Services

Engineering from the first concept to stable series production.

Eight engineering disciplines and three AI fields, one point of contact – for clients in the DACH region, Benelux and worldwide.

Engineering services

Engineering & industrialisation

Our core business: design, automation, electronics, software, quality and industrialisation – delivered by experienced engineers directly in your projects.

Service 01

Mechanical Engineering & Design

The Mechanical Engineering Center of apc GmbH in Osnabrück develops machines, equipment, fixtures and products – from the first idea through calculation and design to production-ready documentation and commissioning. Backed by sound materials and manufacturing expertise from more than 30 years of industrialisation.

Machine and plant design
Product development & design for manufacturing
Thermodynamics & system design
Materials engineering, casting and plastics technology
Fluid mechanics & calculation
Equipment, fixture and tool design

CAD / CAEDfMMaterials engineering

Service 02

Automation Engineering

We design, build and commission linked assembly and test systems – from manual to semi- and fully automatic stations. Including control engineering, screwdriving and joining technology, RFID traceability and CE conformity.

Linked assembly & test lines
Control engineering (S7, Profibus, RFID)
Screwdriving and joining technology, poka-yoke
Robotics & handling systems
Commissioning, machine/process capability, acceptance
CE / Machinery Directive, documentation

Cmk ≥ 1.67Cpk ≥ 1.33CE

Service 03

Quality Management

Our quality experts safeguard launches, relocations and supply chains – with advanced quality planning, audits and rigorous escalation management. We work to IATF 16949, VDA 6.3 and the standards of the aerospace and defence industry.

APQP / advanced quality planning
VDA 6.3 audits, maturity assessments
PPAP / initial sampling
8D, complaint and escalation management
Supplier development
Process capability & test concepts

IATF 16949VDA 6.3PPAP8D

Service 04

Complex Electronics Development

From our electronics design centre in Stuttgart we develop complex electronics for automotive, aerospace and defence – including recovery of critical PCB projects, redesigns and transfer into series production.

Analogue and digital circuit design
Embedded design
Power electronics
PCB design & layout
Avionics & safety-critical systems
Testing, qualification & industrialisation

EmbeddedPower ElectronicsPCBAvionics

Service 05

Software Development

Our software engineering centre develops custom applications, embedded software and data platforms – from architecture design through testing and quality assurance to DevOps and operation, fully self-hosted if required.

Software architecture & system design
Programming & development
Embedded and real-time systems
Testing & software quality assurance
Databases & data management
DevOps, deployment & operation

ArchitectureDevOpsSelf-hosted

Service 06

Production Relocation & Industrialisation

We relocate production, equipment and entire manufacturing areas – even without access to the original tools and in the middle of a series launch. With interdisciplinary teams on site, robust planning and complete documentation.

Relocation planning & transfer management
Tool and fixture management
Re-qualification & sampling
Assembly time management, line balancing
Best-cost-country sourcing & reshoring
Launch and ramp-up management

0 days line stoppageSOPMake-or-buy

Service 07

Supply Chain & Supplier Management

We create transparency on costs, quality and risks along your supply chain, qualify new suppliers, build second sources and support international suppliers entering the EU market.

Supplier selection, evaluation & development
Cost driver analysis & business case
Building second sources
EU market entry & branch set-up
Logistics and location strategy
Customs and trade compliance

Cost TransparencySecond SourceEU market entry

Service 08

Ergonomic Assembly Technology

As a licensing partner we offer proven standard products for assembly: box lifters, loading and unloading stations, torque arms, handles and the X-Ponder socket magazine for zero-defect assembly.

Lifters 250 / 500 kg (electric / pneumatic)
Loading & unloading stations with sensors
Torque arms 10–500 Nm
Standard and special lifting forks
Handles with >100 connection options
X-Ponder socket magazine

InnoLiftX-PonderErgonomics

AI services

Artificial intelligence as a complement

AI wherever it measurably advances your engineering, your processes and your people.

Service 09

AI in Business Process Optimisation

We bring AI to where it makes a difference: purchasing, sales, project control, documentation and administration. From process mapping and a use-case catalogue to a productive AI agent, we support you end to end – with forward deployed engineers working directly in your teams.

Process analysis & potential assessment
AI roadmap and business case
AI agents & workflow automation
AI-powered document and knowledge management
Integration with ERP, CRM and DMS
GDPR-compliant on-premise solutions

RoadmapsData InsightsAutomationProcess Design

Service 10

AI in Industrialisation

Industrialisation is our core business – AI makes it faster and more robust. We use AI for standard time and cycle analyses, line balancing, supplier and risk assessment, quality prediction and the evaluation of process and test data.

AI-assisted factory and line planning
Predictive quality & process monitoring
Digital twin & simulation
Supplier screening and risk analysis
Launch and ramp-up management
AI-driven supply chain control

Digital TwinPredictive QualitySOP readiness

Service 11

AI in Training & Education

Sustainable use of AI needs people who understand it. We develop practical training and qualification programmes for skilled workers, engineers, apprentices and managers – including AI-supported learning environments and knowledge transfer within projects.

AI fundamentals and user training
Training for engineers & IT
AI tutors and digital learning paths
Education programmes with partners & ministries
Train-the-trainer
Hands-on knowledge transfer in projects

UpskillingLearning platformsChange management

Licensed products

Standard products for ergonomic assembly

Proven components from the licensing portfolio of apc international S.à r.l. – individually configurable with standard and special lifting forks.

Lifters

Electric or pneumatic, 250 kg / 500 kg, lifting heights 800–1,500 mm; mobile, rotating or fixed.

Loading & unloading stations

Enclosed with aluminium profiles and Makrolon, door safety switches, optional sensors for automatic operation.

Torque arms

Models DA 10 to DA 500 – from 10 Nm to 500 Nm, for fatigue-free screwdriving.

X-Ponder

Socket magazine with transponder ID and LED operator guidance – zero-defect assembly.

Let’s talk about your project.

Whether mechanical design, a plant relocation, an electronics redesign or an AI pilot – we will get back to you quickly with a concrete proposal.

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