What Konplan does

Konplan s.r.o. is a Czech engineering services firm and wholly-owned subsidiary of Krones AG, the German multinational that produces beverage production line equipment used worldwide (Krones states that "every fourth bottle in the world passes through a Krones line"). Founded in 2007 and headquartered in Plzeň, the company employs 420+ staff across four interconnected divisions: Electrical Engineering & SW Solutions (200+), Mechanical Engineering, Krones.digital (70+), and Shared Services (150+). Its core offerings include complete electrical projection of beverage production lines, 3D mechanical design and documentation using 2D/3D CAD tools, PLC and HMI programming for industrial automation, switchgear cabinet wiring design, and proprietary cloud-based manufacturing and reporting software (Krones.digital) running on AWS. Technology stack disclosed includes TypeScript, Python, Angular, React, C#, .NET, and AWS platforms. A notable in-house capability is the optimization of machine components for 3D printing construction, and the firm also performs technical documentation, internal data management, and strategic/operational procurement on behalf of Krones.

Konplan operates as a captive engineering and shared services center embedded within the Krones ecosystem. Revenue is generated from professional services — electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development, and shared services — delivered to Krones AG and ultimately to its global end customers including breweries, dairies, wineries, soft drink and juice manufacturers, spirits producers, and liquid food producers across Central Europe, Western Europe, East Asia, North America, and South America. Go-to-market is structurally captive: work flows through the Krones sales network rather than via independent sales channels, and pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company has invested in employer branding (a podcast series "Najděte se v Konplanu" on YouTube and Spotify, university and school partnership programs with ZČU, a dedicated careers portal at konplan.jobs.cz), and operates from a Plzeň headquarters awarded "Building of the Year of the Pilsen Region 2019" that features first-in-Czech-Republic heat recovery at 80% efficiency. In April 2025, the firm opened a second Czech office in Klatovy after the Plzeň space became insufficient for continued growth.

Name

Konplan

Legal name

Konplan s.r.o.

Website

https://konplan.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Konplan s.r.o. is a Czech engineering services subsidiary of Krones AG delivering electrical, mechanical, industrial automation, AWS cloud software, and shared services engineering for global beverage and liquid food production lines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Plzen

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services Revenue: Revenue generated from providing electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development, and shared services to Krones and its customers for beverage and liquid food production lines

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Konplan is a Czech engineering services company and wholly-owned subsidiary of Krones AG that designs complete beverage and liquid food production lines for the global market. Its four divisions — Electrical Engineering & SW Solutions, Mechanical Engineering, Krones.digital (cloud software), and Shared Services — together deliver end-to-end engineering from electrical projection, 3D/2D CAD mechanical design, and PLC/HMI automation through cloud-based manufacturing software to technical documentation, procurement, and supplier coordination.

Product overview

Konplan is an engineering services company and part of the Krones group, operating four interconnected divisions that deliver comprehensive beverage and liquid food production line solutions. The Electrical Engineering & SW Solutions division provides electrical projection, industrial automation, and PLC/HMI programming. The Mechanical Engineering division creates 3D/2D construction documentation for complete filling lines and machines. The Krones.digital division develops proprietary cloud-based manufacturing and reporting software products on AWS for the food and beverage industry. The Shared Services division supports all engineering teams with technical documentation, internal data management, procurement, and supplier coordination. Together these divisions enable Konplan to provide end-to-end engineering solutions — from mechanical and electrical design through software and cloud products to documentation and procurement support — for customers of the Krones group worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electrical Engineering & SW Solutions

Quantifiable outcome

• Every fourth bottle in the world passes through a Krones line
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Krones AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerKonplan is a subsidiary of Krones AG, a multinational company headquartered in Neutraubling near Regensburg, Germany. Krones is the world leader in beverage production line equipment, with every fourth bottle in the world passing through a Krones line. Konplan provides engineering services including electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, software development (Krones.digital), and shared services for Krones and its customers worldwide.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SPX FLOW: Global provider of process engineering solutions for food, beverage and industrial fluids; broadly comparable as a liquid-food engineering services and equipment incumbent.
• Tetra Pak Processing Solutions: Global incumbent offering complete processing and packaging solutions for liquid food, dairy and beverage; comparable as a wider-scope alternative beverage/liquid-food engineering services provider.
• GEA Group: Large established supplier of process engineering and equipment for food, beverage and dairy industries; broad incumbent comparable to Konplan's beverage production line engineering scope.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Broad incumbent in industrial automation (SCADA, PLC, DCS) and digital industries software; comparable at the technology layer that underpins Konplan's EE/SW solutions and Krones.digital offerings.

Direct peers

• Steinecker: Sibling Krones AG subsidiary specializing in process technology for breweries and beverage producers; directly comparable as a captive engineering/process arm serving the same Krones customer base.
• Evoguard: Krones subsidiary providing hygienic process components for beverage and dairy lines; directly comparable as a captive engineering/processing specialist in the Krones orbit.
• Triacos: Listed on Konplan's own website as part of the Krones.digital ecosystem; develops manufacturing and reporting software for the beverage industry — closely comparable to Konplan's Krones.digital division.
• System Logistics: Krones subsidiary focused on intralogistics for beverage and food producers; comparable as a specialized sibling engineering unit serving the Krones customer base.
• Process and Data Automation: Also cited on Konplan's Krones partner list; provides process and data automation for beverage and related industries, overlapping with Konplan's PLC/HMI and cloud reporting offerings.

Emerging players

• Comau: Industrial automation and engineering services provider serving global manufacturers; emerging player analogous to Konplan's PLC/HMI/automation programming services, though applied outside beverage.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLH2mwOtGhsKriRul4xGQhUpx3hntKfTte
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/konplancz

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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