Cold-rolled steel coils in a strip processing line

Consulting engineering office · Traiskirchen (Metropolitan Area Vienna), Austria

Electric & automation, from the sales phase to final acceptance.

Consulting, sales support, project and site management for processing lines and plants in the metals and pulp & paper industries.

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40+

Years in electric & automation

20 Mio.

Largest E&A project budget under my responsibility, in euro

4

Continents of project experience

Positioning

The discipline that decides your start-up date.

A processing line or plant is only as reliable as the interaction between its electrical, automation, process and mechanical systems. When these disciplines are not fully aligned, production stops. I provide a single point of responsibility for the complete electrical and automation scope, including medium voltage level, drives, Level 1 and Level 2 automation, process control, instrumentation, and auxiliary systems.

For more than four decades, I have worked alongside internationally recognized plant engineering companies in a wide range of technical, managerial, and commercial roles. My experience includes serving as a commissioning engineer on project sites throughout Europe, Asia, and the Americas; managing projects with budgets of up to €20 million; leading the Electrical & Automation department with full people management responsibility; and most recently overseeing global sales projects within the Metals industry.

Throughout my career, I have gained extensive experience in diverse contractual and business environments, enabling me to develop a broad range of competencies and leadership capabilities across multiple functions.

This experience is now available to plant builders and operators as an independent consulting service, delivering practical project execution, technical leadership, and vendor-independent expertise.

Project timeline

Where I come in.

Four service offerings aligned to distinct project phases. The bars illustrate the project span covered by each engagement.

Concept
Sales
Award
Engineering
Manufacturing
Installation
Commissioning & acceptance

Consulting

Concept – Engineering

Concept bis Engineering

Sales support

Sales – Award

Sales bis Award

Project management

Award – Commissioning & acceptance

Award bis Commissioning und acceptance

Site management

Installation – Commissioning & acceptance

Installation bis Commissioning und acceptance

Each service can be commissioned on its own. The sales phase and commissioning are asked for most often — that is where the most expensive surprises appear.

Services

Four ways into a project.

Concept – Engineering Consulting An independent second opinion from someone who knows the line before it is built. Sales – Award Sales support The sales and bid phase decides whether a project will be profitable in execution. Award – Acceptance Project management Responsibility for scope, schedule and interfaces — from purchase order to acceptance. Installation – Acceptance Site management Site work is where it becomes clear whether the engineering was right.

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Sectors

Two industries, one technical principle.

Metals — processing lines and plants

Carbon steel, stainless steel, electrical steel and aluminium.

The core of my work. Strip processing lines place particular demands on electrical and automation systems: high strip speeds, tight tolerances on tension and temperature, aggressive media in the pickling section, and a process that cannot be interrupted without affecting production and product quality.

My experience includes

  • Annealing and pickling lines (HAPL, DRAPL, CAPL, ACL, APL)
  • Continuous and push pickling lines (CPL, PPL)
  • Hot-dip (continuous) galvanising lines (CGL)
  • Continuous coating lines
  • Various aluminium strip processing lines (CHTL, CPTL)
  • Acid recovery plants
  • Electrical and automation upgrades for existing plants

Pulp & paper

Pulp and paper mills.

The pulp and paper industry was where I gained my first experience in commissioning automation and process control systems. For many years, I was responsible for the start-up and optimization of electrical, automation, and process control systems on projects across Europe, North America, and South-East Asia.

My experience includes

  • Pulp mills
  • Paper machines and coating machines
  • Cross cutters and roll cutters
  • Water treatment plants
  • Wood yards
  • Power boilers and recovery boilers

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Profile

Ing. Peter Blöchl

Peter Bloechl

Four decades of electric & automation — from commissioning engineer on site to global technical responsibility.

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Contact

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