Engineering office for electrical planning, automation and PLC programming for infrastructure, mechanical engineering and logistics.
DriveCon GmbH
Dettelbach (Mainfrankenpark 59)New on Amplifa
About DriveCon
DriveCon GmbH is an engineering office for electrical systems based in the Mainfrankenpark in Dettelbach near Würzburg. Founded in 2001, the company provides electrical planning in accordance with HOAI, electrical engineering design, switchgear planning including delivery of control cabinets, electrical installation, and PLC programming, visualization and commissioning. A specialty is the planning and software programming for large-scale projects in hydraulic steel structures, such as locks, weir systems, ship lifts and movable bridges. A second core business is automation solutions for special-purpose machinery as well as for warehouse, conveying and logistics systems, including material flow systems with SAP integration. With its own process control software MINGLECONTROL and individual apps and operator interfaces, the company also offers process control systems and industrial apps. The services are complemented by the subsidiary ibz|Gebäudeplanung (Ingenieurbüro Zink), which has belonged to DriveCon GmbH since 2025 and is responsible for the electrical planning of technical building services for public, social and commercial buildings. The company employs more than 40 staff and works for public clients, industrial companies and operators of complex technical systems in Germany and abroad.
- Site
- Dettelbach
- Processes
- Electrical planning in accordance with HOAI (service phases 1–9), Electrical engineering design (interfaces, cables, sensors, circuit and wiring diagrams), PLC programming, Visualization / SCADA applications, Electrical installation / electrical assembly, Commissioning and functional testing of systems, Maintenance & Service / maintenance of systems and drive components, Process control with the MINGLECONTROL process control system
- Materials
- PLC Programming, Visualization / SCADA, Material Flow Systems, Process Control MINGLECONTROL, Electrical Planning in Accordance with HOAI, BIM Planning, Switchgear (EMSR), Technical Building Services
- Certificates
- Risk assessment in accordance with the Machinery Directive, Conformity and manufacturer declarations for switchgear, Acceptance protocols and functional tests, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 2001
- Employees
- more than 40
- Industries
- Hydraulic steel structures, Bridge construction, Transportation engineering, Railway technology, Machinery/special-purpose machinery engineering, Warehouse, conveying & logistics technology
- 01
Electrical planning in accordance with HOAI
- 02
Electrical engineering design
- 03
Switchgear planning and delivery of control cabinets
- 04
PLC programming and visualization
- 05
Electrical installation and assembly
- 06
Commissioning and functional testing
- 07
Maintenance & Service
Services and Processes
PLC Programming
Software development for programmable logic controllers in machinery, conveying systems and hydraulic steel structures.
Visualization / SCADA
Process and plant visualization for machinery and systems.
Material Flow Systems
Programming of MFR/WMS solutions and host computers including SAP interfaces.
Process Control MINGLECONTROL
Proprietary process automation software for the complete automation of product manufacturing.
Electrical Planning in Accordance with HOAI
Specialist planning of electrical systems across all service phases 1–9.
BIM Planning
Electrical planning using the BIM method for the highest planning quality.
Switchgear (EMSR)
Planning, design and delivery of power distributions, control cabinets and EMSR systems.
Technical Building Services
Electrical planning for public, social and commercial buildings via ibz|Gebäudeplanung.
Locations
Dettelbach
DEHead office: electrical planning, automation, PLC programming, switchgear construction and commissioning
- Materials
- Electrical engineering, automation software
- Control cabinet construction and switchgear manufacturing
- PLC development environments for Siemens, Rockwell, Wago, Schneider, Beckhoff, SEW and Lenze
Components and Systems
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical planning in accordance with HOAI (service phases 1–9)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical engineering design (interfaces, cables, sensors, circuit and wiring diagrams)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| PLC programmingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Visualization / SCADA applicationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical installation / electrical assemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning and functional testing of systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance & Service / maintenance of systems and drive componentsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Process control with the MINGLECONTROL process control systemEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial app development / operator interfacesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Programming of material flow systems (MFR/WMS, SAP interfaces, host computers)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Risk assessment (among others in accordance with the Machinery Directive)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Network calculationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lighting calculation / lighting technology planningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Earthing planning and earthing acceptanceEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lightning protection planning (internal and external lightning protection)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Construction supervision of electrical systems (object supervision HP 8 HOAI)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical planning using the BIM methodEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant emulation to shorten commissioning timesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Switchgear is manufactured in accordance with applicable standards and regulations and verified through conformity and manufacturer declarations; projects are accompanied by risk assessments in accordance with the Machinery Directive, functional tests and complete documentation.
| Evidence | Dettelbach |
|---|---|
| Risk assessment in accordance with the Machinery Directive | |
| Conformity and manufacturer declarations for switchgear | |
| Acceptance protocols and functional tests | |
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 2001
Founded on 16 March by Ralf Weisenseel, Günter Kimmelmann and Wolfram Koßner; business operations commenced on 1 April; based in the Mainfrankenpark Dettelbach
- 2008
Joining of Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Michael Weisenseel
- 2010
Move to the new company building
- 2013
Joining of Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Andreas Weisenseel
- 2016
Michael and Andreas Weisenseel become partners
- 2017
The ship lift at the Three Gorges Dam (China) receives the Ulrich Finsterwalder Structural Engineering Award; DriveCon was responsible for the planning of the electrical equipment
- 2018
Günter Kimmelmann transfers his company shares to Michael and Andreas Weisenseel
- 2019
Michael and Andreas Weisenseel become managing directors as of 1 January
- 2020
Ralf Weisenseel leaves the management as of 31 December
- 2021
Development of the process automation software MINGLECONTROL; 20 years of DriveCon
- 2025
The Ingenieurbüro Zink (IBZ) becomes a subsidiary of DriveCon GmbH as of 1 January; headcount grows to more than 40
- 2026
25th company anniversary on 1 April