What IST System Vertrieb GmbH does

IST System Vertrieb GmbH is a Swiss-headquartered (Suhr) process control software vendor founded in 1994 that develops and maintains the ILTIS Prozessleitsystem, a hardware-independent SCADA-class platform. The product is sold under the Steinecker brand within the Krones Group and is positioned for the brewery and beverage industry as its primary vertical, with additional deployments in water and wastewater, pharmaceutical, chemical, hydropower, renewable energy, PET recycling, bulk goods handling, and coating technology. The ILTIS architecture is a modular WPF-based system with lossless zooming, color-coded pipelines, OPC UA server/client support, direct MS SQL connectivity for MES/ERP exchange, batch-oriented data acquisition, long-term archival, VideoMode retrospective replay, and FDA/GMP/GLP-aligned recipe management (ILTIS Rezeptur).

The company operates with a small team (11-50 employees) and runs the customer-facing infrastructure for the product — including HelpDesk (helpdesk.ist.ch), documentation portal (doc.ist.ch), ILTIS Web demo (iltisweb.ist.ch), and FTP-based project data exchange (ftp.ist.ch). Revenue is generated through one-time license sales of ILTIS plus engineering services, distributed globally via the Krones Group enterprise sales network and a Steinecker-certified Solution Partner Network of independent automation companies in the beverage industry. No public pricing is disclosed; sales are contact-based through Krones and partner channels.

Despite operating as part of the much larger Krones Group distribution umbrella, IST System Vertrieb remains a private German-registered GmbH with no disclosed standalone financial statements, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no management team roster in the available data. The legal name carries the German 'GmbH' designation while the operational infrastructure is hosted in Switzerland (ist.ch domain, Suhr address), reflecting its cross-border identity within the Krones/Steinecker corporate structure.

Name

IST System Vertrieb GmbH

Legal name

IST System Vertrieb GmbH

Website

https://ist.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IST System Vertrieb GmbH develops the ILTIS process control system, a hardware-independent SCADA platform sold via the Krones Group's Steinecker brand for brewery, beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, water, and renewable energy operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Control Systems (SCADA)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA/HMI Platforms (IMAGABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH), SCADA & Telemetry Software (Control Center) (EUADAEAD)

Keywords

• Process control systems
• SCADA automation
• Brewery process automation
• PLC HMI integration
• Industrial process control

Headquarters

HQ city

Suhr

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ILTIS Process Control System: Enterprise process control system sold and supported as part of the Steinecker/Krones Group's industrial automation portfolio. Revenue derived from system sales, engineering services, and ongoing customer support through the Solution Partner network.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

IST System Vertrieb GmbH develops and supplies the ILTIS Prozessleitsystem, a hardware-independent, WPF-based process control (SCADA) platform that integrates with multiple PLC and HMI systems and scales from simple visualization stations to complex multi-user installations. The offering is sold with optional modules (database integration, recipe management compliant with GLP/GMP/FDA, batch data acquisition, remote web access, reporting, alarm management) and engineering tools, primarily delivered through the Steinecker/Krones Group sales network and a Solution Partner channel to industrial customers.

Product overview

IST System Vertrieb GmbH offers the ILTIS process control system as a modular platform-plus-modules architecture. The core ILTIS system serves as a scalable process automation solution that adapts to plant size and industry requirements, supporting both simple visualization and complex multi-user configurations. The product family includes optional modules such as ILTIS SQL (database connectivity), ILTIS Web (remote access), ILTIS Rezeptur (recipe management), Maintenance Manager, Batch-oriented Data Acquisition, Data Backup, VideoMode, Alarm System, and ILTIS-Report. Engineering tools including ILTIS Pipes, Skript-Modul, Falke, and DmsVoyager support project planning and system configuration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ILTIS Prozessleitsystem (Process Control System) Scalable, hardware-independent process control platform for industrial process automation, adaptable to plant size or industry; supports both simple visualization and complex multi-user systems, integrates with multiple SPS and HMI systems, and is sold to enterprise operators in beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical, water/wastewater, energy, and other process industries.

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration6 records

Feature17 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Steinecker Solution Partners NetworkcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerVarious automation companies in the beverage industry are qualified to offer independent ILTIS engineering services. All Solution Partners are qualified for ILTIS and can independently implement projects according to Steinecker standards. The network is displayed on a map for customer reference.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• AVEVA (Schneider Electric): AVEVA's Wonderware/AVEVA System Platform and the Schneider Electric EcoStruxure portfolio directly overlap ILTIS in SCADA/HMI for process and hybrid industries. AVEVA competes on enterprise scale, IIoT/cloud layers, and a global support network.
• Honeywell: Honeywell's Experion process control system targets the same regulated process industries (food/beverage, pharma, chemicals, water) as ILTIS, and competes especially for batch, recipe, and FDA-compliant deployments. Honeywell bundles SCADA inside a full DCS and lifecycle-services portfolio.
• ABB: ABB's System 800xA is a flagship DCS/SCADA platform for process industries including beverage, water, and chemicals — the same verticals IST addresses. ABB competes with ILTIS for process automation deals but at significantly greater scale and with a full DCS offering.
• Mitsubishi Electric: Mitsubishi Electric offers MELSEC-based SCADA/HMI solutions targeting process and factory automation with PLC connectivity similar to ILTIS. It competes broadly for industrial automation projects including beverage and water/wastewater.
• Siemens: Siemens offers SIMATIC WinCC as one of the dominant industrial SCADA/HMI platforms globally. It competes head-to-head with ILTIS in process visualization, PLC connectivity, and regulated-industry deployments but bundles SCADA inside a much broader automation portfolio.

Direct peers

• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell's FactoryTalk View/Logix platform is a direct SCADA/HMI competitor to ILTIS, particularly in plants standardized on Allen-Bradley PLCs. Both platforms compete on visualization, batch, and integration with MES/ERP.
• COPA-DATA: COPA-DATA's zenon is an independent SCADA/HMI software platform comparable to ILTIS in scope (energy, food/beverage, pharma, water), modular architecture, and regulatory feature set. It is one of the most directly comparable pure-play SCADA peers.
• Emerson: Emerson's DeltaV and iFIX platforms target the same process-control buyer (pharma, beverage, chemical, water) that ILTIS serves, with similar batch, recipe, and regulatory-compliance capabilities. It is among the closest direct competitors in regulated process automation.
• Yokogawa: Yokogawa's CENTUM VP and Exaquantum platforms are direct competitors to ILTIS for process automation in pharma, chemical, food, and water. Yokogawa competes on deep DCS heritage and regulated-industry batch/recipe features.

Emerging players

• Inductive Automation: Inductive Automation's Ignition is a web-native, unlimited-tag SCADA platform increasingly winning projects in food/beverage and pharma. It competes with ILTIS in the same verticals with a more modern architecture and aggressive pricing model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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