They did it one by one, without the production stopping.
Production manager, automotive supplier (name confidential)
The machine is still good. We renew the control system.
Global Control Group replaces obsolete control systems on existing machines: PLC, control cabinet, software and SCADA, any brand. A refit costs about 20% of a new machine and takes 8 to 16 weeks. For food processing, plastics, material handling and marine. We build new lines too, from engineering to commissioning.
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We hebben er amper iets van gemerkt. Alles opgeleverd zoals afgesproken. Wij hoefden het niet bij te houden.
Operations manager, consumentengoederen
Thirty years brownfield
We don't arrive blank. Pitfalls in cable routes, legacy PLCs and old I/O. We recognise them before we arrive on site.
B&R value provider
Formal value provider and technical distributor. Plus deep Siemens and legacy experience across multiple platforms.
Predictable, not hopeful
Scope freeze, FAT and SAT are planning at GCG, not risk management. We know what we will encounter.
Deep expertise in three.
We support and migrate every brand we encounter, and specialise in the three our clients rely on most.
Sectors where our experience runs deepest
Food processing
Bakeries, fish processing, seed processing. Hygiene and traceability.
Material handling
Wood, stainless steel machining, food equipment.
Process machines
Pipe coating, packaging lines, niche machine manufacturing.
Plastics processing
Injection moulding and extrusion. Cycle time is money: one second per cycle on 6 machines is € 50,000+ per year.
Marine & offshore
SCADA and vessel automation for commercial and offshore vessels.
A refit costs 20% of a new machine, and is fully modern
For any brand, any machine, any sector. The mechanics are fine. We renew the control system.
Explore refit options →Refit versus new build. Typical lead time 8–16 weeks instead of 12–24 months.
Battenfeld Unilog 4000 refit
Six injection moulding machines at a tier-2 automotive supplier. The obsolete Battenfeld Unilog 4000 control replaced one by one with B&R, without a production stop. Less than four hours of loss per machine. Robot link migrated, cycle-time logging added.
"After visiting three other companies, GCG found the problem within fifteen minutes."
Four steps, no surprises.
From the first conversation to the service phase: you get the same project manager from intake onwards, a fixed FAT/SAT route, and an agreed contact number for when something comes up.
Intake & site visit
An engineer comes to look. Photos of the cabinet, I/O list, scope agreement. No sales pitch, no NDA form upfront.
Engineering & design
Functional specification, P&ID update, software architecture. Eaton drawings, TIA/Beckhoff skeletons. You see everything before we build.
Build, FAT & SAT
Cabinets in Volendam, software on test bench. FAT at our facility, SAT on your floor. Only then do we sign off.
Commissioning & service
Commissioning with your operators, on-site training, service contract with 24/7 number and archive of your source code.
Schedule a 30-minute technical intake
Scope, risks and planning in one conversation. No sales pitch.