Dacke Industri

Name

Dacke Industri

Legal name

Dacke Industri AB

Website

https://dackeindustri.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Skane

HQ country

Sweden

HQ region

Europe

Offices15 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial components and systems sales: Dacke Industri generates revenue through the sale of customized industrial components and systems across its portfolio of subsidiaries. Products include pneumatic solutions, hydraulic systems, measurement instruments, control systems, composite materials, linear actuators, and fire suppression systems sold primarily B2B to industrial OEM customers.
2. Aftermarket services and spare parts: The Precision & Protection division has clear focus on aftermarket offerings including spare parts and service, contributing to recurring revenue streams.
3. Engineering and integration services: Subsidiaries provide engineering services, installation, and maintenance services for their products and systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Dacke Industri is a long-term industrial investment group that acquires and develops innovative technology companies manufacturing customized industrial components and systems. Through 33 subsidiaries organized into four divisions (Air & Mechatronics, Power & Motion, Measurement & Control, and Precision & Protection), the group sells pneumatic and hydraulic systems, electric linear actuators, motors, bearings, composite materials, weighing and laser measurement instruments, CAN-bus control systems, precision grinding machines, train door systems, and high-pressure water mist fire suppression systems. Offerings are sold primarily B2B to OEM manufacturers across mobile machinery, mining, transportation, rail, marine, agriculture, medical, and food processing industries, supported by aftermarket services and spare parts.

Product overview

Dacke Industri is a long-term industrial investment group organized into four divisions: Air & Mechatronics, Power & Motion, Measurement & Control, and Precision & Protection. The company operates through 33 subsidiary brands that manufacture industrial technology products including pneumatic systems and components (Pimatic, Sovellusmestarit, Tecair, Airon), mechatronic solutions (PMC Attachment, Swedrive, MecVel, Stegia), hydraulic systems and cylinders (Arcos Hydraulik, PMC Cylinders, PMC Hydraulics Group, Hydronit), motion technology (BTL-UK, Tufcot), measurement systems (LIMAB, Dynalyse, Flintab, Omnigon, Optronic), control systems (Exertus, Transtronic, Völkel Mikroelektronik, Blink), precision technology (Polarteknik, TDS, UVA LIDKÖPING, CNC North), and fire protection systems (G-TEK, Fogmaker). The portfolio is characterized by specialized, niche industrial products with strong technical focus, development expertise, and quality execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Pimatic pneumatic and low-pressure hydraulic solutions Applied pneumatics and low pressure hydraulics solutions from analysis to complete system solutions, serving Finnish industrial customers across mobile machinery and automation segments.
• Sovellusmestarit compressed air, instrumentation and flow technology Compressed air technology, instrumentation technology, and flow technology solutions for industrial customers with deep expertise in flow technology.
• Tecair pneumatic systems and components Pneumatic components and systems designed, manufactured, and delivered globally, serving the food industry, chemical industry, and railway industry.
• Airon pneumatic actuators and valves Pneumatic actuators, valves, and complementary equipment specializing in smaller production series based on internally designed modular products for industrial automation customers.
• PMC Attachment integrated fork spreader attachments

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Rotork PlcminorOthers · 1 March 2026Rotork Plc divested two non-core businesses (Rotork Midland Ltd and Rotork Instruments S.r.l.) to Dacke Industri in March 2026. Kroll advised Rotork on the transaction providing financial due diligence and carve-out support.
• IMAPminorOthers · 1 September 2022IMAP advised Flintab on its sale to Dacke Industri completed in September 2022, facilitating the acquisition and transition process.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Indutrade AB: Swedish listed industrial technology group that acquires and owns niche-leading industrial subsidiaries across Benelux, DACH, Nordics and beyond. Closest publicly traded comparable to Dacke's decentralized buy-and-hold model.
• Lifco AB: Swedish listed serial acquirer of niche industrial and dental businesses with a permanent-capital holding structure. Operates with high subsidiary autonomy similar to Dacke's decentralized philosophy.
• Lagercrantz Group AB: Swedish tech-trading group that acquires and develops niche-leading subsidiaries in electronic components, measurement, sensors and industrial IT. Strong overlap with Dacke's Measurement & Control and electronics subsidiaries.
• Addtech AB: Swedish listed industrial components distributor and solutions provider serving Nordic and European OEMs. Comparable M&A-led model and customer overlap in industrial automation and components.
• Halma plc: UK-listed group of niche-leading safety, sensor and measurement technology businesses. Highly comparable structure: many small autonomous subsidiaries selling into similar industrial and process end markets.
• Spectris plc: UK-listed precision instrumentation and measurement group with brands serving industrial and research customers. Comparable end-market exposure to LIMAB, Dynalyse, Optronic and Flintab within Dacke.
• IMCD Group: Dutch-listed specialty distribution and formulation group built via serial bolt-on M&A across Europe. Comparable decentralized model, M&A discipline and growing subsidiary portfolio.

Broad incumbents

• Rotork plc: UK-listed global flow control and instrumentation specialist. Direct overlap with newly acquired M&M Instruments and Midland Flow (divested to Dacke in March 2026) and broader market positioning in industrial valves and actuators.
• Bosch Rexroth AG: German-owned global leader in hydraulic, pneumatic and motion control. Competes head-on with Hydronit, PMC Cylinders, Arcos, Pimatic and MecVel subsidiaries across industrial and mobile applications.
• Atlas Copco AB: Swedish-listed global industrial group with compressors, vacuum, power tools and assembly solutions. Competes in similar end markets (mobile machines, mining, manufacturing) and offers much broader catalog and global service.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries31 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A18 records

Investments

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