25. September 2025

Virtual commissioning for cleaning systems

The final assembly of electric drives in the automotive industry requires maximum precision - and…

04. September 2025

PIA Automation powers the future of mobility at the Battery Show North America

PIA brings advanced automation technologies for battery modules, packs, and energy storage systems…

12. Juni 2025

eMobility: automated final assembly of inverters

PIA Automation has developed and handed over an automated final inverter assembly line to an…

14. Mai 2025

PIA wins the automation app award in the production category

elektrotechnikAUTOMATISIERUNG and ZVEI presented the winners of this year's automation app award on…

07. April 2025

Innovative & patented solution for the assembly of razor cutting units

PIA Automation has developed a new singling and assembly technology for razor cutting units. The…

10. März 2025

High-speed production of window fittings

Whether frames, fittings, back panel housings or soft-close units - many products in fittings…

30. Januar 2025

Medical manufacturing: innovative feeding system for highly sensitive glass carpules

Automated processing has a high priority in the pharmaceutical industry: the focus is on efficient…

14. Januar 2025

PIA Showcases Cutting-Edge Automation with Live Demo at MD&M West 2025

At MD&M West 2025, PIA will be located at booth 5328 in the ATX Hall, where attendees can view live…

11. Dezember 2024

The machine operates before set up

Virtual commissioning is an instrument for modelling digital twins of complex systems and testing…

04. Dezember 2024

Wide range of product variants and efficient system design

A manufacturer of vision systems in the commercial vehicle sector has selected a system from PIA to…

16. Oktober 2024

The new PIA Industrial App Suite: more efficient, more productive, and now available on mobile devices

PIA has further improved the App Suite with version 5.0.0. Users can optimize the use of their…

26. September 2024

A full dose of automation

The automated production of medical products is a challenge: high quality, safety, and hygiene…

28. August 2024

Efficient cable assembly for passive and active safety systems

Modern cars are data centers on wheels - networked and packed with sensors, intelligent software,…

19. August 2024

Visit PIA at Battery Show Detroit

The Battery Show will take place in Detroit (United States) from October 7 to 10, 2024. The…

20. Juni 2024

Fighting dirt with laser

Oil, grease, dust, or drilling emulsion from production: None of this is allowed on the components…

08. März 2024

Innovative testing system for auto-injectors

Understandably, medical products are subject to particularly high safety and functional…

13. Februar 2024

Full speed ahead

PIA Automation has received one of the largest orders in the company's history by being awarded the…

20. November 2023

PIA wins the automation app award and triumphs in the production category

The PIA Maintenance App enables plant operators to make the maintenance process more efficient and…

09. Oktober 2023

Perfect displays thanks to optical bonding

Optical bonding: This is the name of the process used to join display components. PIA offers…

05. Oktober 2023

PIA secures financing and sets course for the future

In the midst of a dynamic market environment where it is necessary to react quickly to changing…

20. September 2023

Premium technology for premium devices

Anyone who has ever operated a washing machine, a vacuum cleaner or even a steam cooker knows that…

14. August 2023

E-Power for North America

Through their expertise, PIA Automation's North American sites supply a wide variety of industries…

31. Juli 2023

How modern maintenance works

The importance of the maintenance of assembly and testing systems are a topic on which Tobias Weber,…

17. Juli 2023

Major order for three water pump assembly lines

PIA Automation recently won a major order at its site in Bad Neustadt, Germany. A system supplier…

07. Juli 2023

Review of automatica 2023

From June 27th to the 30th, PIA presented its innovative solutions for the future of automation and…

19. Juni 2023

PIA Automation launches new Maintenance App

With the new App, PIA will offer users of its assembly and testing systems a software solution that…

09. Juni 2023

Practical experience from day one

At PIA, it is a top priority to have our apprentices take on responsibility and gain practical…

22. Mai 2023

piaOptimum significantly improves OEE

Using the piaOptimum software program, PIA accompanied the ramp-up phase of an electric motors…

03. Mai 2023

Diagnosis: Test passed

PIA Automation demonstrates how speed and quality can be perfectly combined to create efficiency in…

14. April 2023

Committed to climate protection

Last week, employees of our Austrian site, PIA Automation Austria, set an example for climate…

04. April 2023

Battery partnership expanded to Mexico

PIA Automation engages in this future market together with several industrial partners. With one of…

08. Dezember 2022

Battery cells for science researches

How business and science can drive forward mobility geared to sustainability has now been…

24. November 2022

Major order for e-drives

German premium automobile manufacturer orders assembly line in the double-digit million range.

15. November 2022

NEW PIA AUTOMATION LOCATION OPENED IN CROATIA

On Tuesday, November 15, 2022, PIA Automation Croatia celebrated the opening of its new facility in…

25. Oktober 2022

E-Mobility as a megatrend in Automatisation

With the rapid rise of e-mobility, the automotive industry is facing increasingly demanding tasks.…

17. Oktober 2022

PIA Group appoints Peter Richter COO

Newly created position in the PIA Group Management for implementing the global company strategy.

14. September 2022

Diagnostics of heart attacks

PIA Automation USA has been contracted by a leading medical diagnostics manufacturer to build an…

01. September 2022

PIAMEX Automation’s 1st Anniversary: A Year Filled with Innovation and Achievements

PIA Automation is celebrating the first anniversary of its Mexico location, PIAMEX Automation. Five…

30. Juni 2022

PIA debuts new brand identity

Just in time for automatica 2022, PIA Automation launched a completely revised brand identity. The…

01. Juni 2022

Creating efficiency: PIA at automatica

PIA delivers creative and smart automation solutions that enable companies to achieve maximum…

20. Mai 2022

Global market leader for Li-Ion batteries relies on PIA’s know-how

E-mobility is gaining speed – in Europe and around the world. Consequently, we are also seeing a…

22. April 2022

Customized tray and palletizer platforms for medical technology

Based on decades of experience and numerous in-house designs for demanding handling tasks, PIA now…

22. März 2022

PIA goes public at the Shanghai Stock Exchange

March 22, 2022 marks an important milestone in our company history. This morning, our parent company…

03. Februar 2022

5G-INNOPLATT-NES - and PIA is part of it!

As one of several companies in the Rhön-Grabfeld district, we are starting in the 5G-INNOPLATT-NES…

24. Januar 2022

Order for innovative AMR for PIA Automation

PIA Automation was able to convince again and produces a high quantity of the autonomous mobile…

22. Oktober 2021

PIA Group revamps management team

Thomas Ernst and Shilai Xie become Co-CEOs of PIA Automation Holding – Johannes Linden steps down…

10. Juli 2021

AHTE Shanghai 2021

As a global leading partner of intelligent manufacturing solutions, PIA Automation participated in…

21. Juni 2021

Autonomous Mobile Robots

Mobile & flexible component handling made by PIA Automation.

28. April 2021

Fundraising campaign for Croatia

PIA Automation Austria helps earthquake victims.

23. April 2021

Social Commitment and Responsibility

PIA Automation Evansville Partners with United Way.

14. April 2021

Programmed for the future

Technologies for the production of the future.

13. April 2021

Formula Student reloaded

PIA Automation Austria supports joanneum racing graz.

01. April 2021

PIA trains top-performing apprentices

This year's apprentices achieved outstanding results in their final exams.

01. April 2021

Assembly systems for Corona rapid tests

PIA Automation USA developed two assembly lines for Covid-19 rapid test equipment.

29. März 2021

PIA Automation at CIBF 2021

China International Battery Fair in Shenzhen.

15. März 2021

Proof-of-principle

Production of electronic patch systems for cancer therapy.

22. Februar 2021

High voltage coolant heater

PIA’s flexible assembly lines for high voltage coolant heaters.

21. Januar 2021

FFP2-masks - made by PIA equipment

PIA Automation Amberg has developed systems for the production of N95/FFP2 masks.

24. Dezember 2020

PIA Automation wishes Merry Christmas

As we come to the end of a very challenging year, we’re reminded of what’s most important: Health &…

21. Dezember 2020

Commitment rewarded with new orders

Orders for PIA Automation in the powertrain and e-mobility sector.

11. Dezember 2020

Fundraising campaign "local for local"

PIA Automation Austria supports a boy from the region.

01. Dezember 2020

Focus on the North American market

PIA Canada and PIA USA join forces.

23. November 2020

Ningbo Intelligent Manufacturing Summit 2020

The venue was PIA's facility in Ningbo.

02. November 2020

meditec® processor module: One for all

Designed for the production of medical devices.

23. Oktober 2020

In the thick of things

Introducing PIA’s service locations in Erfurt and Stuttgart.

13. Oktober 2020

New impulses for customer service

Andreas Stugger strengthens the location in Grambach as Head of Sales & Customer Service.

05. Oktober 2020

Customer requirements implemented swiftly and flexibly

Inductive charging system production line.

22. September 2020

Automotive displays from PIA

Take a look at PIA's TFT expertise.

10. Juli 2020

PIA @ Virtual Battery Exhibition

PIA Automation scores with end-of-line testing and IoT services.

22. Juni 2020

PIA receives Supplier Excellence Award

PIA has been supplying AAM with production equipment and precision measurement systems for many…

02. Juni 2020

Service package for mask production lines

Customer Service for special and standard machines.

07. Mai 2020

Mask Alliance Bavaria

The cooperation aims to establish a complete supply chain for face masks in Bavaria. Before the…

29. April 2020

PIA Automation now also offers machines for FFP3/FFP2/N95

In addition to the already developed systems for disposable facemasks, standard machines are now…

22. April 2020

PIA Amberg is system relevant

The city of Amberg has now classified PIA Automation Amberg GmbH as a system-relevant corporation

17. April 2020

Handover of mask to clinic

Doing something good - a thought that plays an important role at PIA Automation these days.

14. April 2020

Bundled Powertrain Expertise

PIA is organized in "Strategic Business Units". The competence center for Powertrain and E-Mobility…

09. April 2020

Never stop pushing!

PIA Austria supports "joanneum racing graz".

06. April 2020

Switch to the manufacture of mask production systems

The WHO has warned again that there is a considerable shortage worldwide, especially of protective…

03. April 2020

Every Cycle Counts

In the fight against the corona virus every additional cycle of a fully automated assembly line for…

01. April 2020

Helping you to get back online

Now is the ideal time for the PIA service team to take a look at your plants.

19. März 2020

We continue to produce!

Measures to ensure the health of employees and maintain business operations.

16. März 2020

Crisis management with passion, inspiration and ambition

PIA Automation takes the fight against the corona virus very seriously and supports all necessary…

09. März 2020

PIA @ Battery Japan

From February 26 to 28 the Battery Japan took place in Tokyo.

06. März 2020

MedtecLIVE postponed to June 2020

Due to the new situation regarding the spread of the corona virus, the organizer of MedtecLIVE has…

05. März 2020

PIA helps to overcome bottlenecks in surgical face mask supplies

The increasingly rapid spread of Covid-19 in most parts of the world is creating a rising demand for…

18. Februar 2020

PIA at the Pharmapack

Early February Pharmapack 2020 took place in Paris.

17. Februar 2020

Production plant for a coloured bouquet of pens

A renowned German manufacturer, that produces exclusively in Germany, awarded PIA with a contract to…

07. Februar 2020

Coronavirus: PIA supports the fight

Fully automated lines for the production of respirators.

03. Februar 2020

Mission: e-possible!

PIA Automation’s pioneering assembly and test systems for e-mobility.

20. Januar 2020

Focus healthcare: PIA introduces new meditec® process module

PIA Automation is one of the world's leading suppliers in automation. In order to meet the…

13. Januar 2020

One HMI for (almost) all applications

piaOperate is already being used in hundreds of machines.

08. Januar 2020

Body assembly for the consumer goods industry

Largest project in the history of PIA Amberg successfully completed.

07. Januar 2020

PIA employees donate for children with cancer

On the last working day before Christmas the donation of 2486,00€ was handed over directly to the…

16. Dezember 2019

PIA Automation wishes merry christmas and a happy new year

13. Dezember 2019

PIA at the Industry 4.0 SUMMIT IN SHANGHAI

On December 5-6, the 8th International Automotive Industry 4.0 Summit was successfully held in…

11. Dezember 2019

PIA: A network with responsibility

Since two years the social commitment of each PIA site has been bundled under the umbrella of the…

10. Dezember 2019

Meeting of the QM experts

VDMA event at PIA Austria: "Exchange of experience in quality management".

02. Dezember 2019

Drive for the future

PIA's Powertrain Production System provides solutions to the global challenges facing the automotive…

28. November 2019

PIA @ SPS 2019

PIA at the international trade fair for industrial automation.

21. November 2019

Worldwide Customer Service

In addition to the classic service products PIA uses the self-developed I4.0 solutions in the field…

18. November 2019

Productronica 2019

PIA at the world's leading trade fair for electronics development and production.

11. November 2019

Smart Factory Day 2019

Meeting point for production experts in Regensburg.

06. November 2019

PIA Industrial App Suite

The Smart Apps of the PIA Industrial App Suite are now available in MindSphere.

04. November 2019

piaOptimum: Renowned optimization tool

"Industry 4.0 Innovation Award": 2nd place for PIA's software solution.

29. Oktober 2019

New leadership in North America

PIA welcomes its new Leadership for Evansville and Toronto.

28. Oktober 2019

PIA sets a new pace

Rotary transfer systems provide more performance, security and freedom.

24. Oktober 2019

PIA Medical Division @ PDA 2019

PIA in the middle of "the universe of pre-filled syringes and injection devices".

16. Oktober 2019

Through the automation glasses

Why automated design should be considered when designing medical devices.

08. Oktober 2019

Healthcare in Focus

PIA Automation is one of the world's leading suppliers of automation. In order to meet the…

01. Oktober 2019

30 years of PIAAUT

A Styrian success story.

18. September 2019

we automate your e-world

In the area of e-mobility the focus of PIA is on flexible assembly systems as well as high-precision…

09. September 2019

Virtual Reality. Reality at PIA.

PIA has been using VR as an effective engineering tool for several years.

01. August 2019

Software tool piaAI provides plant prophylaxis

PIA Automation develops software for three-stage digitization strategy.

29. Juli 2019

PIA opens second Chinese site

The solemn ceremony took place in Suzhou on July 3.

22. Juli 2019

PIA Digital & Innovation Lab

Under the umbrella of the "Digital & Innovation Lab", PIA is testing innovation projects in…

16. Juli 2019

PIA wins first Hydroforming Project

PIA Canada secured the assembly for hydroform camshafts for a Canadian automotive parts supplier.

15. Juli 2019

PIA at AHTE 2019

PIA presented smart solutions for the high-end manufacturing of the future at the AHTE.

17. Juni 2019

Digitization in automation

Great response at PIA event "From vision to practice" at PIA Automation Bad Neustadt.

10. Juni 2019

Customer satisfaction equals repeat business

PIA Automation USA is pleased to announce another order with a long standing customer.

07. Juni 2019

PIA opens new High-Performance Buidling in Bad Neustadt

On Friday, June 7, PIA Automation Bad Neustadt GmbH and PIA Holding had the opening ceremony of…

03. Juni 2019

PIA at MedtecLIVE 2019

MedtecLIVE is the new event for the medical product value creation chain in Nuremberg: Needless to…

29. Mai 2019

PIA Next Generation Day

On May 27 and 28 PIA organized a cross-company apprentices` meeting.

20. Mai 2019

PIA's Vision 4.0

Thomas Ernst, CSO of the PIA Group, talking about Industry 4.0, digitization and PIA's Vision 4.0.

19. Mai 2019

PIA stands for "Safety First"

PIA China develops assembly line for airbag production

15. Mai 2019

Next generation of brake control modules

PIA Automation has received an order to develop a highly automated line to assemble and test a new…

07. Mai 2019

Lancet drum assembly with PIA meditec®

With its meditec® linear transfer system PIA offers a system for various assembly tasks in the…

03. Mai 2019

Imager Assembly Line for the automotive industry

Specializing in assembly units for automotive components, PIAUSA has received its sixth order for…

26. April 2019

"Smart Made in China"

PIA's Ningbo site has successfully delivered a fully automated buffer assembly line to a German…

19. April 2019

PIA at Automate 2019

The leading automation show in North America

15. April 2019

New CDO of PIA group

Claude Eisenmann strengthens PIA Holding since April 1 in his new function as CDO of PIA group

12. April 2019

piaSphere: The Digital Ecosystem of PIA

piaSphere is a flexible and modular system developed by PIA Automation.

04. April 2019

PIA Bad Neustadt & Holding are moving

The new Headquarters of PIA Automation is completed – Entrainment to be finished April 1st 2019

02. April 2019

PIA receives further major order

PIA Austria has received a major order from a German premium automobile manufacturer for an axel…

29. März 2019

PIACRO: Opening of the new facility

A small overview of the new location

22. März 2019

PIA in the center of the "automotive powerhouse"

PIA Automation is in the center of the new "automotive powerhouse", with branches in Ningbo and…

20. März 2019

piaLineController: The system in focus

The piaLineController is a system combining traceability, type management and analysis options.

15. März 2019

PIA’s intelligent software framework

PIA Bad Neustadt has developed "PIA Smart.LV 2.0", a designated software framework.

11. März 2019

One-stop-shop for Chinese industry

The Chinese government is strongly pushing and encouraging the growth of innovation technologies.…

28. Februar 2019

PIA Ningbo: "Innovation Model Enterprise"

This award indicates that PIA has contributed a lot to the growth of Ningbo's regional economy.

18. Februar 2019

PIA financially secured

Under the leadership of Commerzbank, PIA has signed a syndicated financing of € 165 million.

13. Februar 2019

PIA Board Meeting @ Evansville

On February 12, PIA USA proudly hosted the PIA Automation Holding Board Meeting in Evansville.

04. Februar 2019

Assembly line for full-size pickup trucks

PIA Automation to install a new assembly line for full-size pickup trucks – and thus strengthens the…

28. Januar 2019

Digitization +Industry 4.0 = PIA 4.0

Claude Eisenmann is PIA's digitization expert. Among other things, his task is to bring all branches…

21. Januar 2019

Reinforcement for PIA’s Management Board

As of January 1, 2019, Mr. Shilai Xie strengthens the management team of PIA Automation Holding.

17. Januar 2019

"Programmed for the future!"

On 16.1., the educational year 2019 of the PIA Academy started with an internal company event.

07. Januar 2019

A solution to “blow” you away

A customer commissioned PIA Automation with realizing an "explosive assembly concept".

10. Dezember 2018

PIA: A network with responsibility

Since the beginning of the year the social commitment of each PIA site has been bundled under the…

07. Dezember 2018

Optimisation tool piaOptimum

Data analysis down to the smallest detail for targeted process optimisation.

22. November 2018

Measurement system piaDynamics

PIA Automation establishes piaDynamics measurement system for complex industrial measurement tasks.

13. November 2018

Awarded image film

At the Film Forum Linz the best advertising and business films in Austria were awarded.

08. Oktober 2018

Johannes Linden elected to the Board of VDMA IAS

With approximately 3,200 members, the VDMA, The Mechanical Engineering Industry

Association, is the…

05. September 2018

Roofing Ceremony at the new PIA AUTOMATION headquarters in Bad Neustadt

With sunshine PIA AUTOMATION hosted the roofing-ceremony at September 11 in their new building at…

22. August 2018

PIA Automation Launches Major Order from China

PIA has been awarded an order to manufacture a transmission production line for the Chinese market…

30. Juli 2018

Successful completion of shortened training

Occupational training is highly valued at PIA Automation and belongs to the strategic corner stones…

24. Juli 2018

PIA Automation at AHTE in Shanghai

The AHTE in Shanghai is the Asian counterpart to the AUTOMATICA. In cooperation with the AMTS, the…

09. Juli 2018

A full range of PIA Automation at Automatica

AUTOMATICA is the leading fair for automated production and bundles the world's largest range of…

18. Juni 2018

North Americas “hand-over of keys”

Going along with the successful completion and move-in to the new office building in Evansville…

11. Juni 2018

PIA Automation about to fledge

Foundation stone for the new headquarters of PIA AUTOMATION Holding and PIA AUTOMATION Bad Neustadt…

25. Mai 2018

New Ways of Digitalization

Claude Eisenmann, Executive Director Digitalization and Software Engineering bei PIA Automation Bad…

15. Mai 2018

2018-05-15 -

Welcome to Planet PIA ist das Motto der Messepräsenz auf der Automatica 2018. Nach einer spannenden…

19. April 2018

PIA Foundation: Responsibility in Automation

As a successful group we are convinced that an entrepreneurial mentality along with action are…

12. Februar 2018

Spring Festival in China

Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival and a public holiday in China.

05. Februar 2018

An employee event "a real eye opener"

Unlike any other business sector, the automation industry with its combination of expertise,…

01. Januar 2018

What I find most exciting

“... are the discussions with colleagues, suppliers and customers when we work together to find…

01. Januar 2018

Coach and team captain

“I enjoy working with a lot of freedom. And to a certain extent, I also offer this freedom to my…

27. Oktober 2017

Breaking of the ground for the site in Amberg

PIA Automation on course for expansion.

28. Juli 2017

PIA bietet ausge­zeichnete Spitzenleistung

Für unsere Produktionslösungen in den verschiedenen Branchen wurden wir mehrfach ausgezeichnet.