COLLIN

What COLLIN does

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH, founded in 1972 in Maitenbeth, Bavaria, designs and manufactures modular pilot, laboratory, and production lines for the plastics processing industry and research institutes. The company's product architecture is organized into five lines — Teach Line (table-top training/R&D), Lab Line, Pilot Line, Medical Line (FDA 21 CFR / cGMP / ISO 13485 compliant extruders, compounders, tube and strand lines, calenders, presses), and Polytest Line — built around a single-screw extruder and twin-screw compounder core (E, P, Medical, Teach variants) that connects to blown-film, flat-film, calendering, casting, melt-blown, and inline inspection subsystems. Technical differentiators include CFD-supported layer-distribution design, an integrated Multi-Inspection system with FTIR-based expert analytics, and the 2020 Compounder P Series 2.0 (25% performance density uplift, 1,200 rpm, 13 Nm/cm³ torque); the company also holds the foundational patent on modular calender systems filed at its 1972 incorporation.

COLLIN generates revenue primarily through custom quote-based hardware sales of machines and complete production lines, supplemented by spare/wear-part sales, after-sales service and maintenance, and the COLLIN Academy training program delivered at its in-house technical center. Pricing is index-linked to German Federal Statistical Office producer prices with a 3% threshold for adjustments, and contracts are multi-year. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales based in Germany, supported by wholly-owned sales/service subsidiaries in the USA (Tucker, GA), Singapore (regional HQ for Asia), and India (Chennai), plus 40+ channel partners covering 45+ countries — yielding an 85% export rate. Customer segments are vertically diversified: plastics manufacturers, compounders, and film producers; universities and research institutes; medical technology and pharmaceutical companies (regulated lines); and food/packaging converters including a pandemic-era pivot into PPE and melt-blown non-woven production.

The company operates within the NGA Group ecosystem: COLLIN is wholly owned by NGA Next Generation Analytics GmbH (Austria), which itself is now 100% owned by CEO Dr. Friedrich Kastner and CSO Corné Verstraten following a 2020 ownership transition and a May 2026 full buyout. NGA also holds a 49% stake in COMELT GmbH (extrusion die production, Inzersdorf, Austria) and wholly owns BritAS Recycling-Anlagen GmbH (filtration/quality machines, Hanau, Germany). Apparent revenue is approximately €30 million with 130+ employees — a specialized industrial OEM at small scale, premium-positioned in regulated niches (medical, pharma, advanced R&D), with a decades-deep service network and continuously developed product range.

Name

COLLIN

Legal name

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH

Website

https://collin-solutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions GmbH designs and manufactures modular pilot, laboratory, and production extrusion lines for plastics processors, research institutes, and medical/pharmaceutical manufacturers, generating ~€30M revenue across 45+ countries from its Bavarian headquarters under the NGA Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plastics Processing Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220), Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590), Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Hoses & Tubing (Rubber/Elastomer) (IMANALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rigid Plastic Containers (Bottles, Jars, Jugs) Manufacturing (IMANAEAA), Industrial Belting (Conveyor, Power Transmission) (IMANALAB)

Keywords

• Pilot extrusion lines
• Laboratory plastic equipment
• Blown film extrusion
• Medical tubing systems
• Compounding machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Maitenbeth

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machines and Production Lines: Sale of intelligent pilot, laboratory, and production lines in modular system including extruders, compounders, calenders, roll mills, presses, blown film lines, flat film lines, and specialized medical/pharma equipment.
2. Spare Parts and Wear Components: Sale of spare parts, wear parts, and solution parts worldwide. Also includes approved spare parts specifically for medical and pharmaceutical sector.
3. Service, Repair and Maintenance: Comprehensive after-sales service including repairs, maintenance, calibration, upgrades, retrofits, and cleaning of dies and screws performed at COLLIN premises or on-site.
4. Training and Technical Services: COLLIN Academy offers training programs for customers on blown film extrusion and other topics, conducted at the technical center in Maitenbeth.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COLLIN develops, manufactures, and supplies intelligent pilot and laboratory modular systems for the plastics industry. Its portfolio covers extruders, compounders, blown film and flat film lines, calenders, presses, cast film lines, meltblown lines, MDO stretching frames, and specialised medical tubing and filtration systems. The company also delivers downstream services including training, commissioning, maintenance, and spare parts.

Product overview

COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions develops intelligent pilot, laboratory and production lines in modular system for plastic processing companies and research institutes. The company offers five distinct product lines: TEACH-LINE (compact table-top machines for apprenticeship, R&D and training including compounders, extruders, blown and flat film lines, roll mills and pelletizers); LAB-LINE (professional equipment for testing and development); PILOT-LINE (for pilot production and scale-up); MEDICAL-LINE (FDA-compliant systems for medical and pharmaceutical applications including extruders, compounders, tube lines, strand lines, calenders, and presses); and POLYTEST-LINE (quality testing systems). Core products include twin-screw compounders (P Professional, E Entrance, Medical, Teach Line variants), single-screw extruders (P Professional, Medical, Teach Line), blown film lines with multi-layer coextrusion, flat film lines with calender systems, medical catheter tube lines, melt blown non-woven fabric lines, pressure filter test systems, and Multi-Inspection quality measurement systems. The company also provides extrusion dies under the COMELT brand. All products feature modular design allowing flexible configuration and integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• COLLIN MEDICAL LINE: Product line covering medical extruders, medical tubing systems, special roll mills for pharmaceutical pre-development and production, lines for infusion bags, medical sewing threads, wound dressings, and mouth/nose protection masks.
• COMELT (Collin Melt Solutions)
• COLLIN LAB Line
• COLLIN PILOT Line
• COLLIN Teach Line
• COLLIN Polytest Line

Products and services

• Teach Line
• Lab Line
• Pilot Line
• Compounder P Series
• Extruder P Professional
• Blown Film Lines
• Flat Film and Cast Film Lines
• Medical Line
• Meltblown Pilot Line
• MDO Stretching Frame
• Calendar Lines
• Polytest Line
• COLLIN Academy Training
• COLLIN Service and Spare Parts

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% more performance density with Compounder P Series 2.0
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• COMELT GmbH (formerly 2W Systems)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 February 2020NGA holds 49% stake in COMELT (formerly 2W Systems), a contract manufacturer specializing in mechanical production including turning, milling, eroding, and grinding. COMELT also handles die production for COLLIN and BritAS products, concentrating the complete die production at the Inzersdorf, Austria facility.
• IndoramaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in protective film production initiative, providing materials for production of PET films for medical sectors including hospitals, doctors, pharmacies, and opticians.
• PiovanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in protective film production initiative, supporting COLLIN's rapid assembly of production line for protective shield films.
• TapeteamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in protective film production initiative, contributing to COLLIN's ability to quickly start production of protective films.
• NGR Next Generation Recycling GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMaterial supplier providing PET bottle flakes processed with LSP (Liquid State Polycondensation) procedure for film production.
• TTE Team Testing Equipment Co.LtdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents COLLIN in China for petrochemical and plastics industry since June 2020. TTE has more than 70 employees with offices in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Beijing, and Chengdu. Provides sales and technical service support.
• Shanghai Techwin Medical Science Co., LimitedcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents COLLIN Medical Lines in China since June 2020, focusing on the medical and pharmaceutical market. Based in Shanghai with offices in Beijing and Wuhan.
• RVVP International CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents COLLIN in the Philippines since 2022. Established trading company with focus on system engineering serving plastic processing, petrochemical, and food industries.
• CV. Wahana Mitra AbadicoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents COLLIN in Indonesia since 2022. Company successfully operating in Indonesian market for decades, supplying and supporting plastic processing, coating, chemical, and food industries.
• Song Song Co. Ltd.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresents COLLIN in Vietnam since July 2020. Company with 40 employees in sales and technical support covering the Vietnamese plastic industry.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Coperion is a leading global manufacturer of compounding and extrusion systems, twin-screw extruders, and feeding equipment. It directly competes with COLLIN in pilot-scale compounding and is the most cited benchmark for COLLIN's Compounder P Professional line.
• Reifenhäuser Group: Reifenhäuser is a major manufacturer of blown film and flat film extrusion lines, with strong presence in multi-layer coextrusion. It overlaps directly with COLLIN's blown film and flat film pilot lines in technology and customer base.
• ICMA San Giorgio: ICMA manufactures laboratory and pilot extruders and compounding lines used by plastics research institutes and processors. It competes head-to-head with COLLIN in academic and R&D extrusion equipment, particularly in Europe.
• Davis-Standard: Davis-Standard manufactures extrusion and converting systems for plastics, including pilot and laboratory lines. Its product range and customer profile (film, sheet, medical tubing) overlap significantly with COLLIN's portfolio.
• Leistritz Extrusionstechnik: Leistritz designs and builds twin-screw extruders and compounders for pilot, lab, and production scale across plastics, pharma, and food. It is one of the closest competitors to COLLIN in modular compounding systems.
• Brabender GmbH & Co. KG: Brabender specializes in laboratory and pilot-scale instruments and processing equipment for plastics, food, and rubber rheology, including extruders and measurement devices used by the same R&D and QC customers as COLLIN.

Emerging players

• Xtrutech Ltd: Xtrutech designs twin-screw extruders for laboratory, pilot, and small-batch production. It targets similar R&D and specialty compounding customers as COLLIN but with a smaller, focused footprint.
• Polymer Systems Inc. Polymer Systems designs custom extrusion and converting equipment, including pilot lines for specialty applications. It is a smaller, niche player competing for some of the same custom-pilot opportunities as COLLIN.

Broad incumbents

• KraussMaffei Group: KraussMaffei is a large industrial machinery manufacturer with broad plastics processing offerings (injection molding, extrusion, reaction process machinery). It competes with COLLIN primarily at the production scale and in adjacent segments.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific (Materials & Structural Analysis / Extrusion): Thermo Fisher offers extrusion and rheology instruments (via legacy Haake and related product lines) targeting R&D customers who also purchase pilot extrusion equipment from COLLIN. It is a broader incumbent rather than a direct specialist.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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