Development and manufacturing of custom electromagnetic components, devices and systems (power electronics) from a single source.
Pikatron GmbH
Usingen · Rasdorf · Haan · Lauchringen · Amt Creuzburg · Písek (CZ)New on Amplifa
The Pikatron Group
The Pikatron Group was founded in 1974 in Usingen in the Taunus region and, with around 500 employees, exclusively develops and manufactures custom electromagnetic components, devices and systems – from the component to the assembly to the complete system. The product range includes transformers (up to 1,000 kVA, high voltage up to 200 kV dielectric strength and pulse power up to 15 MW), chokes, transducers, transformers, EMC filters, frequency converters and power supplies. Manufacturing takes place in lean flow production (one-piece flow) with piece- and day-exact just-in-time production, including assembly and potting technologies, in-house tooling construction and control cabinet construction. Customers come from industries such as renewable energies, medical technology, mechanical and plant engineering, communications, safety and traffic engineering, measurement and control technology, defense technology as well as aviation and aerospace. The Group operates five sites in Germany (Usingen, Rasdorf, Haan, Lauchringen, Amt Creuzburg) and one foreign production facility in the Czech Republic (Písek); the sites are closely networked, which ensures a high level of resilience. In addition to development and manufacturing, testing, logistics, service, reengineering, obsolescence management and certification support (UL, VDE) are offered.
- Site
- Usingen
- Processes
- Manufacturing of custom wound components (transformers, chokes, coils), Manufacture of EMC filters and feed-through capacitors (in-house capacitor manufacturing), High-voltage transformers (up to 200 kV dielectric strength, pulse power up to 15 MW), Three-phase mains transformers (up to 1,000 kVA), Power transformers (100 mVA .. 100 kVA, air- or water-cooled), Audio/signal transformers (frequency 20 Hz .. 10 MHz, total harmonic distortion down to 0.05%), Assembly and potting technologies (potting of components/assemblies), Control cabinet construction (design and manufacturing, project planning, hardware drawing creation)
- Materials
- Ferrites, Magnetic powder materials, Nickel-iron materials, Amorphous and nanocrystalline metals, Copper, Aluminium, Silicon steel (laminated, core sheet), Potting compounds
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 50001:2018, Modeled on EN 9100:2018
- Founded
- 1974
- Employees
- approx. 500
- Industries
- Renewable energies, Medical technology, Industrial electronics, Mechanical & plant engineering, Communications technology, Safety technology
- 01
Development and engineering (design, simulation, reengineering)
- 02
Contract manufacturing / production
- 03
Assembly and potting technologies
- 04
Testing and quality assurance
- 05
Logistics (including Kanban, just-in-time)
- 06
Service and circular economy/take-back
Materials and Processes
Ferrites
Core material for transformers, transducers and high-frequency inductive components.
Magnetic powder materials
Core materials for custom wound components with special magnetic requirements.
Nickel-iron materials
Used for signal and audio transformers with high linearity.
Amorphous and nanocrystalline metals
Core material for high-performance high-frequency applications.
Copper
Winding material in the form of wire, stranded wire, high-frequency litz wire and foil.
Aluminium
Winding material for wire, stranded wire and foil.
Silicon steel (laminated, core sheet)
Core sheet for three-phase and mains transformers.
Potting compounds
Insulation and potting material, among other things for high-voltage transformers.
Sites
Usingen
DEHeadquarters (development, manufacturing, sales)
Rasdorf
DEBranch (manufacturing and sales)
Haan
DEtesch EMC, branch (development, manufacturing, sales)
- Materials
- Copper, plastic
- Winding machines for film capacitors
Lauchringen
DEhabermann trafo, branch (development, manufacturing, sales)
Amt Creuzburg
DEtrafowerk Creuzburg, branch (development, manufacturing, sales)
Písek
CZPikatron CZ s.r.o., foreign production facility (manufacturing and sales)
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing of custom wound components (transformers, chokes, coils)Joining | – | – | – | Single piece/sample – Large series | Ferrites, Magnetic powder materials, Nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals, Copper, Aluminium |
| Manufacture of EMC filters and feed-through capacitors (in-house capacitor manufacturing)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| High-voltage transformers (up to 200 kV dielectric strength, pulse power up to 15 MW)Joining | – | – | – | – | Ferrites, Magnetic powder materials, Nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals, Copper, Aluminium |
| Three-phase mains transformers (up to 1,000 kVA)Joining | – | – | – | – | Copper, Aluminium |
| Power transformers (100 mVA .. 100 kVA, air- or water-cooled)Joining | – | – | – | – | Ferrites, Magnetic powder materials, Nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals, Copper, Aluminium |
| Audio/signal transformers (frequency 20 Hz .. 10 MHz, total harmonic distortion down to 0.05%)Joining | – | – | – | – | Ferrites, Magnetic powder materials, Nickel-iron materials, amorphous and nanocrystalline metals, Copper, Aluminium |
| Assembly and potting technologies (potting of components/assemblies)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Potting compounds, Plastic |
| Control cabinet construction (design and manufacturing, project planning, hardware drawing creation)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of systems and installations (sensor systems, security gates, magnetic bearing units)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing of power electronic assemblies, devices and power supplies (switched-mode powerAssembly | – | – | – | Sample – Large series | – |
| Backlack coil manufacturingJoining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing (test and measurement technology, ready-to-connect testing, manufacturing quality assurance)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Development and engineering (computer-aided design and simulation, reengineering, documentation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
1 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winding machines for film capacitors | – | – | – | – | Haan (tesch EMC) |
Additional services
Quality and Certification
The Pikatron Group is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015; development additionally follows DIN EN 9100:2018. An integrated management system (IMS) with a uniform ERP system is in place across all sites; manufacturing quality assurance includes test and measurement technology as well as ready-to-connect testing and commissioning.
| Evidence | Usingen |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| ISO 50001:2018 | |
| Modeled on EN 9100:2018 |
History
- 1924
Foundation of the origin of the Creuzburg transformer factory in Berlin, mainly serving the radio industry
- 1944
Start of wound component manufacturing at the Creuzburg site
- 1945
Tesch founded by Klaus Tesch in Wuppertal
- 1964
Start of development and manufacturing of large transformers at habermann trafo
- 1967
Tesch produces high-quality radio interference suppression products with its own capacitor manufacturing
- 1974
Pikatron founded on April 10 in Usingen in the Taunus region by Jürgen Klein, Werner Pinternagel, Graf von und zu Arco Zinneberg and Harry Palau
- 1980
tae Antriebstechnik founded by Karl Korn in Weilheim (Wehrheim)
- 1991
Pikatron takes over the Creuzburg transformer factory and builds a new company building
- 2009
Pikatron takes over Tesch as tesch EMC
- 2011
tae Antriebstechnik becomes part of the Pikatron Group
- 2017
Founding of the tesema power electronics brand (presentation at PCIM in Nuremberg)
- 2020
habermann trafo becomes part of the Pikatron Group
- 2023
tesch EMC moves to new premises at the Haan site
- 2024
ISO 50001 initial certification; ISO 9001 recertification; 50 years of Pikatron
- 2025
Rank 9 among the most crisis-resistant industrial companies in Germany (SZ Institute / Creditreform)