The Siemens S5 was the backbone of UK industry for decades. Plenty are still out there, quietly running presses, process plant and production lines that were installed long before anyone had heard of TIA Portal.

The problem is not the S5 itself. It is finding someone who still understands it. Many engineers who programmed S5 have retired, and younger engineers have never touched one. When an S5 machine stops, that skills gap turns a simple fix into a long, expensive outage.

Bubble Automation's engineers have very strong Siemens knowledge, and that includes the S5. We can read and modify existing S5 programs, carry out fault finding, take proper backups and document what the system actually does. If your S5 code has never been backed up, that is the first job. It costs little and could save you weeks.

We are realistic about S5. Spares are scarce, prices are climbing and support will only get harder to find. So alongside keeping it running, we will give you honest ad

Bubble Automation is based in Droxford, Hampshire and works across the UK. Get in touch to talk through your system with an engineer who knows Siemens inside out.