What Industrial Partners does

Industrial Partners (legal entity Industrialpartners GmbH) is a Frankfurt-based product development and engineering services firm, founded in 2006 and operating as part of the HK Group. The company delivers one-stop engineering services covering product design, mechanical engineering, electronics and software development, prototyping, and series production support, targeting industrial manufacturers across at least 14 verticals including automation, medical, dental, electronics, IoT, lighting, heating, household, and packaging. Its customer roster includes ABB, Phoenix Contact, BEKA Hospitec, Human Diagnostics, Sendsor, Hoffmann & Krippner, Biosign, Conbee, and Rapitag, with select products (e.g., ABB AC500-eCo V3 PLC, Leica MCP80) recognized through iF, Red Dot, and German Design Awards.

The company's underlying technology stack combines SolidWorks and CREO Elements for CAD, SolidWorks Plastic for injection-molding simulation, and HP Multi Jet Fusion additive manufacturing, supplemented by a German/EU/Far East partner network for tool construction and series production. A simultaneous-engineering methodology overlaps product development with production planning to compress time-to-market. Three managing partners (Jens Arend, Jens Schnur, Henning Franke) lead the firm across offices in Frankfurt am Main, Beerfelden im Odenwald, Ladenburg am Neckar, and Tianjin, China. In October 2024 the company added an Electronics and Software business unit anchored in the new Ladenburg office.

Commercially, Industrial Partners operates a sales-led B2B project engagement model, with a published entry point of a Workshop & Concept Development package starting at €3,750 and custom project pricing thereafter. Revenue is generated through professional-services fees for engineering, prototyping, and production-support work rather than software licensing or product sales. The firm maintains digital marketing through its website, LinkedIn, Xing, YouTube, and newsletter channels, supplemented by earned-media design-award credibility, and engages enterprise and mid-market customers via direct sales outreach led by contact Jens Arend.

Name

Industrial Partners

Legal name

Industrialpartners GmbH

Website

https://industrialpartners.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engineering Design Services

NAICS

Industrial Design Services (54142), Industrial Design Services (541420)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Prototype Jigs, Fixtures & Assembly Aids (Additive) (IMAAAFAE), Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment (Production AM Parts) (IMAAAEAC)

Keywords

• Product design services
• Mechanical engineering
• Electronics development
• Additive manufacturing
• Rapid prototyping

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering & Design Services: Professional services revenue from product design, mechanical development, electronics development, and software programming services. Services are quoted per project or engagement, with workshop & concept development starting at 3,750 EUR.
2. Prototyping Services: Rapid prototyping, prototype construction, and design model production using various technologies including additive manufacturing and vacuum casting.
3. Production Services: Small, medium, and large series production of plastic parts using injection molding, deep drawing, and other manufacturing processes. Production is delivered through partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Industrial Partners provides one-stop product development and engineering services spanning product design, mechanical engineering, electronics and software development, prototyping, and series production for industrial customers. They apply simultaneous engineering methodologies to overlap design and production planning, reducing time-to-market, and deliver projects from concept through small-to-large series production using CAD, injection molding simulation, and additive manufacturing.

Product overview

Industrialpartners (part of HK Group) offers one-stop engineering and product design services spanning the entire product lifecycle from concept to series production. The core portfolio consists of three integrated service pillars: (1) Product Design & Mechanical Development covering aesthetic/industrial design, CAD construction, and simultaneous engineering; (2) Electronics & Software Development including circuit design, firmware, and application software; and (3) Production & Additive Manufacturing with HP Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing, injection molding, and partner-managed tool construction. Supporting modules include prototyping, rapid tooling, validation/testing, and technical documentation. The company serves diverse industries including medical, dental, automation, electronics, household, and industrial sectors, developing products for clients such as ABB, BEKA Hospitec, Human Diagnostics, Leica Geosystems, Melitta, Phoenix Contact, and Xiaomi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Product Design & Mechanical Development

Quantifiable outcome

• Time-to-market reduced by more than 3 months for Conbee through rapid production support
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hoffmann + KrippnercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within HK Group. Hoffmann + Krippner is an IoT product development company, and industrialpartners collaborates on projects like HK.Systems person protection system U-TECH FLEX PSM development.
• HK SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company within HK Group specializing in IoT solutions. Collaborated on U-TECH FLEX PSM person protection system development.
• Wolpert Modell- und Formenbau GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for manufacturing large plastic parts at production site Germany. Set new standards in manufacturing large plastic parts.
• MemoplastminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for Rapid Tooling services using a proven master mold system with interchangeable tool inserts.
• Manufacturing Partner NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetwork of mold makers and part producers from Germany and EU for series production of parts and assemblies. Provides crisis-resistant and competitive serial production capabilities in Europe.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• EDAG Engineering GmbH: Large German engineering services provider offering full-vehicle, production plant and product development services to industrial OEMs. Directly comparable one-stop engineering and series production support model headquartered in Germany.
• Bertrandt AG: German engineering services firm providing product development, electronics, prototyping and series production support across mobility and industrial sectors. Closely comparable in offering, target customers and one-stop positioning.
• IAV GmbH: German engineering services company delivering product and systems development, electronics, software and industrialization services for automotive and industrial clients. Comparable as a German full-lifecycle engineering services peer.
• Invetech: Engineering services firm specializing in product development, industrial design and manufacturing support for medical, industrial and consumer products. Directly comparable in offering one-stop product development and production support.
• TEAGUE: US-based product design and engineering consultancy combining industrial design, mechanical and electrical engineering with manufacturing support. Closely comparable in offering integrated design-to-production services to enterprise clients.
• PriestmanGoode: London-based design studio delivering industrial design, product design and brand-led innovation services across transport, hospitality and consumer goods. Comparable as an award-winning industrial/product design services peer.
• Lunar Design: US product design and innovation consultancy providing industrial design, mechanical engineering and prototyping services to enterprise clients. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary design and engineering services firm.
• Smart Design: Global design consultancy combining industrial design, UX, mechanical engineering and prototyping for consumer, medical and industrial clients. Directly comparable in offering integrated product development and design services.
• Artefact Group: US product design and engineering consultancy offering strategy, industrial design, mechanical and electrical engineering services. Comparable as a multi-disciplinary product design and engineering services firm serving enterprise clients.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Global engineering services and R&D division of Capgemini (formerly Altran) covering product engineering, digital manufacturing and embedded systems. Competes with IP for enterprise engineering services but at much greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYx_61xX_q_zfDANZYT_XAA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/industrialpartners-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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