1998

The company Unicontrol Systemtechnik is founded by Siegfried Heinze as a software service company based in Hainichen. During the year the company employs 18 people.

2000

Start of cooperation with VDO Car Communication Germany in Wetzlar with a focus on car radios, CD / MP for BMW and navigation. Relocation to the current company location in Frankenberg, Sachsenburger Weg 34.

2002

Start of an in-house development of a digital instrument cluster "DKI" as a freely programmable instrument cluster (FPK).

2003

Presentation of the "DKI" at the IAA PKW in Frankfurt am Main. Unicontrol was one of the first companies in the world to develop an FPK that meets the requirements of the automotive industry.

2008

Unicontrol celebrates the 10th company anniversary. The second generation of the freely programmable, fully graphic display system uniVIEWSYS is presented. Up to four TFT displays can be integrated and supplied with different displays.

2009

At the age of 81, Siegfried Heinze is giving up the position of managing director. Dr. Stephan Schmidtke takes over the operative business as sole managing director.

2012

Continuation of the sustained high growth with double-digit sales growth rates with sales of approx. EUR 3.5 million. Creation of additional developer jobs by expanding the company by 350 square meters for the future growth of the company.

2014

With app-based display solutions, Unicontrol qualifies for future tasks for connected cars.

2015

With the purchase of the property at Sachsenburger Weg 34, an important cornerstone is laid for securing the company's growth-oriented development. IT security according to ISO / IEC 27001: 2013 certified by TÜV Süd. AUTOSAR and functional safety according to ISO 26262 are identified as future fields of action.

2018

Unicontrol celebrates its 20th company anniversary and looks back on a successful history. Unicontrol currently has 45 employees.

2019

Dr. Stephan Schmidtke leaves the company after 10 successful years as managing director. His successor is Norman Thieme, a grandson of the founder Siegfried Heinze.

2022

Start of extensive refurbishment and conversion work on the company building. The starting signal will be given in spring 2022 with the start of the façade renovation in the flat roof area. This will be followed by the flat roof refurbishment later in the year.

2023

We are celebrating our silver company anniversary! We can look back on 25 years of successful work, steady growth and the continuous expansion of our range of services.

The renovation work in and on the company building is also progressing.