PROFACTOR is a private, applied research company with headquarters in Steyr and Vienna.
Our scientists research and develop industrial production technologies. The Society to promote the modernization of production technologies in Austria (Vereinigung zur Förderung der Modernisierung der Produktionstechnologie in Österreich or VPTÖ for short) fouded PROFACTOR in 1995. In April 2014, the Upper Austrian Research (UAR) has taken over 60 percent of the shares of PROFACTOR GMBH.
Research makes ready for competition

This statement has represented PROFACTOR since 1995. In more than 1,520 projects, we have demonstrated what can be created with applied production research: Innovation.  We enable you to be a step ahead and work to ensure Europe’s continued industrial prosperity.

More than 400 customers have trusted us so far – from small businesses to enterprises.
Interdisciplinary research

Our team consists of 90 employees from 20 academic fields. They work across disciplines to find solutions for the manufacturing industry. We set standards in robotics, image processing, simulation, energy and resource recovery, and functional surfaces and nanostructures.

We are Austrian's No. 1 in applied production research.
Research combines science and practice

PROFACTOR acts as an interface between science and business. We are well-connected in the scientific community and know what is technically possible, and from experience working closely with our industrial partners we know what is economically feasible.