Anchored in Luxembourg.
Forged in engineering.
Founded in 2004 as a spin-off for the automotive industry, apc has grown into a technology-driven industrial holding and a high-trust partner for strategic growth, supplier enablement and technical project execution.
Bridging global suppliers and leading OEMs
Headquartered in Luxembourg, apc international S.à r.l. has deep roots in industrial engineering. With a strong foundation in engineering expertise and a culture of precision and integrity, we identify, develop and scale supplier partnerships while delivering direct technical services in automotive, defence, aviation and advanced electronics.
Our team combines decades of industrial experience with entrepreneurial drive – enabling strategic sourcing, redesign of critical components, PCB development and agile resourcing through our growing competence network.
We are committed to those who drive industry forward – our customers.
We connect solution-seekers with solution-givers and prepare the ground for long-term, trust-based partnerships. Through cultivated relationships and sharp execution, we transform opportunity into real business. Our contacts are currency – and we invest them with purpose.
To create solutions that work and make people proud to use them.
Our founders’ background in motorsport has instilled a culture of velocity, focus and relentless optimisation. Every project is a new curve in the track – and we take each one head-on, eyes forward, momentum constant.
How we create lasting value
Multiple industrial sectors
Active across several industrial domains – reducing dependency on a single market and enabling cross-fertilisation of know-how and best practices.
Execution at source
Direct involvement where value is created: on site, within operations and close to the market. Decisions informed by real conditions, not remote analysis.
Long-term capital orientation
Investment decisions guided by sustainability, continuity and value preservation – building enduring capabilities rather than short-term results.
Independent operating entities
Each company is legally and financially independent. Clear accountability and structural separation support risk containment and flexibility.
The apc group of companies
www.apc.gmbh ↗
www.apc-oman.com ↗
Operational locations
Strong local excellence combined with structured international integration.
- Holding & strategic leadership
- Global Business Development
- SCM & turnkey solutions
- Electronics design
- Mechanical Engineering Centre
- Industrialisation & production relocation
- Technical sales & supplier portfolio
- Electronics design
- Embedded systems & PCB
- Engineering Centre
- Software Engineering Centre
- Advanced Manufacturing
- apc Advanced Process Company LLC
- GCC Competence Center Oman
- Realised with Omani ministries
- Distributed Technical Hub
- Partner-hosted local workforce
apc’s engineering DNA – forged in fire
Our journey began in high-stakes aerospace and defence engineering, where precision isn’t optional and compliance is a lifeline. Forging components wasn’t just manufacturing – it was a mindset.
Aerospace & defence roots
Our technical DNA – born from complexity and tested in flight-critical environments.
Birth of Automotive Parts Consulting S.à r.l.
Founded to meet the rising demands of car manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers – with expertise in production processes, materials, casting and foundry technology, mechanical and plastics engineering and supply chain engineering for just-in-time and just-in-sequence logistics.
Business development accelerator
apc becomes a powerhouse of supplier enablement – more than 300 suppliers developed into long-term partners of leading OEMs. We weren’t simply connecting companies; we were architecting ecosystems.
From engineering parts to engineering solutions
Every internal and external process professionalised. Aerospace and defence relationships intensified. We no longer just recommended – we designed, developed and delivered solutions ourselves.
Year of challenge – year of chance
Called into defence avionics as problem-solvers: expert teams embedded on site led high-stakes redesigns of complex PCB systems and restored project stability within weeks.
New name. Same precision. Greater mission.
Re-branding to apc international S.à r.l. – international reach, multidisciplinary strength and a trusted presence across industries. Our name changed. Our standards advanced.
apc GmbH Osnabrück
In the city where the Peace of Westphalia was signed, we established apc GmbH – our German base for mechanical engineering and sensitive, high-impact projects of national interest.
Expanding into the Gulf region
Launch of apc Advanced Process Company LLC in Muscat – the GCC Competence Center Oman, realised together with Omani ministries – and of the Distributed Technical Hub model in the UAE.
We’re just getting started
Every project is a new curve in the track – and we take each one head-on.
Expertise that is lived
Our interdisciplinary team includes engineers, technical consultants and business development professionals with backgrounds in aerospace, automotive and defence. Because we work on high-sensitivity projects, we present our people by their competencies – not by personal exposure.
Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Ralf Midden
Engineer in materials technology (Osnabrück University of Applied Sciences) and industrial engineer (Bielefeld University of Applied Sciences). Former production manager and head of quality planning in the automotive industry (Artega, Continental), head of quality management at the forge Mital and in a heavy-machinery and energy foundry of the MAN group, managing director of sheet-metal producer Knipprath and restructuring manager in capital goods and automation technology. DGQ/EOQ auditor.
Dr. Norbert Heil
Studies in political science and philosophy in Heidelberg, Berlin (FU) and Paris (Panthéon-Sorbonne), postgraduate studies in European and international law at the Europa-Institut Saarbrücken. Early career in security-policy research and teaching, including for the French Institute of International Relations (ifri). Sales manager at the Dornier group and Becker Avionics, managing director of Glaser-Dirks Flugzeugbau and sales manager at OGMA (Portugal). Since 1996 founder of Aerospace Technology Luxembourg, advising leading aerospace and defence groups such as Airbus, Eurocopter, EADS Defence & Security and the Eurofighter consortium.
Dipl.-Betriebsw. (FH) Nadia Disselhoff
Business administration with a focus on commercial law (University of Applied Sciences South Westphalia). Engineering change manager and account manager UK at Porsche, quality and project management for print & mail solutions in the Bertelsmann group, and quality, customer service and test management in logistics for HBPO and BMW. GPM-certified project manager and TÜV-certified quality manager.
Foundry, materials & forming
- Foundry & casting engineering (Al, Mg, GG, GGG, ADI)
- Materials technology & failure analysis
- Sheet metal, stamping & tooling
Vehicle & systems engineering
- Complete vehicle development (Tier 0.5, OEM)
- Mechatronics, electronics & electrical engineering
- Industrial automation & robotics
Quality & operations
- ISO 9001, IATF 16949, VDA, EFQM, FMEA
- Supplier integration & audits
- Production planning & relocation
Management & turnaround
- Restructuring, insolvency & recovery management
- Interim management at CEO/CTO level
- Innovation & strategy
Commercial excellence
- Technical sales & key account management
- Strategic purchasing & supply chain
- Market analysis & go-to-market
International reach
- Project experience in Europe, USA, China and India
- Working languages: DE, EN, FR, ES, IT, NL
- Partner offices across Europe and Asia
Let’s talk about your next project.
From a single specialist to a turnkey solution – we structure our support around your scope, timeline and requirements.