If Munich is the seat of decision and Berlin the political headquarters, Stuttgart is where the German automotive industry actually gets made. Mercedes-Benz Group AG has its headquarters in Stuttgart-Untertürkheim, Porsche AG produces the 911 and Taycan in Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen, Bosch has its global competence centre in Feuerbach, Trumpf in nearby Ditzingen does the most sophisticated laser machining in the world. Baden-Württemberg as a whole has a density of Tier-1 automotive suppliers unmatched by any other region in Europe.
Reality — we don't yet operate directly in Stuttgart
In Stuttgart itself we haven't yet completed a project where we carry the full client name. That's important to say upfront — we have a Bayern reference (Krauss-Maffei in Munich, vacuum-mechatronic in Bayern), a Northern Germany reference (Krauss-Maffei Hannover, Köngen, Neureichenau), a Saxon reference (STC Chemnitz, Akon Geringswalde), a Westphalia reference (Nolte Löhne, UPS Bielefeld, Kühne Sankt Augustin), but in Baden-Württemberg we haven't yet operated under a full client name. The closest geographic reference from the BW orbit is our delivered `km-koengen-demontaz` (2018, Köngen near Stuttgart) — dismantling of a Krauss-Maffei machine, 226 photos in the archive.
Mercedes, Porsche, Bosch — why the route to them runs through Tier-1 suppliers
Mercedes-Benz and Porsche don't work directly with Slovak integrators of the MPIS type unless we're officially in their audited supplier register. That requires a typically 12–18 month process during which the client tests the supplier through category C contracts (administrative fit-outs, IT cabling, supplementary electrical work), then category B (cabinets, mechanical integration), and only after several successfully closed contracts opens category A (direct technology contracts). Realistically that means: until we build a direct relationship in the Stuttgart orbit via a Tier-1 firm that's already in their register, our path runs via their subcontractors — Marquardt, Mahle, ZF, Bosch (paradoxically also their own OEM tier).
Trumpf, Daimler Truck — segments where we have typological match
Trumpf in Ditzingen is the world top for laser machining and EUV light sources (TruMicro, TruDisk). For the `industry` pillar (Sondermaschinenbau + robotic integration) it's a reference client — typologically matched with our work for vacuum-mechatronic in Bayern (vacuum technology at semiconductor-relevant cleanliness levels). That's a segment where our path to Trumpf can run via the `mtec-biberach` reference — in Biberach (BW) in 2022 we delivered the dismantling of an M Tec machine, which doesn't introduce us in Baden-Württemberg as an established player but proves we can be operational there.
Daimler Truck (HQ Leinfelden-Echterdingen near Stuttgart, production in Wörth am Rhein) is the largest truck manufacturer in the EU. For us it's relevant via the Sondermaschinenbau orbit (specialised machines for cab, gearbox, engine assembly) — typologically matched with what we do for Krauss-Maffei in Munich.
The Stuttgart geography — all of BW in one one-hour orbit
Stuttgart itself has around 633,000 inhabitants, but as an industrial orbit it stretches from Karlsruhe and Heilbronn in the north, through Ulm in the east, to Konstanz on the lake in the south — all within 90 minutes' reach. Our BW references sit across this orbit: Köngen is 25 km from Stuttgart, Schopfloch (`homag-schopfloch` 2019 — woodworking industry) is 80 km south-west, Biberach (`mtec-biberach`) is 100 km south-east. For logistics that means a new Stuttgart project usually directs us to a specific plant outside the city core — Sindelfingen, Ehningen, Renningen.
LBO BW + BetrSichV + DGUV V3
Building decisions in Baden-Württemberg follow LBO BW (Landesbauordnung Baden-Württemberg). Compared to BayBO or BauO NRW, LBO BW has a stricter regime for energy-efficient new builds (especially office and logistics complexes) and more detailed regulation for work in the vicinity of historic industrial zones (typically for plants with a tradition over 80 years). Electrical installations follow VDE 0100, inspections DGUV V3, operational safety BetrSichV.
Conclusion — where Stuttgart fits for us today
In the Stuttgart orbit we operate via neighbouring BW references (Köngen, Schopfloch, Biberach), but we don't have a directly delivered project in the city. That's a situation we can honestly name in front of a client — if a Stuttgart-based client approaches us with a specific work package in the `industry` or `automation` pillar (Krauss-Maffei retrofit, robotic cell, OPC UA backbone between lines), we can come with reference work from the BW orbit and the broader German market, and we're operationally ready in the same regulatory regime (LBO BW + DGUV V3).