IBG Automation GmbH

What IBG Automation GmbH does

IBG Automation GmbH, headquartered in Neuenrade, Germany and operating under the umbrella of the owner-managed Goeke Technology Group GmbH, is a general contractor for industrial automation founded in 1982. The company designs, engineers, manufactures, commissions, and services customized production systems for manufacturing industries, with explicit focus on automotive, aerospace, and medical technology verticals. With more than 300 employees across locations in Germany (Neuenrade HQ and Lübeck) and Malta, IBG is led by second-generation Managing Directors Matthias Goeke and Matthias Fabian Goeke.

Core technology and products span an in-house developed portfolio: industrial robotics systems that integrate arms from FANUC, Yaskawa, and other leading OEMs; a fleet of automated guided vehicles (FTS/AGV) marketed as the FC series (FC 100, FC 450, FC Compact, FC Heavy, FC Omni, FC Lifter, FC Lite, FC Load, FC RoboLite, FC Slim); an omnidirectional AGV platform with integrated collaborative robot and 3D camera-based part recognition; custom gripping systems covering wheel, motor, multi-, needle, plate, profile, pump, vacuum, shaft, and cylinder-head variants; vision and 3D measurement systems for inspection and quality control; assembly and joining technology for battery, frontend, gear, and sealing operations; control and visualization software; and a sub-brand, Moving Technology, combining industrial robots with modular LED displays for events. The company holds at least one granted patent relating to industrial safety-ring assembly techniques and has received a FAMAB Award (2015) for Moving Technology and a FANUC Award (Hannover Messe 2026) recognizing a flagship partnership.

The business model combines one-time turnkey system sales (engineering, feasibility, prototype, manufacturing, commissioning), professional services for feasibility and consulting, and recurring after-sales service including plant monitoring, app-based documentation, remote service, 24h hotline, maintenance contracts, spare parts, and retrofits. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales supported by trade show participation (Hannover Messe, NORTEC), content marketing via the goeke-group.com website, the IBG Insights newsletter, and career outreach; pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. Customers are concentrated in European mid-market and large manufacturing enterprises, with no named customer logos disclosed in the available data.

Name

IBG Automation GmbH

Legal name

IBG Automation GmbH

Website

https://goeke-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

IBG Automation GmbH is a German general contractor designing, manufacturing, and servicing customized industrial automation systems (robotics, AGVs, vision, gripping, assembly) for automotive, aerospace, and medical technology manufacturers, with 300+ employees since 1982.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Systems

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ), Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK), Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs) & Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs) (IMAHABAB)

Keywords

• Industrial automation systems
• Customized production systems
• Robotic assembly solutions
• Automated guided vehicles
• Industrial gripping technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuenrade

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Turnkey Automation Systems: Custom-developed automation plants and production systems delivered as complete turnkey solutions. Revenue generated from design, engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and handover of customized automation systems.
2. Engineering and Consulting Services: Potential analyses, feasibility studies, prototype development, and engineering services for automation projects.
3. After-Sales Service and Maintenance: Ongoing service contracts, maintenance, spare parts, remote service, and support services after system commissioning.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IBG Automation GmbH designs, engineers, manufactures, and commissions customized industrial automation systems and turnkey production plants as a general contractor, combining mechanical engineering, robotics, control technology, custom gripping systems, vision/image processing, automated guided vehicles (AGVs) with integrated cobots, and in-house software/control engineering. The offering spans feasibility studies, prototype development, and full system delivery across industries such as automotive, aerospace, and medical technology, complemented by long-term after-sales service including maintenance contracts, remote service, retrofits, and spare parts.

Product overview

IBG Automation GmbH (part of Goeke Technology Group) operates as a general contractor offering comprehensive industrial automation solutions. The portfolio centers on custom-designed production systems and smart automation solutions for industry since 1982, combining process automation, robotics systems, system logistics, and comprehensive service offerings. The product suite includes industrial robotics with custom gripping systems (wheel grippers, motor grippers, multi-grippers, needle grippers, suction grippers, etc.), assembly technology systems (battery assembly, gear joining, sealing assembly), vision technology for quality inspection, AGV/fleet management systems (FC series including FC 100, FC 450, FC Compact, FC Heavy, FC Omni, FC Lifter, FC Lite, FC Load, FC RoboLite, FC Slim), omnidirectional AGV platforms with integrated cobots, software for control and visualization, joining technology, and Moving Technology for LED displays. Services span from potential analysis and feasibility studies through turnkey system implementation, including mechanical manufacturing, electronics/control technology, robotics integration, testing, commissioning, and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Moving Technology: Modular LED displays and moving robotics for professional use in events, trade shows, and corporate communications, combining creative media use with industrial robots.

Products and services

• Turnkey Industrial Automation Systems Customized production systems and turnkey automation plants delivered as a general contractor — from feasibility studies through engineering, manufacturing, commissioning, and handover — for manufacturing customers across automotive, aerospace, and medical technology verticals.
• Industrial Robotics Solutions Custom industrial robotics and robot system solutions including system robots, process chaining, human-robot collaboration (HRC/MRK), and mobile robotics, integrating robots from all leading manufacturers (FANUC, Yaskawa, etc.) for industrial manufacturing customers.
• Automated Guided Vehicle (AGV/FTS) Fleet Modular AGV/FTS fleet including FC 100, FC 450, FC Compact, FC Heavy, FC Omni, FC Lifter, FC Lite, FC Load, FC RoboLite (with integrated Yaskawa HC20 cobot), and FC Slim — providing flexible, customer-specific intralogistics solutions.
• Omnidirectional AGV with Integrated Cobot AGV platform with integrated collaborative robot (cobot) featuring 3D camera-based part recognition, universal gripper, and seamless MES system communication for intelligent, traceable material supply in autonomous production environments.
• Custom Gripping Systems Customer-specific gripping systems including wheel grippers, motor grippers, multi-grippers, needle grippers, plate grippers, profile grippers, pump grippers, vacuum/suction grippers, securing-ring grippers, shaft grippers, and cylinder head grippers engineered to workpiece material and geometry.
• Vision Technology / Industrial Image Processing Optical inspection and 3D measurement systems for industrial production — including 3D measurement, quality assurance, laser scanning, and contactless 3D inspection — combined with intelligent gripping for bin-picking of undefined parts.
• Assembly Technology Systems (Montagetechnik) Customized assembly and production systems for automating manufacturing processes, including battery assembly, frontend assembly, high-voltage battery assembly, sealing assembly, capacitor manufacturing, gear joining, and rubber/soft plastic part assembly, targeted at industrial manufacturers.
• Software / Control Technology Holistic software and control systems for visualization and orchestration of standardized industrial components — robot programming, PLC programming, and PC programming — for automated assembly, testing, and logistics processes.
• Joining Technology (Fügetechnik) Fully automated joining technology using robots and modern control systems for fast, precise, and reproducible joining of components with consistently high product quality.
• Green Technology / Battery Assembly Automation Automation solutions for sustainable manufacturing, including specialized battery assembly systems for electric vehicles and renewable energy applications targeted at automotive and energy industry manufacturers.
• Moving Technology Robot-based entertainment and corporate-communication system combining industrial robots with modular LED displays for spectacular 3D-moving visuals at trade shows, events, and corporate venues, with synchronized movement and media content.
• Engineering and Feasibility Consulting Services Potential analyses, feasibility studies, prototype development, and engineering consulting services for automation projects, offered as the front end of IBG's general-contractor delivery for industrial customers.
• After-Sales Service and Maintenance Long-term after-sales service including app-based documentation, remote service, digital maintenance messaging, error analysis, inspection, maintenance, software updates, 24-hour service hotline, troubleshooting, spare parts, maintenance contracts, upgrades, and retrofits.

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased efficiency, productivity, and quality in production processes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• FANUCflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2026FANUC Award presented to IBG at Hannover Messe 2026 by Jörg Winter, Sales Manager Germany, recognizing a solid and successful partnership. IBG integrates FANUC robots in their automation solutions.
• Landschaftsverband Westfalen (LWL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of MRK (human-robot collaboration) solutions for workplace participation. LWL partnered with IBG to develop a solution equipped with a sensitive robot arm for car assembly, where the robot supports the human worker. After assembly, quality control is performed using an optical system.
• Landschaftsverband Rheinland (LVR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of MRK (human-robot collaboration) solutions for workplace participation. Joint project with LWL and IBG to develop robotic solutions enabling people to participate in working life through human-robot collaboration.
• YaskawacoreTechnology or IntegrationFC RoboLite AGV features integrated Yaskawa HC20 collaborative 6-axis robot for autonomous and secure transport applications.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Schunk SE & Co. KG: German market leader for industrial gripping systems and automation components; one of the most direct comparables to IBG's Greiftechnik product line and automation turnkey work.
• HAHN Automation: German Mittelstand general contractor for turnkey industrial automation and assembly systems, closely comparable on size, automotive-industry focus, and end-to-end integrator model to IBG.
• Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH: Specialist for automotive and EV battery/drivetrain assembly automation, head-quartered in southern Germany; directly competes with IBG in custom-engineered automotive assembly cells.
• Grenzebach Group: German mid-market automation specialist for intralogistics, AGV/AMR, and production automation; directly comparable to IBG's AGV platform and integrated factory automation offering.
• EDAG Engineering Group (incl. FFT): Engineering services and automation integrator serving automotive/aerospace production; comparable on general-contractor automation and production-systems delivery model.
• Heitec GmbH: German automation specialist offering motion control, control cabinet construction, robot cells, and assembly systems; comparable mid-sized integrator with similar industry verticals.
• Yaskawa Europe (Robot Division): Robot OEM whose HC20 cobot is embedded in IBG's FC RoboLite AGV; comparable both as technology supplier and as a competing integrator leveraging its own robot portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Dürr AG: Large public German industrial engineering group with automotive paint shops and assembly automation; broad incumbent competing with IBG in factory automation cells and integrated production lines.
• KUKA AG: Global industrial robot and automation solutions provider; competes with IBG both as a robot supplier partner-adjacent and as a system integrator for factory automation and assembly.
• Festo SE & Co. KG: Large German automation components and subsystems supplier with factory/in-process automation offering; broad incumbent that overlaps with IBG's control, gripping, and integrated assembly work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibg-goeke-technology-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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