Pulp & Paper Industry

The economic development of the Black Forest with its rich timber and hydropower resources is closely linked to the paper industry. KRIKO Engineering, the automation specialist from South Baden, has accompanied the paper industry from the very beginning. Constantly changing requirements turn pulp and paper machines into cost-intensive systems. Our employees have comprehensive process knowledge, which they use to advise your company, taking into account current guidelines and technologies and your specific requirements. Our service portfolio includes work in paper mills for packaging papers, cardboard, tissue and hygiene papers as well as other specialty papers.

Within the scope of automation and drive technology, we deal with the following plant components, among others:

• Stock preparation
• Headbox control
• Press automation
• Dryer section
• Steam and condensate
• approach flow system
• coating units
• PM drive
• Slitter, cross cutter and winder
• Embossing and calendering calender

Power Plants & Energy

Power plants must meet the highest standards of plant availability and reliably generate electricity and steam 365 days a year in order to not jeopardize production processes. In addition, there are strict regulatory requirements for plant safety and environmental protection, which leaves little room for extensive shutdowns and modernization.

KRIKO Engineering takes on the complete planning and implementation of both new construction and modernization projects, including electrical, measurement and automation technology. We are a competent partner for the expansion of existing power plants, for example through the integration of exhaust gas purification systems. The migration of outdated control systems such as S5 or process control systems such as Siemens Teleperm M to modern control systems is one of our specialties. Our sophisticated conversion concepts are based on the experience of our staff, careful preparation and comprehensive pre-tests.

We actively support our customers in decarbonization by converting power plants from coal to biomass, thus helping to reduce CO2 emissions.

Infrastructure

The Achilles heel of every industrial company is the media supply, e.g. steam, compressed air and refrigeration. As a reliable partner, KRIKO Engineering ensures that the necessary redundant structures are set up in the automation system at all critical points and that fail-safe components are used. And to ensure that everything runs smoothly, KRIKO Engineering also has the know-how and tools to optimally adjust control systems.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Energy management and load shedding systems
• Medium and low-voltage switchgear
• Water-tube boiler systems using gas, oil, coal and biomass as fuels
• Combined heat and power plants and emergency diesel generators
• Industrial refrigeration, recooling plants, heat pumps, geothermal energy
• Industrial heating and ventilation systems
• Industrial compressed air supply
• Alarm systems

Food & Beverages

Consistently high product quality is a prerequisite. KRIKO Engineering ensures that this remains the case by using sophisticated automation solutions. And with the help of data acquisition and logging, this can be easily and transparently verified. Gladly also with our in-house process information system KRIS³.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Malt silos, brewhouses, fermentation and storage cellars for breweries
• Vacuum dryers and filling plants for foodstuffs
• Sugar production
• Agricultural logistics

Metals & Plastics

The metals and plastics sector faces a variety of challenges: High cost pressure from international competition, rising energy costs and environmental regulations, and an increasing shortage of skilled workers. Customised automation solutions provide the basis for long-term success. Since its foundation, KRIKO Engineering has been involved in the metals and plastics industry and ensures high availability and operational reliability of production plants through successful project implementation.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Rolling mills and processing machines for aluminium

• Coating plants

   

Building Materials

The houses we live in, the offices we work in and the roads and railroads we use to get from A to B. Mineral building materials define our built environment and stand for our quality of life. The building materials industry is facing a variety of challenges that are caused by both global trends and specific developments in the industry. In addition to CO2 reduction and resource conservation, investments must be made in technological development. Digitalization, automation and AI-supported processes in production are necessary to ensure more efficient production processes and better logistics. KRIKO supports the industry in achieving these goals.
 

We have experience in the following areas:

• Production plants paints and plasters

Chemistry & Pharmacy 

Safety is a top priority in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry. Irregularities in the production process can have a major impact on the environment or patients. We provide support through trained safety experts in the engineering of a plant in accordance with the Safety Integrity Level (SIL) or accompany the validation process in accordance with the V-model for a new process control system.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Weighing and mixing processes
• Transport and logistics systems

Water & Waste Water

In many industries, production downtimes are expensive because nothing can be produced. In the water / waste water sector, however, the effects can be more serious. Without water, public life can be disrupted. For this reason, robust, reliable and easy-to-operate automation solutions are needed. Whether waterworks, wastewater treatment plants or even swimming pools, KRIKO Engineering has numerous references from this sector.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Water supply
• Groundwater and seepage water purification plants
• Wastewater treatment plants
• Swimming pool technology
• Sewage plants

Test Benches

To ensure nominal flow rates, high accuracy and reliable operation, pumps are tested at the manufacturing plants on special test benches according to specific customer specifications. The test procedures are fully automated and thus offer the best possible reproducibility. KRIKO Engineering has already supplied various pump manufacturers with the electrical engineering and assembly for setting up the test benches, including the ancillary systems. Our process information system KRIS³ is used for quality records. In addition to pump test benches, we have also supplied the electrical engineering equipment for a generator/motor test bench of a leading electrical company.

We have experience in the following areas:

• Generator/motor test bench
• Test bench for process pumps
• Transformers