Development and manufacture of automated test systems, test stands and industrial software for the manufacturing industry
AUTFORCE Automations GmbH
8403 Lebring (AT, Headquarters, Test Lab) · 88171 Weiler-Simmerberg (DE, Sales Office)New on Amplifa
Test systems and industrial software from a single source
AUTFORCE Automations GmbH, headquartered in Lebring (Austria), is a specialist for automated test systems and industrial software in the manufacturing industry. The company develops and manufactures inverter end-of-line test stands, leak testing systems, sorting and testing systems (ADAM), function test cabinets, vision inspection solutions as well as laboratory test stands for electric motors. The value chain includes design, electrical engineering (E-planning), PLC programming, control cabinet construction, software development, system assembly and retrofit – all from a single source. With the in-house test stand software autfactory, test data is captured, visualized and traced seamlessly down to lot size 1 (digital component file). In the company's own Test Lab, AUTFORCE offers Testing-as-a-Service for inverters, e-motors and electronic components as well as feasibility studies. Founded in 2000 and, since 2020, with management participation in the company, AUTFORCE supplies customers in the automotive, e-mobility, electronics, die casting, medical technology, plastics, paper, food retail and energy technology industries; through the sales office in Weiler-Simmerberg (Germany), the DACH region and the rest of Europe as well as projects outside Europe are supported.
- Site
- Lebring
- Processes
- Leak testing (differential pressure), Leak testing (relative pressure), Leak testing (flow), Leak testing (flow leak), Burst testing, Helium and tracer gas testing, Automated optical inspection (AOI) / optical quality control (2D/3D), Optical shrinkage cavity inspection in castings
- Materials
- Aluminum (aluminum die casting), Permanent mold casting (material), Sand casting (material), Copper (copper coils, winding conductors), Plastics (injection molded parts), Aluminum die casting, Permanent mold casting, Sand casting
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, EcoVadis Silver
- Founded
- 2000
- Industries
- Automotive, E-Mobility, Electronics, Die casting, Medical technology, Plastics
- 01
Consulting on test specification / requirements specification
- 02
Feasibility study / proof of concept
- 03
Design
- 04
Electrical engineering (E-planning)
- 05
PLC and control programming
- 06
Control cabinet construction
- 07
Software development (autfactory)
- 08
System assembly
- 09
Commissioning and retrofit
Tested materials and components
Aluminum die casting
Aluminum die cast components are optically measured and tested for shrinkage cavities (detection from 0.4 mm).
Permanent mold casting
Permanent mold cast parts are inspected in the shrinkage inspection system with a multi-camera system.
Sand casting
Sand cast components are testable materials for optical shrinkage inspection.
Copper
Copper coils and winding conductors are resistance welded or optically inspected 360°.
Plastics
Plastic injection molded parts are tested for leak-tightness (e.g. melt defects).
Wood (pallets)
Empty pallets are classified by type and quality using a 3D laser scanner and 2D color cameras.
Locations
Lebring
ATHeadquarters, systems engineering, assembly, Test Lab, product development
- Materials
- Aluminum, copper, plastics
- Leak testing CUBE (with ATEQ)
- Sorting and testing system ADAM
- Shrinkage inspection system (multi-camera system)
- Inverter EOL robot cell
- Laboratory test stand for electric motors
- Test Lab (Testing-as-a-Service)
Weiler-Simmerberg
DESales office with inverter testing expertise
- Function test cabinets for inverter EOL
Test systems and systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leak testing (differential pressure)Testing | – | – | – | – | Aluminum, Plastics |
| Leak testing (relative pressure)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leak testing (flow)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Leak testing (flow leak)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Burst testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Helium and tracer gas testingTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automated optical inspection (AOI) / optical quality control (2D/3D)Testing | – | 350 mm (shrinkage inspection) | – | – | Aluminum, Copper, Plastics |
| Optical shrinkage cavity inspection in castingsTesting | Shrinkage cavity detection from 0.4 mm | 400 mm × 350 mm | – | – | Aluminum die casting, Permanent mold casting, Sand casting |
| Weld seam inspection (optical, 360°)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Container inspection (3D, fully automatic)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multi-label scanningTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Pallet sorting with quality inspection (PalletSort Max, 3D laser scanner & 2D color cameras)Testing | – | – | up to 200 pallets/hour | – | Wood |
| Inverter end-of-line testing (insulation testing, high-voltage test, function test)Testing | – | – | up to 950 inverters per shift | – | Copper |
| Electric motor test stand (insulation test, phase resistance, back-EMF, drag torque, resolver check)Testing | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| High-voltage testing (HV testing, voltage withstand, insulation resistance)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Vibration analysis (NVH)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Force-displacement measurementTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sorting and testing system for bulk material (ADAM, optical/mechanical, AI/deep learning)Testing | – | – | – | – | Plastics, Metal |
| Resistance welding of copper coils with optical quality controlJoining | – | – | – | – | Copper |
| Ultrasonic weldingJoining | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Laser marking for component identification (DMC)Surface | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly of components (assembly station)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Component measurement (measuring station for die cast parts)Testing | – | – | – | – | Aluminum |
| Test stand software development (autfactory)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| PLC programming (Siemens, Beckhoff)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rest bus simulationTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing-as-a-Service (inverters, e-motors, electronic components)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Feasibility studies / proof of conceptEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Retrofit of existing systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
11 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leak testing CUBE (leak testing system) | AUTFORCE / ATEQ | – | – | – | Lebring, Austria |
| Sorting and testing system (bulk material, ADAM) | AUTFORCE ADAM | – | – | – | Lebring, Austria |
| Pallet sorting system | AUTFORCE PalletSort Max | – | System approx. 17 × 9 m | – | Germany (customer EDEKA) |
| Shrinkage inspection system (multi-camera system with lighting dome) | AUTFORCE | – | Component size 350 x 400 mm | – | Lebring, Austria |
| Inverter EOL test stand (robot cell) | AUTFORCE | – | 7.3 × 6.5 × 3.1 m (total area incl. safety zones) | – | Lebring, Austria |
| Laboratory test stand for electric motors | AUTFORCE / Dewetron (measuring systems) | – | – | – | Lebring, Austria |
| Function test cabinet with active load | AUTFORCE | – | – | – | – |
| Function test cabinet with passive load (L-load) | AUTFORCE | – | – | – | – |
| Test cell for inverter testing (with water conditioning) | AUTFORCE / IRS Systementwicklung | – | – | – | – |
| Winding machine with resistance welding station for copper coils | AUTFORCE | – | – | – | – |
| Winding conductor testing system (4 line cameras, 360° coverage) | AUTFORCE | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Certifications
AUTFORCE is certified to ISO 9001 (since 2015) and ISO 14001 (since 2022) (Quality Austria Certification GmbH) as well as EcoVadis Silver. Test results are traced digitally and seamlessly down to lot size 1 via autfactory (digital component file).
| Evidence | Lebring | Weiler-Simmerberg |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | ||
| ISO 14001:2015 | ||
| EcoVadis Silver |
Company history
- 2000
Founded by Oliver Hohnhold and DI (FH) DI Christian Herzog
- 2001
First project outside Europe (Mexico)
- 2003
Siemens Solution Partner, pioneer in the field of PLC standardization
- 2005
Start of development of the test stand software autfactory
- 2007
Deepening of technology competence in NVH test stands & rest bus simulation
- 2010
More than 300 successfully completed projects
- 2014
Foundation of AUTFORCE Vision Systems GmbH
- 2015
Certification to ISO 9001
- 2016
autfactory fully web-based
- 2020
Move into the new headquarters with its own Test Lab; management participation in the company
- 2021
Microsoft Gold Partner
- 2022
Certification to ISO 14001; expansion of the AUTFORCE Germany office
- 2023
Second Managing Director Ing. Christian Hanbauer; EU AI project SoliDAIR; photovoltaic system
- 2024
Kununu Top Company
- 2025
EcoVadis Silver; expansion of the assembly hall by approx. 350 m²; 25 years of AUTFORCE