Toni Technik Baustoffprufsysteme

What Toni Technik Baustoffprufsysteme does

Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme GmbH is a Berlin-headquartered German manufacturer of building materials testing equipment, founded in 1876 (firmographic record) or 1884 (secondary record) and operating as a member company of the ZwickRoell Group, an international materials testing conglomerate. The company designs and builds servo-hydraulic testing machines with closed-loop control systems, organized around the proprietary ToniNORM modular platform that scales from 10 kN to 10,000 kN and is paired with the ToniTROL II digital controller featuring an in-house PID controller and TCP/IP LIMS connectivity. The product portfolio spans compression (ToniZEM, ToniCON, ToniPACT II, multiple ToniNORM load frames), flexural and splitting tensile (ToniSPLIT, Model 1548), combined testing (ToniPRAX), specimen preparation (ToniMIX family, ToniVIB vibrating tables), and ancillary instruments (ToniPERM, ToniSET, ToniCAL, ToniLIME), supplemented by a DAkkS-accredited ISO 17025 calibration laboratory.

The company monetizes through four streams: hardware sales of testing machines and instruments; professional services including DAkkS-accredited calibration, on-site maintenance, and adjustment; modernization packages that retrofit machines from any manufacturer using proprietary hydraulic, electronic, and software components; and long-tail spare parts revenue, with guaranteed availability for more than 10 years post-delivery including for machines from the 1960s and 1970s. Go-to-market is direct sales-led with a global service organization using fully equipped service vehicles, supported by a 7-language multilingual website with online quotation workflows. Customers span at least eight verticals — binders (cement, mortar, gypsum) as primary, plus chemicals, concrete, refractory, metals, automotive/glass/wood/plastics, academia, and pharmaceuticals — with no named customer logos disclosed.

Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company holds a single headquarters in Berlin with 51-100 employees, no subsidiaries, and no external funding rounds. Bernd Locher serves as legal representative. Strategic posture is that of a mature, niche industrial specialist sustained by regulatory accreditation (ISO 17025), a 140+ year brand, and an installed-base aftermarket moat, with no visible AI, recent M&A, or funding-driven growth signals in the available data.

Name

Toni Technik Baustoffprufsysteme

Legal name

Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme GmbH

Website

https://tonitechnik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1884

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme is a Berlin-based German manufacturer of servo-hydraulic building materials testing equipment, serving cement, concrete, refractory, metals, and other materials industries globally under the ZwickRoell Group, with DAkkS-accredited calibration and modernization services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Materials Testing Equipment

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Electronic and Precision Equipment Repair and Maintenance (811210), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Building materials testing
• Compression testing machines
• Flexural strength testing
• Tensile strength testing
• Materials testing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Testing Machines and Instruments Sales: Sale of compression testing machines, flexural strength testing machines, tensile strength testing machines, combined testing machines, and related testing instruments and devices.
2. Service, Maintenance and Calibration: DAkkS accredited calibration services, maintenance, adjustment and calibration of testing machines. Service technicians maintain, adjust and calibrate machines during on-site visits.
3. Modernization and Upgrades: Modernization of testing machines from all manufacturers using flexible modernization packages with proven hydraulic, electronic and software components. Extends functionality and meets current testing and safety standards.
4. Spare Parts and Consumables: Spare parts for testing machines with guaranteed availability for more than 10 years after delivery. Service technicians carry common spare and wear parts in fully equipped service vehicles.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme designs, manufactures, and services servo-hydraulic testing machines and instruments for compressive, flexural, and tensile strength testing of building materials (cement, mortar, concrete, gypsum, refractories) and other materials. The portfolio centers on the proprietary ToniNORM modular system (10 kN to 10,000 kN) and ToniTROL II controller, complemented by complete testing laboratories, DAkkS-accredited calibration, maintenance, modernization/upgrades, and spare parts supply.

Product overview

Toni Technik Baustoffprüfsysteme GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of building materials testing equipment, organized around the ToniNORM modular system. The core ToniNORM system provides an expandable platform for automatic, computer-controlled testing from 10 kN to 10,000 kN. This is complemented by the ToniTROL II digital control unit with integrated PID controller and optional testXpert software integration. The product range includes: compression testing machines (ToniZEM, ToniCON, ToniPACT II, various ToniNORM load frames), flexural strength testing machines (Model 1548, ToniNORM load frames), splitting tensile strength testing (ToniSPLIT), combined testing (ToniPRAX), and tensile strength testing (Model 1320). Supporting products include specimen preparation equipment (ToniMIX mortar mixers in Basic/Standard/Expert/Visco-Expert variants, ToniVIB vibrating tables, Jolting Table), testing instruments (ToniPERM air permeability testers, ToniSET Vicat apparatus with 2-12 stations, Le Chatelier soundness testers, ToniCAL calorimeters for heat of hydration, ToniLIME free lime analyser, water storage units), and deformation measurement devices (E-module and deflection measurement devices). The company also provides maintenance, calibration (DAkkS accredited), and modernization services for their equipment and third-party products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ToniNORM: Expandable modular system for automatic, computer-controlled testing from 10 kN to 10,000 kN
• ToniTROL II
• ToniVIB
• ToniZEM
• ToniCON
• ToniPACT II
• ToniSPLIT
• ToniPRAX
• ToniMIX
• ToniCAL
• ToniPERM
• ToniSET
• ToniLIME

Products and services

• ToniNORM Modular Testing System Expandable modular system for automatic, computer-controlled testing applications with capacity from 10 kN to 10,000 kN, assembled according to customer requirements. Multiple load frames can be combined and fed by one power box with the ToniTROL II measurement and control system, supporting compression, flexural, splitting tensile, and tensile tests on a wide range of building material specimens.
• ToniTROL II Digital Controller Digital control unit with an in-house developed integrated PID controller for testing machines, featuring TCP/IP interface for PC or LIMS network connection and optional testXpert testing software. Capable of controlling up to four load frames.
• ToniVIB Vibrating Table High precision vibrating table with closed-loop amplitude control (intrinsic control) that ensures perfect compaction of specimens and elimination of air pockets during sample preparation.
• ToniZEM Compression Test Plant Compact single-purpose compression test machine for efficient compressive strength testing of cement and other binding materials.
• ToniCON Compression Testing Machine Compact single-purpose compression testing machine for efficient compressive strength testing of all types of concrete specimens, especially designed for ASTM Standard testing.
• ToniPACT II Compression Testing Machine Compact single-purpose compression test machine with 3,000 kN capacity for efficient series testing of concrete and large-size stone specimens.
• Model 1548 Flexural Testing Machine Compact, fully automatic testing machine for efficient, standard-compliant flexural tensile strength testing of cement and binding materials at 10/20/50 kN capacities.
• ToniSPLIT Splitting Tensile Strength Testing Plant Automatic test plant for standard-compliant splitting tensile strength testing of paving stones according to EN 1338.
• ToniPRAX Combined Testing Machine Combined testing machine for standard-compliant testing of compressive and flexural strength of cement and other binders, especially suited for quality control.
• ToniMIX Mortar Mixer Series Family of laboratory mortar mixers (Basic, standard, Expert, and Visco-Expert variants) for reproducible preparation of cement mortar and cement paste samples, with automated sand and water dosing and programmable mixing sequences on higher-end models.
• ToniPERM Air Permeability Testers Automatic air permeability testers (ToniPERM Standard and ToniPERM II) for standard-compliant determination of specific surface area (Blaine value / grinding fineness) of cement and powder materials.
• ToniSET Vicat Needle Apparatus Series Automatic computer-controlled Vicat needle apparatus in TWO, Compact, Classic, and Expert variants with two to twelve measuring stations for determining setting behaviour of cement, gypsum, and mortar.
• ToniCAL Heat of Hydration Calorimeters Computer-controlled isothermal heat flow calorimeters (ToniCAL and ToniCAL Trio) for continuous determination of total evolved heat of hydration of concrete, cement, and binders.
• ToniLIME Free Lime Analyzer Free lime analyser for chemical determination of unslaked lime content in binding materials.
• Le Chatelier Soundness Tester Soundness testing apparatus for cement and binding materials according to the Le Chatelier method.
• Universal Load Frame Model 1320 Universal load frame for tensile strength tests on metallic specimens such as structural or reinforcing steel bars.
• ToniNORM Load Frame Series Family of ToniNORM load frames (Models 2020, 2031, 2041, 2060, 2071, 2073, 2075, 2078) for compressive and flexural tensile strength testing of building materials including prisms, slabs, tiles, roof tiles, concrete beams, gypsum plasterboards, railway sleepers, fibre-reinforced concrete, and large specimens.
• Jolting Table Model 6135 Jolting apparatus for standard-compliant compaction of cement mortar and other binding materials in triple moulds according to EN 196 Part 1 and ISO 679.
• ToniVIB Magnetic Vibrating Table Performance unit for compacting unformed refractory products with variable mains input frequency and closed-loop control for maximum reproducibility.
• Deformation Measurement Devices E-Module device for modulus of elasticity on cylinders, prisms, and cubes per DIN 1048, ISO 1920-10, EN 12390-13, and Model 0728-0729-0730 deflection measurement device for deformation-controlled determination of design bases of steel fibre concrete per EN 14651, EN 14488, ASTM C 1609.
• Water Storage Unit Performance unit for standard-compliant storage of specimens under water.
• Testing Devices Range Wide range of testing devices including compression, bending, and splitting tensile devices that can be placed in various testing machines.
• Maintenance, Calibration, and Modernization Services DAkkS-accredited ISO 17025 calibration services for force and deformation measuring equipment per DIN 51220 (DIN EN 7500-1 / DIN EN ISO 9513), on-site maintenance and adjustment by service technicians, and modernization packages for testing machines from any manufacturer using proven hydraulic, electronic, and software components.
• Spare Parts Supply Spare parts for testing machines with guaranteed availability for more than 10 years after delivery; service technicians carry common spare and wear parts in fully equipped service vehicles for fast delivery worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Spare parts availability guaranteed for more than 10 years after machine delivery

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ZwickRoell GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerToni Technik is a member of the ZwickRoell Group, one of the internationally leading suppliers of building materials testing equipment. This affiliation provides access to group resources, shared technology platforms, and extended market reach.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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