Switchgear construction, electrical engineering, PLC and robot programming as well as CNC contract manufacturing of control cabinet enclosures in Chemnitz.
Autania Services GmbH
Chemnitz (Otto-Schmerbach-Straße 20)New on Amplifa
About Autania Services
Autania Services GmbH in Chemnitz manufactures switchgear systems from small distribution boards through to complex cabinet assemblies, including low-voltage main and sub-distribution boards, installation distribution boards, metering panels, power factor correction systems, measuring, control and instrumentation cabinets as well as customer-specific switchgear systems. Electrical engineering and project planning are carried out with EPLAN P8 and EPLAN 5.70 in accordance with VDE, EN and US standards as well as customer specifications. In addition, the company offers CNC-based sheet-metal processing of control cabinet enclosures and mounting plates (drilling 3–8 mm, thread forming M4–M8, milling, workpieces up to 2400x1550 mm) with an express service within 48 hours, PLC programming for Siemens, Rockwell and Codesys, robot programming (ABB, KUKA, FANUC, UR) as well as on-site service from electrical installation to maintenance. Customers include machine tool building, industrial plant engineering, printing, textile, wood and packaging machinery, environmental technology, rail vehicle construction and renewable energies. The production site is Otto-Schmerbach-Straße 20 in Chemnitz; control cabinets are manufactured UL-compliant for deliveries to the USA.
- Site
- Chemnitz
- Processes
- Control cabinet construction (small distribution boards through to complex cabinet assemblies), Switchgear construction including UL/CSA conformity, Electrical engineering and project planning (EPLAN P8 / EPLAN 5.70), PLC programming (Siemens, Rockwell, Codesys) and multilingual HMI visualization, CNC contract manufacturing (sheet-metal processing, enclosure processing, express service 48h), Component trading including energy monitoring and energy management, Service: electrical installation, commissioning, on-site robot and PLC programming, maintenance, Robot programming (ABB, KUKA, FANUC, UR)
- Materials
- Steel, Stainless steel, Copper, Aluminium, GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic), Plastic, EPLAN P8 / EPLAN 5.70, PLC and robot programming
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, UL (control cabinets according to UL standards, manufacturing and labeling), UL standard (control cabinets, manufacturing and labeling), ISO 14001, IATF 16949
- Employees
- 40
- Industries
- Machine tool building, Industrial plant engineering, Printing machinery, Textile machinery, Woodworking machinery, Packaging machinery
- 01
Electrical engineering and project planning (EPLAN)
- 02
CNC contract sheet-metal processing
- 03
Control cabinet and control system construction
- 04
PLC and robot programming
- 05
Testing before delivery
- 06
Commissioning and on-site service
- 07
Component trading and energy monitoring
Materials and processes
Steel
Processing of flat and folded workpieces in CNC contract manufacturing.
Stainless steel
Processing of enclosures and mounting plates in CNC contract manufacturing.
Copper
Processing in CNC contract manufacturing, among other things for electrical applications.
Aluminium
Processing of workpieces up to 2400x1550 mm.
GRP (glass-fibre reinforced plastic)
Processing of plastic-based materials on CNC machines.
Plastic
Processing in contract manufacturing for custom switchgear systems.
EPLAN P8 / EPLAN 5.70
Electrical engineering and documentation according to VDE, EN and US standards.
PLC and robot programming
Control systems based on Siemens, Rockwell, Codesys as well as robots from ABB, KUKA, FANUC and UR.
Locations
Chemnitz
DEHeadquarters, switchgear manufacturing, electrical engineering, CNC contract manufacturing
- Lot size
- Single-part and series production
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, copper, aluminium, GRP, plastic
- CNC sheet-metal processing equipment
- EPLAN P8 / EPLAN 5.70
- PLC development environments (Siemens TIA, Rockwell, Codesys)
Components and services
Inside the production
Industries
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Every control cabinet is tested before delivery in accordance with current standards; only tested and specified components are used. The company regularly passes customer audits from the railway industry and is certified to ISO 9001:2015 as well as for manufacturing and labeling of control cabinets according to UL standards.
| Evidence | Chemnitz |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| UL standard (control cabinets, manufacturing and labeling) | |
| ISO 14001 | |
| IATF 16949 |
History
- 1906
Origin of the Autania Group: founding of the company Rasmussen & Ernst, later Zschopauer Maschinenfabrik J. S. Rasmussen
- 1923
Formation of Zschopauer Motorenwerke J. S. Rasmussen AG with the DKW brand
- 1969
Acquisition of NSU and merger to form Audi NSU Auto Union AG (today Audi AG, Neckarsulm)
- 1979–1990
Autania Verwaltungs- und Beteiligungsgesellschaft takes stakes in companies in the environmental technology sector
- 1990
Rothenberger Group acquires majority stake; renaming to Autania Aktiengesellschaft für Industriebeteiligungen
- 1990–2000
Stakes in companies in the German machine tool industry
- 2000
Renaming to Autania – Advanced Technologies
- 2003
Change of ownership and integration into Autania AG (Dr. Rothenberger Group)
- bis 2009
Overhaul and service for grinding machines
- 2009
Specialization in switchgear construction, electrical project planning and CNC-based sheet-metal processing of control cabinet enclosures and mounting plates
- 2016
Certification for manufacturing and labeling of control cabinets according to UL standards (17.03.2016)
- 2022
Initial certification to ISO 9001 (03.06.2022)
- 2025
Georg Rudolph takes over as Managing Director at the start of the year; recertification to ISO 9001:2015 (27.06.2025)