Berchtold

Name

Berchtold

Website

https://berchtold.biz

Company type

Private

Founded year

1922

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Berchtold GmbH & Co. KG is a German medical equipment manufacturer founded in 1922 that designs and installs integrated operating room control systems and LED surgical lighting for hospitals and surgical facilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Devices — Surgical and Operating Room Equipment

NAICS

Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing (339112), Commercial, Industrial, and Institutional Electric Lighting Fixture Manufacturing (335132)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841), Electric Lighting & Wiring Equipment (3640)

akta.pro primary industry

Patient Positioning & OR Tables, Lights & Booms (HLAHADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Medical-Grade Displays (Diagnostic/Clinical) (HDACADAJ)

Keywords

• Surgical lighting systems
• Operating room controls
• Medical equipment manufacturing
• LED operating lights
• Integrated OR panels

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuttlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

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. Medical Equipment Sales: Berchtold generates revenue through the sale of medical equipment including operating room control panels and LED surgical lighting systems. The revenue model is primarily one-time hardware sales with potential for recurring service and maintenance contracts.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

Berchtold researches, develops, manufactures, and installs integrated operating room control panels and advanced LED surgical lighting systems for hospitals. Its products unify lighting, medical gas, audio-video, HVAC, and surgical equipment management through medical-grade touchscreen interfaces designed for tertiary and secondary hospitals with active surgical theaters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Integrated Operating Room Control Panels
• Advanced LED Surgical Lighting Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• Integrated touchscreen panels represent 30-40% of new installations by value in the operating room control panel market
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Direct peers

• Getinge (Maquet): Getinge's Maquet business is the dominant global supplier of surgical lights, OR tables, and integrated OR control systems. It is the most direct competitor to Berchtold across both core product lines and target hospital customers.
• Skytron: Skytron specializes in surgical lighting, OR tables, and integrated OR equipment, competing head-to-head with Berchtold in the same mid-sized hospital and ambulatory surgical center segment.
• Trumpf Medical: Trumpf Medical is a specialist in surgical and examination lighting with roots in the same German medical technology ecosystem; it offers LED surgical lights that directly overlap Berchtold's flagship product category.

Broad incumbents

• Stryker: Stryker is a diversified medical technology leader with a strong surgical equipment and OR integration portfolio, including surgical lighting and integrated operating room solutions that compete with Berchtold's offerings.
• STERIS: STERIS provides integrated OR solutions, surgical lighting, and sterile processing equipment, serving the same tertiary/secondary hospital customer base as Berchtold with a broader perioperative portfolio.
• Dräger: Dräger is a major German-headquartered medical and safety technology company with a strong presence in OR integration, anesthesia workstations, and medical gas management — all areas addressed by Berchtold's integrated control panel.
• Hillrom (Baxter): Hillrom, now part of Baxter, supplies surgical lighting, OR tables, and integrated hospital solutions, providing another broad incumbent comparable to Berchtold across the integrated OR stack.

Emerging players

• Karl Storz: Karl Storz is a German endoscopy and surgical visualization leader whose OR integration offerings (light sources, cameras, integrated suites) partially overlap with Berchtold's OR control and lighting portfolio.
• Mindray: Mindray is a fast-growing Chinese medical equipment manufacturer expanding its surgical lighting and OR monitoring offerings, increasingly competing with established specialty players like Berchtold in cost-sensitive emerging markets.

Regional players

• Amico Group: Amico Group is a North American medical equipment manufacturer with a portfolio in surgical lighting, OR equipment, and hospital infrastructure, serving comparable healthcare customers with overlapping product categories.

Market position

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/berchtold
• Facebookfacebook.com/berchtold.biz
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/berchtold-corporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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