Dietz Automation

What Dietz Automation does

Dietz Automation & Umwelttechnik GmbH is a privately held German specialist engineering and services firm founded in 1997 in Neukirchen-Riebelsdorf (Hesse), operating from a headquarters in Neukirchen-Riebelsdorf, a technical office in Hannover, and a planned third location in Essen. The company delivers three integrated service lines: Industrial Automation (engineering, fieldbus systems such as Profibus/Modbus/HART/Foundation Fieldbus/Profinet, measurement and diagnostic technology); Environmental Technology (electrical engineering, process control technology based on SCHRAML AQASYS, remote control technology, logging/reporting, energy management, and migration services for legacy systems including Siemens S5); and IT Services (network administration, VoIP/telecommunications, server and storage infrastructure, IT security, and managed services including Microsoft Office 365). Core technology assets include WSCAD for CAD documentation, the SCHRAML AQASYS process control system, a proprietary in-house biogas test facility, and the EnEng_Pro energy engineering tool co-developed with HsH Hannover. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified and a SCHRAML Premium Solution Partner, employing approximately 25 engineers, project managers, technicians, IT specialists, and apprentices as of 2025.

Dietz Automation's customer base centers on municipal water and wastewater utilities (municipal Kläranlagen, water supply networks, pumping stations, rainwater overflow basins) and biogas/bioenergy operators across Germany, with secondary exposure to industrial manufacturing and to SMEs, city administrations, and law firms requiring IT services. Since November 2022, Emscher Wassertechnik GmbH has held a strategic stake in the company, pairing Dietz Automation with the Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband (EGLV), Germany's largest wastewater association. Through the EWLW/EGLV partnership, Dietz Automation is positioned to digitalize and integrate approximately 1,000 water and wastewater facilities, including integrating roughly 400 sites into a centralized, standardized SCADA platform. The firm is led by four managing directors — founders Norbert Dietz and Angela Weigand, joined in early 2023 by Dr.-Ing. Randolf Coburg and Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Holger Scheer from the EWLW group — and operates primarily through consultative direct B2B field sales with no public pricing or self-serve channels.

The business model is overwhelmingly project-based professional services with a managed services tail. Revenue is generated through engineering studies, automation and control system implementation, integration of SCHRAML-based SCADA and remote control technology, fieldbus testing and diagnostic engagements, environmental technology deployments (wastewater, water supply, biogas, biomass drying), and recurring IT managed services such as Office 365 management and remote maintenance via pcvisit. Pricing is fully customized and quote-based; no standardized price list is published. The GTM motion is consultative enterprise field sales concentrated in Hesse, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia, complemented by channel pull from SCHRAML and direct referral access via EWLW/EGLV into municipal infrastructure programs.

Name

Dietz Automation

Legal name

Dietz Automation & Umwelttechnik GmbH

Website

https://dietz-automation.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dietz Automation & Umwelttechnik GmbH is a German specialist engineering firm providing industrial automation, water/wastewater SCADA, environmental technology, and IT services to municipal utilities, biogas operators, and SMEs via a strategic partnership with EGLV covering ~1,000 facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation and Environmental Technology Services

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451), Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Instrumentation, Controls & Automation (DCS/PLC/SCADA, SIS, Metering) (EUAEAFAC), PLC, HMI & SCADA Automation (EDAOAHAD)

Keywords

• Industrial automation
• Process control engineering
• Water and wastewater automation
• SCADA systems
• IT managed services

Headquarters

HQ city

Neukirchen-vluyn

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering and Planning Services: Specialized engineering and planning services for electrical engineering and automation systems, including new build and renovation planning, control system design, and process control technology. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, CAD documentation, and engineering studies.
2. Automation and Control System Implementation: Implementation of automation solutions including switchgear planning, control and process control technology, and commissioning of industrial plants. Revenue generated through project delivery contracts.
3. Environmental Technology Systems: Supply and integration of environmental technology solutions for wastewater treatment, water supply, biogas, and biomass drying. Includes SCADA systems (SCHRAML AQASYS), remote control technology, and process control systems.
4. IT Services and Infrastructure: Managed IT services including network administration, system administration, server solutions, virtualization, storage, backup/recovery, IT security, VoIP telephone systems, and Microsoft Office 365 management. Revenue through ongoing managed service contracts and project-based infrastructure deployments.
5. Fieldbus and Measurement Services: Fieldbus testing, commissioning, and diagnostic services using specialized measurement equipment (Profibus, network). Also equipment rental for fieldbus and network measurement tasks.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Dietz Automation & Umwelttechnik GmbH delivers specialized engineering and services in three core areas: industrial automation (engineering, fieldbus systems, measurement technology), environmental technology (electrical engineering, process control, remote monitoring, migration of legacy systems for water/wastewater and biogas plants), and IT services (network administration, telecommunications, infrastructure, IT security, and managed services for SMEs, municipal administrations, and law firms). The company plans, builds, commissions, and maintains automation and SCADA systems for municipal water/wastewater operators and industrial clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Automation End-to-end automation solutions for industrial plants including engineering of automation systems, fieldbus planning and commissioning, and measurement technology services. Designed to deliver reliable, failure-free production with intuitive operator interfaces and energy-efficient plant operation.
• Environmental Technology Solutions for wastewater treatment, water supply, biogas plants, and biomass drying including electrical engineering, process control technology, regulatory-compliant logging and reporting, remote control technology, service and maintenance, and migration of legacy automation systems such as Siemens S5.
• IT Services Comprehensive IT services covering network administration, telecommunications (VoIP), IT infrastructure (servers, virtualization, storage, backup), IT security (antivirus, firewall), and managed services including Microsoft Office 365 deployment, for SMEs, law firms, city administrations, and private individuals.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 1,000 facilities targeted for modernization and integration under the EGLV partnership
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• SCHRAML GmbHflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 June 2026SCHRAML Premium Solution Partner (certified 2026). Dietz Automation deploys SCHRAML's AQASYS process control system and IoT remote control technology as the foundation for customer solutions. The partnership covers system integration, maintenance, monitoring, and first-level support. SCHRAML products are a key component of the company's environmental technology offerings.
• Emscher Wassertechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Strategic investment and partnership formed in November 2022. Emscher Wassertechnik GmbH (a subsidiary of Emschergenossenschaft) acquired a stake in Dietz Automation. The partnership is designed to address current and future challenges in water and wastewater treatment in Germany, with Dietz Automation playing a major role in digitalizing and integrating ~1,000 facilities into a standardized centralized control system. The partnership expanded management to include Dr.-Ing. Randolf Coburg and Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Holger Scheer.
• Lippe Wassertechnik GmbH (EWLW)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Together with Emscher Wassertechnik GmbH, the Lippe Wassertechnik GmbH (also part of EGLV) forms the EWLW entity, which partnered with Dietz Automation. The combined entity aims to digitalize and modernize water and wastewater infrastructure across both associations' territories.
• Emschergenossenschaft / Lippeverband (EGLV)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022EGLV is Germany's largest wastewater association. The partnership involves integrating ~400 operating facilities into a centralized, standardized SCADA system. Dietz Automation will implement the integration and modernization of facilities across both the Emscher and Lippe associations, leveraging EGLV's scale as a competitive advantage.
• HsH Hannover (Hochschule Hannover)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration in the IoT_EnRG project (2021-2023) led by HsH Hannover and Leibniz Universität Hamburg, supported by ZVEI's research association. Dietz Automation contributed the EnEng_Pro tool for energy information model integration. Results were presented at Hannover Messe 2023.
• Leibniz Universität HamburgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-research partner in the IoT_EnRG energy information modeling project, which developed energy management interfaces for IoT technologies with ProfiNET integration.
• ZVEI – Forschungsvereinigung ElektrotechnikminorOthersResearch association providing support for the IoT_EnRG research project on energy management interfaces for IoT technologies. ZVEI represents the interests of the German electrical and electronic industry.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global automation and process-control incumbent offering DCS/SCADA, drives, and instrumentation for water/wastewater and industrial plants. Competes on large multi-site municipal and industrial rollouts.
• Siemens AG: Global automation incumbent whose SIMATIC/PCS 7 platforms and migration paths (including Siemens S5) are central to the legacy-modernization work Dietz performs. Broad competitor with much larger scale.
• Phoenix Contact: Major German automation and connection technology vendor with deep fieldbus/PROFINET expertise. Adjacent competitor in industrial automation and infrastructure projects.
• WAGO Kontakttechnik: German automation vendor specializing in WAGO controllers and fieldbus I/O. Operates in the same industrial and infrastructure automation space as Dietz with much broader product portfolio.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process measurement instrumentation for water/wastewater and process industries. Comparable on the measurement/instrumentation side of Dietz's automation stack.

Direct peers

• FlowChief GmbH: SCADA software vendor focused on water/wastewater and infrastructure utilities in Germany. Comparable to Dietz's process control technology and SCADA integration services for municipal operators.
• SCHRAML GmbH: Provider of the AQASYS process control system and IoT remote control technology that Dietz deploys as its core SCADA platform. Direct peer in water/wastewater SCADA with overlapping customer base in German municipal utilities.
• Softing Industrial Automation: Provider of industrial communication and fieldbus diagnostic products (PBT3 family). Comparable to Dietz's fieldbus measurement services business.
• Procentec: Profibus and Profinet diagnostic tooling vendor whose Profibus Scope is used by Dietz. Direct peer in fieldbus commissioning and troubleshooting for industrial automation.
• Indu-Sol GmbH: German specialist in industrial network and fieldbus diagnostics (PROFIBUS, PROFINET). Closely comparable to Dietz's fieldbus measurement and diagnostic services offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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