zh-technologies Control and Automation

What zh-technologies Control and Automation does

zh-technologies Regelungs- und Automatisierungstechnik GmbH is an Austrian industrial automation services company founded in 2005 and headquartered in Griffen (Carinthia), operating as a privately held GmbH. The company positions itself as a general electrotechnical provider (Gesamtanbieter) of complete automation solutions, delivering projects from initial planning and risk analysis through hardware design, control cabinet construction, PLC and robot programming, SCADA/HMI visualization, MES implementation, documentation, and commissioning. Customers are industrial manufacturers and, in a secondary vertical, process industry and life sciences operators, with engagements spanning prototypes to full turnkey plants for both domestic and international clients.

The technical offering is characterized by multi-vendor interoperability rather than proprietary technology. Control programming covers Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradley), Siemens, B&R, Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth, and Omron platforms; robotics integration covers ABB, KUKA, Universal Robotics, and Stäubli; SCADA/HMI visualization draws on FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Zenon, InTouch, atvise, and custom .NET/Java development. MES is delivered in partnership with Rockwell Automation, integrating automation levels 0–2 with ERP level 4. The company is TÜV Austria certified to ISO EN 9001 and SCC** and holds formal System Integrator status with Rockwell Automation and Ignition, alongside partner status with Copadata and Omron. No patents, proprietary AI/ML models, or owned software products are disclosed.

Commercially, zh-technologies runs a project-based professional services model with quote-based, individually scoped pricing and multi-year contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by a German/English website, phone-based service team, and active job/career pages; there is no channel partner, reseller, or marketplace motion. The firm is independently owned with no disclosed parent company, institutional investors, or funding rounds, and displays the KWF Carinthian Economic Promotion Fund emblem indicating regional public funding support. Operating geographies are described as European with travel-based international delivery, though only the single Griffen office is identified.

Name

zh-technologies Control and Automation

Legal name

zh-technologies Regelungs- und Automatisierungstechnik GmbH

Website

https://zh-tech.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

zh-technologies is an Austrian industrial automation services GmbH founded in 2005 that delivers turnkey automation projects — PLC and robot programming, SCADA/HMI, MES, control cabinet construction, and risk analysis — across multi-vendor platforms for European industrial manufacturers and process industry clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Services

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• PLC programming
• Robotics integration
• Control cabinet manufacturing
• Manufacturing execution systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Griffen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering & Programming Services: Project-based professional services for control programming, robot programming, process control engineering, and risk/hazard analysis. Services are provided from planning through commissioning, with pricing based on project scope and complexity.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

zh-technologies is a full-range electrotechnical provider (Gesamtanbieter) of industrial automation solutions, delivering turnkey projects from planning through commissioning. Its portfolio combines multi-vendor PLC and HMI/SCADA programming, robot integration, Manufacturing Execution Systems, custom control cabinet construction, planning and consulting, and risk and hazard analysis for industrial manufacturers and process/life science companies in Austria and internationally.

Product overview

zh-technologies is a full-range provider (Gesamtanbieter) of industrial automation solutions, offering an integrated portfolio of seven core services spanning the entire automation value chain. The offering combines control programming (using Rockwell, Siemens, B&R, Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth, Omron), robot programming (ABB, KUKA, Universal Robotics, Stäubli), process control engineering with SCADA/HMI visualization (FactoryTalk View, WinCC, Zenon, InTouch, atvise), Manufacturing Execution Systems (via Rockwell Automation partnership), control cabinet construction, planning and consulting, and risk/hazard analysis. The company positions itself around Industry 4.0/IIoT digitalization of processes, connecting automation levels with ERP systems. Services range from prototype development through series machines to complete turnkey plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Roboterprogrammierung (Robot Programming) Robot programming and integration service for ABB, KUKA, Universal Robotics, and Stäubli systems, combining sequence programming with overall system integration to deliver complete machine functionality for industrial automation customers.
• Steuerungsprogrammierung (Control Programming) PLC and control system programming service covering Rockwell Automation (Allen Bradley), Siemens, B&R, Beckhoff, Bosch Rexroth, and Omron platforms, used for system conversions and new machine or plant implementations for industrial customers.
• Prozessleittechnik (Process Control Engineering) SCADA and HMI process control engineering service for machine and plant data visualization, using operator panels and server/client architectures with FactoryTalk View (Rockwell), WinCC (Siemens), Zenon (Copa-Data), InTouch (Wonderware), atvise, and custom .NET/Java developments.
• Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) MES solution delivered in partnership with Rockwell Automation for process industry and life science customers, integrating automation levels L0–L2 with ERP level L4 and offering modular functions including production planning, product tracking, quality management, preventive maintenance, and performance management.
• Schaltschrankbau (Control Cabinet Construction) Custom control cabinet design and build service for diverse industrial applications and machines, manufactured under current standards and guidelines with constant quality control, full testing, and certification of every cabinet produced.
• Planung & Beratung (Planning & Consulting) Engineering consultation and planning service covering safety concepts, circuit diagrams, documentation, and compliance verification according to current standards and guidelines, supporting automation projects from concept to completion.
• Risiko- & Gefahrenanalyse (Risk & Hazard Analysis) Risk and hazard analysis service for new machine and plant developments, leveraging accumulated know-how in machine and plant construction to identify risks early in the planning phase and propose tailored countermeasures.

Quantifiable outcome

• Improved efficiency, quality, and resource planning through Industry 4.0 digitalization

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Rockwell AutomationcoreTechnology or IntegrationRockwell Automation is a key technology partner. zh-technologies operates as a Rockwell Automation System Integrator and offers Rockwell MES solutions to customers in process industry and Life Sciences. They also use FactoryTalk View for process control engineering.
• CopadatacoreTechnology or IntegrationCopadata is a listed partner. zh-technologies uses Copadata's Zenon software for process control engineering visualization solutions.
• IgnitioncoreTechnology or Integrationzh-technologies is a Certified Ignition Integrator. Ignition (by Inductive Automation) is used for HMI/SCADA system design and implementation as part of automation solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Phoenix Contact: Large German player in industrial connection technology, control cabinets, PLCs (PLCnext) and automation software — overlapping capabilities but with a vastly broader product portfolio and global scale.
• Lenze SE: Established German automation vendor offering drives, PLCs, motion control and complete automation solutions — overlapping capabilities with zh-technologies, particularly around machine and plant integration.

Direct peers

• WAGO Kontakttechnik: German manufacturer of PLCs, I/O systems, HMI/SCADA and control cabinet components — comparable offering for machine and plant automation, with strong European footprint overlapping zh-technologies' territory.
• Bachmann Electronic: Austrian supplier of automation controllers, PLCs, HMI/SCADA and condition-monitoring systems with a strong integrator/machine-builder channel — directly comparable automation portfolio and DACH market focus.
• Beckhoff Automation: German-headquartered manufacturer of PC-based control, PLC, HMI and drive technology widely used by machine builders — comparable offering on the control programming side, though also a vendor partner to integrators.
• KEBA Group: Austrian-headquartered automation specialist offering PLC, HMI/SCADA, motion control, robotics integration and complete control cabinet solutions — directly comparable geography, product breadth, and target customers.
• B&R Industrial Automation: Austria-based (now ABB-owned) provider of PLCs, industrial PCs, motion control and complete machine automation solutions — overlapping product surface and customer base with zh-technologies, particularly around multi-vendor integration.
• Pilz GmbH & Co. KG: German specialist in safe automation — safety PLCs, risk assessment services, and CE-compliant machine safety consulting — directly overlapping zh-technologies' risk & hazard analysis and safety-relevant control work.
• Sigmatek: Austrian manufacturer of control systems, PLCs, HMI/SCADA visualization and safety modules, serving industrial machine and plant builders — close functional overlap with zh-technologies' control programming and process control offering.

Regional players

• Baumüller Nürnberg GmbH: German-based system integrator and manufacturer of drive and automation solutions for machine builders — comparable systems-integration services with a stronger DACH focus but similar project-based mid-market customer profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/zhtechnologies
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/zh-technologies

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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