The company intends to trade in machines and equipment, consulting, planning and execution of assembly and service work mainly in the field of automation technology dedicated to the pharmaceutical and food industries, and similar sectors. The company may participate in other companies and acquire intellectual property rights, exploit, manage and sell, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and also perform all legal acts that the purpose of the company may entail. Furthermore, the company may carry out all operations that are suitable to enable or promote the development of the company. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or to other group companies or by providing guarantees of any kind for their liabilities towards third parties, even if such loans or guarantees are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are granted free of charge.