Your specialist for lab containers · Steel and chemicals capital + universities + hospitals

Lab containers Linz – steel and chemical laboratories for the industrial region

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 Z2. We deliver materials, polymer, hospital and research containers for the steel and chemical industry, Chemiepark Linz, universities, hospitals and the Upper Austria mechatronics cluster — from the Albstadt works directly to Linz, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance via the A8 + A1 direct without tunnel extra toll.

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

Complimentary Linz site audit +49 7435 7519 700

Specialist in modular laboratory construction

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Planexus Engineering Team · Location ownership Linz

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

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Planexus shows Linz 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, chemical, university, hospital or Chemiepark research laboratory.

An ordinary lab container fits entirely inside a LABtoGO. We configure it for Linz to ÖNORM B 1998-1 seismic zone Z2, OIB Guideline 6 energy stricter than the German GEG, EU single-market compliant without customs clearance from the Albstadt works via the A8 + A1 directly to Linz — without the detour via the A9 Pyhrn, without Bosruck or Gleinalm tunnel extra toll.

2,750

mm internal height

Standard: 2,400 mm

9,500

mm external length

3,000 mm width

ÖNORM Z2

Seismic agR ~0.4–0.8

moderate AT zone

470 km

Works → Linz

~5.5 h via A1 direct

View the LABtoGO platform and all configurations

Planexus solves the three Linz bottlenecks at which steel, chemical and hospital containers regularly fail

Works dual permit underestimated

Containers on the industrial works site, in Chemiepark Linz or at chemical sites need two permit paths in parallel: building notification at Magistrat Linz Hauptplatz AND internal works-management approval. Anyone who serves only one path is turned away by works security at the gate.

Planexus answer: both paths prepared in parallel from the works.

Chemical ATEX path underspecified

Chemical piloting in the Chemiepark requires ATEX containers EX-II 2G T3/T4 to EN 60079 with explosion-protected electrics, gas sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs and an inert-gas system. Standard containers without accredited ATEX certification are not connected to the works network.

Planexus answer: ATEX EN 60079 from the works, accredited documentation.

Hospital courtyard logistics

The large Linz university hospital is densely occupied with 24/7 operation. Container installation on Krankenhausstr. requires a night or weekend mobile-crane slot and heavy-haulage access via the Bulgariplatz connection. Anyone who does not agree this in advance with the hospital building directorate loses a full day.

Planexus answer: hospital slot co-ordination before works dispatch.

Lab containers for Linz: what industry, chemicals, universities and hospitals demand of the engineering

Linz is the capital of Upper Austria and Central Europe’s largest steel and chemicals cluster. Special-steel, rail and railway-system production with its own R&D site directly at the works is concentrated here, together with European polyolefin production (polypropylene, polyethylene). Added to this is Chemiepark Linz with further speciality-chemicals sites. In Auhof lie the universities with strengths in medicine, mechatronics and materials science, complemented by centres for open innovation and cyber-physical systems. On Krankenhausstrasse sits the large Linz university hospital, one of Austria’s largest. Completing the picture are the Upper Austria mechatronics, plastics, automotive and cleantech clusters.

We know this market in detail. We know that Magistrat Linz Baurechtsamt at Hauptplatz 1-5, 4041 Linz, decides under the Upper Austrian Building Code 1994 (OÖ BauO, Provincial Law Gazette 66/1994 as amended) and the Upper Austrian Building Technology Act (OÖ BauTG) as well as OIB Guidelines 1–6. We know that ÖNORM B 1998-1 (EC8 seismic) defines zone Z2 for Linz with agR ~0.4–0.8 m/s² — more moderate than Graz or Vienna, but not to be neglected structurally. Importance category II for industrial, chemical, university and hospital sites is not optional. We know that containers on the industrial works site, in Chemiepark Linz or at chemical sites need internal works-management approval in addition to the building notification. We know that chemical-pilot containers must be ATEX-compliant to EN 60079 EX-II 2G/3G with explosion-protected electrics, gas sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs and an inert-gas system. We know the logistics: Albstadt works → Linz means A81 → A8 Walserberg → A1 direct — 470 kilometres, 5.5 hours of heavy-haulage driving time. After Salzburg, Linz is the cheapest Austrian provincial-capital approach on tolls. 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 Linz. 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. Standard delivery points: the industrial works site Pichling (via Linz-Asten/Linz-Süd), the chemical sites on St. Peter-Strasse, Chemiepark Linz (Bauernstrasse), the universities on Altenberger Strasse in Auhof (via Linz-Auhof), and the university hospital on Krankenhausstrasse at Bulgariplatz (via Linz-Mitte).

Whether you need a mobile laboratory in Linz for a time-limited hospital refurbishment, a modular lab container in Linz for research expansion at the medical faculty, or an ATEX container laboratory in Linz with EN 60079 electrics for chemical piloting in the Chemiepark — we deliver all three answers from the same platform: the LABtoGO from our Albstadt works, with ÖNORM Z2 structural design, OIB energy evidence, GTG notification and ATEX certification documented from the factory.

Six engineering disciplines for Central Europe’s steel and chemicals capital

Planexus builds lab containers for Linz that are aligned in every discipline with Upper Austrian realities and steel, chemical and hospital requirements — not generic, but standard- and site-specific.

ÖNORM B 1998-1 EC8

Z2 + importance cat. II

Linz Z2 with agR ~0.4–0.8 m/s² — more moderate than Graz or Vienna. Structural design with a capacity-designed anchoring concept to ÖNORM B 1991, importance category II for industrial, chemical, university and hospital sites.

ATEX EN 60079

EX-II 2G/3G + inert gas

For chemical piloting in the Chemiepark: ATEX containers with explosion-protected electrics to EN 60079, gas sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs, inert-gas system — accredited testing.

EU single market + A1 direct

ATU reverse + no tunnel extra toll

Intra-Community supply with ATU number from the Albstadt works — tax-free in DE, reverse charge in AT. A1 direct from Salzburg-Walserberg to Linz, without the A9 Pyhrn detour, without Bosruck/Gleinalm tunnel extra toll.

Works dual permit

Building notice + works management

Containers on the industrial works site, in the Chemiepark or at chemical sites need building notification at Hauptplatz AND internal works-management approval. We serve both paths in parallel 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.

ÖNORM EN ISO 17025

Materials-testing compliant

Materials-testing containers need an ISO 17025-compliant measurement and calibration environment, vibration isolation against works vibration, and climate and voltage stability.

Linz – steel, chemicals and universities at the Upper Austrian industrial location

Linz combines steel and chemical industry, the Chemiepark and the universities into one of Austria’s most important industrial and research locations — with ATEX obligations on industrial and chemical sites. The route from Albstadt runs directly on the A1 from Salzburg-Walserberg to Linz (470 km, about 5.5 h) — without the A9 Pyhrn detour, the cheapest-toll route to an Austrian provincial capital. Planexus knows works-management approvals and the Upper Austrian Building Code for Chemiepark, university hospital and industrial sites.

Planexus for Linz: 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 Z2 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 Linz: LABtoGO, standard containers and conventional construction

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

Criterion	Conventional build, Linz	Standard container	LABtoGO
Lead time	24–36 months	16–22 weeks	10–14 weeks
ÖNORM Z2 structural	Standard	Rarely from the factory	Standard from the factory
ATEX EN 60079	Case by case	Rarely certified	EX-II 2G from the factory
A1 direct logistics (470 km)	Case by case	Rarely planned	No tunnel extra toll incl.
Mobility	None	Limited	Fully mobile
Works dual permit	Case by case	Rare	Building notice + works management

Investment models

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

Container specification, biosafety level, ATEX requirement, ÖNORM Z2 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: Linz site (e.g. industrial works, St. Peter, Chemiepark, Auhof, Krankenhausstr.), 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 chemical pilot projects. EU single-market reverse charge with ATU number.

Purchase

Asset, permanent siting

For permanent expansion at the industrial works site, at chemical sites or at the medical faculty. 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 → Linz: 470 km via A81 + A8 + A1 direct — no tunnel extra toll

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 directly to Linz. Driving time is about 5.5 hours; with a driving-time rest break one full transport day for heavy haulage — after Salzburg, the cheapest Austrian provincial-capital approach on tolls, without the A9 Pyhrn detour, without Bosruck/Gleinalm tunnel extra toll.

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 the A1, 10-day/annual vignette for escort vehicles. Junctions: Linz-Asten and Linz-Süd for the industrial works site and Chemiepark, Linz-Auhof for university and chemical sites, Linz-Mitte for the university hospital.

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

470

km from works

~5.5 h

Heavy haulage

A1 direct

no tunnel extra toll

Motorway junctions

Linz-Asten and Linz-Süd for the industrial works site Pichling and Chemiepark Linz; Linz-Auhof for the universities on Altenberger Strasse and the chemical sites on St. Peter-Strasse; Linz-Mitte for the university hospital on Krankenhausstrasse at Bulgariplatz. Mobile-crane installation the following day after EU single-market delivery via the A1 direct — the fastest DACH capital delivery after Salzburg.

Linz permits

We prepare everything for the Baurechtsamt at Hauptplatz, works management, BMSGPK Vienna, BASG and ATEX

Linz has a clearly structured authority path — Magistrat Linz Baurechtsamt, parallel works-management approval at the industrial works and Chemiepark, GTG notification to BMSGPK Vienna, BASG for GMP, ATEX certificates from accredited bodies. We use that.

OÖ BauO + BauTG + OIB Guidelines 1–6

In Linz the Upper Austrian Building Code 1994 (OÖ BauO, Provincial Law Gazette 66/1994 as amended) and the Upper Austrian Building Technology Act (OÖ BauTG, Provincial Law Gazette 67/1994 as amended) apply, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6. The competent authority is Magistrat Linz Baurechtsamt at Hauptplatz 1-5, 4041 Linz. We classify your site and submit examinable building documents.

Works dual permit

Containers on the industrial works site Pichling, in Chemiepark Linz or at chemical sites on St. Peter-Strasse need internal works-management approval in addition to building notification at Hauptplatz. We prepare both paths in parallel from the works — including works-security registration and a heavy-haulage access slot.

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 chemical piloting

For ATEX pilot 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 Chemiepark Linz and the industrial works site.

How Planexus builds your container laboratory in Linz

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

We listen

Requirements workshop on site in Linz or by video. Which biosafety level, which site (e.g. industrial works, St. Peter, Chemiepark, Auhof, Krankenhausstr.), which ATEX zone, which ÖNORM, which date, ATU number.

We plan

CAD layout, building services, structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 Z2 + B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6, ATEX conformity EN 60079. OÖ BauO-compliant building documents for Magistrat Linz Hauptplatz + works-management application + 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 direct to Linz, 470 km, one transport day, no tunnel extra toll. 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 Linz

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

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

The heavy-haulage route from the Albstadt works to Linz 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 directly to Linz — without the detour via the A9 Pyhrn and without extra-toll special tunnels. Driving time is around 5.5 hours over approximately 470 kilometres — the most direct route into Austria after Salzburg, markedly faster and cheaper on tolls than Graz or Vienna. Standard delivery points: the industrial works site in Linz-Pichling, the chemical and industrial sites on St. Peter-Str. and in Chemiepark Linz (Bauernstr.), the university sites at Altenberger Str. 69 in Auhof, and the hospital sites on Krankenhausstr. at Bulgariplatz. From order to operational handover in Linz takes 10 to 14 weeks.

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

In Linz the Oberösterreichische Bauordnung 1994 (OÖ BauO, Upper Austrian Building Code, Provincial Law Gazette 66/1994 as amended) and the OÖ Bautechnikgesetz (OÖ BauTG, Upper Austrian Building Technology Act, Provincial Law Gazette 67/1994 as amended) apply as Upper Austrian state law, supplemented by OIB Guidelines 1 to 6 of the Austrian Institute of Construction Engineering. The competent authority is Magistrat Linz Baurechtsamt (Linz Municipal Building Authority) at Hauptplatz 1-5, 4041 Linz. Containers are treated as buildings under § 24 OÖ BauO; a building notification or building permit is required in most cases. On industrial plots in Chemiepark Linz or at the industrial works site, works-management approval is additionally required. Temporary siting of under six months on industrial plots 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 Hauptplatz — including ÖNORM structural design with seismic zone Z2, OIB energy evidence and a fire-protection concept to OIB Guideline 2.

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

Under ÖNORM B 1998-1 (Eurocode 8 seismic), Linz lies in seismic zone Z2 with a horizontal design ground acceleration agR of around 0.4 to 0.8 m/s² — more moderate than Graz (Z3) or Vienna (Z2/Z3), but still structurally relevant. The Danube plain of Upper Austria is seismically quieter than Styria, but that does not allow simplification — every container for heavy industry, hospitals or universities needs a verified anchoring concept. Structurally that means: importance category II for industrial, chemical, university and hospital sites is mandatory; a capacity-designed overall system to ÖNORM B 1998-1 is not optional. We supply Linz with structural design to ÖNORM B 1998-1 with the Z2 factor and ÖNORM B 1991-1-3 snow load (Linz Zone 2–3, sk 1.4–2.0 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 Hauptplatz.

What is the Linz steel and chemicals cluster and which containers does it need?

Linz is Central Europe’s largest steel and chemicals cluster. Special-steel, rail and railway-system production with its own R&D site at the works is concentrated here, together with European polyolefin production focused on polypropylene and polyethylene. These industrial sites are integrated into Chemiepark Linz, which also comprises further speciality-chemicals locations. The cluster needs materials-testing containers to ÖNORM EN ISO 17025, corrosion laboratories, polymer-characterisation containers, high-temperature measurement containers and — for chemical piloting — ATEX containers to EN 60079 EX-II 2G/3G for flammable gases and vapours. We build all of this from the Albstadt works, procedure-ready for the industrial works site and Chemiepark Linz.

Which applications are particularly in demand in Linz?

Linz is a dual steel-chemicals and life-science cluster. Typical uses for lab containers arise around heavy industry (materials-testing, corrosion and high-temperature measurement containers to ÖNORM EN ISO 17025), the chemical industry (polymer-characterisation and ATEX pilot containers EN 60079), Chemiepark Linz (GMP and cleanroom containers ISO 14644 Class 7/8), the universities in Auhof (BSL-2 research and teaching containers for medicine, mechatronics and materials science), the university hospital on Krankenhausstr. (BSL-2 study containers during hospital refurbishment), and the Upper Austria mechatronics, plastics, automotive and cleantech clusters (each with piloting and test containers).

How does delivery to Austria work? EU single market, A1 direct, 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. To Linz we take the A1 directly from Salzburg-Walserberg to Linz — without the detour via the A9 Pyhrn, without Bosruck or Gleinalm tunnel extra toll. That makes Linz the cheapest Austrian provincial-capital approach on tolls after Salzburg. Standard route: ~470 km, ~5.5 h heavy-haulage driving time. Junctions: Linz-Asten and Linz-Süd for the industrial works site and Chemiepark, Linz-Auhof for university and chemical sites, Linz-Mitte for the university hospital.

Can you supply ATEX, GMP and BSL containers for industry, chemicals, hospitals and universities?

Yes. We build four container lines in parallel for Linz. First: materials-testing containers for heavy industry to ÖNORM EN ISO 17025 with pressure testing, vibration, corrosion testing and high-temperature spectroscopy. Second: ATEX containers for chemical piloting in Chemiepark Linz (EX-II 2G T3/T4 to EN 60079) with explosion-protected electrics, gas sensing with automatic emergency shutdown, bursting discs and an inert-gas system. Third: GMP cleanroom containers for industrial biotech and speciality-chemicals piloting with BASG inspection readiness — ISO Class 8/7. Fourth: BSL-2/3 containers for clinical research (university hospital, medical faculty) — 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. Structural design of all four lines to ÖNORM B 1998-1 (Z2) and ÖNORM B 1991, energy to OIB Guideline 6, fire protection to OIB Guideline 2, procedure-ready for the Baurechtsamt at Hauptplatz.

Complimentary site audit

Send us your Linz site and your laboratory profile

Within 48 hours we deliver: a site assessment (e.g. industrial works, St. Peter, Chemiepark, Auhof, Krankenhausstr.), a container configuration with dimensions and specifications, the permit path under OÖ BauO + OIB Guidelines + works management, 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 (470 km via A8 + Walserberg + A1 direct)

Emil-Mayer-Straße 1
72461 Albstadt (DE)

Factory visit

We show you your container during manufacture — including ÖNORM Z2 structural design, ATEX preparation and OIB Guideline 6 insulation before dispatch. By appointment.

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Container laboratory Linz

Lab containers Linz — Albstadt factory visit and site audit

We manufacture LABtoGO to order at the Albstadt works — ÖNORM Z2 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 A1 direct logistics (no tunnel extra toll) and ATEX/BASG authority path.

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