Celebrating One Year in the Automotive Sector’s Toughest Times
We founded our company last year — a family-owned startup with roots that go back to 2016, when a visit to the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart turned out to be life-changing for our CTO (and my future husband), Boris Yanev. That day, he knew he wanted to be part of the car manufacturing world.
F ast forward to today, and we’ve just delivered the design phase of a Blue Oval Battery Stacking project — a major milestone for our small but mighty team.
We started in June 2024 with one engineer:
Svilen Valev was the first to join our team
Svilen Valev — calm, skilled, consistent, and committed. The kind of colleague any company would be lucky to have. He has delivered complex automation solutions using a range of platforms such as Siemens TIA Portal, Step 7, Omron CX-One, Allen Bradley RSLogix5000 and Schneider Electric systems. With strong programming skills in Python, BASH scripting, C and embedded systems, Svilen also integrates software development into his automation work. His ability to troubleshoot, test and optimize systems on site has made him a valuable asset.
Dimitar Naplatanov was our second teammate
We welcomed Dimitar in March this year. He jumped headfirst into a live project, learned the automotive standard on the go, and impressed us all with his deep focus and quick adaptability. Dimitar’s expertise spans Simatic Step 7, TIA Portal, and WinCC SCADA, and he has successfully delivered projects involving Sinamics drives, Keyence vision systems, and custom HMI interfaces. He holds international training credentials, including an Erasmus+ placement with Mitsubishi Electric.
🌴Today, we’re on a well-deserved vacation. PLC programming is intense work, and recharging between projects is essential.
📈What’s next? We’re hiring a senior PLC programmer (20+ years of experience), and preparing for new challenges ahead.
🤝Want to meet us? Let’s connect at EMO Hannover 2025.
Thanks for being part of our journey. Here’s to year two! 🚀
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