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Products and solutions for industry, trade and commerce since 1936

As a family-owned company founded in 1936, we are now a leading provider of product and system solutions for industry as well as a cooperation partner of trusted manufacturers and technology leaders.

With more than 120 employees in Austria and sister companies in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, we offer system installation and commissioning in addition to consulting, planning and delivery of high-quality components. Furthermore, our offer includes training and professional service over the entire life cycle of machines and systems.

01years of experience

250Employees

102 million€ revenue

4000Satisfied customers

What makes us tick

We have 80 years of experience

We maintain close, collaborative relationships with numerous premium manufacturers and technology leaders. Our team has always been the foundation of our success. With extensive knowledge, sometimes decades of experience and the joy of challenges, our specialists solve even complex tasks. Combined with our broad product portfolio, we can add value with our expertise in selecting the smallest component as well as in implementing complex systems.

We keep our promises

Thanks to the good, long-standing cooperation with many of our premium partners, we can implement projects quickly and efficiently. We put all our efforts into fast and satisfactory solutions in the interest of our customers and maintain constant contact with them to this end. After all, reliability and cooperation in a spirit of partnership are our top priorities.

We burn for our task

Schmachtl is open to innovations, new technologies and trends. Our employees enthusiastically seek solutions in the interest of our customers. The love of technology and the pleasure of dealing with people are the basis of our actions, from the first contact to our services after the completion of a project. This applies to the sale of individual components just as much as it does to the implementation of complex projects.

CompetenceReliabilityAspiration

What we stand for

Wide selection

From a wealth of products, we select the most suitable components for each application, regardless of supplier.

Consulting/Engineering

We will find the adequate solution quickly and safely.

Customer proximity

At Schmachtl, you'll find fast response times and personal assistance nationwide.

PERMANENT SERVICES

Schmachtl manages the entire product cycle if required.

This means smooth use of the products and investment security.

How we came to be

As an Austrian family business with more than 80 years of history, our success is naturally also an expression of continuity. Among our customers are numerous renowned companies. We have been working with many of them for years. This makes us proud. After all, in addition to our strong competitive position, this is the most conclusive proof of the level of our services.

2021

Launche of Serviceroboter

2019

Launch of industrial Cobots

2019

Launch of battery storage

2017

Launch of the mcled.at web store in Austria

2012

establishment of private label McLED

Founding of McLED in the Czech Republic, today among the top 3 suppliers on the Czech market.

2012

change in management

Transfer of management from Dr. Karl-Heinz Schmachtl to Ing. (FH) Franz Pemmer and Ing. Günther Probst.

2008

Expansion of Vienna sales branch

2002

Opening of Zlin branch

1999

Establishment of Schmachtl SK in Brastislava

1992

Expansion of Linz headquarters

1992

Establishment of Schmachtl CZ in Prague

1988

Founding of additional branches in Austria

Occupation of the new sales branch in Vienna and opening of the branch in Innsbruck.

1976

Opening of Graz branch

1972

Generation change

Entry of Dr. Karl-Heinz Schmachtl to the management. Move into the new company headquarters in Linz, Pummererstraße.

1965

Opening of the sales office in Vienna, Getreidemarkt.

1948

Founding of company in Linz, Upper Austria

Mr. Ing. Franz Schmachtl works on the reconstruction of the industry in Austria and founds a company for electrical and mechanical engineering in Linz.

1936

Opening of Prague branch by Ing. Franz Schmachtl

1934

Company foundation

Founding of the company "Special Factory of Modern Pumps, Ernst Vogel, Znojmo, CSR, owner Ing. Karl Schmachtl", father of the present owner Dr. Karl-Heinz Schmachtl (licensed production and general agency).

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Who we are

Dr. Karl-Heinz SchmachtlOwner

Ing. Günther ProbstManaging Director, Business Unit Manager Automation+43-732-7646-708g.probst@schmachtl.at

Ing. Mag. (FH) Franz PemmerManaging Director, Business Area Manager Electrical Components/Hydraulic Engineering+43-732-7646-13f.pemmer@schmachtl.at

Prok. Rolf Hannes Kornfelder, MBAHead of Central Division+43-732-7646-54rh.kornfelder@schmachtl.at

Ing. Wolfgang KratochwillRegional Sales Manager Graz+43-316-672185-15w.kratochwill@schmachtl.at

Ing. Gernot RinnerthalerRegional Sales Manager Innsbruck+43-512-265060-14g.rinnerthaler@schmachtl.at

Ing. Herbert RuppitschRegional Sales Manager Vienna, Business Unit Manager UPS+43-1-6162180-25h.ruppitsch@schmachtl.at

Günter KutscheraBusiness Unit Manager Measurement Technology+43-732-7646-45g.kutschera@schmachtl.at

Elisabeth Schmachtl-Bernard, MAAssistant to the Management+43-732-7646-14e.schmachtl@schmachtl.at

Ing. Peter MayrHead of Central Technology+43-732-7646-735p.mayr@schmachtl.at

Kari Schmachtl, MABusiness Development+43-732-7646-38kari.schmachtl@schmachtl.at

Ing. Johann WallnerHead of Order Processing / Logistics+43-732-7646-162j.wallner@schmachtl.at

Lydia WögerbauerQuality Manager+43-732-7646-67l.woegerbauer@schmachtl.at

Boris HaghoferIT Manager+43-732-7646-721b.haghofer@schmachtl.at

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