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Industrie Informatik – Fertigung

Develops Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and production platforms for discrete manufacturing

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Industrie Informatik GmbH

Linz (Headquarters) · Vienna · Ettenheim · Ratingen · ShanghaiNew on Amplifa

1991Founded
130Employees
5Sites worldwide
+500MES installations
20+Countries with cronetwork in use

About Industrie Informatik

Industrie Informatik GmbH is a software company founded in 1991 in Linz. It develops its own Manufacturing Execution System (MES), cronetwork, as well as cronetworld, a 360-degree production platform for discrete manufacturing. The modular standard software comprises detailed scheduling (APS & Optimizer), machine and production data acquisition (MDA/PDA), traceability & logistics, business intelligence & big data, and personnel time management and workforce planning. The range of services extends from MES consulting and design through implementation and training (cronetwork academy) to ongoing support and SaaS operation in the cronetworld Cloud. More than 500 installations, from medium-sized companies to international corporations, are in operation in more than 20 countries, including voestalpine, Liebherr, Miba, STIHL Tirol and Haver & Boecker. The company employs around 130 staff at five sites in Austria, Germany and China and is certified to ISO/IEC 27001. Since July 2025, Thorsten Steger (CEO) has led the company together with Clemens Aigner (CFO).

Site
Linz
Processes
MES consulting and design, Software introduction/implementation, Training (cronetwork academy, eLearning), Support and service during ongoing operations, Detailed scheduling APS & Optimizer, Production data & shopfloor management, Machine & process data acquisition (MDA/PDA), Traceability & logistics
Materials
cronetwork MES, Detailed Scheduling APS & Optimizer, Machine & Production Data, cronetworld
Certificates
ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Founded
1991
Employees
130
Industries
Discrete manufacturing, Automotive suppliers, Mechanical engineering, Metal processing, Packaging industry, Food technology
  1. 01

    MES consulting & design

  2. 02

    Software development (cronetwork / cronetworld)

  3. 03

    Implementation & integration

  4. 04

    Training (cronetwork academy)

  5. 05

    Support, service & SaaS operation

Modules & Technologies

MES

cronetwork MES

Modular standard software for detailed scheduling, PDA/MDA, traceability, BI and personnel planning in discrete manufacturing.

APS

Detailed Scheduling APS & Optimizer

Digital planning board with scenario simulation and AI-supported optimization algorithms.

MDE/BDE

Machine & Production Data

Vendor-independent machine connection via OPC-UA for real-time data on the shopfloor.

PLATFORM

cronetworld

Production platform for orchestrating MES, IIoT, low-code and big data in a digital ecosystem.

Sites

Standort Linz

Linz

AT

Headquarters, development, cronetwork academy

Standort Vienna

Vienna

AT

Office

Standort Ettenheim

Ettenheim

DE

German site

Standort Ratingen

Ratingen

DE

Office

Standort Shanghai

Shanghai

CN

Chinese site

Products & Modules

MES as the key to resilient production
MES as the key to resilient productionConsulting · Discrete manufacturing
Digital transformation & shopfloor
Digital transformation & shopfloorMES introduction · Industry 4.0
JIT/JIS scheduling with cronetwork
JIT/JIS scheduling with cronetworkDetailed scheduling · Automotive suppliers

Inside the production

Reference customer voestalpine Automotive Components
Reference customer voestalpine Automotive Components
Reference customer Meusburger
Reference customer Meusburger
MES as the key to resilient production
MES as the key to resilient production

Industries

Discrete manufacturingAutomotive suppliersMechanical engineeringMetal processingPackaging industryFood technologyAgricultural machinery

Additional services

MES consulting and designSoftware introduction/implementationTraining (cronetwork academy, eLearning)Support and service during ongoing operationsDetailed scheduling APS & OptimizerProduction data & shopfloor managementMachine & process data acquisition (MDA/PDA)Traceability & logisticsBusiness intelligence & big dataWorkforce planningQuality data acquisitionDNCEnergy managementSaaS operation (cronetworld Cloud)

Quality & IT Security

The information security management system is certified to ISO/IEC 27001:2022 (DNV, certificate C844010) and covers development, consulting, implementation as well as the SaaS operation of the cronetworld Cloud at the Linz and Ettenheim sites.

EvidenceLinzEttenheim
ISO/IEC 27001:2022

History

  1. 1991

    Founded by Thomas Krainz and Herbert Parnreiter

  2. 1992

    Development of the first software terminal with Oracle access under MS DOS

  3. 1996

    Introduction of the cronetwork product family and positioning as an MES vendor for discrete manufacturing; acquisition of the FI-2 control station from IDS Scheer

  4. 2001

    Oracle Certified Partner

  5. 2003

    Establishment of the German site

  6. 2004

    First MES vendor worldwide with the 'Powered by SAP NetWeaver' certification

  7. 2006

    Move into the new corporate headquarters in Linz; Export Prize 2006 of the WKÖ; first cronetwork installation in China

  8. 2012

    Opening of the Shanghai site

  9. 2019

    Presentation of the cronetworld production platform; 'Linz Company of the Year' award (Leading Company category)

  10. 2021

    AI in detailed scheduling, predictive analytics and low-code development

  11. 2022

    Introduction of cronetwork Gateway and Solution Store

  12. 2024

    New office locations in Linz and Ettenheim

  13. 2025

    New leadership team with Thorsten Steger (CEO) and Clemens Aigner (CFO); initial ISO/IEC 27001 certification

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