Joh. Wilh. von Eicken GmbH Tech Stack

German tobacco manufacturer with three production facilities across industrial automation and export

Tobacco Manufacturing Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein 1,001–5,000 employees Founded 1770 Public Company

Joh. Wilh. von Eicken is a vertically integrated tobacco producer operating three German factories (Lübeck, Dingelstädt, Rietz) that manufacture cigarettes, cigars, fine-cut, and pipe tobacco from raw material to finished goods. The tech stack is heavily weighted toward industrial control systems (Siemens, Beckhoff, PROFINET, EtherCAT) — typical of discrete manufacturing plants — and pain points cluster around machine availability, changeover efficiency, and product adaptability, suggesting active optimization of legacy production lines rather than digital transformation.

Tech Stack 10 technologies

Core StackTIA Portal Codesys Siemens Sinamics Beckhoff WinCC flexible TwinCAT PROFINET Ethernet EtherCAT Microsoft Office

What Joh. Wilh. von Eicken GmbH Is Building

◆Challenges

Optimizing existing plants
Increasing plant availability
Adapting plants to new products
Smooth order processing
Inventory availability management
Compliance structure development
Data protection compliance
Expanding distribution in leh
High machine availability
Reducing changeover times

▲Active Projects

Compliance structure development
Data protection compliance
Continuous improvement of changeover times
Machine setup and maintenance

Hiring Activity

Accelerating10 roles · 5 in 30d

Department

Logistics

Manufacturing

Sales

Engineering

Legal

Seniority

Junior

Manager

Mid

Lead

Senior

Company intelligence

Find more companies like Joh. Wilh. von Eicken GmbH by tech stack, pain points and active projects

Get started free

About Joh. Wilh. von Eicken GmbH

Joh. Wilh. von Eicken manufactures tobacco products across three German sites, representing one of the country's largest independent, family-owned producers. The company exports to over 100 countries through both owned subsidiaries and long-term distribution partners. With roughly 950 employees across manufacturing, logistics, sales, and support functions, it operates as a full-supply-chain manufacturer — from raw tobacco intake through finished-goods packaging. Founded in 1770 and now in its eighth generation of family ownership, the company acquired the Dingelstädt cigar manufactory in 1992 and established in-house cigarette production in 1998.

HeadquartersLübeck, Schleswig-Holstein

Company Size1,001–5,000 employees

Founded1770

Hiring MarketsGermany

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Joh. Wilh. von Eicken's production footprint?

Three manufacturing sites in Germany: Lübeck, Dingelstädt, and Rietz, producing cigarettes, cigars, cigarillos, fine-cut, and pipe tobacco. Around 950 employees operate vertically integrated production from raw material through finished goods.

What industrial automation does von Eicken use?

Siemens TIA Portal and WinCC flexible, Codesys, Beckhoff, TwinCAT, Siemens Sinamics drives, and PROFINET/EtherCAT networking — standard automation stack for discrete manufacturing and machine control.