AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH — 00:23:FD (MA-L)

A MAC address starting with 00:23:FD belongs to AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH, a German automotive engineering firm — no source identifies a specific device or product line carrying this prefix, so the match confirms the registrant company, not a piece of hardware.

AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH was a real, substantive company: a wholly-owned subsidiary of Schaeffler AG founded in 1979, employing roughly 100-199 people out of Werdohl, Germany, and working in mechatronic systems, transmission and drivetrain technology, ECU calibration, and vehicle integration services. Effective March 1, 2013, the company was renamed Schaeffler Engineering GmbH as part of a corporate repositioning; the IEEE registry record still carries the pre-rename legal name.

Only one OUI (00:23:FD, MA-L) is on file under either the "AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik" name or the successor "Schaeffler Engineering" name. No Wireshark community sighting, security scan report, or product manual was found tying any specific hardware to this prefix, and no CVE, malware association, or security advisory naming this company or the prefix was found as of an August 2026 search.

Given the company's line of business, in-house test-bench, prototype-ECU, or lab networking equipment is a plausible use of the block, but this is inference from the registrant's business, not a confirmed device-type finding.

Registrant

AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

OUI prefix

00:23:FD (MA-L, /24 block) [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

Registered address

Gewerbestraße 14, Werdohl, Germany 58791 [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

Corporate identity

subsidiary of Schaeffler AG, founded 1979, ~100-199 employees, automotive engineering (mechatronics, drivetrain, ECU calibration, vehicle integration) [Confirmed] — https://www.elektroniknet.de/anbieterkompass/aft-atlas-fahrzeugtechnik-gmbh.8821117/index.html, https://www.europages.de/AFT-ATLAS-FAHRZEUGTECHNIK-GMBH/DEU069526-00101.html

Successor name

renamed Schaeffler Engineering GmbH effective 2013-03-01; IEEE record retains the legacy name [Confirmed] — https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/aft-becomes-schaeffler-engineering/

Device class

Unknown — no device-type or product corroboration found for this prefix [Unknown]

OUI count

single MA-L block on file under this name or the successor name; no second OUI found [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry, https://udger.com/resources/mac-address-vendor-detail?name=aft_atlas_fahrzeugtechnik_gmbh

Registration date

Unknown — IEEE OUI data publishes no assignment/registration date, and the third-party udger.com corroboration also carries no date field for this entry [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry, https://udger.com/resources/mac-address-vendor-detail?name=aft_atlas_fahrzeugtechnik_gmbh

Security history

no CVE, malware association, or advisory naming this company, its successor, or the prefix, as of an August 2026 search [Unknown]

IEEE assignment

00:23:FD → AFT Atlas Fahrzeugtechnik GmbH, registered Werdohl, DE [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

Registry / block size

MA-L (24-bit OUI); single prefix on file [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

HQ / country

Gewerbestraße 14, Werdohl, Germany 58791 [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

Company status

renamed to Schaeffler Engineering GmbH effective 2013-03-01; parent Schaeffler AG [Confirmed] — https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/aft-becomes-schaeffler-engineering/

Device types

Unknown — no product/device corroboration found [Unknown]

Notable products

Unknown [Unknown]

Verified sample prefixes

00:23:FD (only prefix on file) [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry 0023FD

Historic block

none found [Unknown]

Special note

IEEE publishes no registration date for OUI assignments; do not attribute a "date registered" seen on third-party lookup tools to IEEE [Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry

Related vendors

Schaeffler AG (parent), Schaeffler Engineering GmbH (renamed successor, 2013) [Confirmed] — https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/aft-becomes-schaeffler-engineering/

Analyst note

single-OUI registration by a real, named automotive engineering subsidiary of Schaeffler AG; no device-type corroboration exists, so a match identifies the registrant company, not a specific product

[Confirmed] — the IEEE MA-L registry, https://www.elektroniknet.de/anbieterkompass/aft-atlas-fahrzeugtechnik-gmbh.8821117/index.html