The company's purpose is to plan, advise, develop, provide training courses, and trade in technical facilities, controls, and systems for plants of all kinds. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies, acquire or sell other companies. It may acquire, manage, and sell real estate and securities. It may carry out all commercial and financial transactions that may be conducive to the realization of its purpose. It may take out and grant loans, provide guarantees and other securities, acquire, manage, and exploit intellectual property rights, and in general, enter into any business that can achieve synergies with the main purpose.