ART Płakowice

What ART Płakowice does

ART Płakowice Sp. z o. o. is a Polish contract manufacturer specializing in electrotechnical and mechatronic products, operating as the principal production site of the German ART Group since its founding in 1995 in Lwówek Śląski, Lower Silesia. The company produces cable assemblies, sheet metal housings and enclosures, and complete control and switch cabinets, serving industrial OEMs in energy and environmental technology, printing machinery, transport and transportation systems, and machine tool and plant engineering. Its main production site is located approximately 70 km from the German-Polish border, enabling cost-competitive Polish manufacturing combined with short logistics lead times to Western European customers.

Core capabilities span four integrated service lines: cable production (fully automated cutting, crimping, printing, and 100% software-controlled high-voltage and pull-force testing), sheet metal processing (punching, laser cutting, and bending up to 2500 mm with external powder coating and wet painting partners), control and switch cabinet engineering (single-unit through small/medium series with lead times from hours to days), and final assembly with functional, visual, and simulation testing. Under its System Partner offering, ART Płakowice aggregates these capabilities into a turnkey service that includes material procurement for ~2,000 active articles, ERP integration with customer systems, technical change management, and direct delivery into customer logistics chains — delivering up to 200 highly variable controllers per week for its anchor transport systems customer.

The commercial model is direct enterprise B2B: quote-based project pricing, multi-year system partnerships, and sales via phone and email rather than self-serve channels. The company holds PL ISO 9001 certification continuously since 1995 under a proprietary Q-Plan quality system with a zero-error principle and continuous improvement process, and ISO 14001 environmental certification. Leadership consists of CEO Andreas Kammerer and COO Artur Walkowiak, with ownership residing within the family-controlled ART Group headquartered in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, alongside sister entity ABW Metalltechnik in Weingarten.

Name

ART Płakowice

Legal name

ART Płakowice Sp. z o. o.

Website

https://art-plakowice.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ART Płakowice is a Polish contract manufacturer and main production site of Germany's ART Group, producing cable assemblies, sheet metal enclosures, and control/switch cabinets for European industrial OEMs in transport, printing, energy, and machine tool sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electrotechnical Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998), Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (3359)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

Keywords

• Cable assembly manufacturing
• Sheet metal fabrication
• Control cabinet engineering
• Electrotechnical contract manufacturing
• Mechatronic assembly services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lwowek Slaski

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing of electrotechnical products including cable production, sheet metal processing, control/switch cabinet assembly, and assembly services. Acts as both value-creation partner (supporting specific manufacturing processes) and system partner (providing complete control system design, project management, and delivery). Revenue derived from manufacturing fees for processed materials and assembled products delivered to customer logistics chains.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

ART Płakowice manufactures cable assemblies, sheet metal enclosures, and complete electronic control and switch cabinets for industrial OEM customers, operating as both a value-creation partner (contract manufacturing on individual processes) and a system partner (full control system design, project management, and 100% end-inspected delivery into customer logistics chains). The integrated offering spans four core capabilities — cable production (Kabelkonfektion), sheet metal processing (Blechbearbeitung), control and switch cabinet engineering, and assembly (Montage) — that can be procured individually or bundled into a turnkey system partner package managing roughly 2,000 active articles, assemblies, and electronic components.

Product overview

ART Płakowice offers a unified manufacturing and assembly service portfolio for electrotechnical and mechatronic products. The core offering comprises four integrated value-creation services: Cable Production (Kabelkonfektion), Sheet Metal Processing (Blechbearbeitung), Control & Switch Cabinet Engineering (Steuerungs- & Schaltschrankbau), and Assembly (Montage). These services are designed to work independently or in combination, with Sheet Metal Processing providing custom housing solutions that complement Control & Switch Cabinet production, and Cable Production supporting both. The company also offers System Partner Services—a higher-level integration combining all four core capabilities into complete turnkey solutions including material procurement, ERP networking, quality testing, and supply chain logistics, delivering up to 200 controllers per week directly into customer logistics chains. Located in Lwówek Śląski, Poland approximately 70km from the German border, the facility serves as the main production site of the ART Group.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cable Production (Kabelkonfektion) Contract cable assembly production in small and medium unit volumes for demanding industrial customers, featuring high product variation and variety management with short delivery times. Equipment includes fully automated machines for single-core and wire processing, automated cutting machines, printing systems, and crimping presses with state-of-the-art quality assurance tools (integrated micrograph monitoring, crimping force monitoring, crimp height measurement, pull-out force tests) plus 100% software-controlled automated high-voltage and insulation resistance testing.
• Sheet Metal Processing (Blechbearbeitung) Custom sheet metal and housing solutions for controllers, switching devices, cable systems, and electromechanical products, coordinated within the ART Group's housing technology business unit by ABW Gehäusetechnik GmbH in Weingarten, Germany. Equipment includes punching machines (2x), a laser processing center, edging/bending machines (6x, max width 2500 mm), press-fitting, riveting, welding, gluing, assembly areas for complex mechatronic systems, and external coating specialists for powder coating or wet painting.
• Control & Switch Cabinet Engineering (Steuerungs- & Schaltschrankbau) Manufacturing of controllers and switching devices from single units to small and medium volumes, with series lead times ranging from hours to several days, for both variant-free and highly optioned product families. Technical project leads implement customer specifications with cost-saving solutions drawn from an extensive experience pool, including design, development, and technical change management of complete control systems comprising the machine controller and connected cabling.
• Assembly (Montage) Assembly of component assemblies and devices with quality assurance, logistics, materials management, and order processing coordinated with customers. Features process-accompanying testing elements, functional and visual final inspections, coordinated logistics, and custom packaging specifications for on-time damage-free delivery into customer supply chains.
• System Partner Services (Systempartner) Higher-level end-to-end system partnership offering modular service packages including material procurement and requirements planning for approximately 2,000 active articles, assemblies, and electronic components; technical change management; ERP networking; cable and wiring assembly; sheet metal/housing production; power electronics production lines; assembly and wiring with quality, functional, and simulation testing; and complete packaging and supply logistics. Delivers up to 200 highly variable controllers per week directly into customer logistics supply chains under a near-two-decade system partnership with an international transport systems manufacturer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivers up to 200 highly variable controllers per week directly into customer logistics supply chains
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• ABW GehäusetechnikcoreTechnology or IntegrationSubsidiary of ART Group that coordinates housing technology expertise. ABW Gehäusetechnik GmbH in Weingarten (near Karlsruhe) provides comprehensive expertise in sheet metal processing. Design and development tasks as well as technical change management are handled at ART-Płakowice in close collaboration with ABW experts. Cross-location organization limits risks through redundancy. Equipment includes punching machines, laser processing centers, and bending machines coordinated through ABW.
• ART GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerART Płakowice is an integral part of the ART Group headquartered in Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The Group includes ABW Metalltechnik in Weingarten (since 1964) and the Polish location (since 1995). The multinational branch concept combines capabilities for cable systems, housing technology, and industrial switch cabinet assembly. Redundant operating facilities, machinery, and broadly trained teams mitigate delivery performance and availability risks.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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