The Oskar Patzelt Foundation recognizes outstanding performances by medium-sized companies at a national level and awards the Grand Prix for Medium-Sized Companies economics prize annually in the autumn.
No other economics competition in Germany has achieved such a large and meanwhile sustained resonance over more than two decades as the competition which the Leipzig-based Oskar Patzelt Foundation has organized every year since 1994. The prize is not even worth anything in terms of money. For the companies, it is purely a matter of public recognition and confirmation of their performances without financial incentives.
“The Grand Prix for Medium-sized Companies awarded by the Oskar Patzelt Foundation is the most coveted economic award nationally and we feel very honored to have received this prize“, declares Gerhard Kimmel, managing director of ACSYS Lasertechnik GmbH, on the evening of the awards ceremony.
The company was nominated for the seventh time by the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, IMM Holding GmbH, Central Saxony Regional Authority and the Member of the German Parliament Veronika Bellmann. The company was a finalist in 2012.
The prize shows ACSYS that the company is on the right track. “I accepted the prize on behalf of the entire ACSYS team. We will also stay true to existing company principles in the future and continue to follow our guidelines” summarized Gerhard Kimmel.
ACSYS Lasertechnik GmbH was founded in 2003 with a team of 14 staff – all with longstanding experience in the field of laser material processing – in Kornwestheim and in Mittweida. The development and competence center in Lüdenscheid in the North Rhine-Westphalia region went into service in 2009.
As one of very few companies of this size in the laser sector ACSYS is medium-sized and family run. It has made it its business to provide innovative solutions relating to laser material processing.
The expansion of the sales territory in 2004 to include all of Europe was followed two years later by expansion to Asia and North America, where a separate subsidiary meanwhile operates. Furthermore, today there are ACSYS laser systems with numerous well-known customers in over 30 countries.
Patented system solutions based on standardized system concepts, the use of existing expertise to achieve the best processing results, collaboration with various suppliers to select optimum laser and system components and the development of unique selling points with clear customer value and benefits compared to the competition characterize ACSYS Lasertechnik GmbH’s range of services.
A production and development center incorporating the most modern aspects of industrial engineering which was set up at the Mittweida location was extended again to 4,000 m² last year.
ACSYS Lasertechnik GmbH employs over 90 members of staff and five trainees. For several years, students of laser technology at the University of Applied Sciences Mittweida, with which there is also close collaboration, have been able to complete placements here.
The setting up of interactive web content, the high manufacturing depth through to the in-house system software to guarantee high flexibility and also participation at all relevant national and international trade exhibitions are all an expression of a comprehensive communication concept.
The company name of ACSYS was already registered with the German Patent and Trademark Office in 2003 and protected as a trademark. Today, ACSYS is one of the best providers in the core sectors addressed by the company within a competitive environment. These primarily include sectors such as the tool manufacturing industry, mints, medical technology, automotive, mold construction, the supply industry, the jewelry and watch industry and also service provider companies. The clearly defined nomenclature of the products such as Piranha, Barracuda or Shark, which are all named after fish that bite, creates an integrated appearance and adds to the recognition value of products at home and abroad.
The company supports numerous regional sports associations, school and cultural projects and partially finances an endowed professorship.