Our teams

We believe in the tremendous benefits of good teamwork. In recent years, we have learned that well-established teams react more flexibly to new or changed requirements. The knowledge and experience of different employees in the team are better used and integrated. Creativity is also increased when different personalities work together. With functioning teamwork, everyone knows the goals, working methods and background of decisions and can align their actions accordingly. The self-directed work in constant teams enables us to provide better and more targeted training for new colleagues. Thus, our four software development teams as well as our service team each consist of experienced and junior employees.

Coding Ninjas

The Coding Ninjas introduce themselves: We are flexible, resilient, creative, innovative, enthusiastic, team players, and... um... creative! Our focus is on software development for production machines in the CODESYS environment, especially with controls from Bosch Rexroth and Beckhoff TwinCAT.

Rocketz

We are fully committed to smart and adaptable automation solutions. Our team makes full use of the possibilities offered by CODESYS and specializes in Beckhoff TwinCAT 3 and Bosch Nexeed. Together, we tackle every challenge with focus, flexibility and commitment.

Multitools

We are the Swiss Army knife of teams: versatile, precise, and always ready for action. Whether Siemens, Beckhoff, CODESYS, TIA, Keyence, Cognex, or C#—we use a wide range of technologies in a targeted manner and get the most out of every system. Efficient, flexible, and safe.

Bandicoots

Like our namesake Crash Bandicoot, we are fast, agile, and ready for action—even at night. We put Siemens technology in motion and find creative solutions in a wide range of industries, from automotive and special-purpose machinery to casting plants. Programming, analysis, optimization, troubleshooting—we're on it.

Solution Bunch

We support projects beyond pure software development – from installation to after-sales service. Our team handles commissioning, optimization, construction site management, ramp-up support, production line relocation, and much more worldwide. We make sure that everything runs smoothly in the end!

2021
ekvip automation GmbH as an independent company
2020
Presentation of the Giraffe at MODEX, Atlanta
2020
Start development giraffe
2019
Renaming to ekvip
2013
Founded as CC Equipment Engineering
2009
Opening of the location in Leipzig

Emergence of ekvip from OSB AG

OSB AG was founded in 2003 as an engineering and IT service provider in Munich. The company grew quickly and founded additional locations every year, including Leipzig in 2009. The first years were characterized by the cooperation with the still young automotive industry here. In 2013, we began setting up a Competence Center in Leipzig, our own development office. In addition to project processing at the customer's site, there was now also the opportunity to implement our own and external projects in-house and in constant teams.

To date, automation technology in special machinery engineering and the automation of logistics processes have established themselves as key areas. In Leipzig, we brought our first own product, a dimension weight scanner for logistics partners, to market maturity in 2019 and gave ourselves the name We work towards a portal where everyone can contribute. ekvip will be synonymous with automation in the Leipzig area..

Since April 2021 ekvip automation GmbH exists as an independent company with PLC programming in industrial automation as its core competence.

Where does the name ekvip come from?

equip, ekwip, ekwib - the correct name is ekvip. Our name is derived both from the English equip or equipment - plant or equipment - and from the French équipe - the team. We combine both aspects. For more than 10 years we have been supporting customers at home and abroad in the automation of manufacturing and assembly processes. Suitable automation concepts for new production systems or for planned expansions could help our customers to make their production better, more cost-effective and safer.

In addition to production, logistics also offers optimization potential through the use of robots and machines. Challenges such as lack of space in the warehouse, long transport routes, high throughput times, chaotic order peaks and long delivery times can be solved sustainably with the help of fully or partially automated systems.