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OEM & Machinery
Engineering around the machine
A successful machine is more than its mechanical design
Whether developing new machinery or working with existing equipment, performance depends on how these technologies interact.
Guard works across the technical environment around the machine—from electrical engineering and control panels to PLCs, software, automation and system integration.
This allows us to support both machine builders and industrial operators, from individual engineering tasks to complete automation solutions.
The machine may be mechanical. Making it work is multidisciplinary.
Our expertice accross OEM & Machinery
Machine builders
Equipment manufacturers
Industrial machinery
We understand your challenges
Let's solve these challenges together
From new machinery to established platforms, we work as an extension of your technical organisation—from engineering and automation to commissioning
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How we help move the industry forward
From one machine to the next
The first machine proves that an idea works. For an OEM, the challenge is making it work again.
As individual solutions become repeatable products, electrical design, control architecture, software, documentation and panels need to become repeatable too.
Standardisation creates a stable technical foundation—allowing machines to be reproduced and adapted without starting again.
Because scalability begins long before the next machine is built. It begins with how the first one is engineered.
The machine is becoming part of a larger digital environment
Customers increasingly expect equipment to exchange information with surrounding automation, production systems and industrial networks. Remote access, operational data and software are also changing how machines are commissioned, maintained and developed.
For OEMs, decisions made during engineering therefore shape what becomes possible after delivery. Open interfaces, structured software and well-designed communication make machines easier to integrate today—and develop tomorrow.
While the mechanical function will always define what the machine does, its digital architecture defines what it can become.