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Process plant engineering · since 1997

We get your project rolling.

For 29 years consolution ag has filled key positions in engineering projects across the chemical and pharmaceutical industries — from concept through basic & detail engineering to the construction and commissioning of your production plant.

Independent, experienced and on site with your team.

Our industries

  • Chemicals
  • Pharma
  • Biotechnology
  • Energy & utilities

Services

Engineering across the entire plant lifecycle

Our specialists find the optimal solution for your requirements — fast, straightforward and on the best possible price-performance terms.

  • Process specifications, flowsheets, mass and energy balances
  • Basic design, ChemCAD simulations, P&IDs
  • Equipment specifications and risk analyses
  • Detail design and layouts

  • Construction and assembly supervision, quality assurance
  • Interface coordination and expediting
  • DQ/IQ/OQ, test plans and protocols
  • Chemical commissioning and process optimisation

  • Feasibility studies and consulting
  • Schedule and cost planning, controlling
  • Procurement coordination incl. FAT/SAT
  • Representing your interests towards suppliers

  • 3D feasibility studies, plant models and layouts
  • Design of C-parts and project-specific custom fabrications
  • Coordination between planning teams and the assigned contractor
  • Model reviews, clash detection and issue tracking in Revizto
  • One shared model as the single source of truth

Approach

We work inside your project phases

Your project, your standards — we fill the positions you are missing, at every level up to project management. Our engineers work across every phase, from conceptual design through to commissioning, working in your systems.

  1. Conceptual design

    Process standards, flowsheets, mass and energy balances, operating concept and rough plant layout.

  2. Basic design

    Process design, simulations, equipment specifications, P&IDs and risk analyses.

  3. Detail design

    3D-based planning, layouts, pipe supports, material lists and model coordination.

  4. Realisation

    Construction monitoring, assembly supervision, quality assurance and coordination of all interfaces.

  5. Commissioning

    OQ test plans, qualification, chemical commissioning, process validation and optimisation.

Projects

Work that speaks for us

A selection from more than 25 years of engineering for clients in Switzerland, Europe and Asia.

  • 2021Basel (Switzerland)

    Chemical synthesis of oligonucleotides (production of RNA therapeutics)

    consolution ag supports the project team in the following areas:

    • Technical specifications and procurement of equipment
    • Design and procurement of special parts and components
    • Support of the 3D planning and process design team
    • Coordination of the conformity assessment of assemblies by a notified body
    • Technical support of the commissioning team
    • Coordination of technical documentation (Comos)

    Mechanical and project management support

  • 2017Kaiseraugst (Switzerland)

    Energy supply tunnel

    consolution ag supported the project team in the following areas:

    • Concept
    • P&IDs
    • 3D model
    • Detail design
    • Co-ordination

    Project management

  • 2017Kaiseraugst (Switzerland)

    Heat pumps (2×2.8 MW chilled water & 2×3.4 MW hot water)

    consolution ag supported the project team with planning and CAD coordination in the following areas:

    • Concept
    • P&ID
    • Layout
    • 3D model coordination

    Project planning

  • 2017/2018Suzhou (China)

    Continuous Manufacturing

    A continuous reaction process was developed to replace an existing batch process. consolution ag executed the conceptual and basic design, coordinated the purchase of main equipment and supported the local team on site during detail design and start-up of the production.

    Project management

  • 2016Basel (Switzerland)

    Product launch

    consolution ag supported the project team with two project engineers during planning, construction and commissioning of the modification of an existing pharmaceutical plant to produce a new drug. The scope included conceptual, basic and detail design, support during purchase of equipment and construction, commissioning (DQ/IQ/OQ) and start-up.

    Process engineering

  • 2015Basel (Switzerland)

    DCS migration

    consolution ag supported the project team with two project engineers during the operational qualification of the replacement of the automation system (from PCS7 to DeltaV) in an existing plant for the production of a drug to combat high blood pressure.

    Commissioning of new automation system

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About us

A network of specialists, built over decades

consolution ag was founded in 1997 and specialises in services for process plant engineering. Our clients come mainly from the chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and increasingly from biotechnology.

Over 29 years we have built a dependable network of experienced engineers — specialists we have worked alongside for years and whose work we know first-hand. That lets us fill key positions quickly and precisely, even when a project needs several profiles at short notice.

We work on site at our clients’ premises and represent their interests exclusively. That way you fill key positions with a neutral partner and avoid conflicts of interest towards suppliers and plant builders.

Thanks to a lean and efficient organisation we offer qualified specialists at attractive hourly rates — without overhead you would have to finance.

We represent your interests only — with no ties to suppliers or plant constructors.

Neutral
On site
Our engineers work inside your team, with your systems and in your day-to-day project reality.
Connected
Access to a network of experienced specialists built over years — including several positions at once.
Experienced
More than 25 years of GMP projects in chemicals, pharma and biotech — from Basel to Singapore.

Your contacts

  • Viktor von Burg

    Managing Director & Owner

    Eidg. dipl. Chemiker (HTL)

  • Stefan Ebert

    Head of Engineering

    Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Process & Environmental Engineering

  • Tina Brian

    Office Manager

    Polytechnic Diploma in Language Studies

Continuing education

Expertise that keeps growing

Process engineering does not stand still. So that our engineers do not merely know new methods but command them, we invest continuously in specialist training — and bring what we learn straight into your projects.

  • Contichrom CUBE — lab work during the FHNW seminar
    Example3-day seminar

    Continuous Chromatography for Biotherapeutics

    FHNW School of Life Sciences · Campus Muttenz

    Multi-column chromatography for large molecules: design, optimisation and scale-up, with hands-on lab work on twin-column equipment. Relevant to monoclonal antibodies, oligonucleotides, peptides and viral vectors.

    Course description

Careers

Open positions

We are growing and looking for engineers who want real responsibility in a project. You work directly at the client site — in chemical and pharmaceutical plants around Basel.

Currently advertised

What we offer

From design to start-up
You follow plants from design through to start-up with product and see what becomes of your work.
Responsibility from day one
You fill a key position in the client’s project team — with your own remit and a direct influence on the outcome.
Short decision paths
Decisions are made directly between you and the management. Your judgement counts.
Technical breadth
From API production through biotech to energy centres — you work on a wide range of plants and broaden your expertise with every project.

Nothing that fits? We welcome speculative applications. Tell us what you would like to work on — we will get back to you personally.

Send a speculative application