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  • Software Factory

THE COMPANY

The Software Factory GmbH based in Garching near Munich, has been developing customised, high-performance software solutions for industrial companies, large corporations and SMEs since 1992. As a technology partner for industrial digitalisation, the company supports its customers in making development, production and data processes more efficient, transparent and future-proof.

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Its customers include companies from the automotive, mechanical and plant engineering sectors as well as other technology-orientated industries and public institutions. Among others BMW, Bosch, Siemens, ZF Lifetec und TÜV rely on Software Factory's solutions and the high quality of the systems developed.

With around 40 employees, the Software Factory realises projects along the entire digital value chain - from individual software development and intelligent production systems to data-driven Industry 4.0 solutions. The company consistently pursues a customised approach: instead of standardised software products, solutions are created that are precisely tailored to the customer's processes, systems and business models.

  • Our conviction

Our mission

Mission

„We optimise processes with innovative software - reliably and close to the customer."

Our vision

Vision

Connecting systems, data and people - for the industry of tomorrow.
  • Management

Thomas Trägler

"We founded Software Factory 34 years ago and have been building it up ever since. Ever since then, I have been living out my mission – to optimise processes in industry – and I still thoroughly enjoy it. Nevertheless, it takes courage to break new ground. That is why digitalisation and Industry 4.0 have become the focus of our work."
Thomas Trägler

Christian Krasenbrink

"At Software Factory, I find the perfect environment for making strategic decisions, putting visions into practice and fostering innovation. Through our services, we aim to drive forward digital transformation and, through our solutions – such as those for the „circular economy“ – to promote sustainability and implement forward-looking projects."
Christian Krasenbrink

Dr Rainer Stetter

"When we founded Software Factory in 1992, none of us could have imagined that software would one day become so important in both our personal and professional lives. Our steady growth shows that we were absolutely right to focus on „manufacturing“ software professionally and ensuring IT quality."
Dr Rainer Stetter
  • Portfolio at a glance
PTC Creo
Design Automation
PTC Windchill
PLM
Custom Software
Development
Industrial
IoT Platform
Smart
Production
IT Performance & Operations

Partner for many industries

Machinery and
Plant engineering

Automotive
Production

Industrial automation and robotics

High-tech and electronics industry

  • Partnerships
  • Sister company ITQ

Affiliated companies

In the age of Industry 4.0, software and IT are ubiquitous and, from a technological perspective, extremely diverse. This technological diversity gives rise to completely different requirements regarding the way in which projects are managed and how best to interact with clients.
Together with our sister company, ITQ GmbH, we are able to offer our clients a holistic approach to solving their specific challenges and guarantee that all aspects of modern software and systems engineering are taken into account.

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ITQ is a competent partner for mechatronics in mechanical and plant engineering. For over 20 years, the independent company has stood for mechatronic engineering and interdisciplinary project management. The focus is on software and automation technology in machines as well as on the introduction of systematic software engineering processes in the mechanical engineering environment.
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Our history

The Software Factory can look back on over 30 years of company history. Founded in 1992 by Dr Rainer Stetter, Peter Bartl and Thomas Trägler as a spin-off of the Institute for Machine Tools and Industrial Management (iwb) at the Technical University of Munich, ITQ GmbH was established in 1998 as a sister company for consulting, support and implementation of software projects.
Productivity Tools, IT Performance & Operations, Software Engineering.

1992

Mechanical Design Automation, Smart Production, ITQ.

2000

Product Lifecycle Management, Internet of Things, Line Management Solutions.

2010

Application Lifecycle Management, Systems Engineering.

2017

Mobile apps, cyber security.

2025

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Enquiry & advice

Do you have any questions about our services or would you like to discuss a project? Send us your enquiry and we will get back to you.

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Your career at Software Factory

You can look forward to a collegial, international and interdisciplinary team, flat hierarchies with direct communication and the opportunity to play an active role in shaping the company!
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