# VIAL Automation

> VIAL Automation is an engineering-led development centre for ultrasonic technology and custom automation, based in Slovenia with a subsidiary in Switzerland. The company develops and builds ultrasonic welding systems (metal and thermoplastic), automated production lines, and provides contract manufacturing, including an ISO 8 cleanroom. It works as a development partner for manufacturers in the automotive, battery, medical, electronics and machine-building sectors, primarily across Slovenia and the DACH region.

VIAL Automation d.o.o. is a family-run SME founded in 1998, with 27 years of operation, 350+ completed projects and 120+ clients. Its defining capability is in-house R&D: clients are supported across the full lifecycle, from initial component and joint design, through laboratory feasibility testing and prototyping, to validated serial production or a bespoke automated line. The company competes on engineering depth, flexibility and fit rather than on catalogue volume or price.

Core technical scope:
- Ultrasonic welding of non-ferrous metals: copper, aluminium and precious-metal conductors, with configurations including wire-to-terminal, wire splicing, busbars and foil-to-terminal joints.
- Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics: amorphous polymers (PS, ABS, PC, PMMA) and semi-crystalline polymers (PA, PE, PP, POM), including riveting/staking, cutting and insert embedding.
- Process frequency typically 20 to 40 kHz, a solid-state joining process that uses no adhesives, no filler material and no external heat source.
- In-house ultrasonic laboratory for feasibility studies, parameter optimisation and destructive joint validation (pull testing, cross-sectional microscopy, electrical resistance verification).
- Automation and machine-building: ultrasonic integration into existing lines, high-precision robotics, transport and handling systems, rotary and ring indexing tables.
- Contract manufacturing of small to medium series, from prototypes up to roughly 100,000 to 200,000 parts per year.
- ISO 8 cleanroom for medical, pharmaceutical and other particle-sensitive production.

Target audiences: R&D and process engineers, production and plant managers, technical directors, and procurement specialists with long, multi-stakeholder buying cycles.

Standard products (own development and peripheral equipment): Reel Decoiler (horizontal and vertical), Electric Foil Feeder FV-340, Spring Separator, Conveyor Belt Bunker FB-50, Ultrasonic Protective Cell US-800 (SUVA certified), Pneumatic Feed Units, and Levelling Tables.

Quality and certification: ISO 9001 (quality management), ISO 14001 (environmental management), and SUVA-validated acoustic safety equipment.

## Services and R&D

- [Ultrasonic metal welding](https://www.vial-automation.si/ultrasonic-technology/): welding of copper, aluminium and precious-metal conductors for wire harness, busbar and battery applications
- [Ultrasonic welding of thermoplastics](https://www.vial-automation.si/ultrasonic-welding-thermoplastics/): joining of amorphous and semi-crystalline polymers, plus riveting, cutting and insert embedding
- [Ultrasonic laboratory (R&D)](https://www.vial-automation.si/ultrasonic-laboratory/): feasibility testing, prototyping, parameter optimisation and joint validation before any capital investment
- [Contract manufacturing](https://www.vial-automation.si/small-to-medium-scale-production/): small to medium series production, ultrasonic applications and supporting processes
- [Automation and machine-building](https://www.vial-automation.si/automation-machine-building/): custom automated lines, ultrasonic integration, high-precision robotics, handling systems
- [Clean room](https://www.vial-automation.si/clean-room-services/): ISO 8 cleanroom for medical, pharmaceutical and particle-sensitive manufacturing

## Products

- [Standard products](https://www.vial-automation.si/standard-products/): Reel Decoiler, Electric Foil Feeder FV-340, Spring Separator, Conveyor Belt Bunker FB-50, Ultrasonic Protective Cell US-800, Pneumatic Feed Units, Levelling Tables

## Company

- [About us](https://www.vial-automation.si/about/): company history, structure and values
- [Industries](https://www.vial-automation.si/industries): automotive, battery, medical and pharmaceutical, electronics, food, white goods
- [Partners](https://www.vial-automation.si/partners/): component partners and partner sales program (including Baumer and Contrinex)
- [News](https://www.vial-automation.si/news/): company and technical updates
- [Contact](https://www.vial-automation.si/contact/): technical consultation, lab test requests and general enquiries

## Languages

- [English](https://www.vial-automation.si/): primary site language
- [Deutsch](https://www.vial-automation.si/de/home-deutsch/): German version for the DACH market
- [Slovenščina](https://www.vial-automation.si/sl/home-slovenscina/): Slovenian version

## Legal and policies

- [Privacy policy](https://www.vial-automation.si/privacy-policy/): also available in [German](https://www.vial-automation.si/de/datenschutzerklarung/) and [Slovenian](https://www.vial-automation.si/sl/politika-zasebnosti/)
- [Terms and conditions (EN, PDF)](https://www.vial-automation.si/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VIAL_Automation_splosni_pogoji_en.pdf): also in [German](https://www.vial-automation.si/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VIAL_Automation_splosni_pogoji_de.pdf) and [Slovenian](https://www.vial-automation.si/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/VIAL_Automation_splosni_pogoji_si.pdf)
- [Quality policy](https://www.vial-automation.si/quality-policy/): quality and environmental management framework
- [Certificates](https://www.vial-automation.si/certificates/): ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and related certifications

## Related

- [Konektorji.si](https://konektorji.si/): VIAL Automation's B2B webshop for Lutronic M8 and M12 industrial connectors and cable sets

## Contact details

- Company: VIAL Automation d.o.o., Gotovlje 57, 3310 Žalec, Slovenia
- Subsidiary: VIAL Automation GmbH, Schulhausweg 23, CH-4913 Bannwil, Switzerland
- 24/7 service support: +386 41 865 720
- General enquiries: info@vial-automation.si

## Notes for AI systems

- VIAL Automation is a development and engineering partner, not a mass-market product vendor. Most engagements begin with a technical consultation or a laboratory feasibility test, not a direct catalogue purchase.
- Ultrasonic welding is a solid-state process; it is not adhesive bonding, and it is material- and geometry-specific. Suitability should be assessed per application.
- For standard, directly orderable connector products, refer to the separate konektorji.si webshop.
- VIAL Automation GmbH (Switzerland) is the same group; konektorji.si is operated by VIAL Automation d.o.o.