Engineering office for building automation, industrial automation, control cabinet construction, communication and security technology
Foth GmbH
Osnabrück (Lipper Str. 28, Osnabrück-Hellern)New on Amplifa
About Foth GmbH
Foth GmbH is an engineering office in Osnabrück that has been active in the electrical and automation field since 1992. Its core areas are industrial automation with PLC programming (Siemens S7, Beckhoff, Wago, Lenze), drive technology, control systems, control cabinet construction including technical drawings and documentation, as well as electrification and commissioning of series and special machines for prototypes and series systems. In addition, the company offers building automation (KNX/EIB, LON, DALI, LCN, DMX, PHC), communication and network technology, digital room information systems, alarm and security technology, energy management with photovoltaics, heat pumps, storage systems and charging infrastructure, as well as specialist electrical planning for residential buildings, public buildings and commercial properties. Services include consulting, planning, application software, visualisation concepts, commissioning, remote maintenance, training and service. As a system integrator, Foth GmbH works with partners such as ABB, Gira, Hager/Berker, Siemens, Beckhoff and Lenze. The managing director is Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Thomas Foth; the nine-member team comprises master electricians, graduate engineers and one apprentice.
- Site
- Osnabrück
- Processes
- Industrial automation / automation technology (PLC, drive technology, control systems), Control cabinet construction (planning, manufacturing incl. technical drawings and documentation), Electrification and commissioning of systems/processes, PLC programming (Siemens S7, STEP 7) and application software (PLC, HMI, frequency inverters), Development and implementation of visualisation concepts (HMI, PC-based visualisation), Building automation (KNX/EIB, LON, DALI, LCN, DMX, PHC) incl. application software and commissioning, Communication technology / network technology and telephony, Remote maintenance and remote parameterisation of systems
- Materials
- Programmable logic controllers (Siemens S7, STEP 7, Beckhoff, Wago, Lenze), Building automation KNX/EIB, LON, DALI, LCN, DMX, PHC, HMI and visualisation systems, Energy management (photovoltaics, heat pump, storage, wallboxes)
- Founded
- 1992
- Employees
- 9
- Industries
- Building technology / Smart Building, Industrial automation / Mechanical engineering, Commercial and purpose-built buildings, Premium real estate, Public buildings, Building technology / Smart Home / Smart Building
- 01
Consulting and specialist electrical planning
- 02
Planning and development of the automation concept
- 03
Control cabinet construction incl. technical drawings and documentation
- 04
Creation of application software (PLC, HMI, frequency inverters, visualisation)
- 05
Electrification and on-site commissioning
- 06
Remote maintenance, maintenance, service and training
Services and Systems
Programmable logic controllers (Siemens S7, STEP 7, Beckhoff, Wago, Lenze)
Core component of industrial automation for controlling, regulating and monitoring series and special machines.
Building automation KNX/EIB, LON, DALI, LCN, DMX, PHC
Bus systems for building automation including application software and commissioning.
HMI and visualisation systems
Operation, process monitoring and PC-based visualisation including data archiving.
Planning, installation, parameterisation and maintenance of premises security systems.
Energy management (photovoltaics, heat pump, storage, wallboxes)
Cross-manufacturer and cross-trade networking for energy efficiency and load management.
Location
Osnabrück
DEHeadquarters and engineering office (in Osnabrück-Hellern since 2013)
Service Areas
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial automation / automation technology (PLC, drive technology, control systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet construction (planning, manufacturing incl. technical drawings and documentation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrification and commissioning of systems/processesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| PLC programming (Siemens S7, STEP 7) and application software (PLC, HMI, frequency inverters)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and implementation of visualisation concepts (HMI, PC-based visualisation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Building automation (KNX/EIB, LON, DALI, LCN, DMX, PHC) incl. application software and commissioningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Communication technology / network technology and telephonyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Remote maintenance and remote parameterisation of systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, service and upkeep of existing systemsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Company History
- 1992
Foundation of Foth GmbH by Lothar Foth; originally furnishing of apartments and commercial premises with furniture and antiques, Heger Str. 24, Osnabrück
- 1996
After the death of Lothar Foth, Thomas Foth takes over the management, together with Johanna Foth
- 1998
Foundation of the engineering office Foth by Dipl.-Ing. Thomas Foth; engineering in industrial automation
- 1999
Thomas Foth becomes a freelance lecturer at the Chamber of Crafts Osnabrück/Emsland (electrical engineering, automation technology, PLC)
- 2000
Expansion to include building automation (EIB/KNX) and communication technology
- 2001
Expansion to include alarm and security technology
- 2005
Thomas Foth appointed as an PLC specialist to the examination board of the Chamber of Crafts Osnabrück/Emsland
- 2006
System partner/system integrator of the ABB Group; takeover and integration of the engineering office Foth into Foth GmbH; Thomas Foth becomes managing director
- 2008
Expansion to include control cabinet construction
- 2010
System partner of Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG
- 2012
Closure of the showroom at Heger Str. 24, abandonment of the location; spin-off of the wood processing/furniture manufacturing division (Wolfgang Foth)
- 2013
Relocation of the company headquarters to Osnabrück-Hellern
- 2013-2015
Project partner BTZ Osnabrück on the topic of competence centre (system integrator for building system technology)
- 2014
System partner of Berker GmbH (subsidiary of Hager Vertriebsgesellschaft)
- 2012-2014
Project partner HanD/I (Beuth University of Applied Sciences Berlin, AOK Niedersachsen, Chamber of Crafts Osnabrück)
- 2016
Founding member of the Network for Modern Building System Technology of BTZ Osnabrück; system partner Gira Giersiepen GmbH & Co. KG
- 2017
25th anniversary (engineering office); member/partner of Connected Comfort
- 2020
Addition of the specialist electrical planning division
- 2023
Thomas Foth appointed to the examination board of the Chamber of Crafts Osnabrück/Emsland/Grafschaft Bentheim (master electrician in electrical engineering)