Development and manufacture of custom electric motors and motor components – from one-off pieces to series production, Made in Germany.
ATE Antriebstechnik und Entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG
Leutkirch im Allgäu (headquarters, 5 plants)New on Amplifa
About ATE
ATE is an engineering and manufacturing partner for custom electric drive solutions based in Leutkirch im Allgäu. The company develops and manufactures motor components such as stators and rotors as well as complete electric motors – including asynchronous, synchronous, torque, spindle and test bench motors – whenever speed, installation space, power density or installation situation exceed standard requirements. Manufacturing encompasses laser cutting of electrical steel sheet, (partially) automated winding processes, mechanical machining, vacuum potting and in-house toolmaking; materials processed include copper wire, electrical steel sheet and permanent magnetic materials. Production starts from a quantity of 1 up to series production, with around 50,000 motor elements and electric motors per year across five plants at the site. Customer industries include machine tool building, compressors and generators, test bench drives, e-mobility, refrigeration and air-conditioning technology, medical technology, aerospace and motorsport – for example, various drives of the victorious Porsche 919 Hybrid at Le Mans 2015 come from ATE. Customers worldwide are served via sales partners in China, Japan and South Korea.
- Site
- Leutkirch im Allgäu
- Processes
- Laser cutting of electrical steel sheet (stator/rotor sheet cutouts), Vacuum potting, (Partially) automated winding processes, Mechanical machining processes (all of them, own machinery fleet), Toolmaking (in-house), Automated end-of-line test system, Development & manufacture of electric motors and motor components (stators, rotors), Design/development of electric drive systems (magnetic circuit and strength calculations)
- Materials
- Copper wire, Electrical steel sheet (stator and rotor sheet cutouts), Permanent magnets
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 165
- Industries
- Machine tool building, Water & wastewater technology, Refrigeration & air-conditioning technology, Mobile work machinery, Compressors and generators, E-mobility
- 01
Consulting and design
- 02
Development (magnetic circuit and strength calculations)
- 03
Laser cutting of electrical steel sheet
- 04
Winding
- 05
Mechanical machining
- 06
Vacuum potting
- 07
In-house toolmaking
- 08
Assembly
- 09
End-of-line testing
Materials and Processes
Copper wire
Base material for the (partially) automated stator winding processes.
Electrical steel sheet (stator and rotor sheet cutouts)
Stocked raw material, cut at the company's own laser cutting center.
Permanent magnets
Stocked raw material for rotor and drive concepts with high power density.
Locations
Leutkirch im Allgäu
DEHeadquarters with 5 plants (office and production)
- Part weight / size
- largest motor Ø1,600 mm, 300 kW, 30,000 Nm
- Lot size
- One-off pieces to series
- Materials
- Copper wire, electrical steel sheet, permanent magnets
- Laser cutting center for electrical steel sheet (Plant 5)
- Vacuum potting systems
- (Partially) automated winding systems
- Mechanical machining machinery fleet
- Automated end-of-line test system
- Toolmaking facility
Components and Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cutting of electrical steel sheet (stator/rotor sheet cutouts)Machining | – | – | – | – | Electrical steel sheet |
| Vacuum pottingSurface | – | – | – | – | – |
| (Partially) automated winding processesJoining | – | – | – | 1 | Copper wire |
| Mechanical machining processes (all of them, own machinery fleet)Machining | – | – | – | 1 – 1000 | – |
| Toolmaking (in-house)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated end-of-line test systemTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development & manufacture of electric motors and motor components (stators, rotors)Assembly | – | – | – | 1 | Copper wire, Permanent magnets, Stator and rotor sheet cutouts |
| Design/development of electric drive systems (magnetic circuit and strength calculations)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laser cutting center for electrical steel sheet | – | 1 | – | 2025 | Leutkirch im Allgäu, Plant 5 |
| Vacuum potting systems | – | – | – | – | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
| Machinery fleet for mechanical machining processes | – | – | – | – | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
| (Partially) automated winding systems | – | – | – | – | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
| Automated end-of-line test system | – | – | – | – | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
| Toolmaking facility | – | – | – | – | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
All products go through an automated end-of-line test system; the company is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
| Evidence | Leutkirch im Allgäu |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| IATF 16949 |
History
- 2000
Founding of ATE Antriebstechnik und Entwicklungs GmbH by four shareholders
- 2004
Certification to DIN EN ISO 9001
- 2008
World record: development of a micro drive with 1 million revolutions
- 2014
Move into a newly constructed office and production building with 1,000 m² (Plant 2); largest motor with Ø1,600 mm, 300 kW, 30,000 Nm
- 2015
Porsche 919 Hybrid wins the 24-hour race at Le Mans with various ATE drives
- 2016
Renaming to ATE Antriebstechnik und Entwicklungs GmbH & Co. KG
- 2017
Welcoming the 100th employee
- 2019
Move into a newly constructed production hall with 2,000 m² (Plant 3)
- 2020
Welcoming the 150th employee
- 2024
Expansion of potting capacities
- 2025
Commissioning of new laser cutting center, Plant 5