Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH

What Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH does

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH is a family-owned German engineering services firm headquartered in Wesseling-Berzdorf, founded in 1970. It specializes in measurement, control, and regulation (MSR) technology for refrigeration, climate, and ventilation systems, serving as a full-lifecycle service provider from planning through control cabinet manufacturing, PLC programming, installation, commissioning, and ongoing maintenance. The company operates with 71 employees — including 31 electronics technicians, 6 SPS/PLC technicians, 7 technical drafters, 3 project managers, and 12 apprentices — under three Engels-family managing directors.

The core technology stack centers on multi-platform PLC programming (Siemens Simatic S7/S5/Logo/PCS7, Mitsubishi, Schneider, AEG Modicon, Phoenix, Texas Instruments, DDC Priva) and CAE/E-Plan design workstations supported by a proprietary specialist database built since 1989. A recent innovation initiative, 'Schaltschrankbau DIGITAL,' developed in partnership with Weidmüller, introduces digital twin technology for control cabinet construction and was showcased at the Digitale Woche Rhein-Erft. The company is ISO 9001-1 certified.

The business model is project-based enterprise services with quote-driven pricing tied to project scope. The firm sells directly to large industrial and institutional clients — including Siemens, Bayer AG, Daimler-Benz, Ford, Bundeswehr, Aldi, Lidl, Rewe, Haribo, Lindt & Sprüngli, Dr. Oetker, Iglo, bofrost, Koelnmesse, RheinEnergie Stadion, and Deutsche Welle — across verticals including manufacturing, food industry, pharmaceuticals, government/defense, healthcare, logistics, retail, and sports venues. Projects are delivered nationally, across Europe, and globally. The company is privately held, family-controlled, and has no external investors or disclosed revenue.

Name

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH

Legal name

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH

Website

https://engels-schmitz.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH is a family-owned German engineering services firm providing full-lifecycle measurement, control, and regulation (MSR) solutions for refrigeration, climate, and ventilation systems, serving enterprise clients across manufacturing, food, retail, defense, and healthcare.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Building Automation & MSR Engineering Services

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Switchgear & Switchboard Apparatus (3613)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK), Refrigeration Components & Controls (Compressors, Valves, Sensors) (IMAHAKAH), I&C / Controls & Automation Commissioning (DCS/PLC/SCADA) (EUAEAJAD)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• Building automation systems
• Control cabinet manufacturing
• PLC programming services
• HVAC control solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Wesseling

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Project-Based Services: Full lifecycle services from planning, control cabinet manufacturing, programming, installation, commissioning to maintenance for MSR systems in refrigeration, climate, and ventilation applications. Projects are custom-designed and built to customer specifications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH delivers full-lifecycle Measurement, Control, and Regulation (MSR) engineering services for industrial and commercial refrigeration, climate (HVAC), and ventilation systems. The offering spans five integrated phases — Planning, Control Cabinet Construction, Programming, Commissioning, and Maintenance/Service — using E-Plan CAE tools and a specialist database built since 1989. The company builds, programs, and installs custom control cabinets, PLC/SPS systems, and building automation solutions for large industrial facilities, with international deployment capabilities.

Product overview

Elektro Engels & Schmitz GmbH operates as a service company providing integrated solutions in Measurement, Control, and Regulation (MSR) technology for refrigeration, climate, and ventilation systems. Rather than a software product, their offering is a comprehensive engineering and service portfolio comprising five interconnected phases: Planning, Control Cabinet Construction, Programming, Commissioning, and Maintenance/Service. The Planning phase develops customized control solutions using E-Plan CAE tools; Control Cabinet Construction manufactures bespoke switchgear systems in-house; Programming covers multiple PLC platforms (Siemens, Mitsubishi, Schneider, Phoenix, etc.) and visualization systems; Commissioning handles global on-site deployment; and Maintenance/Service ensures ongoing reliability. A notable innovation initiative is 'Schaltschrankbau DIGITAL' developed with Weidmüller, exploring digital twin technology for the electrical trade.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Planung (Planning) Engineering and development of customized control system solutions for refrigeration, climate, and ventilation applications, utilizing modern CAE/E-Plan tools and a comprehensive specialist database maintained since 1989. Sold as the first phase of the company's integrated MSR service offering for enterprise and institutional customers.
• Schaltschrankbau (Control Cabinet Construction) Custom manufacturing of control cabinets and electrical control systems for the regulation and control of refrigeration, climate, and ventilation systems, performed in-house with multi-stage quality assurance. Sold as the production phase of the company's MSR service offering.
• Programmierung (Programming) Programming of control systems across multiple platforms — DDC Priva, Siemens Simatic (S7, S5, Logo, PCS7), Mitsubishi, Schneider (Quantum, Momentum, Compact), AEG Modicon, Phoenix Inline CPU/PC Worx, Texas Instruments PLCs, Sauter, Kieback & Peter, and Siemens/Desigo — supported by visualization tools Wizcon, WINCC, and IFIX. Sold as the configuration phase of the MSR service offering.
• Inbetriebnahme (Commissioning) Installation and professional commissioning of MSR control systems with international deployment of trained technicians for on-site setup, testing, and handover to regular operation. Sold as the deployment phase of the MSR service offering.
• Wartung & Service (Maintenance & Service) Ongoing maintenance and service support for installed MSR systems and control solutions to ensure continued reliable operation. Sold as the lifecycle support phase of the MSR service offering.
• Schaltschrankbau DIGITAL (Digital Control Cabinet Construction) Digital twin-enabled control cabinet construction service co-developed with Weidmüller, applying digital representations of physical switchgear systems to optimize design and production workflows within the firm's MSR offering.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete MSR solutions from single source - planning to maintenance

Named customers17 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• WeidmüllercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for digitalization in the trades sector. Jointly developed 'Schaltschrankbau Digital' (Digital Control Cabinet Construction) and 'digitaler Zwilling' (digital twin) technology. This innovation project was showcased at Digitale Woche Rhein-Erft, enabling optimization of work processes through digital representations of physical control systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Peers

• Honeywell Building Technologies:

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Smart Infrastructure: Global automation and building technology incumbent whose PLC platforms (Simatic S7/PCS7) EES programs on; competes with EES for large building automation and industrial MSR projects and is also an EES customer.

Direct peers

• Kieback & Peter: German-headquartered building automation specialist offering DDC/PLC-based MSR solutions for HVAC, refrigeration, and ventilation — closely comparable to EES in technology stack, customer segments, and lifecycle service model.
• SPIE GmbH: Large German multi-technical services group offering industrial MEP, automation, and facility services — comparable at the MSR/EPC services layer, but operating at much greater scale than EES.
• Sauter AG: Swiss-German building management systems and MSR controls provider serving commercial and industrial facilities across Europe — directly competes in the same HVAC/R automation and lifecycle services space as EES.
• WAGO Kontakttechnik: German manufacturer of PLC/automation controllers and control cabinet components widely used in HVAC and industrial MSR applications — comparable as both a technology peer and ecosystem participant that EES integrates into its solutions.
• Phoenix Contact: German industrial automation, PLC, and control cabinet solutions provider — comparable in PLC/Inline CPU product range referenced by EES and in serving the same industrial MSR integrators and end customers.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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