remes

Name

remes

Legal name

remes GmbH

Website

https://remes.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive End-of-Line Test Systems

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Passenger Vehicle Final Assembly & End-of-Line Testing (ICE) (IMACAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAC)

Keywords

• End-of-line testing
• Automotive test systems
• Embedded systems development
• Test automation software
• Automotive quality assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Erding

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales - Test Systems: Sale of End-of-Line testing hardware including ASCOT Compact 2, Insassenerkennung systems, ASCOT Vision, and ASCOT Robot. Customized test systems for automotive production with modular and expandable design.
2. Software Solutions: ASCOT software platform including Control-Center, Test-Result-Utility, and User-Management. Database-based solutions for test management, result analysis, and user administration.
3. Embedded Systems & Diagnostics Software: ECU development, small series control units, diagnosis software for workshops and production. Software for gateways, vehicle access, lighting control, data recording.
4. Professional Services: Installation, commissioning, support, and training services. On-site support worldwide. Support contracts with guaranteed availability and fixed response times. Spare parts supply.
5. Prototypes & Small Series: Mobile testers for prototypes, manual cost-effective solutions for DV phase, individual adaptations in mechanics and electronics, specific software development.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

remes GmbH designs, manufactures, and supports customized End-of-Line (EoL) test systems and proprietary software for the automotive industry. The portfolio combines the ASCOT hardware platform (ASCOT Compact 2, ASCOT Vision, ASCOT Robot, Insassenerkennung/Occupant Detection) with the ASCOT software suite (Control-Center, Test-Result-Utility, User-Management) and embedded systems development services for automotive ECUs, supporting production-line testing of seats, doors, instrument panels, occupant detection (PODS/SBR/CIS), and control unit communication (UDS, SecOc, CAN, Flexray, LIN).

Product overview

remes GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of customized End-of-Line (EoL) testing solutions for the automotive industry. The product ecosystem consists of ASCOT hardware test systems (ASCOT Compact 2, Occupant Detection, ASCOT Vision, ASCOT Robot) and ASCOT software solutions (Control Center, Test Result Utility, User Management), complemented by embedded systems services (prototypes, small series, diagnosis software). The ASCOT platform serves as the core technology foundation, with the internally developed ASCOT flow language enabling test sequence creation. Additional products include the Oktopus seat adjustment unit and calibration box. Products support testing for seats, doors, instrument panels, control units, and include capabilities for occupant detection (PODS, SBR, CIS), visual inspection, robotics automation, and calibration. The company has operated since 1986 with ISO 9001 certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ASCOT Compact 2 End-of-Line test system used in automotive series production to test seats, doors, and instrument panels. Modular and expandable design built from standard components allows adaptation to different manufacturer products with minimal configuration effort, supporting cost-efficient customization for OEM-specific test procedures.
• Insassenerkennung (Occupant Detection) Fully automated test system for occupant detection that enables precise force determination at the Seat Belt Reminder switchover point. Features BodySense CIS system for calibration and is PODS certified for OCS (Occupant Classification System) testing, approved for systems from Aptiv (formerly Delphi), IEE, and Joysonsafety (formerly Takata).
• ASCOT Vision Camera-based inspection system enabling optical product verification in fractions of a second. Uses line lasers for contour checking, color detectors for deviation identification, shoring/non-shoring tests, delivery position checks, and 3D contour measurement via laser distance sensors or line laser-camera combination.
• ASCOT Robot Extension enabling fully automated use of an EoL test stand inside a robot cell. Automates test cable connection and disconnection, supports manual and electric seat adjustments, belt buckle tests, and lordosis/LBV examinations with achievable test rates of 99%.
• ASCOT Control-Center Central device, station, and program management software for the overall ASCOT system. Database-driven with controlled automated program updates, load/create/customize program versions, file transfer, and status and error displays, designed to manage distributed production-line test installations.
• ASCOT Test-Result-Utility Software for reading, displaying, analyzing, and processing test results from the ASCOT database. Provides filter options, export to CSV/Excel/PDF, reporting templates, scheduler for automated exports, error frequencies, measured value curves, trend analyses, and a dashboard for visualization of production-line quality data.
• ASCOT User-Management Rights and access management module providing user administration for all ASCOT sub-applications. Supports simple administration, single-user and advanced user management, user groups, and assignment of rights at user or group level.
• Oktopus Adjustment unit for partially electric seats that automates seat switch operation in all directions. Operators place the unit on the seat cover and the system handles the adjustments automatically, simplifying seat positioning during EoL testing.
• remes Calibration Box Certified calibration box that enables factories to perform self-calibration of remes test systems at any time without requiring an external service provider, reducing dependence on field service engineers for routine recalibration.
• Embedded Systems — Prototypes Embedded systems prototype development service covering architecture definition, bus architecture design, component selection, software implementation, and in-house testing on test racks. Targets automotive prototype and DV-phase programs requiring custom control unit solutions.
• Embedded Systems — Small Series Production Software and control unit solutions for small-series production, including gateways (CAN bus, Flexray, LIN), vehicle access and key management, exterior light and window regulator control, vehicle display control units, and mobile data recorders. Targets special vehicles and low-volume automotive programs.
• Embedded Systems — Diagnostic Software Diagnostic software used as a diagnostic tester in workshops and as production software for small-series or special vehicles. Main applications cover engine controls and high-voltage systems, enabling service and production diagnostics for low-volume programs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Test rates of 99% achievable with ASCOT Robot for total seat testing
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AptivcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024PODS certification partnership for OCS (Occupant Classification System) testing. remes systems are PODS certified for Aptiv's OCS systems. Close cooperation on PODS tests development and release.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH: Teamtechnik builds automated production and End-of-Line test systems for the automotive industry, including electric drives and seat components, making it a directly comparable EoL/assembly peer to remes's ASCOT line.

Broad incumbents

• Dürr AG: Dürr is a large German mechanical/plant engineering group whose automotive test and assembly systems division serves OEMs and Tier 1s with EoL and validation solutions, overlapping with remes's automotive testing focus at much greater scale.
• AVL List GmbH: AVL provides powertrain, vehicle, and EoL testing systems and engineering services to OEMs and Tier 1s globally, making it a broad-based competitor to remes's automotive testing and validation business.
• FEV Group GmbH: FEV is a large independent engineering services and test systems provider for automotive and mobility OEMs, with overlapping test-system, ECU, and validation capabilities to remes's automotive testing and embedded systems offering.
• KUKA AG: KUKA is a leading robotics and automation supplier whose automotive cells often include EoL test integration similar to remes's ASCOT Robot offering for fully automated EoL test stands in robot cells.
• Horiba Ltd. Horiba supplies automotive test and measurement systems, including end-of-line and emissions/drivetrain testing equipment to OEMs and Tier 1s, competing with remes in automotive test instrumentation.

Emerging players

• Averna: Averna designs automated test and measurement solutions for OEMs and Tier 1s, including end-of-line and functional test systems, positioning it as a smaller-scale test specialist comparable to remes's ASCOT-based offering.

Others

• SICK AG: SICK is a leading industrial sensor and automation company whose vision and distance sensors are often integrated in EoL inspection cells like those built around ASCOT Vision, making it an adjacent technology peer to remes.
• Stäubli Robotics: Stäubli's robotics and automation solutions are frequently deployed in automotive EoL testing cells alongside test instruments like those from remes, making it an adjacent automation enabler rather than a direct competitor.
• MTS Systems Corporation: MTS provides mechanical and durability test systems across automotive and industrial markets, supplying test instrumentation analogous to remes's electrical/signal EoL measurement focus but in different physical test domains.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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