What OSSBERGER does

OSSBERGER GmbH + Co. KG is a fifth-generation, family-owned German industrial machinery manufacturer headquartered in Weißenburg i. Bay., with operations organized into three business units. The Hydropower Technology unit designs, manufactures, and commissions crossflow turbines (operating heads of 4-200 m, outputs up to 10 MW), Kaplan turbines for low-head sites, automated control systems under the OTmation platform, and stationary/mobile trash rack cleaning machines; more than 10,000 turbines have been delivered to customers in over 100 countries. The Surface Technology unit sells the Coli-Cleaner family of chemical-free, vibration-based dry cleaning machines (XS, S, S+, M, L) plus the FINISH platform for additive manufacturing post-processing, including semi-automatic and fully automatic unpacking, powder sieving, and recycling modules (FS BASIC, FS SPINNER, FS AUTOMATIC, FS POWDER). The Plastics Technology unit produces PRESSBLOWER injection blow moulding machines (DSE 80/150/260, SB2-150, SB2-260) used to manufacture precision bellows for the automotive industry, with the company stating that approximately 90% of cars worldwide contain components made on OSSBERGER machines.

The business is structurally a custom-engineered industrial equipment vendor operating on a project-based, quote-driven model with no publicly disclosed pricing. Products are predominantly hardware sales sold directly to end customers through enterprise field sales supported by technical questionnaires, application reports, and trade-show presence at formnext and parts2clean. The company maintains in-house manufacturing covering CNC 5-axis milling, CNC turning, CNC oxy-fuel cutting, CNC chamfering, control cabinet production, and structural fabrication, all on a 10,000+ m² production site. Revenue is diversified across three units but is concentrated in two end-markets: small hydropower plant operators (utilities, municipalities, IPPs) and automotive Tier 1s/OEMs, with select industrial manufacturing customers served by the cleaning line. The company is structured as OSSBERGER GmbH + Co. KG with OSSBERGER Beteiligungs-GmbH as general partner, holds ISO 3834, ISO 9001, WPK (CPR), and BSFZ certifications, and operates globally including named installations in Germany, Switzerland, Turkey, Chile, the Philippines, India, Belgium, the USA, China, Mexico, and Brazil.

Name

OSSBERGER

Legal name

OSSBERGER GmbH + Co. KG

Website

https://ossberger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1873

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OSSBERGER is a fifth-generation, family-owned German industrial machinery manufacturer producing custom crossflow turbines for small hydropower plants, chemical-free industrial parts cleaning systems, and injection blow moulding machines for automotive bellows, with installations in over 100 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Weißenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hydropower Turbines and Equipment: Sale of custom-engineered crossflow turbines, Kaplan turbines, trash rack cleaners, and OTmation control systems for small hydropower plants. The company designs, manufactures, delivers, and installs electromechanical powertrain sets. Revenue is generated through project-based equipment sales with custom configurations.
2. Surface Cleaning Systems: Sale of Coli-Cleaner cleaning machines (XS, S, S+, M, L models) and FINISH platform systems for 3D printing post-processing. Includes various configurations and automation options for industrial parts cleaning without chemical agents.
3. Plastics Processing Machines: Sale of PRESSBLOWER injection blow moulding machines (DSE 80, DSE 150, DSE 260, SB2-150). Machines for producing bellows, steering boots, protective tubes, and jounce bumpers for the automotive industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

OSSBERGER designs, manufactures and sells industrial capital equipment across three business units: (1) hydropower turbines and trash rack cleaning equipment, (2) chemical-free industrial parts cleaning machines and 3D-printing post-processing systems, and (3) precision injection blow moulding machines for plastic bellows. The company sells custom-engineered equipment directly to industrial customers worldwide and handles installation and commissioning.

Product overview

OSSBERGER operates three core business units spanning industrial machinery and equipment. In Hydropower Technology, the portfolio centers on the patented OSSBERGER® Crossflow Turbine as the flagship product, complemented by Kaplan Turbines for low-head applications, OTmation automated control systems, and trash rack cleaners — together forming a complete electromechanical powertrain set for small hydropower plants. In Surface Technology, the Coli-Cleaner platform (sizes XS, S, S+, M, L) provides industrial parts cleaning using vibration-based dry cleaning and optional wet chemical processes, with Platform LINE serving inline cleaning and Platform FINISH (comprising FS BASIC, FS SPINNER, FS AUTOMATIC, and FS POWDER) addressing 3D printing post-processing including unpacking, powder sieving, and recycling. In Plastics Technology, the PRESSBLOWER injection blow moulding machine series (DSE 80/150/260, SB2-150, SB2-260) produces precision bellows and boots for the automotive industry. The three divisions share in-house manufacturing capabilities including CNC milling, CNC turning, CNC oxy-fuel cutting, and CNC chamfering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OSSBERGER® Crossflow Turbine Patented crossflow (Durchströmturbine) turbine for small hydropower applications, operating at heads of 4–200 m with outputs of 15–10,000 kW. Features only three moving parts, a self-cleaning runner and dual-cell design enabling operation at 5% of design water flow. Sold to hydropower plant operators and integrated into complete electromechanical powertrain sets.
• Kaplan Turbine Kaplan turbine for very low head hydropower applications, offered as an alternative to the crossflow turbine for specific site conditions. Designed and manufactured for small hydropower plant operators.
• OTmation — Hydropower Automation & Control Automated control and regulation system for hydropower plants, ranging from micro power plant control to remote multi-turbine station management, supporting both grid-connected and island mode operation. Sold to hydropower plant operators alongside turbines.
• Trash Rack Cleaners (RRS / RRH / RRH-f / RRH2 / RRH3 / RRH3-f / RRT2) Stationary and moveable trash rack cleaning systems for hydropower plants, including hydraulic and rope-driven variants with optional conveyor belts. Keeps intake screens clear of debris to ensure continuous power production. Sold to hydropower plant operators.
• Coli-Cleaner XS Compact dry cleaning machine (0.6 × 0.6 m footprint) using vibration and fluid mechanics to clean workpieces inline with cycle times of 1–3 seconds per part. Sold to industrial manufacturers.
• Coli-Cleaner S Dry cleaning machine using vibration and air flow to clean workpieces without contact in a floating condition. Achieves complete cleaning of complex geometries and cavities; residual dirt <0.4 mg/part. Sold to industrial manufacturers.
• Coli-Cleaner S+ Enhanced dry cleaning machine with controlled warm air in a closed circuit, achieving residual dirt <0.4 mg/part with no contamination from production air. Designed for sensitive workpiece features. Sold to industrial manufacturers.
• Coli-Cleaner M Two-stage cleaning system combining dry cleaning with a fluid-carrying process for higher purity demands. Enables constant film-thickness coating of workpieces with aqueous cleaner or oil. Sold to industrial manufacturers.
• Coli-Cleaner L Three-stage cleaning system combining dry cleaning with a wet chemical process for removing even the thinnest oil films. Provides long bath service life and constant cleaning quality. Sold to industrial manufacturers.
• FS BASIC — Semi-automatic Unpacking & Powder Sieving (FINISH Platform) Semi-automatic unpacking and powder sieving system for 3D-printed workpieces using vibration-based de-powdering with dust-free operation under negative pressure. Designed for P1 print jobs. Sold to additive-manufacturing service providers.
• FS SPINNER — Automatic Unpacking (FINISH Platform) Automatic unpacking machine for print containers (e.g. EOS P1, Farsoon 252P), using controlled rotation speed and angles for gentle de-powdering and collecting workpieces in the original print container. Sold to additive-manufacturing service providers.
• FS AUTOMATIC — Fully Automated Unpacking (FINISH Platform) Fully automated unpacking system featuring build container emptying, surface convection cooling, powder sieving, dry pre-cleaning, degraded powder separation, workpiece circuit establishment, and OPC-UA communication. Sold to additive-manufacturing service providers.
• FS POWDER — Automated Powder Management (FINISH Platform) Automated powder management system that suctions, sieves, doses, homogenises and dispenses up to five powder types (recycle, overflow, virgin) within minutes using a sensitive load cell for precise mixing ratios. Sold to additive-manufacturing service providers.
• PRESSBLOWER DSE Series (DSE 80, DSE 150, DSE 260) Injection blow moulding machines (DSE 80, DSE 150, DSE 260) for producing rotationally symmetric bellows with minimal wall-thickness tolerances, high reproducibility and low maintenance. Sold to automotive Tier-1/Tier-2 suppliers and OEMs.
• PRESSBLOWER SB2-150 — Two-Head Injection Blow Moulder Two-head injection blow moulder operating two production stations simultaneously with optimised motion sequences for shortened cycle times and reduced space requirements. Sold to automotive bellows manufacturers.
• PRESSBLOWER SB2-260 — Two-Head Machine for TPV/TPU Bellows Two-head machine variant specifically designed for producing bellows from TPV and TPU for air suspension systems. Sold to automotive bellows and air-suspension manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Only 3 moving parts in crossflow turbine ensuring minimum maintenance and maximum technical reliability
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fraunhofer SocietycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSSBERGER developed the revolutionary Coli-Cleaner cleaning technology in cooperation with the Fraunhofer Society. This partnership produced a chemical-free cleaning system that has become a core product in the Surface Technology business unit.
• DuPontcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOSSBERGER cooperates with DuPont on development of new jounce bumpers for suspension struts. This partnership is developing innovative automobile applications requiring high-precision production processes using Hytrel (TPC-ET) material.
• SantopreneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterial manufacturer reference partner for TPV-based automotive bellows production on OSSBERGER PRESSBLOWER machines. Represents cooperation with internationally most important material manufacturers.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Voith Hydro: Heidenheim-based Voith Hydro is one of the world's largest suppliers of hydropower equipment, including Kaplan, Pelton, Francis, and small-hydro turbines. It is the most direct competitor to OSSBERGER's Hydropower Technology business unit, particularly in the small and medium hydropower segment.
• Mavel: Czech manufacturer specializing in small hydropower turbines (Kaplan, Pelton, Francis) up to ~30 MW. Highly comparable to OSSBERGER's small-hydro focus and custom-engineered equipment sales model, with similar target customers in run-of-river and dam-toe projects.
• Gilkes: UK-based manufacturer of small and medium hydropower turbines (Pelton, Francis, Kaplan, Turgo) with installations globally. Directly comparable to OSSBERGER in target market, scale, and project-based custom engineering approach.
• Kautex Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of extrusion blow moulding machines, serving automotive fuel tanks, technical parts, and packaging. Directly comparable to OSSBERGER's PRESSBLOWER injection blow moulding business in machinery type and automotive customer base.
• Jomar Corporation: US-headquartered manufacturer of injection blow moulding machines for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and industrial applications. Closely comparable in machinery technology (IBM) to OSSBERGER's PRESSBLOWER line.
• Bekum Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of extrusion blow moulding machines for automotive, packaging, and technical parts. Comparable to OSSBERGER's plastics machinery business in product technology, geographic base, and automotive customer overlap.
• Dürr Ecoclean: Industrial parts cleaning systems manufacturer offering aqueous and ultrasonic cleaning solutions to automotive and industrial OEMs. Direct competitor to OSSBERGER's Coli-Cleaner surface technology in the parts-cleaning end market.
• BvL Oberflächentechnik: German specialist in industrial parts cleaning and surface treatment systems for automotive, aerospace, and general manufacturing. Highly comparable to OSSBERGER's Coli-Cleaner platform in product category, customer profile, and German Mittelstand positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Austrian industrial group with a large Hydropower division (compact turbines including Kaplan, Pelton, Bulb) serving similar small and large hydro customers as OSSBERGER. Comparable as a broader portfolio incumbent with overlapping electromechanical equipment offerings.
• GE Renewable Energy: Global OEM with a Hydropower & Dam division offering turbines and generators. While most of its volume is in larger hydro, it competes for the upper end of OSSBERGER's addressable market and provides a benchmark for the broader renewable-energy equipment space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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