and above all funny to see how different the three performances turned out.

Afterwards, a long train journey with lots of changes took us back into the unknown. After karting, sumo wrestling, snow golf, archery, blowpipe, rifle and pistol shooting, swinging, fencing, horse riding, ice hockey, bubble ball, and body flying, there was hardly a sport that we hadn't already tried out at the last team events. So we continued to speculate and even when we walked towards an indoor riding arena somewhere in a deserted part of the Aargau, we were still completely at a loss.

Philipp Mannhard was waiting for us in the hall with a good half dozen trial motorbikes, which put a big grin on most of our faces. And indeed, the savoury aroma of horses and wet sawdust soon gave way to the typical two-stroke scent. The first task was to familiarise the absolute beginners with how a motorbike works, while the more experienced among us took their first laps. We soon rode over the first small obstacles, which became bigger and more challenging as time went on. Thanks to the leisurely pace - it's all about balance and successfully negotiating the trials - and the soft surface, everyone was able to get to grips with the bikes and have a lot of fun in the process.

We then spent the evening in Aarau with a delicious dinner and inspired conversations. As is fitting, we enjoyed a few refreshing drinks before and after, and for some the night only ended after an in-depth visit to Aarau's nightlife.

Many thanks to Oliver and Philemon for the organisation, the good ideas and the perfect tour guide throughout the day!

At the end of December, the traditional Christmas event that everyone had been longing for was on the agenda. As always, the organising team was tight-lipped and no information leaked out to the rest of the team about where the trip was going and what activities were planned. Only the packing list raised a few questions. In addition to ski clothes, old clothes and shoes had to go in the suitcase. Did we have to expect dirt because of the lack of snow?

The first stop was the Matten ice rink near Interlaken, or to the relief of some, not the rink itself, but the “Schwing”-cellar (swiss wrestling). So we put on our old clothes and over them the trademark “Schwinger”-pants, and off we went. Under the expert guidance of Markus Abegglen, we warmed up with various exercises. After three minutes, everyone had sawdust in their shoes, after another two minutes in their underpants.

But the fun was great and so was the amazement at how smoothly and elegantly Markus executed some of the movements. Most of us plopped down like potato sacks or had too few neck muscles to lift a bridge or were unable to turn our colleagues onto their backs. However, some of them showed a certain talent and so the fights were quite interesting to watch.

After some refreshments, we boarded the car in the direction of Central Switzerland. Beside the Trübsee above Engelberg, various snow vehicles were ready for us. First we did a few laps with traditional e-snowmobiles. Various circuits offered driving fun with tight and wide curves, daring overtaking manoeuvres or even a total breakdown due to an overheated battery. As a special vehicle, the Moon Bike was presented at the end. With a narrower track and only one front ski, the driving behaviour is completely different, more like a motorbike and altogether much more nervous. Both were great fun.

After an aperitif, we went to Lucerne, where we spent the evening and the night. Funnily enough, this year’s organisers decided on the same restaurant as their predecessors exactly ten years before. A good decision, as the food was excellent, and the mood was relaxed and cheerful until the early hours of the morning. Many thanks to Markus and Remy for the good ideas and the perfect organisation.

I have invested my entire professional life, and in particular a great deal of my heart and soul, in the company Deleproject. It is precisely for this reason that I am pleased to announce that I can place Deleproject in the hands of a strong company and thus secure its long-term future.

Deleproject AG will operate as an independent subsidiary of the Rychiger Group with headquarters in Steffisburg/Thun from 1 July 2022.

As the most important success factor for the future, Deleproject and the entire team will continue to exist unchanged and will continue to provide the usual reliable range of services. The management with Marcel Oester (CEO) and Adrian Straubhaar (COO) will continue to lead and develop the company – as they have done for the past two years – with prudence and great intuition. All employees will remain on board, the company name Deleproject AG will be retained, as will the company headquarters in Uetendorf/Thun. This guarantees that nothing will change for you and that your proven contacts will remain.

With its almost 500 employees and more than 100 years of tradition, the Rychiger Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of customer-specific high-tech solutions in the packaging sector. It offers a comprehensive range of machines, services and support. The potential for data integration in the industrial market environment is high. With its specialists in automation and digitalisation technology, Deleproject will contribute to the increasing market demand.

Rychiger is a company that understands and lives Deleproject’s core values in a holistic way. Both organisations will mutually benefit from additional resources, use synergies and have access to a large pool of technical expertise. This will strengthen the positions of both companies, both in the Swiss market and internationally. The takeover of Deleproject by Rychiger is also a sympathetic regional solution, as both companies have been rooted in the Thun region since their inception and are owner-managed.

I am very pleased that we have found an excellent and future-oriented succession solution for the successful further development of the company. Both the management and the entire Deleproject team enjoy my fullest confidence with their professional and customer-oriented thinking and actions.

I will remain associated with Deleproject as an ambassador, advisor and member of the Board of Directors of Deleproject AG. Knowing that the company is in good hands fills me with great joy and I am convinced that this step will continue to positively shape the development of the company.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the trust you have placed in me, for your loyalty and for the constructive cooperation. I look forward to a positive future and, thanks to our engineering team, I can guarantee you the usual high quality and the best possible service.

With kind regards,

Hansueli Sigrist

Since our traditional Christmas event was cancelled the last two years due to the pandemic, we decided to make up for it as a May outing. So, we travelled to Winterthur in perfect weather, where we tried our hand at indoor skydiving at the Windwerk. After a short introduction and dressed in smart overalls, everyone was able to “fly” for a good minute three times each. We were pleasantly surprised that everyone, without exception, managed to hover more or less elegantly in the air. It was also interesting to see how the speed of the frequency converters for the fans was adjusted according to the weight and air resistance of the flying objects. We fortified ourselves with a snack and then moved into our hotel rooms in the centre of Winterthur.

The excitement was again great as to where the next part of the trip would take us. The excursion is always organised by two staff members; for everyone else it is a trip into the blue. We finally ended up at the Orator distillery in Pfungen, where we had another aperitif and learned about the company philosophy and the products manufactured there. It was impressive to hear Christian Orator talk and philosophise with such great knowledge and dedication. Sentences were uttered such as: “We don’t create taste. Nature does. We only preserve it.” – “Juniper is not a berry, but the cone of a mini cypress.” – “Williams pears are perfect for burning if the wasps like them. If the bees like them, they are already too ripe.” In addition, Mr Orator explained nuclear fission to us using a yeast molecule in the “Williams smoothie”. He started with the pollination of the flowers and eventually ended up with long-chain molecules like hammocks, in which the flavours felt at home.

With the consistent processing of only the best raw materials in organic quality and with the aforementioned expertise, Christian Orator and his team succeed in extracting the aromas in an exceptionally pure quality. From ten of these brandies and spirits (juniper, coriander seeds, lemongrass, ginger, rosemary, pepper, orange blossom, and others) we now had the task of blending a gin to our liking. In groups and with minimal tips from the expert, we mixed four different variations, from which a winner was chosen and bottled as the Deleproject blend.

After the in-depth study of flavours and aromas, it was finally time to end the day with a piece of grilled meat and its accompaniments. We enjoyed dinner in the production hall, right next to the stills and storage tanks. Afterwards, in keeping with tradition, we explored Winterthur’s nightlife and enjoyed the balmy summer night with refreshing drinks until the early hours of the morning.

Many thanks to the organisers Jonathan and Tobias for the great ideas and the perfect organisation of our team event!