Engineering service provider for automotive concepts, vehicle development, simulation and prototype construction
Lauer & Weiss GmbH
Fellbach · Neu-UlmNew on Amplifa
About Lauer & Weiss
Lauer & Weiss is an engineering service provider headquartered in Fellbach near Stuttgart with a site in Neu-Ulm. The company was founded in 2000 and employs more than 200 staff. The company develops vehicle concepts and modules from feasibility studies through design and requirements specification to implementation, including special-purpose vehicles, body-in-white, cooling and heating circuits and thermal management. Four Competence Centers (Body, Energy Management, Simulation, Powertrains) also cover system simulation, flow simulation, structural mechanics, electrification, embedded software and certification consulting including RDE measurement. In-house workshop capacities for vehicle assembly, prototype and functional sample construction as well as a wire harness manufacturing facility for single-item and series production complement the engineering services. Customers come from the automotive, commercial vehicle, medical technology, yacht building and energy technology sectors, including Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Daimler Truck, Magna, Mahle and Schaeffler. The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.
- Site
- Fellbach
- Processes
- Vehicle Development, Feasibility Studies, Integration of Vehicle Components, Requirements Specification, Component Procurement (Prototypes), Special-Purpose Vehicles, Body-in-White / Body Development, Joining Technology
- Materials
- Plastics, Cast and Sheet Metal Parts, Vehicle Development and Design, Engineering Calculation and Simulation, Electrification and Electric Drives, Digital Solutions and Embedded Software, Wire Harness
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015
- Founded
- 2000
- Employees
- 200
- Industries
- Automotive OEM, Commercial Vehicles, Automotive Suppliers, Heavy Transport, Medical Technology, Yacht Building
- 01
Feasibility study
- 02
Concept and requirements specification
- 03
Design and simulation
- 04
Component procurement (prototypes)
- 05
Vehicle assembly and wire harness manufacturing
- 06
Commissioning, testing, homologation
Materials and Focus Areas
Vehicle Development and Design
Vehicle concepts, integration of vehicle components, requirements specification and special-purpose vehicles.
Engineering Calculation and Simulation
Structural mechanics, thermomechanics, flow simulation, MBS, electromagnetic and mesh-free methods.
Electrification and Electric Drives
Design of drive and battery systems, high-voltage components, range forecasting and operating strategies.
Digital Solutions and Embedded Software
Model-based software development with MATLAB/Simulink, Python and C as well as ECU calibration.
Plastics
Interior and exterior parts such as front-end modules, cockpit, center consoles and trim.
Cast and Sheet Metal Parts
Used in body-in-white for structural and attachment parts.
Wire Harness
Manufacturing facility for single-item and series production.
Locations
Fellbach
DEHeadquarters – automotive concepts and development
- Lot size
- Single items to series production (wire harness)
- Materials
- Plastics, cast and sheet metal parts
- Workshop for vehicle assembly
- Prototype construction and functional samples
- Wire harness manufacturing facility
Neu-Ulm
DESite
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle DevelopmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Feasibility StudiesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Integration of Vehicle ComponentsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Requirements SpecificationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Component Procurement (Prototypes)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Special-Purpose VehiclesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Body-in-White / Body DevelopmentAssembly | – | – | – | – | Cast and sheet metal parts |
| Joining TechnologyJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Material Concepts / Lightweight ConstructionEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Structural and Attachment PartsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Plastics |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Energy Analysis (Engine Maps, Friction, Test Bench Measurements, Calculation-MeasurementTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Digital Solutions / Model-Based Software Development (MATLAB/Simulink, Python, C)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Certification / RDE Measurement / PEMS / Roller Dyno TestsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Structural Mechanics (Statics, Fatigue Strength, Topology Optimization, NVH, Crash)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Thermomechanics (Temperature Fields, Temperature-Structure Coupling, Endurance Strength, FatigueEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Multibody Simulation / MBS (Kinematics Optimization, Elastokinematics, Concealment Systems andEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electromagnetic Simulation (Fields, Antennas, Eddy Currents)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Mesh-Free Methods (SPH, DEM Particle Simulation, Cable and Pipe Simulation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Additive ProcessesAdditive | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electric Drives (Design, Electrified Transmissions, Drive Module Integration)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| ECU Software/Calibration (Embedded Software, Functional Software)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| High-Voltage Components (Power Electronics, DC/DC Converters, OBC, Battery, Electric Motor)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Wire Harness Manufacturing Facility for Single-Item & Series ProductionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Prototype Construction & Functional Sample CreationAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Concept Development, Engineering & DesignEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering Calculation & SimulationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Project Management & ConsultingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
The quality management system is certified to ISO 9001:2015 by TÜV Rheinland (scope: product development on behalf of customers, prototype construction, wire harness manufacturing facility), initial certification 2016.
| Evidence | Fellbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 |
History
- 2000
Company founded
- 2016
Initial certification to ISO 9001
- 2025
25 years of Lauer und Weiss