Summer Party at Our North Branch
What a beautiful day! ☀️ Once again this year, we celebrated our summer party together at the North Branch—and in glorious sunshine...

New Service Partnership with HEYLNEOMERIS
We are pleased to be part of HEYLNEOMERIS's service partner network...

Deep Roots in the Community - 30 Years of gat in the Hartmannsdorf Industrial Park
30 Years of gat in Hartmannsdorf: Mayor Uwe Weinert extends his warm congratulations on the anniversary at the industrial park...

New Service Center in the Höchst Industrial Park
Our new, state-of-the-art service center has been successfully set up and is about to begin operations. Once the final approvals are in place, we can get started...

Future Day – A Glimpse into the World of Technology
On April 23, 2026, we welcomed five students to our North branch for Career Day...

Successful commissioning despite global challenges
A control switchgear system manufactured and fully tested by us has been successfully commissioned at a shipyard in Singapore. A key component was the seamless domain integration,…

High-tech control system for clean water on board
We are supplying the complete control and switchgear system for a membrane bioreactor (MBR) system on a cruise ship...

Making Existing Systems Future-Ready – With a Targeted Control System Upgrade
Just because a control system is old doesn't automatically mean you need a new machine...

Tomorrow's talents meet today's practice ?
On February 13, 2026, we visited the Schwarzenbek-Europaschule high school and presented our training program for electronics technicians (m/f/d) for industrial engineering as part…

Shaping the future together: gat becomes part of the HanseBelt network
gat Gesellschaft für Automatisierungstechnik mbH is now a member of HanseBelt e.V...

First aid training at the North branch
Every two years, our company first aiders at the North branch take part in a refresher training course...

Winter creativity meets automation
Our trainees from the production department demonstrated not only their technical skills but also their creativity in winter conditions...

Christmas in the factory!
Our Christmas tree has taken its place among the machines and workbenches again this year...

Shaping the future: Training speed dating
On November 12, 2025, Nina Rechtenbach and Arne Schulz attended the training speed dating event organized by the Employment Agency in Geesthacht...

Special cabinet for smoke extraction system for a building with residential and commercial areas
We manufacture a special cabinet for operating a smoke extraction system for the local fire department...

Expertise & Networking in Geesthacht
On September 4, 2025, the Siemens Solution Partner Meeting for the North German Hanseatic region took place at our branch in Geesthacht...
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Cyber security – information security
Digital development brings with it growing dangers...
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Special requirements mastered safely
Four earthquake-proof switch cabinets were built for a project, one of which was for potentially explosive areas...
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Technical service at sea
In the first quarter of 2025, our teams were once again deployed around the world to maintain, optimize and further develop technical systems on ships...
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Future Day - A look into the world of technology
On 03.04.2025, the North Branch welcomed five students to the Future Day...
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A breath of fresh air at Augustusburg Castle
Modernization of the ventilation in the Carriage Museum,
Reopening in August...

Brewery needs MSR
Here's to something new! On January 27, a team from our Eastern branch had the opportunity to introduce themselves to the plant manager of one of ...

Hydrogen has a future!
... and we are part of it at the Leuna Chemical Park: With a major assembly contract to install EMSR technology for the H²-GDRMA (gas pressure control and ...

On site at the LÖHNBERGER WASTEWATER DAYS 2024
Now more than ever, the way we handle our water is an issue that requires a great deal of expertise, innovative approaches, and interdisciplinary exchange! The Löhnberger ...

Control cabinets for new urea plant
The urea project planned by Perdaman, a gigantic urea plant in Karratha (Western Australia), requires steam turbine and turbo compressor systems. We were ...

Major pharmaceutical contract secured
We are delighted to have been awarded the contract to migrate the pharmaceutical water storage and distribution system for a major German pharmaceuticals ...

Things are getting fluffy in Vienna
This project involves the production of two fabric softener lines, which require a dosing system. The order for the expansion of the control system, which is used ...

Helicopter hangar at BER airport
Our team at the East branch is currently working on an exciting project: we are responsible for all MSR technology for heating and ventilation, including cabling, ...
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New developments with the Disney ships
The colorful Disney ships from Meyer Werft have long been a central part of our activities. Last month, another of our completed and delivered ...

System optimization for the Chamber of Industry & Commerce
A well-thought-out solution from gat secured us a second order from the Chemnitz Chamber of Industry and ...
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New Managing Director: Torsten Franke strengthens the management team
We are announcing an important change to our management team: Torsten Franke, who has been with our company since ...
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New pigging station for long-distance gas pipeline
On behalf of the transmission system operator ONTRAS Gastransport GmbH, PLE Pipeline Engineering GmbH is planning the construction of a new pigging station ...
Sponsoring at the German Sports Badge in Geesthacht
On June 28, we took part in the German Sports Badge (DSA) tour stop with our stand. After the storm the evening before, which tore down many ...

Shortage of skilled workers in Geesthacht
This month, our new employer campaign can be seen at various locations in the Geesthacht area. We are using bright orange posters at strategic locations ...

We are Festo Official Partner!
We are delighted to have been accepted into the Festo Official Partner Team. Festo has built up a global dealer network of companies that meet high standards ...
Assignment in Brunei
With our mascot Mr. Bert in his luggage, our colleague Knut Peters is currently working in Brunei. This is about an order from Saacke - an S7-400 upgrade ...

New service offer at the Pharma Lounges
Our gat branch in Schwalbach a. Ts. was once again represented at the Pharma Lounges in Karlsruhe. Together with our partner PITZEK, we presented ...

Successful appearance at the Pharma Congress
At the GMP Pharma Congress in Wiesbaden, the Central branch presented our software solution "Planning and operation of warehouse distribution systems" for ...

Entrepreneur breakfast at gat
We are also an exciting employer for students – and we are happy to present ourselves as such at the Technical University. On March 5, Anna Lena Paape ...

Boom in switch cabinet construction
Only around 10% of our production projects are those in which control cabinets are manufactured and delivered without any other department being involved. And ...

Great response at the recruitment fair
We were there on January 20! Around 90 regional companies from various sectors of the economy took part in the job and training fair in the Limbach-Oberfrohna ...

Central branch takes off with new service department
The strategy of the team in the central branch to offer process engineering and automation in combination is clearly paying off: We have just received several orders ...

Good press for gat
"Technology from Geesthacht on a big cruise": On Dec 6, a full-page article about us appeared in the Geesthacht section of the Lauenburgische Landeszeitung. Editor ...
"Top Company" – for the second time in a row!
What a great compliment: the rating platform kununu once again awarded us the title of "Top Company" this year. We are delighted that working at gat, our benefits and ...

Get to know bike leasing
On October 10, a contact person from Bikeleasing and a bicycle dealer were on site to answer colleagues' questions and provide advice. The new bike models and e-bikes ...

Bowling Cup with solid placement
On October 6, the team from the North branch took part in the annual BARMER company bowling cup. In addition to two rounds of bowling, there was also a buffet – everyone ...
Camera rolling!
From September 27 to 29, the North branch was transformed into a film set at short notice: the photographer and videographer from a recruiting agency was on site, interviewed ...

Bike leasing with sporting benefits
Since September, everyone who works for us has been able to lease their dream bike through us and our partner Bikeleasing! The process is simple – some of us are already ...
Huge: Icon of the Seas
The "Icon of the Seas" is currently the largest cruise ship in the world and can accommodate up to 10,000 passengers and crew members. She recently completed ...

I&C technology for a Hamburg spice mill
In the expanded port of Hamburg, we are taking on the installation of the complete I&C technology for an extensive construction project: The site of a Hamburg ...
Anniversary celebration in 'Elbflorenz'
35 years gat – that has to be celebrated! For our anniversary, we invited all employees to beautiful Dresden. Buses picked everyone up from the three branches in Geesthacht,…

Career Day in Lübeck
On May 11, the Career Day finally took place in presence again after two "digital years" during the Corona pandemic. Gunnar Sell and Karsten Hofmann were in Lübeck for us. We are…

Girls’ & Boys’ Day at gat
April 27 was International Future Day '23. Eight students from grades 5 to 9 visited us at the North Branch to learn about our company and the various professions related to ...

Speed dating with the trainees of tomorrow
On 16 March, we took part with Clara Mann and Arne Schulz in the trainee "speed dating" event organised by the employment agency in Geesthacht. An inspiring ...

Technical article in GMP-Berater
The "GMP-Berater" is one of the most important titles when it comes to publications in the pharmaceutical sector. Therefore, we are proud that Steffen Wöllner, head of ...

Pharmaceutical plants, rethought
We are now taking pharmaceutical planners, plant engineers and plant operators into a new dimension with an interactive brochure. It's all about linking the ...

New order worth more than one million
Right on time at the beginning of the new year, we received an order from Switzerland worth almost 1.2 million EUR. We are responsible for planning, manufacturing, ...

TOP COMPANY in 2023
We have received an award – and we are delighted! The kununu rating platform awarded us the "Top Company 2023" employer seal, for which only 5% of all companies ...

Every year again ...
Once again this year, there is a five-meter Christmas tree in our production hall! Shortly before the first Advent, things got really christmassy: With Christmas music and ...

Automation consulting in the pharmaceutical industry
In the pharmaceutical sector, the team from the "central" branch has already proven its skills many times. Up to now, the focus has been on processing and execution, but now we…

gat at the company bowling cup
We stay sporty! The "northern" branch participated in this year's BARMER company bowling cup with two teams. A total of 34 teams from different companies ...

Sponsoring the Women's National Football Team
Sportsmanship is essential! That's why we support female athletes whose philosophy is also ours: "Each has her own task – only together we can reach our goal – each protects the…

Professionals wanted: At gat, recommendations pay off!
The search for new specialists is becoming more and more of a challenge for us. That's why we reward employees who recommend ...

Remote IBN as a pilot project
For the new water treatment plant at Westpharma (our partner: H+E Pharma GmbH) the first remote commissioning is now prepared. Already ...

Career at gat
We attach great importance to training and development opportunities. We are proud to be able to offer our employees high-level professional development ...

Deployment in New York City
Two Staten Island ferries needed our assistance with their wastewater treatment plant. Henrik Bleck flew to New York City to take care of it on site for two days ...

Shipbuilding hall for thyssenkrupp Marine Systems
We are in the boat at the shipyard in Kiel! There we are taking over the I&C technology in the areas of air conditioning and heating for the new ...

Liquefied gas terminal in Africa
In Equatorial Guinea, the liquefied natural gas terminal "Akonikien" is being built, for which we were commissioned at the beginning of March: We are responsible ...

Switch houses for
Shell
The Shell tank farm in Hamburg-Harburg is being closed and dismantled: At this location, the harbor transverse link - or "harbor highway" - is to be built as a ...

Ulrich Schneider resigns
With the year 2021, Ulrich Schneider's time also comes to an end: At the end of the year, he says goodbye as shareholder, managing director and ...

Order from ECE in Hamburg
We are pleased about a large order from ECE - a lucrative extra at the end of the year! For ECE in Hamburg, we have already been performing maintenance ...
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Branch office "East" in Berlin
From the capital we received the order to participate in the reconstruction of the Potsdamer Platz Arkaden: As installation support, we carried out cabling and ...
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Meeting at the truck: We love it!
This is how delicious it is to make up for the Christmas party that was cancelled in 2020 due to the pandemic: On September 13, a food truck pulled up at lunchtime and provided ...
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"Cyber Security" with VIDEC
With immediate effect we are solution partner of VIDEC Data Engineering GmbH. In the area of "Cyber Security" we secure plants with the help of network analysis. The ...
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Branch "North" meets branch "Center" in Höchst Industrial Park
Where our fitters from branch "Center" are at home, a new project is now starting for branch "North": Two new steam boilers, ...
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Server access for all
After the 2019 server rebuild in branch "North" and the conversion to Exchange 2020, another major project was on the agenda for our IT department this ...
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E-mobility at gat
With our first all-electric company car in June, we took another step toward sustainability and climate protection: One colleague opted for ...
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Live talk with gat
Instead of our booth at the Pharma Lounge this year there was a talk round on the topic "The digitalization of high purity media plants": The initiative came from ...
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Kids on Fire
Fire is warmth, light, and comfort - and yet it can become a life-threatening, destructive hazard. Children, in particular, quickly are fascinated ...
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Hartmannsdorf celebrates anniversary
In May 25 years ago, our new building in Hartmannsdorf was inaugurated as the Eastern branch: 660 sqm of office space and 560 sqm of production hall, which ...
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New terrain with Rockwell
Normally, we mostly program Siemens and HIMA control systems, but now one of our clients provided us with a special challenge: In cooperation ...
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Bottled up! Our trainees are working on it.
To practice programming, our 3rd year apprentices are currently working on the development of a beverage dosing system. Normally, such systems ...
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Switch to Exchange
After the server upgrade in 2019, our IT department has implemented another important step. The Exchange Server has been successfully up and running since December 2020.
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Audit with TEAMS
This year we got through the ISO9001:2015 and SCC** 2011 audit mostly in remote mode. For some of us, it is now the 25th year at gat with an ...
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Another vaccine project!
In addition to automation for vaccine production by Pfizer, we are currently also providing support in Germany: This involves a plant for a pharmaceutical precursor of the ...
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Extension of a fire station
In Germersheim, the hall of a fire station is extended by a vehicle hall for three additional fire engines. We will implement the complete I&C technology for the heating ...
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Automation for Corona vaccine
Now we may have a chance to play an active role in containing the pandemic: As part of the vaccine production by Pfizer, we ...
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