About us

We control progress. Customized electronics since 1969.

We are a family-run company based in Haan, North Rhine-Westphalia, specializing in the development and production of customer-specific electronics. HEINEN Elektronik was founded in 1969 by Hans M. Heinen and is now managed by his son Peter E. Heinen.

1969While the first man lands on the moon, Hans M. Heinen takes his first step into self-employment. The first business transactions are not carried out in the garage, but in the cellar of a former colleague.

At that time Hans M. Heinen, qualified electrical engineer responsible for sales for a control system manufacturer throughout Germany. Previously, he had already successfully managed the development department of a well-known electronics group. His customer acquisition skills and expertise in the newly developing electronics industry quickly led to the question: what if he could simply handle the customer orders he brought in himself?

And so begins the journey of HEINEN Elektronik, at that time still "Hans M. Heinen, Ing.".

Hans M. Heinen sits up late into the night with his wife at home in order to Quotations and invoices on the typewriter to type. Without further ado, the son's bedroom is converted into an office and the son moves into his sister's room.

But the space problems were not to last long. The first successes are not long in coming, and Hans M. Heinen pulls with a handful of employees in rented office space in Haan. Within a year, the team grows so rapidly that another floor has to be rented. At this point, the company consists of one Electronics development, Manufacturinga warehouse and our own electroplating shop.

Thanks to well-known major customers from the automotive and paper industries, business flourishes. At the end of the 1970s, it became clear that a larger company building was needed. One of their own. In addition to his roles as managing director, husband and father, Hans M. Heinen embarks on another major project: On his own initiative and with diligent manual labor, he builds the Company building in the Haan industrial estate. 1981 Construction is completed. The company moves into its current home.

1984 Hans M. Heinen, Ing." becomes "Hans M. Heinen, Ing. "HEINEN Elektronik GmbH". In the same year, the ancestor of the Apple Mac sees the light of day and HEINEN Elektronik is also the first PC set up. The changeover from typewriters and paper to digital computers is laborious, but this challenge is also mastered.

1985 knocks the next generation at the door. Son Peter E. Heinen, still in the middle of his electrical engineering studies, begins his career in electronics development.

In the 1980s, technological progress increasingly finds its way into the company. Circuit board layouts are now CAD systems (Computed Aided Design) and developed the printed circuit boards using the new SMD technology equipped.

After the fall of the wall 1989 orders increase explosively. The extreme demand for paper converting machines brings golden times to HEINEN Elektronik. And so the Expansion their course: 1991 The company building is given a large extensionwhich provides space for over 70 employees. Joachim Stäcker is currently founding ICOS GmbH in Düsseldorf.

1998 Peter E. Heinen becomes a father for the fourth time. It is also the birth of the Company website. In the same year he was appointed Co-Managing Director appointed.

At the beginning of the 2000s, business is rather sluggish. Commercial electronics flooded the market and major customers from the paper industry filed for bankruptcy.

But 2003 HEINEN Elektronik wins a large order from ICOS GmbH. HEINEN Elektronik develops and manufactures circuit boards for complex system solutions, while ICOS assembles the electronics in a robust, hardened form for the defense industry.

2012 Hans M. Heinen retires from the company at the age of 76 for health reasons. 2014 He dies. His son inherits the company and is now Managing owner. Peter E. Heinen's wife Elke Heinen joins the company as quality manager and makes a significant contribution to sustainable Restructuring of the company with. At this point, the electroplating shop closes its doors for good, as in-house circuit board production is no longer economically viable.

In the year 2015 Peter E. Heinen and Joachim Stäcker join forces, HEINEN Elektronik takes over the business segment of ICOS GmbH. The merger gives rise to the new business division HEINEN ICSspecializing in hardware-based security solutions. Findings from the military sector are adapted for the civilian sector, resulting in a proprietary product, the NoSpy-Box®.

2019 The big anniversary: HEINEN Elektronik turns 50 years old.

2020 the world goes into lockdown. HEINEN Elektronik is also struggling with supply bottlenecks in the electronic components industry.

2021 is already the next generation in action. Daughter Franziska Heinen is responsible for online marketing, while son David Heinen helps out alongside his master's degree in industrial engineering.

2022 The eldest son, Christoph Heinen, becomes assistant to the managing director.

2023 the electronics production by one new SMD placement machines extended.

After 55 years, we can now look back on a diverse number of realized projects. Projects in a wide range of industries. We look forward to continuing to develop and manufacture your ideas. As a competent EMS service provider With decades of experience and high quality standards, we will be happy to support you in the years to come - the foundations for a successful future have already been laid with the new generation.