Our company

Our company

Engineers, IT specialists, architects and business economists – experts from a range of disciplines work together to develop and implement solutions for a varied scope of investment projects.

What we do

io offers consulting and planning services for production, logistics, architecture, and SAP and cloud solutions from a single source. Operational excellence and project management are fundamental areas of expertise.

About our clients

Experience

Established in 1958, io acts as lead consultant, supporting clients from the first strategic idea through to the implementation of complex industrial projects for the supply and value chain.

Our history

Holistic

We develop holistic solutions along the entire supply and value chain, offering a unique combination of services in the market.

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Our clients

For you, working with io means minimizing risks and focusing on the essentials.

All references

SSS Siedle

A robot of the AutoStore warehouse from Siedle

S. Siedle & Söhne

io implements an economical and future-proof logistics infrastructure together with Siedle.

BMW Group

Warehouse with stacked lattice boxes and transport trolleys

BMW Group

io developed the concept and fine planning of the entire logistics facilities in the new Dynamics Center.

Erbe

3D animation of the main entrance to the new logistics center

Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH

Erbe partnered with io to launch its “erbe 4.i – we continue to develop” construction project, with the aim of expanding its production site in Rangendingen with a center of excellence for medical technology instruments.

Würth

Transport of the picking carts in the logistics hall

Würth Group

Together with Würth, io realizes an economical and future-proof concept of its logistics.

Our clients

For you, working with io means minimizing risks and focusing on the essentials.

All references

SSS Siedle

S. Siedle & Söhne

io implements an economical and future-proof logistics infrastructure together with Siedle.

BMW Group

io developed the concept and fine planning of the entire logistics facilities in the new Dynamics Center.

Erbe

Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH

Würth

Würth Group

Together with Würth, io realizes an economical and future-proof concept of its logistics.

Professional meeting between four colleagues with visualizations and notes — Experienced specialists with a passion for their job work in interdisciplinary teams in our partner-led consulting and planning company.

Friendly interaction between employees in the workplace — Creating corporate structures and processes specifically designed for our clients´ needs.

Colleagues chat happily in nature during their lunch break — The results are reliable, productive and efficient solutions that lead to measurable success.

Colleagues discuss ideas in a bright and open space — Realizing entrepreneurial visions and sustainably exploiting growth opportunities - this has been io´s mindset for more than 60 years.

Experienced specialists with a passion for their job work in interdisciplinary teams in our partner-led consulting and planning company.

Creating corporate structures and processes specifically designed for our clients´ needs.

The results are reliable, productive and efficient solutions that lead to measurable success.

Realizing entrepreneurial visions and sustainably exploiting growth opportunities - this has been io´s mindset for more than 60 years.

Your benefits

Experience and expertise in all disciplines

Committed teams across all project phases

Customized solutions for your project-specific requirements

Reliable project completion – on time and on budget

Minimized interfaces

Manufacturer-independent partner and state-of-the-art technical solutions

Our management

io actively promotes the qualification and motivation of its employees. They are the achievers and ambassadors of our company, supported at all times by skilled and professional managers.

Florian Heimerl Member of the Executive Board/Partner at io

Alexander Böhm Member of the Management Board at io

Adrian Siegler Managing Director/Partner at io

Christian Kaufmann Member of the Management Board at io

Hans-Jürgen Budde Senior Business Unit Manager Pharma

Jens König Business Unit Manager Center of Excellence at io

Joachim Freudenberg Business Unit Manager Project Management at io

Thomas Kilimann Managing Director/Partner at io

io site manager HongKong and Singapore Tan-Hang-Seong

Rainer Diez Member of the Executive Board/Partner at io

io-DigitalSolutions Manager US Rupert Hoecherl

Tobias Kramer Business Unit Manager Logistics at io

Frank Czaja Business Unit Manager Logistics at io

Our locations

Heidelberg, Berlin, Dortmund, Düsseldorf, Kaiserslautern, Leonberg, Munich, Bethlehem (PA, USA), Dubai, Singapore – our consultants and planners are at your service at 10 locations across the world.

Quality that ensures success

First, through the measurable success that our solutions provide for you, and second, through our strict compliance with applicable quality management standards: our quality management system is certified according to ISO 9001.

The guideline of our quality policy is available here: Download

io received TISAX certification in April 2023. TISAX stands for "Trusted Information Security Assessment Exchange" and is a recognized standard for information security in the automotive industry. The TISAX certification confirms that io has implemented stringent security measures to ensure the protection of confidential information and sensitive data of our customers.

Our memberships

io is involved in a wide variety of associations, societies and organizations. Our work is based on the latest scientific findings and current industry trends. This enables us to leverage valuable innovation potential for our customers. We are active in the following national and international associations, societies and organizations.