VIPA Controls America

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VIPA GmbH was a start-up before the word was ever invented. Founded in 1985 by Wolfgang Seel, driven by his enthusiasm for automation and the necessary vision for the possibilities of this industry. And all this at a time when the Commodore 64 was considered to be the top performer. It’s true the first company address wasn’t a garage, but nevertheless only a three-room apartment. For the business plan however that’s all the room that was needed: Thinking laterally, offering alternatives but remaining compatible.

At the famous German manufacturer of spreads, Zentis in Aachen, the remaining S5 control technology had to be upgraded to S7 control technology. Here Zentis was looking for a solution in which the existing S5 peripherals could be preserved so that the necessary conversion measures could be kept to a minimum and without long plant shutdowns.

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