What GIATEC does

GIATEC GmbH (legal name Gesellschaft für industrielle Automatisierungssysteme mbH), founded in 1994 and headquartered in Hattingen, Germany, is a privately held industrial automation systems integrator. The company designs, implements, and commissions plant-level automation for manufacturers, spanning PLC programming, SCADA/HMI visualization, MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), batch control, and recipe management. It serves multiple verticals—principally food, nutrition, animal feed, and beverage, alongside steel, lime, cement, warehouse/logistics, special machine construction, aircraft construction, and conveyor systems—with a customer base concentrated in German-speaking markets that includes Nestlé Biessenhofen, Rapunzel Naturkost, Herta Produktions, and Uniferm.

Technically, GIATEC builds on ISA-88 (batch) and ISA-95 (MES/ERP integration) standards and the Microsoft .NET platform, including cross-platform .NET Core for web, desktop, and Windows-service applications. Beyond integration services, it develops three proprietary software products: GBatch, an ISA-88 batch control system with graphical recipe editor, reporting, OPC DA/UA support, Siemens PLC communication, and ISA-95 MES/ERP connectivity; GIDE (Giatec IDE), a development environment for complex automation projects and mass engineering with export functions for multiple PLC and SCADA systems; and RecipeManagerPro, a lightweight web application for parameter-based recipe management that embeds into SCADA systems. The firm implements across AVEVA (InTouch, System Platform, InBatch, Historian), Siemens (S7, TIA Portal, WinCC), Rockwell (Studio 5000, FactoryTalk View), Wago, and Schneider Electric platforms, and develops REST, MQTT, SignalR, OPC, and database interfaces linking SCADA, MES, and ERP.

Revenue is generated through two mechanics: project-based professional services (planning, implementation, commissioning, and maintenance) and licensing of its proprietary software products, positioned as cost-effective alternatives to standard manufacturer batch systems. Go-to-market is direct, sales-led enterprise engagement driven by consultation, industry reputation, referrals, and AVEVA Registered System Integrator credentials; pricing is quote-driven and not publicly disclosed. The company is owner/founder-managed (Managing Director Uwe Grisard), with no external investors, parent, or subsidiaries evidenced.

Name

GIATEC

Legal name

Gesellschaft für industrielle Automatisierungssysteme mbH

Website

https://giatec.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GIATEC is a German industrial automation systems integrator (founded 1994) providing SCADA/HMI, MES, and batch control implementation plus proprietary software (GBatch, GIDE, RecipeManagerPro) to food, beverage, heavy industry, and machine-building manufacturers, primarily in German-speaking markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH), SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• SCADA HMI development
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Batch control software
• PLC programming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Systems Integration and Implementation Services: Core revenue from planning, implementation, and commissioning of industrial automation systems including PLC programming, SCADA/HMI visualization, MES integration, and batch control. Services cover the entire project lifecycle from planning through commissioning and ongoing maintenance.
2. Software Product Licensing (GBatch, GIDE, RecipeManagerPro): Proprietary software products (GBatch, GIDE, RecipeManagerPro) are offered alongside standard manufacturer batch systems, providing in-house batch, MES, recipe, and engineering solutions that can be adapted to customer needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

GIATEC plans, implements, and commissions industrial automation systems including PLC programming, SCADA/HMI visualization, MES integration, and batch control for enterprise manufacturers. It develops and licenses three proprietary software products — GBatch (ISA-88 batch control with ISA-95 MES/ERP connection), GIDE (engineering IDE for mass automation projects), and RecipeManagerPro (lightweight web recipe manager) — alongside implementation services for AVEVA, Siemens, Rockwell, Wago, and Schneider Electric platforms.

Product overview

GIATEC develops and offers three proprietary software products for industrial automation: GBatch (batch control system following ISA-88 with MES capabilities for ISA-95 ERP integration), GIDE (development environment for complex automation projects with multi-PLC/SCADA export functions), and RecipeManagerPro (lightweight web-based recipe management for simple processes). These products address batch control, mass engineering, and recipe management needs across manufacturing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GBatch: A batch system developed according to ISA-88 standard to control processes, with MES functionalities enabling connection to ERP systems according to ISA-95.
• GIDE
• RecipeManagerPro

Products and services

• GBatch

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 trees planted annually to offset ~60 tonnes of CO2 emissions from operations

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AVEVAcoreTechnology or IntegrationGIATEC is an AVEVA Registered System Integrator with many years of experience with AVEVA products. The company specializes in SCADA/visualization systems using AVEVA System Platform, InTouch, and InTouch OMI. GIATEC supports AVEVA MES system implementation for customers and employees regularly attend AVEVA training courses.
• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationGIATEC uses Siemens products as a primary platform for automation projects, including S7 PLCs (Step 7, PCS7), TIA Portal (v13–v17), System 1200 and 1500, WinCC, WinCC OA, WINCCFlexible, SIMATIC HMI panels, SIMOTION servo controllers, and SIWAREX function modules. Also supports migration from S5 to S7 or TIA.
• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationGIATEC provides service, maintenance, and programming for Rockwell components including RS Logix5000, Studio 5000, CompactLogix, ControlLogix, Motion-Control, FactoryTalk-View, and PanelView.
• Factory SoftwarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerFactory Software, as Partnermanager, values the trustworthy and intensive cooperation with GIATEC which has led to numerous successful projects. The companies maintain an ongoing sustainable cooperation in the AVEVA software space.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global industrial automation and process control incumbent across discrete and process industries. Competes with GIATEC in heavy industry (steel, cement) accounts that GIATEC lists among its verticals.
• AVEVA: Global industrial software platform vendor for SCADA, MES, and process optimization. Both GIATEC's technology anchor (via Registered System Integrator status) and a broad incumbent whose direct services and partner program economics shape GIATEC's market.
• Rockwell Automation: Major US-headquartered automation incumbent whose Logix PLCs and FactoryTalk HMI/SCADA platform GIATEC supports and integrates. Both a partner and competitive threat in special machine and discrete manufacturing accounts.
• Schneider Electric: Global industrial automation and energy management incumbent whose EcoStruxure platform competes across GIATEC's served verticals, while also being one of GIATEC's supported integration targets.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Dominant industrial automation incumbent across PLC, SCADA (WinCC/WinCC OA), and MES (Opcenter). GIATEC builds heavily on Siemens platforms and competes against Siemens' own delivery organization in the same accounts.

Direct peers

• iTAC Software AG: German MES software vendor serving discrete and process manufacturing with shop-floor integration and ERP connectivity. Direct competitor to GIATEC's MES offering, particularly in mid-market German manufacturing accounts.
• Copa-Data GmbH: Austrian-headquartered SCADA/HMI software vendor (zenon). Direct peer on the SCADA/HMI side of GIATEC's stack, with overlapping industrial automation customers across DACH and Europe.
• FORCAM GmbH: German MES / OEE / smart-factory software vendor. Comparable to GIATEC in targeting discrete and process manufacturers with shop-floor-to-ERP integration, often competing for the same German Mittelstand mandates.
• MPDV Mikrolab GmbH: German MES provider (Hydra / HYDRA X) for smart factory and shop-floor digitization. Competes head-to-head with GIATEC in the German Mittelstand MES market with an overlapping vertical and platform footprint.
• ProLeiT GmbH: German-headquartered specialist in MES and batch/process control for the food, beverage, and dairy industries. Closest direct peer to GIATEC, sharing the same vertical focus, ISA-88/95-based stack, and German SME customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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