Manufacturer of Lenz gauge 0 model railways and Digital plus control electronics, developed in Gießen

Lenz Elektronik GmbH

Gießen-LützellindenNew on Amplifa

1979Founded as a one-man business by Bernd Lenz

approx. 15Employees (as of 2014)

approx. €5.5 millionAnnual revenue 2014 (electronics approx. €1.5 million,

1000 m²Office building and warehouse since 2013

About Lenz Elektronik

Lenz Elektronik GmbH is a company operating in the model railway industry, based in the Gießen district of Lützellinden. The company manufactures and sells gauge 0 model railways in scale 1:45 – including locomotives, passenger cars and freight cars modelled on prototypes of the Deutsche Bundesbahn, as well as its own track system – and is the market leader in Germany in this segment. In addition, under the Digital plus brand the company develops and produces electronic components for the digital control of model railways, such as locomotive decoders, command stations, handheld controllers and accessories. The DCC format, which Lenz co-developed, was declared the digital standard format by the NMRA in 1993 and made the company internationally known. Product development takes place in-house in Gießen, while model production is, according to the company, outsourced to China. Since 1 January 2020, the company has belonged to Modelleisenbahngesellschaft mbH (MEG), Weiden.

Site: Gießen
Processes: Customer service, Repair & spare parts service, Inspection (in-house quality inspection of delivered models), Factory outlet, In-house product development (design/development), Distribution via specialist retailers and own shop
Materials: Model railway models (scale 1:45), Digital plus Electronics, Solid wood kits
Certificates: In-house incoming and functional inspection of the delivered models
Founded: 1979
Employees: 15 (as of 2014)
Industries: Model railways / toys, Model-making electronics (DCC digital control)

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Product development in-house in Gießen
02
Production of the models by contract manufacturers in China
03
In-house quality inspection of the delivered models
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Warehousing and distribution via specialist retailers and own shop
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Customer service as well as repair and spare parts service

Product areas and processes

Spur 0

Model railway models (scale 1:45)

Locomotives, cars and track system modelled on post-war DB prototypes

DCC

Digital plus Electronics

Locomotive decoders, command stations and accessories; the DCC format has been an NMRA standard since 1993

Echtholz

Solid wood kits

Accessories such as covered station platforms made of laser-cut solid wood construction

Locations

Gießen

Headquarters: development, service, sales, office building and warehouse

Industries

Model railways / toysModel-making electronics (DCC digital control)

Additional services

Customer serviceRepair & spare parts serviceInspection (in-house quality inspection of delivered models)Factory outletIn-house product development (design/development)Distribution via specialist retailers and own shop

Reference customers

Specialist retail (model railway retailers)End customers / model railway enthusiasts

Quality and Service

All delivered models are inspected in Gießen before shipping. For repairs and spare parts there is an established service with service voucher, hotline and statutory warranty.

Evidence	Gießen
In-house incoming and functional inspection of the delivered models

History

1979
Founding of Lenz Elektronik as a one-man business by Bernd Lenz; manufacture of electronic components
1993
The DCC format co-developed by the company was declared the digital standard format by the NMRA
2013
Move to a new building (approx. €1.5 million, 1000 m² office building and warehouse) in the Gießen district of Lützellinden
2014
Around 15 employees; revenue approx. €1.5 million (electronics) and approx. €4 million (gauge 0)
2019
40th company anniversary
2020
Sale of the company on 1 January to Modelleisenbahngesellschaft mbH (MEG), Weiden