The company's purpose is to develop, manufacture and market automation products for machines and plants, particularly in the mining industry and related industrial sectors, as well as to provide consulting and training services in the aforementioned field, and to trade in third-party products and grant licenses. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in and acquire other companies in Switzerland and abroad, represent and finance them, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company may acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that may be suitable to promote the company's purpose, or that is directly or indirectly related to it. It may also provide financing for its own account or for third-party account, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties.