Miba Group
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.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1927
- HeadquartersLaakirchen, Austria
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Miba Group firmographics
Firmographics- 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
Miba Group industry classification
Industry- 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)
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Where Miba Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Laakirchen
- HQ country
- Austria
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices24 records
Markets served
Miba Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
Miba Group product offering
Product offeringCore 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
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Companies that use Miba Group
Customer profileNamed customers10 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Miba Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
Miba Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Graz University of Technology (TU Graz)coreMiba 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 GmbHcoreSiemens 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 & TheurercorePlasser & 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 PartnersminorMiba 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-NationminorMiba 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
Miba Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad 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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Miba Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Miba Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries28 records
Miba Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Miba Group M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Miba Group
What does Miba Group do?
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.
Is Miba Group a public or private company?
Miba Group is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Miba Group founded?
Miba Group was founded in 1927. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Miba Group based?
Miba Group is headquartered in Laakirchen, Austria, in the Europe region.
How does Miba Group make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. Sintered Components (Sinterformteile) is the primary driver. The others are hydrodynamic Bearings (Gleitlager), friction Materials (Reibbeläge), power Electronics Components, coatings (Beschichtungen), special Machinery and Automation and eMobility Components.
Who are Miba Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Schaeffler Group, Tenneco (Federal-Mogul Powertrain), SKF Group and Mahle GmbH. Direct peers are Brembo, Proterial (formerly Hitachi Metals), Porite Corporation, Vishay Intertechnology, Stackpole International and GKN Powder Metallurgy (Dover).
Does Miba Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Miba Group.
What industry is Miba Group in?
Miba Group's product category is Automotive and Industrial Powertrain Components. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGAJAN, EMI/EMC & Filtering Components (Common-mode chokes, filters, shielding materials), with a secondary code of EUAMAHAL, Renewable Manufacturing Materials & Subcomponents (Glass, EVA/Backsheet, Composites, Magnets). Its NAICS code is 335 and its SIC code is 3670.