
Electrical and automation engineering: engineering, PLC and robot programming, control cabinet construction and plant integration

schmidtgineering GmbH
Landstraße 5, 8753 Fohnsdorf (AT)New on Amplifa
About us
schmidtgineering GmbH is an engineering office based in Fohnsdorf in Styria, specialising in electrical and automation engineering. The company supports industrial projects from requirements analysis through basic and detail engineering to assembly, software commissioning and post-project support. The range of services includes electrical design with EPLAN P8 and WSCAD, 3D control cabinet design with ProPanel, PLC programming for Siemens and Beckhoff controls, robot programming with KUKA, motion control solutions, process simulations, as well as safety engineering and system inspections according to ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8101-6. In addition, schmidtgineering offers control cabinet construction, retrofit of existing systems, industrial robot integration including collaborative robots, facility management and training. In the fields of electrical engineering, automation technology, electrical design, control cabinet construction and project management, the team contributes over 50 years of combined experience and works according to the principle of a single point of contact for each project. Customers come from industrial production and automation engineering, including the machining, steel and wood industries.
- Site
- Fohnsdorf
- Processes
- Electrical and automation engineering, Basic and detail engineering (electrical), Electrical design with EPLAN P8 and WSCAD, 3D control cabinet design with ProPanel, Plant project planning and technical concept development, Preparation of functional and technical specifications, Planning of cable tray systems and cable routes in 2D and 3D, Safety engineering
- Materials
- EPLAN P8 / WSCAD, EPLAN ProPanel, Siemens PLC systems, Beckhoff TwinCAT, KUKA Robotics
- Certificates
- ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8101-6
- Industries
- Industrial production / automation engineering, Electrical engineering, Metal/steel industry, Wood industry, Machining/CNC milling technology, Metal/steel industry (implied via references)
- 01
Requirements analysis and technical clarification
- 02
Project management and concept development
- 03
Electrical design (basic and detail engineering)
- 04
PLC and robot programming
- 05
Control cabinet construction and assembly
- 06
Commissioning and post-project support
Software & Systems
EPLAN P8 / WSCAD
Tools for electrical design including automated circuit diagram creation and standardised macros.
EPLAN ProPanel
3D control cabinet design including power loss calculation for switch and control cabinets.
Siemens PLC systems
PLC programming, visualisation and modernisation from S5 to S7/TIA systems.
Beckhoff TwinCAT
Software engineering for Beckhoff controls including fail-safe controls.
KUKA Robotics
Robot programming and integration of industrial and collaborative robots.
Locations

Fohnsdorf
ATHeadquarters
- EPLAN P8
- WSCAD
- ProPanel
- Siemens S5/S7 (TIA)
- Beckhoff
- KUKA robot programming
Services




Inside the production






Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and automation engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Basic and detail engineering (electrical)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical design with EPLAN P8 and WSCADEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3D control cabinet design with ProPanelEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Plant project planning and technical concept developmentEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Preparation of functional and technical specificationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Planning of cable tray systems and cable routes in 2D and 3DEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Safety engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Calculation of power losses for switch and control cabinetsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cable dimensioning and cable calculationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fully and semi-automated circuit diagram creationEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Creation of standardised macros and librariesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| EPLAN P8 trainingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software engineering for Siemens and Beckhoff controls (PLC programming)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Robot programming with KUKAEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Creation of plant visualisationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Modernisation of existing PLC systems (e.g. S5 to S7 / TIA)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Interface programmingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Programming of fail-safe controlsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Process simulations in 2D and 3DEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Motion control solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Software commissioningEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| On-site commissioningAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Control cabinet constructionAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspection according to ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8101-6 with inspection report and defect listInspection | – | – | – | – | – |
| Drive technology / retrofit of plantsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Industrial robots and collaborative robots (robotics)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Complete new plants (planning to commissioning)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Technical project managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Facility managementEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
4 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial robot (KUKA) | KUKA | – | – | – | Fohnsdorf / customer deployment (Seewald project) |
| PLC controls | Siemens S5, S7 / TIA | – | – | – | – |
| PLC controls | Beckhoff | – | – | – | – |
| Electrical design software | EPLAN P8, WSCAD, ProPanel | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality & Standards
System inspections are carried out according to ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8101-6 and documented with an inspection report and defect list – suitable for authorities and insurance companies.
| Evidence | Fohnsdorf |
|---|---|
| ÖVE/ÖNORM E 8101-6 |