Services
Energy, industrial automation and maintenance
Engineering, PLC/SCADA integration, commissioning and follow-up in French-speaking Switzerland.
Vanguard Systems delivers industrial energy integration and automation projects, from engineering through testing and commissioning. Metering, instrumentation, control and supervision connect to existing equipment. Mechanical, electrical and automation maintenance continues this work within the agreed scope. SwissMecanyx supplies the parts and mechanical support defined in the quote. We also reinforce your teams for a technical work package or a one-off assignment.
Energy and external technical services
What we get called for, once or over time.
Vanguard Systems delivers industrial energy integration projects in French-speaking Switzerland, from auditing to testing and commissioning. We define metering and instrumentation, integrate data into EMS supervision or the existing SCADA, then prepare the control and automation changes agreed with your teams. Work scope, required partners, documentation and operational follow-up are defined before implementation. Savings are verified against a documented baseline and production conditions.
Your external maintenance team for mechanical equipment, electrical systems, automation and utilities. Vanguard remains the sole contractor, intervenes as integrator and carries the client warranty. SwissMecanyx supplies the agreed parts and mechanical support. Scope, parts and workshop work are defined in the contract or quote.
Vanguard Systems delivers industrial automation projects in French-speaking Switzerland, from engineering to PLC/SCADA programming, testing and commissioning. We work with Siemens, Rockwell, Beckhoff and Emerson on new projects, retrofits and migrations. The project can connect instrumentation, control and energy supervision, with documentation and support after handover within the agreed scope. On special machines, we take the automation, electrical and integration scope; the mechanics stay with the builder or your teams. Work, interfaces and responsibilities are defined before the project starts. A senior automation engineer can also reinforce your engineering office.
Vanguard Systems integrates robotic cells in French-speaking Switzerland, from engineering through production start-up and maintenance. FANUC is our main platform; other brands are considered for each project. A project manager coordinates the requirements, engineering, suppliers, implementation and testing. We handle robot programming, automation and interfaces with your machines. Grippers, vision, conveyors, mechanics, electrical work and safety form part of the project, with the required specialists identified in the proposal. You have one point of contact for a new cell, a robot added to an existing line or modifications to an installed system.
You have a machine installed or a signed project in Switzerland, but no local technician. Vanguard Systems works on site in French-speaking Switzerland as an extension of your team: document review, installation, commissioning, inspection, physical troubleshooting, replacement of identified components and maintenance under your procedures. Your remote support team retains control of diagnosis, software, parts, the manufacturer's warranty and modification decisions. Scope, access, training and responsibilities are agreed before the first intervention.
Your machine stops, a fault returns or the source of the problem is still unclear. Describe the situation: we clarify the scope, response conditions and information required for diagnosis.
Our specialties
Sharp areas we own in house, not through subcontracting.
Complete support for qualification and validation in GMP environments: Factory Acceptance Test, Site Acceptance Test, installation, operational and performance qualification. GAMP5 and 21 CFR Part 11 compliant documentation, deviation management, support for Big Pharma internal audits and authority inspections.
Vanguard Systems works with SMEs and industrial sites in French-speaking Switzerland. We work on office IT and industrial systems (OT) with your team or IT provider.
Industrial water
ICE delivers the audit, engineering and installation. Vanguard remains the sole contractor, integrates the solution and carries the client warranty.
Vanguard Waters is the Vanguard Systems business unit dedicated to industrial water. ICE Water Management handles the process scope from audit and engineering through installation. Vanguard remains the sole contractor, intervenes as integrator and carries the client warranty. Integration includes automation, instrumentation and interfaces with existing equipment.
Around the project
What we add when the need goes past the controller.
Design of technical architectures for complex industrial environments: ERP/MES/SCADA integration, unified data platforms, OT/IT governance, industrial network security. Our approach combines multi-vendor technical expertise and understanding of operational constraints in a regulated site.
Practical application of data and AI to real industrial problems: process optimization, predictive maintenance on historian data, on-premise technical chatbots based on RAG, MLOps in regulated environments. Pragmatic approach, no experimental demos: everything we deploy must work in operation and survive a quality audit.
Many industrial needs justify neither an ERP/MES program nor heavy development: quality deviation tracking, supplier portals, workflows across five legacy systems, AI agents on technical documentation. Vanguard Systems assembles the right mix for the site context: no-code automation (n8n, Make, Power Automate), lightweight databases (Airtable, Dataverse, PostgreSQL), AI agents via LLM APIs deployed on Azure or AWS Bedrock EU zone, custom web apps (Next.js) when no-code reaches its limits. Always with industrial requirements in mind: confidentiality, OT/IT integration, audit trail, lifespan beyond 5 years.
Project leadership and technical leadership for complex automation projects. Combination of field technical expertise and PMP-certified project management. Ability to coordinate multiple subcontractors, arbitrate schedule / quality / cost trade-offs, and own operational responsibility for a deliverable through to routine production.