RENA
RENA Technologies GmbH is a German manufacturer of wet chemical surface treatment equipment serving semiconductor, solar, MedTech, and glass-substrate manufacturers with proprietary process technologies, modular systems, and a global service network spanning more than 3,350 installed systems.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1993
- HeadquartersBerg, Germany
- Headcount501–1,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What RENA does
RENA Technologies GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of wet chemical surface treatment equipment, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Gütenbach in the Black Forest region. The company designs and builds modular, high-throughput processing systems for four primary verticals: semiconductor manufacturing (FEOL and BEOL wet etching, cleaning, electroplating, drying, and chemical delivery), green energy/solar cell production (wafer, cell inline, and cell batch processing), MedTech (GMP/GAMP 5-compliant cleaning and surface treatment of medical devices and eye-care products), and glass applications (notably Through-Glass Vias for AI and HPC advanced packaging). A fifth vertical, customized solutions including reel-to-reel systems and plastics processing via RENA Polska, addresses bespoke customer requirements. Its proprietary process technologies include TruEtch (metal etching), FluidJet (metal lift-off), SiEtch (KOH etching), and the monoTEX texturing additive, complemented by an in-house software stack (FlowLogX, IDX Flexware, IDX Flexview) for equipment control and connectivity.
The business operates a direct enterprise sales model with wholly-owned subsidiaries in North America, Poland, and China, supported by 20 service locations and 150+ service experts globally. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of wet processing systems, supplemented by recurring service, spare parts, upgrades, training, and consumables such as monoTEX. With approximately 900 employees, 3 manufacturing sites, 2 innovation hubs, and 3,350+ installed systems worldwide, RENA's installed base functions as the foundation for long-tail service and consumables revenue. Recent strategic emphasis on TGV panel processing, Battery Technology, and Advanced Chemical Etching innovation tracks points to active expansion of the addressable market into AI-driven advanced packaging and adjacent industrial applications.
RENA firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- RENA
- Legal name
- RENA Technologies GmbH
- Website
- https://rena.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1993
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 501–1,000 employees
- Short description
- RENA Technologies GmbH is a German manufacturer of wet chemical surface treatment equipment serving semiconductor, solar, MedTech, and glass-substrate manufacturers with proprietary process technologies, modular systems, and a global service network spanning more than 3,350 installed systems.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
RENA industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Wet Processing Equipment
- NAICS
- Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)
- SIC
- Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment (IMAIAAAK)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers) (IMAHAEAD)
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Where RENA is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Berg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices6 records
Markets served
RENA business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Wet Processing Equipment Sales: RENA generates revenue primarily from manufacturing and selling wet chemical processing equipment for semiconductor, solar, MedTech, and glass applications. Equipment includes batch immersion systems, batch spray, single wafer processing, electroplating, wafer drying, and chemical delivery systems. The company also offers spare parts, upgrades, and training services.
- Service and Maintenance: Recurring revenue from service hotline, service centers, spare parts, upgrades, and training services. The company maintains 20 service locations worldwide with 150+ service experts.
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels6 records
RENA product offering
Product offeringCore offering
RENA designs, manufactures, and sells wet chemical surface treatment equipment for semiconductor, solar, medical device, and glass-substrate manufacturers. Its modular machinery performs etching, cleaning, texturing, electroplating, stripping, and drying processes, and is supported by proprietary process technologies (TruEtch, FluidJet, SiEtch, monoTEX) and proprietary software platforms (FlowLogX, IDX Flexware, IDX Flexview). The company also provides global service, spare parts, upgrades, and training through 20 service locations worldwide.
Product overview
RENA is a worldwide technological leader for wet processing equipment, offering a diversified portfolio of modular, flexible, and high-throughput machinery across five core verticals: Semiconductor (batch immersion, batch spray, single wafer processing, wafering, electroplating, wafer drying, and chemical delivery systems), Green Energy/Solar (wafer batch, cell inline, cell batch processing with monoTEX consumables), MedTech (medical devices and eye care production), Glass Applications (TGV processing, glass wafer processing, BatchGlass N50, laser & etching), and Customized Solutions (reel-to-reel and bespoke machinery). The company also provides proprietary software platforms (FlowLogX, IDX Flexware, IDX Flexview) for equipment control and connectivity. RENA's wet processing equipment integrates processes including cleaning, etching, texturing, electroplating, stripping, and drying, and is used in semiconductor manufacturing (including AI and advanced packaging), solar cell production, medical device fabrication, and glass substrate processing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Semiconductor Wet Processing Equipment Wet chemical processing equipment line for semiconductor manufacturers, covering wet chemical etching, cleaning, drying, electroplating, and chemical delivery processes for front-end-of-line and back-end-of-line wafer production.
- Green Energy (Solar) Wet Processing Equipment Wet chemical surface treatment equipment for solar technology manufacturers, including production machinery for cleaning, edge isolation, one- or two-sided etching, drying, and texturing of diamond-wire- and slurry-sawed wafers.
- MedTech Wet Processing Equipment Automated wet chemical production solutions for medical device manufacturers, covering cleaning and surface treatment of medical devices and optical substrates, with GMP and GAMP 5 compliance capability for applications such as electropolishing of stents.
- Glass Applications Processing Equipment Wet processing equipment for glass substrate applications, including advanced cleaning, etching for combined laser and wet processing, TGV panel processing with extremely low taper angles down to 1 degree and high-aspect-ratio through-glass vias, and glass wafer processing for advanced packaging and interposers.
- Customized Wet Processing Solutions Modular wet chemical production machinery adapted to individual customer process sequences, including reel-to-reel systems for continuous substrate treatment, designed for customers with specialized substrate processing requirements.
- Plastics Processing and Assembly Solutions Precision plastics processing and assembly solutions offered through RENA Polska, leveraging the company's manufacturing footprint in Poland for plastics and related operations.
- FlowLogX Smart Connectivity Platform Proprietary smart connectivity platform that enables monitoring, control, and digital services for RENA wet processing equipment installations.
- IDX Flexware Equipment Control Software Proprietary software for system control and monitoring of RENA wet processing systems, including as a system upgrade for installed equipment.
- IDX Flexview Visualization Software Proprietary visualization and monitoring software for RENA wet processing equipment, providing operator visibility into equipment status and process parameters.
- Global Service, Spare Parts, Upgrades, and Training Recurring service offering delivered through 20 service locations worldwide with 150+ service experts, including service hotline and service centers, spare parts supply, equipment upgrades (batch spray upgrades, robot service and upgrades, IDX-Flexware system upgrade), training, and Service Level Agreements for RENA wet processing equipment customers.
Quantifiable outcome
- TGV processing with extremely low taper angles down to 1 degree
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Companies that use RENA
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
RENA technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature7 records
RENA partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
RENA competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Lam Research: Global leader in semiconductor wafer fabrication equipment, with a broad portfolio that includes wet etch and single-wafer clean tools overlapping with RENA's semiconductor wet processing offerings, but at vastly larger scale and across the full fab flow.
- Tokyo Electron (TEL): Major Japanese semiconductor equipment OEM with wet clean, coat/develop and etch products directly competing with RENA in fab wet processing, plus a much broader equipment portfolio across deposition and lithography tracks.
Direct peers
- SCREEN Holdings: Japanese supplier of semiconductor cleaning equipment (batch and single-wafer) that competes head-to-head with RENA in wet clean and surface preparation for FEOL/BEOL applications across logic and memory customers.
- ACM Research: US-listed supplier of single-wafer wet clean, stress-free polishing and ECP tools targeting semiconductor advanced packaging and front-end cleaning — directly overlapping with RENA's single-wafer and electroplating product lines.
- SÜSS MicroTec: German semiconductor and advanced packaging equipment manufacturer offering lithography, wafer bonding and wet processing tools; comparable mid-sized European specialist competing with RENA in advanced packaging and adjacent front-end equipment.
- Modutek Corporation: US-based specialist in wet bench equipment and chemical process stations for semiconductor and solar/MEMS fabs, closely matching RENA's batch immersion, batch spray and chemical delivery product range.
- AP&S International: European wet processing equipment supplier serving semiconductor, MEMS and compound semiconductor customers with batch and single-wafer tools that directly compete with RENA's wet bench portfolio.
- Singulus Technologies: German surface-treatment and vacuum-coating equipment maker serving solar, optical disc, medical and semiconductor markets — comparable mid-sized European supplier with overlapping solar and MedTech exposure.
Emerging players
- Centrotherm International: German supplier of thermal and wet process equipment for solar cell and semiconductor production; overlaps with RENA's Green Energy wet-processing and diffusion product lines, particularly in TOPCon/polysilicon.
- Ultron Systems: US-based niche manufacturer of wet bench and cleaning equipment for semiconductor and MEMS fabs — a smaller, more specialized peer to RENA in batch and manual/automated wet processing tools.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
RENA social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
RENA leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
RENA subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
RENA funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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RENA M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about RENA
What does RENA do?
RENA designs, manufactures, and sells wet chemical surface treatment equipment for semiconductor, solar, medical device, and glass-substrate manufacturers. Its modular machinery performs etching, cleaning, texturing, electroplating, stripping, and drying processes, and is supported by proprietary process technologies (TruEtch, FluidJet, SiEtch, monoTEX) and proprietary software platforms (FlowLogX, IDX Flexware, IDX Flexview). The company also provides global service, spare parts, upgrades, and training through 20 service locations worldwide.
Is RENA a public or private company?
RENA is a private company. It is classified as management employee owned and is currently operating.
When was RENA founded?
RENA was founded in 1993. It employs 501 to 1,000 people.
Where is RENA based?
RENA is headquartered in Berg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does RENA make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Wet Processing Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are service and Maintenance.
Who are RENA's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Lam Research and Tokyo Electron (TEL). Direct peers are SCREEN Holdings, ACM Research, SÜSS MicroTec, Modutek Corporation, AP&S International and Singulus Technologies. Emerging players are Centrotherm International and Ultron Systems.
Does RENA have an API?
No public API is recorded for RENA.
What industry is RENA in?
RENA's product category is Wet Processing Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAIAAAK, Industrial & Commercial Painting/Coatings/Surface Treatment, with a secondary code of IMAHAEAD, Industrial Drying & Evaporation Equipment (Dryers, Evaporators, Crystallizers). Its NAICS code is 3339 and its SIC code is 3470.