Strong APS,
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Find out more about our vision, values and the people who make PAILOT what it is: the APS of the new generation.

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Expert crew with start-up charm

Our team consists of employees with strong analytical and technical skills. Interdisciplinarity characterizes the cooperation: in addition to mathematics, (business) informatics and industrial engineering, the fields of mechanical engineering and physics are also represented.

Rico Knapper

CEO

Rico Knapper

CEO

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Dr. Sebastian Blanc

Head of Product

Dr. Sebastian Blanc

Head of Product

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Mira Grünhaupt

Head of Customer Success

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Head of Customer Success

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Dr. Christian Scherrer

Head of Sales

Dr. Christian Scherrer

Head of Sales

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Dr. Cornelius Krull

Head of Technology

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Dr. Sebastian Gottwalt

Head of Operations

Dr. Sebastian Gottwalt

Head of Operations

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Manuel Komann

Senior Solution Engineer

Manuel Komann

Senior Solution Engineer

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Dominika Wloka

Senior Product & Experience Designer

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Susann Struwe

Senior Solution Architect

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Senior Solution Architect

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Bryan Cooper

Senior Solution Architect

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Senior Solution Architect

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Rosanna Haug

Marketing

Rosanna Haug

Marketing

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Dominic Lieder

Business Development

Dominic Lieder

Business Development

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David Pérez González

Solution & Software Engineer

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Tommy Breslein

Software Engineer

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Dr. Matthias Huschle

Software Engineer

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Alexander Smirnov

Junior Solution Engineer

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Lars Baumann

Internal

Lars Baumann

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Long-term success for your production

Honored with Siemens Award

PAILOT develops cutting-edge technologies

Ensuring the future viability of your production is our goal. To this end, we are constantly developing our powerful APS based on the challenges faced by our customers and with a view to the changes taking place in the industrial sector. The development of this intelligent technology, which enables true innovation, was honored with the SIEMENS Industrial AI Award in 2025.

Full commitment

A corporate culture like no other

Our APS is driven by data, while our skilled team and our working methods are driven by values. These are reflected in regular meetings and form the basis for our actions, both in internal collaboration and in our work with customers.

Trust is our foundation

We keep our promises, communicate openly and honestly and trust in the skills of our team. Together, we create a reliable and transparent working relationship - both internally and with our partners.

Excellence is our goal

We set the highest standards and strive for continuous improvement. With our dedicated team, we solve challenges efficiently and always find the best solutions for our customers.

Passion is our trailblazer

We are driven by our enthusiasm for technology and the complex challenges of our customers. With creativity, team spirit and the will to innovate, we do everything we can to achieve exceptional results.

Agility makes us pioneers

We react flexibly to new trends and challenges. With quick decisions and dynamic working methods, we create solutions that are always one step ahead.

Win-win situation

We don't share success, we double it

We take our customers' feedback seriously and are continuously developing our APS. These improvements are quickly available in practice in our cloud solution. This means that not only is our APS constantly evolving, but the improvements are also quickly reflected in our customers' production figures and working methods.

Achieving success together with PAILOT

Starteam is an international printed circuit board manufacturer with its own highly automated production facility in China. For us, Starteam is both a strong investor and a committed user—Starteam's plants plan productively with PAILOT. In addition, our teams work closely together and develop ideas in partnership. The collaboration goes far beyond a traditional partnership and is characterized by mutual trust and friendship.

Partner: STARTEAM

IoT Werk specializes in industrial IoT integration and reliably connects machines and systems to existing IT and system landscapes. The team has many years of experience in clean and scalable machine connectivity. We have been working closely together for many years and benefit from their in-depth integration expertise.

Partner: IOT-Werk
For now and later

Our partnerships

We have a long-standing relationship with our partners. Our cooperation is characterized by trust and mutual respect. We learn from each other, support each other and thus expand our network and our opportunities to be successful.

GAMI is a research unit at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology that focuses on industrial digitalization and production systems in China. As a local implementation partner, GAMI supports the introduction of PAILOT directly in Chinese projects. The partnership strengthens our footprint in China and enables us to draw on local project resources and expertise.

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