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36 Extrusion International 3/2021 CONTROL SYSTEMS BHS-Sonthofen now offers turnkey control systems for complete plants in the fi eld of recycling and environment thanks to the newly founded BHS Control Systems GmbH & Co. KG. The customer receives complete solutions tailored to their needs, including recycling, control, and automation technology from a single source. BHS provides assistance in transferring the control system to modern systems Service Portfolio expanded – Control Solutions for Complete Recycling Plants “A lot of companies currently use control systems and software that providers no longer support,” explains Steffen Kämmerer, Chief Technology Of fi cer (CTO) at BHS-Sonthofen and Managing Director of BHS Control Systems. “That is why we are seeing an increasing de- mand for control solutions when it comes to expanding or modernizing existing recycling plants.” BHS provides an especially high level of safety and fl exibility both in the modernization of systems and in new plants thanks to its ef fi cient and open solutions. BHS-Sonthofen signi fi cantly expanded its service port- folio in the area of control and automation technology with the acquisition of Thoma Elektrosteuerungsanlagen GmbH from Babenhausen, Germany, on 1 January 2020. Using its more than 30 years of experience and expertise as a basis, the Group now also offers customers engineer- ing, supply, and design services for turnkey plant control systems for major projects in the recycling industry. BHS takes care of installation and commissioning and also provides user support and training. Customers bene fi t from the open interface architecture. “Win CC Open Architecture is an open and scalable sys- tem that enables a wide range of components to be inte- grated smoothly and it is suitable for both small and large plants,” explains Kämmerer. BHS uses this as the founda- tion for custom solutions. The customer can expand the plant as required without the need for major investment in interface management. From a simple small system to a complex high-end system, the architecture is highly adaptable. Win CC Open Architecture is also platform neutral and runs on Windows, Linux, Android, and iOS. The system has proven itself to be very ef fi cient when being used in everything from user guidance to system connection. BHS develops the individual components of its automationand control technology at its site in Babenhausen near Mem- mingen, Germany, in exact line the customer’s individual requirements. BHS Control Systems is already implement- ing a project in the processing of lithium-ion batteries for the Recycling & Environment division of BHS. TheWin CC Open Architecture interface architecture enables BHS Control Systems to create a high-quality foundation for custom control solutions BHS-Sonthofen GmbH An der Eisenschmelze 47 87527 Sonthofen, Germany www.bhs-sonthofen.de/en BHS Control Systems offers turnkey control solutions for complete recycling plants