History

GOTECH GmbH was founded by Gerald and Berenice Gommel. Gerald Gommel takes on the role of Technical Director, while his wife, Berenice Gommel, becomes Managing Director.

The company’s first headquarters is the historic Ölmühle (oil mill) in the picturesque Strudelbachtal valley in Weissach.

The first project kicks off with the newly established automotive brand smart, covering the entire process from concept development to series production.

The team’s fast response times and creative solutions in the smart project attract new customers and additional assignments. As a result, the company grows, increasing its workforce to 15 employees.

We continue our involvement with smart derivatives from the very beginning, developing plastic components for both interior and exterior applications. Additionally, we enter new customer projects, focusing on the development of control and display systems, including the design of associated electrical harness systems.

As a result, our team continues to grow, leading to the move into our first dedicated company building on Bergkiefernstraße in Weissach.

BorgWarner commissions GOTECH with pre-development projects for emission control systems (Clean Diesel). Initially focusing on exhaust gas recirculation systems, the collaboration expands to the development of innovative turbocharger concepts, leading to multiple patent applications.

To ensure close coordination with the customer on-site, AMGOTECH LLC is founded in Auburn Hills, Detroit.

Philip Gommel focuses primarily on design validation for both interior and exterior development, as well as prototype manufacturing. Our expertise includes the development and production of functional prototypes, vehicle modifications, and the manufacturing of pre-series and replacement parts.

Lars Helfer specializes in the development and design of electrical and electronic systems across the entire vehicle. This includes ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems), control and display interfaces, and their electrical harnesses. With the electrification of the powertrain, our expertise in wiring system development expands to include high-voltage systems.

As design, simulation, and testing processes must be completed in ever-shorter cycles and with greater cost efficiency, we continue to refine our service portfolio. We further develop our expertise in mechanical simulation, topology optimization, and lighting simulation, while expanding our laboratory with advanced measurement systems.

With the growing need for workshop and lab space, we move into our new company building Im Bühl 25 in Weissach-Flacht.

Henrik Gommel is appointed as the Managing Director of GOTECH, taking over the company’s commercial operations. With a degree in industrial engineering, he pursued a PhD in applied research and business consulting, specializing in operations management.

Our Virtual Reality-based driving simulator bridges the gap in realistic interior testing during early development phases. This technology enables cost-efficient testing of current CAD models and functional aspects of control and display elements.

At the end of 2021, the AVEAS research project, funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, was launched. As part of the research consortium, GOTECH is further developing the driving simulation environment to study highly automated driving functions and occupant behavior in critical traffic situations.