Miba Group

Name

Miba Group

Legal name

Miba Aktiengesellschaft

Website

https://miba.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1927

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Miba AG is a family-owned Austrian industrial technology group that develops and manufactures functionally critical components, including sintered parts, hydrodynamic bearings, friction materials, power electronics components, coatings, and eMobility systems, serving global automotive, rail, aerospace, marine, energy, and industrial machinery OEMs across 30 sites in 10 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Automotive and Industrial Powertrain Components

NAICS

Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (335), Electrical Equipment Manufacturing (33531), Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (33361), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632), All Other Miscellaneous Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing (335999)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

EMI/EMC & Filtering Components (Common-mode chokes, filters, shielding materials) (IMAGAJAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Manufacturing Materials & Subcomponents (Glass, EVA/Backsheet, Composites, Magnets) (EUAMAHAL), Battery Pack & Module Manufacturing (EV) (IMACACAA), Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing (IMACAJAC)

Keywords

• Sintered components manufacturing
• Hydrodynamic engine bearings
• Friction materials production
• Power electronics resistors
• High-tech PVD coatings

Headquarters

HQ city

Laakirchen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices24 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Sintered Components (Sinterformteile): Development and production of high-precision, high-strength sintered components including gears, steering parts, transmission parts, and soft magnetic composite components for engines, transmissions, steering systems, brakes, and shock absorbers in automotive applications
2. Hydrodynamic Bearings (Gleitlager): Engine bearings for connecting rods, crankshafts, and camshafts in diesel and gas engines of heavy-duty commercial vehicles, locomotives, power plants, and ships; industrial bearings for gearboxes, motors, compressors, turbines; wind turbine main bearings
3. Friction Materials (Reibbeläge): Friction materials for clutches and brakes used in construction equipment, tractors, trucks, high-speed trains, motorcycles, passenger vehicles, aircraft, and wind power plants; including sintered brake pads and zero-emission multi-disc brake systems
4. Power Electronics Components: Resistors (precharge, discharge, fast bypass switches), heat sinks, and safety components for e-mobility and power electronics applications; serving aerospace, manufacturing automation, renewable energy, and electromobility sectors
5. Coatings (Beschichtungen): High-tech coatings including PVD coatings, protective coatings for power electronics, amorphous silicon layers, tribological bearing coatings, and Tailorcoat product lines (ENIP, ZnPh) for engines, transmissions, and industrial applications
6. Special Machinery and Automation: Custom special machinery for engine bearing technology, robotics and automation, and stationary/mobile machining of very large components used mainly in power plant construction; including weld seam preparation equipment and nuclear reactor decommissioning tools
7. eMobility Components: Components for electric vehicle applications including battery systems and related power electronics, serving the growing e-mobility market

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Miba Group develops and produces functionally critical components along the entire energy value chain, from energy generation and transmission to storage and use. Its six core product areas are sintered (powder metal) components, hydrodynamic bearings, friction materials, power electronics components (resistors, heat sinks), high-tech coatings (PVD, tribological), and special machinery. The company also produces eMobility components including battery systems for electric vehicles. Products are engineered and sold as custom OEM/Tier 1 components to the automotive, industrial, aerospace, rail, marine, and energy industries.

Product overview

Miba Group is a technology company developing and manufacturing functionally critical components along the entire energy value chain. The portfolio includes powder metal parts (sintered components, gears, steering parts), hydrodynamic bearings (engine bearings, industrial bearings, wind turbine main bearings), friction materials (brake pads, clutch materials), power electronics components (resistors, heatsinks, safety components for e-mobility), high-tech coatings (PVD coatings, tribological coatings), special machinery (automation systems, weld seam preparation), clad materials, and e-mobility components (battery systems). The company operates through subsidiaries including Miba Sinter, Miba Bearings, Miba Friction, Miba Resistors (EBG), Miba High Tech Coatings, Miba Automation Systems, Miba Cooling, Miba eMobility, and Miba Battery Systems. Products serve industries including automotive (trucks, buses, passenger vehicles), rail, ships, aircraft, construction machinery, power generation (wind, hydro, conventional), oil and gas, and industrial applications. Miba's technologies contribute to efficient and sustainable generation, transmission, storage, and use of energy globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Miba Sinterformteile (Powder Metal Parts) High-precision, high-strength sintered components used in car engines, transmissions, steering systems, brakes, and shock absorbers. Includes sintered gears, steering parts, Soft Magnetic Composite (SMC) components, and powder metal transmission parts. Sold to automotive OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Miba Gleitlager (Hydrodynamic Bearings) Engine bearings and industrial bearings including thrust bearings, journal bearings, wind turbine main bearings, combination bearings, housing bearings, vertical bearings, and hydro bearings for waterpower applications. Used in connecting rods, crankshafts, and camshafts for diesel and gas engines of commercial vehicles, locomotives, power plants, and ships.
• Miba Reibbeläge (Friction Materials) Friction materials for clutches and brakes used in construction equipment, tractors, trucks, high-speed trains, motorcycles, passenger vehicles, aircraft, and wind power plants. Includes sintered brake pads and zero-emission multi-disc brake systems.
• Miba Leistungselektronik (Power Electronics Components) Power electronics components including precharge resistors, discharge resistors, fast bypass switches, and safety components for e-mobility. Also includes Miba Cooling heat sinks for power electronics cooling solutions (AEC-Q200, MIL-Standard, and UL certified; service life exceeding 30 years).
• Miba Beschichtungen (High Tech Coatings) Coating solutions including protective coatings for power electronics, amorphous silicon layers, tribological bearing coatings, PVD coatings, and tailored coatings (Tailorcoat ENIP, Tailorcoat ZnPh). Used to improve performance, energy efficiency, and optimize gear backlash and NVH characteristics in engines, transmissions, and industrial applications.
• Miba Sondermaschinen (Special Machinery) Special machinery for engine bearing technology, robotics and automation, and stationary and mobile machining of very large components used mainly in power plant construction. Includes weld seam preparation systems and nuclear reactor decommissioning tools (demolition saws).
• Miba Plattierte Werkstoffe (Clad Materials and Clad Plates) Clad materials and clad plates for specialized industrial applications.
• Miba eMobility Components for e-mobility including battery systems and battery disconnect switches for high-voltage applications in electric vehicles. Developed and produced by Miba Battery Systems (Bad Leonfelden) and Miba eMobility GmbH (Laakirchen).
• Miba Industrial Bearings Industrial bearing solutions including combination bearings, housing bearings, vertical bearings, hydro bearings for waterpower, bearing support for planetary gear trains, bearing service, and bearing repair services.
• Miba Cooling (Heat Sinks) Heat sinks manufactured from aluminum, stainless steel, copper, and CuNiFe for power electronics cooling. Offers air cooling, vacuum-brazed heat sinks with integrated heat pipe function (VBA-HP), and water cooling solutions.
• Miba Resistors (EBG) Power resistors including precharge resistors, discharge resistors, and bleeding resistors for power electronics applications. Certified to AEC-Q200, MIL-Standard, and UL. Service life exceeds 30 years with proportional operation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Service life of Miba resistors exceeds 30 years under proportional operation
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Miba Frictec GmbH collaborates with Graz University of Technology on the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Structural Integrity in Rail Vehicle Design. The research addresses global rail industry challenges including demands from US transit agencies and freight carriers for lighter rolling stock to reduce fuel consumption while meeting strict safety standards. The collaboration covers two modules: fatigue strength of welded structures and brake system integrity.
• Siemens Mobility Austria GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Siemens Mobility Austria GmbH is a partner in the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Structural Integrity in Rail Vehicle Design alongside Graz University of Technology and Miba Frictec. The collaboration focuses on developing scientific methods for designing safer, lighter, and longer-lasting rail vehicles, addressing fatigue strength of welded structures and brake system integrity.
• Plasser & TheurercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 February 2026Plasser & Theurer partners with Graz University of Technology and Miba Frictec in the Christian Doppler Laboratory for Structural Integrity in Rail Vehicle Design. The partnership addresses rail industry challenges including the need for lighter rolling stock to reduce fuel consumption while meeting strict safety standards, covering brake system integrity and welded structure fatigue strength.
• Miba Lighthouse Startup PartnersminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMiba operates a startup partnership program called 'Miba Lighthouse' encouraging startups to collaborate on innovation. The program is listed under the Technologies section of the website, inviting startups to realize their ideas in partnership with Miba.
• Tree-NationminorOthersMiba partners with Tree-Nation for environmental sustainability initiatives. The company plants one tree for each employee who participates in their employee survey, maintaining a Miba forest through this partnership.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Schaeffler Group: Schaeffler is a leading global automotive and industrial supplier with deep bearing technology and e-mobility product lines. It competes with Miba in hydrodynamic and rolling-element bearings for automotive, wind, and industrial machinery, but at much larger scale across a broader portfolio.
• Tenneco (Federal-Mogul Powertrain): Tenneco (parent of Federal-Mogul Powertrain) is a global automotive supplier of bearings, pistons, and powertrain components. Its industrial bearings and engine bearings overlap directly with Miba's hydrodynamic bearing product lines for commercial vehicles and industrial machinery.
• SKF Group: SKF is a global leader in rolling bearings, seals, and lubrication systems for industrial and automotive markets. While primarily rolling-element bearings, SKF competes with Miba in industrial bearings for wind, hydropower, and heavy machinery applications.
• Mahle GmbH: Mahle is a major German automotive supplier of engine components, bearings, filters, and thermal management systems. It overlaps with Miba in engine bearings, powertrain components, and increasingly in EV thermal management and e-mobility components for global OEMs.

Direct peers

• Brembo: Brembo is a global leader in high-performance brake systems and friction materials for passenger vehicles, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. It directly competes with Miba Frictec in sintered brake pads, brake calipers, and zero-emission braking solutions across automotive and rail.
• Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals): Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals) is a Japanese manufacturer of specialty metals, magnetic materials, and powder metallurgy components. It competes with Miba in sintered automotive parts and soft magnetic composite (SMC) components for electrification applications.
• Porite Corporation: Porite is a Japanese powder metallurgy manufacturer of sintered bearings and structural components for automotive and industrial applications. Listed alongside Miba and GKN as a key player in the global powder metallurgy market, it competes most directly in the sintered components segment.
• Vishay Intertechnology: Vishay is a major global manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passive electronic components, including resistors for power electronics. It competes with Miba Resistors (EBG) in precharge, discharge, and high-voltage resistors for automotive, industrial, and aerospace applications.
• Stackpole International: Stackpole International is a Canadian manufacturer of powder metal components, engineered components, and fluid systems for automotive applications. It is a direct competitor in sintered transmission, engine, and pump components serving North American and European OEMs.
• GKN Powder Metallurgy (Dover): GKN Powder Metallurgy (now under Dover Corporation) is the global market leader in sintered powder metal components for automotive and industrial applications. Cited alongside Miba in 2024-2032 powder metallurgy market research, it is Miba's most direct competitor in sintered transmission, steering, and engine components.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries28 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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