Starrag

What Starrag does

StarragTornos Group AG (publicly listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange under ticker STGN) is a Swiss precision machine tool manufacturer whose origins trace to 1897 in Rorschacherberg, Switzerland. The company designs and builds high-precision CNC machine tools for milling, turning, boring, and grinding of metallic, composite, and ceramic workpieces, with a technology core built around 5/6-axis simultaneous machining and proprietary hydrostatic guideway systems (notably the STC HD platform) capable of world-record titanium material removal rates above 800 cm³/min and surface finishes below Ra 0.6 μm. Operations run through a portfolio of ten heritage brands (Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Ecospeed, Heckert, Scharmann, SIP, Starrag, TTL) anchored by five European manufacturing plants in Switzerland, Germany, and France, and supported by wholly-owned sales and service offices in the US, China, the UK, Italy, India, and Turkey, plus the Immendingen Technology Center.

Starrag sells primarily to enterprise customers in five end-markets: Aerospace (aero engines and aero structures), Energy (oil and gas, power turbines, renewables), Transportation (agriculture, construction, mining, passenger vehicles, trucks, buses, railway, marine), Industrial (hydraulics, pneumatics, drives, job shops), and Micromechanics (luxury goods, medical technology, micro parts). The business model combines high-value capital equipment sales through a direct enterprise field-sales motion with recurring ServicePlus aftermarket revenue covering service, support, maintenance, training, spare parts, and retrofits. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, reflecting the custom-configured nature of each machine. Documented customer relationships are long-tenure and mission-critical, including Liebherr-Aerospace (20+ years, Airbus A350 nose landing gear), Omni Aerospace (third ECOSPEED installed in 2025, doubling revenue), and Tatra Trucks (Heckert HEC 800 with Fastems automation, 1,600 units/year unmanned production). The 2025 fiscal year showed a transitional profile: preliminary sales declined 10.5% year-over-year to CHF 442.1 million due to a sharp drop in luxury goods demand, while 2025 order intake declined only 1% to CHF 472.8 million and order backlog grew 3.2% to CHF 336.4 million on aerospace strength, indicating stabilization rather than structural deterioration.

Name

Starrag

Legal name

StarragTornos Group AG

Website

https://starrag.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1897

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Starrag manufactures high-precision CNC machine tools for milling, turning, boring, and grinding metallic, composite, and ceramic workpieces, serving enterprise customers in aerospace, energy, transportation, industrial, and micromechanics sectors across global markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machine Tools

NAICS

Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Precision machine tools
• CNC machining centers
• 5-axis machining
• Aerospace machining solutions
• Industrial machine manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Roschach

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machine Tool Sales: Sale of high-precision CNC machine tools including machining centers, turning machines, grinding machines, and transfer machines under brand names Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Ecospeed, Heckert, Scharmann, SIP, Starrag, and TTL
2. Service and Maintenance: ServicePlus packages providing Service, Support and Maintenance at fixed calculable prices. Includes technology services, training programs, spare parts, and retrofit services

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Starrag manufactures and sells high-precision CNC machine tools for milling, turning, boring and grinding of metallic, composite, and ceramic workpieces. The portfolio includes horizontal, vertical, 5/6-axis, turn-mill, blade/blisk, aerostructures, portal/gantry machining centers, vertical turning lathes, vertical grinding machines, and transfer machines, marketed under ten sub-brands (Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Ecospeed, Heckert, Scharmann, SIP, Starrag, TTL). Customers are served across Aerospace, Energy, Transportation, Industrial and Micromechanics segments through direct enterprise sales complemented by ServicePlus maintenance and automation solutions.

Product overview

Starrag is a global technology leader in manufacturing high-precision CNC machine tools for milling, turning, boring, and grinding workpieces of metallic, composite, and ceramic materials. The company operates under a platform-plus-brands architecture, unified under the Starrag umbrella brand with multiple sub-brands: Berthiez, Bumotec, Dörries, Droop+Rein, Ecospeed, Heckert, Scharmann, SIP, Starrag, TTL, and WMW. The product portfolio includes horizontal and vertical machining centers, 5/6-axis machining centers, turn-mill machining centers, blade and blisk machining centers, aerostructures machining centers, portal and gantry machining centers, vertical turning lathes, vertical grinding machines, transfer machines, and faceting machines. Core product series include the STC Series (high-performance 5/6 axis machining for aerospace and power generation), NB Series (blisk machining), Heckert X-series (large-scale 5-axis), and Bumotec (precision for micromechanics/medical). Starrag complements its machine portfolio with automation solutions, Industry 4.0 (Starrag IPS), and Technology Services to deliver comprehensive productivity solutions to customers in Aerospace, Energy, Transportation, Industrial, and Micromechanics sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Berthiez: Product range under Starrag; vertical turning lathes and machining centers for aerospace and industrial applications.
• Bumotec
• Dörries
• Droop+Rein
• Ecospeed
• Heckert
• Scharmann
• SIP
• TTL
• WMW

Products and services

• STC Series Machining Centers High-performance simultaneous 5 and 6 axis machining centers designed for titanium, Inconel and aluminum structural parts. Includes STC 800, STC 1000, STC 1250, STC 1600 and STC 1800 models with up to 120kW spindle power, up to 510 tool capacity and hydrostatic guideways in HD versions for aerospace and power generation applications.
• NB Series Blisk Machining Centers Dedicated machining centers for blisks and integrally bladed rotors (IBR), supporting titanium, nickel-based superalloys and blade steels for stationary gas turbines and aerospace engines with efficient roughing, adaptive machining and high-dynamic finishing.
• Heckert X70, X80 and X90 5-axis Machining Centres 5-axis machining centres for complete machining of large parts in tight footprints. The X90 flagship offers a work envelope of 1,750 x 1,300 x 1,400mm, supports workpieces up to 2,000kg with contour diameters up to 1.6m, 65m/min traverse rate, 22-second pallet changes and 8.3-second chip-to-chip tool changes for aerospace, energy and heavy industrial applications.
• Heckert H100 Compact Machining Centre

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% productivity increase for titanium and Inconel machining compared to previous solutions
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and flagship.

• SecocoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 February 2026Innovation partner at Seco 'Inspiration Through Innovation' event showcasing Bumotec 191neo through machining demonstrations. Joint marketing and demonstration of machining capabilities with cutting tool solutions.
• CG TechTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2025Partnership with CG Tech for enhanced Ecospeed machine demonstrations and solutions for aluminum aerostructures machining. Combined expertise for aerospace structural part manufacturing optimization.
• FastemscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Fastems is an automation partner providing FPC3000 automation system integrated with Starrag Heckert HEC 800 machining centers for automated production cells. The partnership enables around-the-clock unmanned production with automated pallet handling and material flow.
• ZeissflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022Co-hosted Aerospace Technology Days 2022 at Zeiss facility near Lake Constance with over 200 professionals attending. Joint event showcasing aerospace machining capabilities and precision manufacturing solutions.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hermle AG: German manufacturer of high-precision 5-axis machining centers serving aerospace, medical technology, and toolmaking. Comparable niche premium positioning and customer overlap with Starrag.
• GF Machining Solutions: Swiss-based division of Georg Fischer providing EDM, milling, and laser texturing solutions. Strongly comparable to Starrag as a fellow Swiss-headquartered high-precision machine tool player serving aerospace and industrial customers.
• GROB-WERKE: German family-owned machine tool builder with strong presence in aerospace, automotive, and powertrain machining systems. Direct competitor to Starrag in large-part aerospace structural machining and automated production cells.
• DMG MORI: Global leader in CNC machine tools with broad portfolio of milling, turning, and additive manufacturing solutions. Closest direct competitor to Starrag across aerospace, automotive, and industrial segments, with similar enterprise sales motion and multi-axis machining focus.
• Mazak: Japanese manufacturer of multi-axis CNC machining centers and turning machines serving aerospace, energy, and general industrial markets. Directly competes with Starrag's 5-axis horizontal and vertical machining centers.
• Makino Milling Machine: Japanese CNC machine tool specialist focused on horizontal machining centers, 5-axis machining, and graphite machining. Comparable to Starrag in aerospace structural parts and precision component machining.
• Haas Automation: Largest American CNC machine tool builder competing primarily in vertical machining centers and lathes. Direct competitor to Starrag's Heckert and Bumotec product lines, particularly in industrial and job shop segments.
• Okuma Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of CNC lathes, machining centers, and multi-axis machines. Comparable product portfolio and customer base to Starrag, particularly in aerospace and transportation components.
• EMAG Group: German machine tool manufacturer specializing in vertical turning, gear cutting, and grinding machines for automotive and industrial applications. Directly comparable to Starrag's Dörries and SIP product ranges.

Broad incumbents

• Trumpf: German high-tech industrial company offering CNC machine tools alongside laser technology, electronics, and additive manufacturing. Overlaps with Starrag in metalworking machinery but is a much broader industrial technology incumbent.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries16 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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