Your specialist for lab containers · Mobility-engineering capital + research network

Lab containers Graz – laboratories for industry, research and hospitals

Name: Planexus GmbH
Address: Am Steinbach 8, Albstadt-Laufen, Baden-Württemberg, 72459, DE
Telephone: +49 7435 7519 700
Price range: €€€

Our managing directors bring more than ten years of experience in lab-container construction. Modular, OIB-compliant, ÖNORM structural to seismic zone Z3. We deliver research, hospital and powertrain-test environments for industry, research, universities and hospitals — from the Albstadt works directly to Graz, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance via the A8 + A1 + A9 Pyhrn Motorway.

While others are still planning, you are already researching and testing.

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Specialist in modular laboratory construction

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Planexus Engineering Team · Location ownership Graz

Content is owned by the Planexus engineering team — civil engineers, process engineers and laboratory planners with specialised experience in modular laboratory construction. Planexus GmbH is part of Wesemann Holding GmbH and delivers BSL-2, BSL-3, GMP and ATEX containers for pharma, biotech, research and crisis units across DACH.

HQ: Albstadt, BW Plant: Am Steinbach 8, 72459 Albstadt Award: German CEO Excellence Award 2026 Last technical review: April 2026

Pattern interrupt · World premiere at analytica 2026

Planexus shows Graz what a lab container can really do in 2026

An ordinary lab container has 2,400 mm internal height. Working upright at a fume cupboard or under ATEX ventilation is a struggle.

The Planexus LABtoGO has 2,750 mm internal height. 9.5 m external length. 3 m external width. A fully glazed front that brings genuine daylight into every industrial, research or hospital laboratory.

An ordinary lab container fits entirely inside a LABtoGO. We configure it for Graz to ÖNORM B 1998-1 seismic zone Z3 (the highest zone among Austrian capitals), OIB Guideline 6 energy stricter than the German GEG, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance from the Albstadt works via the A8 + A1 + A9 Pyhrn Motorway (Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels).

2,750

mm internal height

Standard: 2,400 mm

9,500

mm external length

3,000 mm width

ÖNORM Z3

Seismic agR ~0.8–1.0

highest AT capital

660 km

Works → Graz

~7 h via A9 Pyhrn

View the LABtoGO platform and all configurations

Planexus solves the three Graz bottlenecks at which powertrain and hospital containers regularly fail

Seismic zone Z3 underestimated

Under ÖNORM B 1998-1, Graz lies in seismic zone Z3 with agR ~0.8–1.0 m/s² — the highest zone among Austria’s provincial capitals. Containers without a capacity-designed anchoring concept and importance category II (for industrial, research and hospital sites) are stopped by the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz at building-notification stage — and retrospective structural corrections cost weeks.

Planexus answer: Z3 structural design from the works, importance category II as standard.

ATEX/H2 test path underspecified

Graz powertrain development focuses on fuel cells, H2 testing and battery testing. Containers for these applications need ATEX Zone 2/22 (EX-II 3G/3D), explosion-protected electrics to EN 60079, H2 sensing with automatic emergency shutdown and an inert-gas system. Standard containers do not have this — and field retrofits cannot be certified.

Planexus answer: ATEX EN 60079 from the works, H2 sensing pre-installed.

A9 Pyhrn logistics poorly planned

The A9 Pyhrn Motorway is the only sensible heavy-haulage route from Salzburg to Graz and includes the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels as extra-toll sections (in addition to the GO-Box distance toll). Heavy transports over 18 t require a tunnel permit. Anyone who overlooks this loses a day — and in high summer Bosruck Tunnel congestion is the norm.

Planexus answer: A9 Pyhrn tunnel permit and toll planned in from the works.

Lab containers for Graz: what industry, research and hospitals demand of the engineering

Graz is Austria’s second-largest city and a dual cluster of mobility engineering and life sciences. In Graz-Liebenau, powertrain development focuses on internal-combustion engines, fuel cells, battery testing and e-mobility, together with contract manufacturing in the premium automotive segment. Added to this are a medical and natural-science research network spanning several Graz universities, a large university hospital with several university clinics, non-university research and industrial biotechnology. Completing the picture are the Silicon Alps microelectronics and sensing cluster and Green Tech Valley.

We know this market in detail. We know that the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz 20, 8011 Graz, decides under the Styrian Building Act (Stmk. BauG, Provincial Law Gazette 59/1995 as amended) and OIB Guidelines 1–6. We know that ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic) defines zone Z3 for Graz with agR ~0.8–1.0 m/s² — the highest zone among Austria’s provincial capitals, because Styria sits on the seismically active eastern Alpine fringe. Importance category II for industrial, research and hospital sites is not optional. We know that containers for H2 and battery testing must be ATEX-compliant to EN 60079, with explosion-protected electrics, H2 sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs and an inert-gas system. We know the logistics: Albstadt works → Graz means A81 → A8 Walserberg → A1 Linz → Voralpenkreuz → A9 Pyhrn Motorway (Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels with extra toll), 660 kilometres, 7 hours of heavy-haulage driving time plus a mandatory rest break. These details are not in our quotation — they are the engineering and logistics foundation of every container that leaves our Albstadt works.

Made in Albstadt, EU single-market compliant without customs, turnkey in Graz. Final assembly and interior fit-out are carried out with Wesemann furniture in our own works — factory visits can be arranged from either side. Intra-Community supply with ATU reverse charge from the works; A9 Pyhrn tunnel permit and toll planned in from the factory. Standard delivery points: the industrial sites in Liebenau, the university hospital at Auenbruggerplatz, and the university and research sites on Inffeldgasse and Leonhardstrasse.

Whether you need a mobile laboratory in Graz for a time-limited hospital refurbishment, a modular lab container in Graz for research expansion, or an ATEX container laboratory in Graz with H2 sensing and EN 60079 electrics for the industrial sites in Liebenau — we deliver all three answers from the same platform: the LABtoGO from our Albstadt works, with ÖNORM Z3 structural design, OIB energy evidence, GTG notification and ATEX certification documented from the factory.

Six engineering disciplines for Austria’s mobility capital

Planexus builds lab containers for Graz that are aligned in every discipline with Styrian realities and mobility-engineering requirements — not generic, but standard- and site-specific.

ÖNORM B 1998-1 EC8

Z3 + importance cat. II

Graz Z3 with agR ~0.8–1.0 m/s² — the highest AT capital zone. Structural design with a capacity-designed anchoring concept to ÖNORM B 1991, importance category II for industrial, research and hospital sites.

ATEX EN 60079

EX-II 2G/3G + H2 sensing

For the industrial sites in Liebenau: ATEX containers with explosion-protected electrics to EN 60079, H2 sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs, inert-gas system.

EU single market + A9 Pyhrn

ATU reverse + tunnel toll

Intra-Community supply with ATU number from the Albstadt works — tax-free in DE, reverse charge in AT. A9 Pyhrn extra toll for the Bosruck/Gleinalm tunnels and tunnel permit planned in from the works.

Research network

Three-university connectable

Research containers need connection to Graz university infrastructure (shared data networks, shared research platforms). Tailored configuration from the works.

OIB Guideline 6 energy

HWB ≤ 25 + HR ≥ 75%

OIB Guideline 6 (energy saving and thermal insulation) requires strict heating-demand values for new build — tending to be stricter than the German GEG. Sandwich envelope and triple glazing sized at the works.

Inversion-weather HVAC

Basin location, particulates

Graz sits in a basin with a pronounced winter inversion and high PM10 values. HVAC with additional F9 and H13 filtration, controlled fresh air.

Graz – research, industry and hospitals in the Styrian cluster

Graz brings together a medical and natural-science research network spanning several universities with strong industrial and automotive sites to form one of Austria’s strongest research locations — with ÖNORM Z3 seismic requirements and ATEX obligations at industrial sites. The route from the Albstadt works runs via the A9 Pyhrn with the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels (660 km, about 7 h heavy haulage). Planexus supplies explosion-protected containers and Z3 structural design for the industrial sites in Liebenau, the university hospital at Auenbruggerplatz and the university sites on Inffeldgasse.

Planexus for Graz: EU Award 2026, ÖNORM-compliant, Wesemann ecosystem

Three pillars that no competitor in the DACH region combines in this way.

Award 2026

EU Business News – German CEO Excellence Awards 2026: Planexus recognised as “Leading provider of innovative laboratory spaces”. Internationally awarded immediately after the LABtoGO world premiere.

Made in Albstadt

Final assembly, interior fit-out and QC at the Albstadt works. ÖNORM Z3 structural design, OIB energy evidence, ATEX preparation and EU single-market delivery pre-configured at the factory. Factory visits available.

Wesemann ecosystem

Part of Wesemann Holding, with more than 60 years of experience in laboratory fit-out. Containers, furniture, cleanroom technology — from a single source. EU single-market delivery without customs included.

Comparison for Graz: LABtoGO, standard containers and conventional construction

An honest comparison matrix. So you can make an informed decision before we talk.

Criterion	Conventional build, Graz	Standard container	LABtoGO
Lead time	24–36 months	16–22 weeks	10–14 weeks
ÖNORM Z3 structural	Standard	Rarely from the factory	Standard from the factory
ATEX EN 60079	Case by case	Rarely certified	EX-II 2G from the factory
A9 Pyhrn tunnel logistics	Case by case	Rarely planned	Extra toll + permit incl.
Mobility	None	Limited	Fully mobile
Research connection	Case by case	Rare	Three-university connectable

Investment models

Rent, buy or hire-purchase — we build the model around your Graz project

Container specification, biosafety level, ATEX requirement, ÖNORM Z3 structural design and duration determine the calculation. Instead of a dummy price range, you receive a project-specific written indication in EUR within 24 hours.

For the calculation we need: Graz site (e.g. Liebenau, Auenbruggerplatz, Inffeldgasse, Leonhardstrasse), biosafety level (S1/S2/S3, ATEX EX-II 2G/3G, GMP), desired duration and ATU number.

Rental

Flexible, monthly EUR rate

For hospital-refurbishment containers, time-limited FFG/COMET third-party-funded research, ATEX test containers for industrial pilot projects. EU single-market reverse charge with ATU number.

Purchase

Asset, permanent siting

For permanent expansion at the industrial sites in Liebenau or in the research network. Intra-Community supply, reverse charge, no VAT pre-financing.

Hire-purchase

Transition from rental to ownership

When a study interim becomes a permanent site — rental payments later credited against the purchase, ATU reverse charge remains throughout the term.

Logistics evidence

Albstadt works → Graz: 660 km via A81 + A8 + A1 + A9 Pyhrn (Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels)

From the Albstadt works the heavy-haulage route runs north-east on the A81 to Stuttgart, then east on the A8 via Munich → Salzburg, Walserberg border crossing (DE/AT EU single market, no stop since Schengen), then east on the A1 via Linz → Voralpenkreuz interchange and south-east on the A9 Pyhrn Motorway via the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels to Graz. Driving time is about 7 hours; with a driving-time rest break one full transport day for heavy haulage.

Standard containers under 4 m width and 18 t do not require an abnormal-load permit — next-day installation is possible. Oversized plants are co-ordinated with a 60–200 t mobile crane and escort vehicles. Austrian HGV toll (GO-Box, ASFINAG) on all motorways, extra Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnel tolls on the A9 Pyhrn obligatory, 10-day/annual vignette for escort vehicles. Junctions: Graz-Webling and Graz-Liebenau for the industrial sites in Liebenau, Graz-Ost for the university hospital at Auenbruggerplatz, Graz-Mitte for the university and research sites on Inffeldgasse and Leonhardstrasse.

From order to operational handover in Graz takes 10 to 14 weeks.

660

km from works

~7 h

Heavy haulage

A9 Pyhrn

via tunnels

Motorway junctions

Graz-Webling and Graz-Liebenau for the industrial sites in Liebenau; Graz-Ost for the university hospital at Auenbruggerplatz; Graz-Mitte for the university and research sites on Inffeldgasse and Leonhardstrasse. Mobile-crane installation the following day after EU single-market delivery via the A9 Pyhrn.

Graz permits

We prepare everything for the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz, BMSGPK Vienna, BASG and ATEX

Graz has a clearly structured authority path — Baurechtsamt in the Graz municipal administration, GTG notification to BMSGPK Vienna, BASG for GMP, ATEX certificates from accredited bodies. We use that.

Stmk. BauG + OIB Guidelines 1–6

In Graz the Styrian Building Act (Stmk. BauG, Provincial Law Gazette 59/1995 as amended) applies as Styrian state law, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6. The competent authority is the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz 20, 8011 Graz. We classify your site and submit examinable building documents.

ÖNORM Z3 structural from the works

We supply ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic Z3, agR ~0.8–1.0 m/s²) with a capacity-designed anchoring concept and ÖNORM B 1991 load assumptions, importance category II for industrial, research and hospital sites — procedure-ready for the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz.

GTG at BMSGPK Stubenring, Vienna

BSL-2/3 in Austria requires notification under the Genetic Engineering Act (GTG) to BMSGPK, Stubenring 1, 1010 Vienna, and an opinion from the scientific commission. We supply a risk assessment and safety concept — filing digitally or by post.

ATEX EN 60079 for industrial sites

For H2 and battery test containers, an ATEX certificate EX-II 2G T3/T4 to EN 60079 from an accredited body. We supply a conformity assessment and zoning concept from the works — procedure-ready for the industrial sites in Liebenau.

How Planexus builds your container laboratory in Graz

Five steps, one point of contact — from the first sketch to EU single-market handover.

We listen

Requirements workshop on site in Graz or by video. Which biosafety level, which site (e.g. Liebenau, Auenbruggerplatz, Inffeldgasse, Leonhardstrasse), which ATEX zone, which ÖNORM, which date, ATU number.

We plan

CAD layout, building services, structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 Z3 + B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6, ATEX conformity EN 60079. Stmk. BauG-compliant building documents for the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz, GTG application to BMSGPK Vienna.

We build

Module prefabrication at our certified Polish partner, final assembly and interior fit-out at the Albstadt works with Wesemann furniture. OIB Guideline 6 insulation, ATEX electrics, GO-Box preparation and QC before dispatch.

We deliver and install

Intra-Community supply with ATU reverse charge from the Albstadt works. Heavy haulage A81 → A8 → Walserberg → A1 → A9 Pyhrn (Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels with extra toll), 660 km, one transport day. Installation by mobile crane. Connection of all utilities, function and leak tests.

We hand over

IQ/OQ/PQ documentation, BASG-ready, ATEX declaration of conformity from an accredited body. Training for your operators. Maintenance options up to 24 months — extendable on request.

FAQ — Lab containers for Graz

Seven questions, seven answers. Direct, without marketing speak.

How long does it take to deliver a lab container from the Albstadt works to Graz?

The heavy-haulage route from the Albstadt works to Graz runs north-east on the A81 to Stuttgart, then east on the A8 via Munich → Salzburg, Walserberg border crossing (DE/AT EU single market, no stop since Schengen), then east on the A1 via Linz → Voralpenkreuz interchange and south-east on the A9 Pyhrn Motorway via the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels to Graz. Driving time is around 7 hours over approximately 660 kilometres — a full transport day with a mandatory rest break. The A9 Pyhrn is subject to toll (in addition to the GO-Box distance toll, extra tunnel tolls for the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels). Standard delivery points: the industrial and research sites in Liebenau, the university hospital at Auenbruggerplatz, and the university and research sites on Rechbauerstrasse, Inffeldgasse and Leonhardstrasse. From order to operational handover in Graz takes 10 to 14 weeks.

Which permits do I need for a lab container in Graz?

In Graz the Steiermärkisches Baugesetz (Stmk. BauG, Styrian Building Act, Provincial Law Gazette 59/1995 as amended) applies as Styrian state law, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6 of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering. The competent authority is the Magistratsabteilung Baurechtsamt (Municipal Building Authority) at Europaplatz 20, 8011 Graz, together with the Baudirektion (Building Directorate). Containers are treated as buildings under § 19 Stmk. BauG; a building notification or building permit is required in most cases. Temporary siting of under six months on industrial plots (e.g. in Liebenau) may, depending on the site, be possible under a simplified notification procedure. We review your site in advance and file procedure-ready building documents directly at Europaplatz — including ÖNORM structural design with seismic zone Z3, OIB energy evidence and a fire-protection concept to OIB Guideline 2.

Which seismic requirements apply to lab containers in Graz under ÖNORM B 1998-1?

Under ÖNORM B 1998-1 (Eurocode 8 seismic), Graz lies in seismic zone Z3 with a horizontal design ground acceleration agR of around 0.8 to 1.0 m/s² — the highest zone among Austria’s provincial capitals and higher than Vienna (Z2/Z3) or Linz (Z1/Z2). Styria sits on the seismically active eastern Alpine fringe. Structurally that means: importance category II for industrial, research and hospital sites is mandatory; an anchoring concept and a capacity-designed overall system to ÖNORM B 1998-1 are not optional. We supply Graz with structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 with the Z3 factor and ÖNORM B 1991-1-3 snow load (Graz Zone 3, sk 1.5–2.0 kN/m² depending on altitude) and energetically to OIB Guideline 6 with U ≤ 0.20 W/m²K and heat recovery ≥ 75% — procedure-ready for the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz.

What is the Graz mobility-engineering cluster and which containers does it need?

Graz is Austria’s undisputed centre for powertrain and vehicle engineering. Around the industrial sites in Graz-Liebenau, powertrain development focuses on internal-combustion engines, fuel cells, battery testing and e-mobility, together with contract manufacturing in the premium automotive segment. These sites need H2/battery test containers to ATEX Zone 2/22 (EX-II 3G/3D), climate rooms for engine test benches, and materials and corrosion laboratories. We build ATEX-compliant test containers with explosion-protected electrics to EN 60079, dual filtration and H2 sensing with automatic emergency shutdown — procedure-ready for the industrial sites in Liebenau.

Which applications are particularly in demand in Graz?

Graz is a dual mobility and life-science cluster. Typical uses for lab containers arise around the mobility-engineering cluster in Graz-Liebenau (ATEX-compliant powertrain/H2/battery test containers as well as materials and climate-chamber containers); the medical and natural-science research network of Graz’s universities (shared research platform, BSL-2 research containers); the Graz university hospital with several university clinics (study containers during hospital refurbishments); non-university research (materials, sensing and robotics containers); industrial biotechnology (biotech pilot containers); and the technical and natural-science universities with strengths in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering and mechatronics.

How does delivery to Austria work? EU single market, A9 Pyhrn, GO-Box?

Germany and Austria are both EU member states and part of the single market — there is no customs clearance. We deliver from the Albstadt works as an intra-Community supply with an Austrian VAT identification number (ATU number) — tax-free in Germany, reverse charge in Austria. The price advantage versus Swiss locations is up to 8.1% (Swiss VAT falls away entirely). For heavy haulage the Austrian HGV toll (GO-Box, ASFINAG) is obligatory on all motorways and expressways. On the A9 Pyhrn Motorway extra tunnel tolls apply for the Bosruck and Gleinalm tunnels — both mandatory for heavy goods vehicles over 3.5 t. Standard route via Salzburg-Walserberg (Schengen, no stop), Linz, Voralpenkreuz, A9 Pyhrn to Graz. From the Albstadt works to Graz: ~660 km, ~7 h driving time + mandatory rest break.

Can you supply BSL-3 and ATEX containers for industry, research and hospitals?

Yes. We build three container lines in parallel for Graz. First: BSL-3 containers for clinical research (university hospital, medical universities, research network) — HEPA H14 dual filtration, autoclaved airlock, negative pressure with a three-stage cascade, emergency power. Notification under the Genetic Engineering Act (GTG) to BMSGPK Vienna Stubenring, opinion of the scientific commission. Second: ATEX containers for H2 and battery testing (EX-II 2G T3 or T4 to EN 60079) with explosion-protected electrics, H2 sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs and an inert-gas system. Third: GMP cleanroom containers for industrial biotech piloting with BASG inspection readiness — ISO Class 8/7. Structural design of all three lines to ÖNORM B 1998-1 (Z3) and ÖNORM B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6, fire protection to OIB Guideline 2, procedure-ready for the Baurechtsamt at Europaplatz.

Complimentary site audit

Send us your Graz site and your laboratory profile

Within 48 hours we deliver: a site assessment (e.g. Liebenau, Auenbruggerplatz, Inffeldgasse, Leonhardstrasse), a container configuration with dimensions and specifications, the permit path under Stmk. BauG + OIB Guidelines, the ATEX/BASG authority path, a delivery and installation date, and an indicative investment bracket in EUR.

Direct contact

Phone

+49 7435 7519 700

info@planexus.de

Works & headquarters (660 km via A8 + Walserberg + A1 + A9 Pyhrn)

Emil-Mayer-Straße 1
72461 Albstadt (DE)

Factory visit

We show you your container during manufacture — including ÖNORM Z3 structural design, ATEX preparation and OIB Guideline 6 insulation before dispatch. By appointment.

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Lab containers Graz — Albstadt factory visit and site audit

We manufacture LABtoGO to order at the Albstadt works — ÖNORM Z3 structural design, OIB Guideline 6 insulation, ATEX preparation and EU single-market delivery with ATU reverse charge pre-configured at the factory. Factory visits available at any time; complimentary site audit including A9 Pyhrn tunnel logistics and ATEX/BASG authority path.

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