ESCAD AUTOMATION GmbH

ESCAD AUTOMATION GmbH is a German industrial automation and robotics company that forms part of the SPIE ESCAD group, a cross-border engineering and technology provider active in Germany and Austria. The company positions itself as a specialist in engineering, robotics, manufacturing and digitalisation for industrial customers, with core competencies spanning control cabinet and switchgear construction, lightweight and transport robotics, Industry 4.0 engineering and IT integration, and custom digital solutions. Its stated guiding values are 'SPEED · EVOLUTION · TRUST', and its corporate vision is expressed in the maxim 'Wir bringen Sie einen Schritt weiter' ('We take you one step further'). The group's roots go back to the founding of ESCAD in the mid-1990s; the Austrian sister company ESCAD AUSTRIA celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2023, and the wider ESCAD organisation marked its 25th company anniversary in 2021. In 2021 ESCAD became part of the ROBUR GROUP, and in 2024 the business was acquired by SPIE, after which the German entity was renamed SPIE ESCAD Automation GmbH and the Austrian entity SPIE ESCAD Austria GmbH. Since 2026 the companies have been part of the Austria business unit of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria. ESCAD AUTOMATION serves a range of industries and markets with individually developed solutions. Its portfolio includes engineering services for machine and plant construction, integration of collaborative and transport robots (including as a Certified System Integrator for Universal Robots and a MiR Excellent Partner + for Mobile Industrial Robots), manufacturing and assembly of control cabinets, power distribution cabinets, terminal boxes, operator panels and electronic assemblies, and digitalisation offerings from project-specific development through product development to operation. The company also developed eRAMP, a fleet management software for robot fleets, first adopted by customer ifm, and has applied augmented-reality asset management using Microsoft HoloLens with the HxGN EAM system. Management of the Austrian operations includes Rudolf Rauch as Geschäftsführer (Managing Director), with site managers Christian Danninger (Oberwang), Andreas Enhuber (Wels) and Daniel Bader (Feldkirchen). The group maintains a presence at industry events such as the 'all about automation' trade fair in Wels, where it presents its modular E.FLEX system. As part of SPIE, ESCAD AUTOMATION benefits from the resources and reach of a large European multi-technical services group while retaining its specialised automation and robotics focus.

The history of ESCAD AUTOMATION GmbH is closely tied to the development of the ESCAD group, which was founded in the mid-1990s. The parent organisation celebrated its 25th company anniversary in 2021, indicating a founding around 1996. The Austrian sister company, ESCAD AUSTRIA, was established later and marked its 15th anniversary in 2023, placing its founding around 2008. Over the years, the group expanded its competencies in engineering, robotics, manufacturing and digitalisation, serving a wide range of industries and markets. In 2021, ESCAD became part of the ROBUR GROUP, a move that strengthened its industrial technology portfolio. In the same year, the group celebrated its 25th anniversary, and Smart Robotics AUSTRIA GmbH, part of the ESCAD organisation, received a UR-AWARD as Best Performing Certified System Integrator (CSI) in the entire DACH region. In 2022, ESCAD AUTOMATION developed eRAMP, a holistic fleet management software for robot fleets, offering maximum utilisation and efficiency through comprehensive monitoring and analysis. The first customer to use eRAMP for optimising its robot fleet was ifm. Following strong performance in the DACH region, ESCAD was recognised as a 'MiR Excellent Partner +' by Mobile Industrial Robots. In 2023, ESCAD AUTOMATION began training electronics technicians for industrial engineering in its control cabinet construction department for the first time. ESCAD AUSTRIA celebrated its 15th anniversary with a large summer party and became a Certified Solutions Partner (Direct Sales) for Universal Robots, while ESCAD achieved 'Certified System Integrator Level 1' status. In 2024, the company became part of SPIE, operating under the names SPIE ESCAD Automation GmbH in Germany and SPIE ESCAD Austria GmbH in Austria. That year also saw the introduction of an asset management application using Microsoft HoloLens, which reads QR and barcodes and retrieves asset information from HxGN EAM, displaying it directly in the HoloLens via augmented reality. SPIE ESCAD also became a 'Certified System Integrator (CSI) with direct purchasing' for Universal Robots in both Germany and Austria, creating further synergies between its locations. Since 2026, the company has been part of the Austria business unit of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria. Throughout its evolution, ESCAD AUTOMATION has maintained a focus on innovation, investing continuously in its team, technologies and services. Its corporate philosophy is built on the values SPEED, EVOLUTION and TRUST, with flat hierarchies enabling rapid responses to customer and market demands. The company describes itself as an international leading provider of products, services and technologies of tomorrow, with a vision to take customers one step further.

• 2026

  SPIE ESCAD becomes part of the Austria business unit of SPIE Germany Switzerland Austria; exhibits at all about automation in Wels (20-21 May 2026)

• 2024

  ESCAD becomes part of SPIE; renamed SPIE ESCAD Automation GmbH (Germany) and SPIE ESCAD Austria GmbH (Austria); launches HoloLens asset management with HxGN EAM; becomes Universal Robots CSI with direct purchasing in Germany and Austria

• 2023

  ESCAD AUTOMATION starts training electronics technicians; ESCAD AUSTRIA celebrates 15th anniversary; becomes Certified Solutions Partner (Direct Sales) for Universal Robots; ESCAD achieves Certified System Integrator Level 1

• 2022

  ESCAD AUTOMATION develops eRAMP fleet management software; ifm becomes first customer; ESCAD named MiR Excellent Partner +

• 2021

  ESCAD becomes part of ROBUR GROUP; 25th company anniversary; Smart Robotics AUSTRIA receives UR-AWARD as Best Performing CSI in DACH

• 2008

  ESCAD AUSTRIA founded (15th anniversary celebrated in 2023)

• 1996

  ESCAD group founded (25th anniversary celebrated in 2021)

International leading provider of products, services and technologies for the future; innovative technology partner for engineering, robotics, manufacturing and digitalisation with values SPEED · EVOLUTION · TRUST.

• E.FLEX

  Modular automation system presented at trade fairs

• eRAMP

  Holistic fleet management software for robot fleets, offering monitoring and analysis for maximum utilisation and efficiency

• Control cabinets and switchgear

  Control cabinets, power distribution cabinets, terminal boxes, operator panels and electronic assemblies

• Robotics integration

  Integration of lightweight and transport robots, collaborative robots; Certified System Integrator for Universal Robots and MiR Excellent Partner +

• HoloLens asset management

  Augmented reality application reading QR/barcodes and retrieving asset info from HxGN EAM

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2. 2Über uns | SPIE ESCADspie-escad.at
3. 3Historie | SPIE ESCADspie-escad.at
4. 4Management | SPIE ESCADspie-escad.at
5. 5ESCAD AUTOMATION GmbH - Wikidatawikidata.org