apcapc international S.à r.l.
Awesome People Company
ENDEFRAR
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Real projects. Real responsibility.
Real outcomes.

Selected examples of execution at source across critical industries. For confidentiality reasons we do not name our customers.

Mobility sector – driving innovation

With leading OEMs and suppliers we support next-generation vehicles: electric drivetrains and autonomous driving, advanced manufacturing processes and supply chain optimisation – for sustainable and intelligent mobility.

Aviation & defence – ensuring security & reliability

Projects that require the utmost precision and confidentiality: secure communication systems, advanced surveillance technologies and protection of critical infrastructure – aligned with initiatives to strengthen national security.

Industrial execution cases

What we delivered

Doors & gates manufacturer · AI video

AI-generated assembly videos from technical documentation

Challenge

  • Assembly videos produced conventionally – script, film crew, actors: months per video
  • Only in German, without voice-over, chapters or safety notices
  • Source data: PDF manuals with schematic black-and-white sketches

Our solution

  • AI pipeline with technology partner Dropslab: manuals, sketches and CAD/STEP data become animated step-by-step video sequences
  • Generated voice-over, standard-compliant safety notices and chapter structure
  • Designed for 6 languages incl. automatic unit conversion and accessible subtitles

Results

  • Demonstrator delivered and presented to management
  • Customer is promoting the concept internally as the future standard
No film crew needed6 target languagesWeeks instead of quarters
Industrial group · Enterprise AI

Data-sovereign AI knowledge platform with agentic search

Challenge

  • Tens of thousands of e-mails, contracts and project files spread across systems
  • Knowledge locked in inboxes and file shares
  • Sensitive defence and customer data must not leave own infrastructure

Our solution

  • Automatic ingestion of mail and file servers with OCR into a central archive
  • Local language models pre-classify every document into a structured profile
  • AI assistant answers questions with tool calls across archive, CRM, HR and project systems – with source references

Results

  • Answers and draft texts in seconds instead of hours of searching
  • In daily use across the apc group – and a blueprint for client deployments
40,000+ documents indexed100 % self-hosted
Aerospace · Space · Automotive

Electronic development for safety-critical systems

Challenge

  • Highly complex HW/SW/mechanics systems
  • DO-178C, DO-160, IPC Class 3
  • Project delays and supply chain instability

Our solution

  • High-speed PCB & power architecture
  • FPGA/SoC/MCU, safety architectures
  • Industrialisation & supplier qualification

Results

  • Project stabilisation in critical situations
  • Certified transition to series production
6–8 months to market-readyCertified & series-ready
White goods · IoT

Start-up control for IoT development

Challenge

  • Pre-series of a new product family: 8 series, 30+ derivatives
  • Delayed project start, Covid-affected supply
  • No obsolescence management, manual control

Our solution

  • Supplier status list incl. alternative channels
  • Procurement process analysis & dashboard
  • Standard processes to stabilise the situation

Results

  • New SCM system under disrupted global supply chains
  • Supplier control of pre-series mapped in ERP
>90 % less storage cost & wrong purchases
Automotive

Electromechanical sensor and hardware development

Challenge

  • New concept for clutch pedal position detection
  • Cost reduction vs. existing solution
  • Full documentation, FMEA, obsolescence

Our solution

  • Interdisciplinary team (HW, SW, test, design)
  • Quiescent current simulation & wake trigger
  • MCU/SoC, CAN/LIN/UDS/OBD diagnostics

Results

  • Production-ready hardware/software design
  • Schedule to OEM specification
>20 % safety reserve
Manufacturing

Automation of assembly and positioning

Challenge

  • Fully automated loading/unloading
  • 10-second cycle time
  • 5–8 µm precision, ISO 6 cleanroom

Our solution

  • Holistic automation concept with parallel process control
  • Thermally stable precision mechanics
  • Scalable gripper system

Results

  • Precision requirements exceeded
  • Reliable series production, high availability
3 months implementation100 % budget compliance
Automotive

Automatic robotic screwdriving station

Challenge

  • Robot-assisted screw fastening of a car door panel
  • Two robots in a confined space
  • Robot supplier predicted 120 s cycle time

Our solution

  • Mechanical, pneumatic & electrical cell design
  • PLC programming and tool concept
  • Video system for quality & traceability

Results

  • Parallelised processes, collision prevention
  • Full occupational safety compliance
19 s instead of <45 s target<9 months development
Defence · Aviation

Logistical spare-parts supply for military aircraft

Challenge

  • Reliable supply of original OEM spares
  • MRO to the highest standards
  • Strict aviation and military compliance

Our solution

  • OEM procurement & logistics
  • Certified maintenance, repair & overhaul
  • Lifecycle service & aftermarket management

Results

  • Higher mission readiness, lower lifecycle cost
  • C-130, C-17, F-16, F-35, UH-60, CH-47, AH-64 and more
>16 platforms>55 fleets
Aerospace

Structural elements for civil and military aircraft

Challenge

  • High precision for complex large parts
  • Capacity for large aerostructure series
  • OEM and process approvals

Our solution

  • 3D machining of free-form surfaces
  • CNC machining of parts up to 8 m
  • Airbus-certified special processes

Results

  • Business development & market entry
  • Engineering, project & supply chain management
–40 % cost+25 % production speed
Supplier network

300+ qualified suppliers – selected capabilities

Through years of cooperation with customers and suppliers, we have built a broad spectrum of highly qualified partners in Europe, Asia and the USA – audited, certified and ready for OEM requirements.

Castings

Aluminium die casting (HPDC/LPDC), gravity casting, raw or machined

Machining

Complex components, prototypes to series, 4- and 5-axis

Tubes & profiles

High-precision bent tubes for automotive and aviation (incl. titanium, Inconel)

Cold forming

Contacts, pins and special fasteners with on-site plating

Robotics & special machines

Turnkey plants, robot integration and simulation

Custom electronics

Analog, digital, power electronics, FPGA, test systems

Vehicle & engine development

Engine test benches, wind tunnels, complete vehicle engineering

Additive manufacturing & design

3D printing in metals and plastics, award-winning industrial design

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