What Lechler does

Lechler GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of precision nozzles and spray systems, headquartered in Metzingen and founded in 1879. The company designs and produces industrial spray technology used to dose, distribute, atomize, and clean liquids across four horizontal end-markets: agricultural technology (field-crop spraying, greenhouse cultivation, liquid fertilization, agricultural tank cleaning), general industry (pneumatic atomizing, hollow cone, full cone, flat spray, solid stream, compressed air, and container/tank cleaning nozzles), metallurgy (secondary cooling in continuous casting, high-pressure descaling, roll cooling, pickling), and process technology / environmental (gas cooling, DeNOx, DeSOx, droplet separation). The portfolio spans more than 45,000 nozzle variants, supported by accessories such as the TWISTLOC quick-change system, mounting hardware, filters, and seals, as well as engineering services including CFD process simulations and dedicated software tools (TankClean, MillConfig.Descale). Lechler self-reports annual production of 10 million nozzles and markets itself as Europe's number 1 nozzle technology provider, claiming 145 years of development experience.

Lechler commercializes through a hybrid direct channel: a direct sales force organized into regional subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, and China, plus independent representatives across Belgium, Spain, France, India, Italy, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Russia, Finland, Sweden, and the UK, supplemented by an e-commerce storefront (eshop.lechler.de) for registered business customers in Germany and Switzerland. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with the e-commerce platform requiring login to view prices and place orders. The revenue model is predominantly one-time hardware sales of nozzles and accessory systems, with no disclosed subscription, licensing, or recurring service revenue. Lead generation combines digital marketing, YouTube product demonstration videos, and participation in international industry events such as POWTECH TECHNOPHARM (Germany), IFT First (USA), ABM Week (Brazil), CSEAC China, and DLG Feldtage. Leadership is led by Managing Director (Geschäftsführer) Patrick Muff, and the company operates with 501–1,000 employees, no public listing, no parent company, and no disclosed external investment or M&A activity in the source materials.

The company also maintains a broad sub-brand architecture around the core nozzle platform, including the DryMASTER modular spray drying system (over 900 combinations), the rotary container cleaning lines Whirly 2, MicroWhirly, MiniWhirly, PicoWhirly, NanoSpinner 2, MicroSpinner 2, MiniSpinner 2, MaxiSpinner 2, Gyro, PTFE Whirly, HygienicWhirly, PopUp Whirly / PopUp Clean / PopUp Whirly Air, MeshClean, MeshClean+, IntenseClean, and PressureClean, plus supporting lines such as VarioSpray, HygienicFit, the Lechler Carbide Recycling (CaRe) program, and a CowCool nozzle for dairy barn heat-stress mitigation. CAD data is delivered through an integration with Cadenas 3D CAD software to support engineering design workflows.

Name

Lechler

Legal name

Lechler GmbH

Website

https://lechler.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Lechler GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of precision nozzles and spray systems serving agriculture, general industry, metallurgy, and process engineering customers worldwide via direct sales, regional subsidiaries, and e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial spray nozzles

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564)

akta.pro primary industry

Dispensing & Pump Systems (Pumps, Sprayers, Misters, Droppers) (IMALAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trigger Sprayers & Mist Sprayers (IMALALAE)

Keywords

• Industrial nozzles
• Spray technology
• Tank cleaning nozzles
• Precision spraying
• Agricultural nozzles

Headquarters

HQ city

Metzingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Nozzle Product Sales: Lechler generates revenue primarily through the sale of precision nozzles and spraying systems. Their product portfolio includes over 45,000 variants serving diverse industrial applications.
2. E-commerce Sales: Direct online sales through their e-commerce platform eshop.lechler.de for business customers in Germany and Switzerland.
3. Accessories and Spare Parts: Sale of nozzle accessories including mounting clamps, bayonet connections, quick-change systems (TWISTLOC), flanges, ball joints, filters, seals, and strainers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lechler manufactures and sells precision industrial spray nozzles and complete spray systems, with a portfolio of more than 45,000 variants covering pneumatic atomizing, hollow cone, full cone, flat spray, solid stream, compressed air, tank cleaning, and spray drying (DryMASTER) applications. The company serves agricultural, general industrial, metallurgy, and process engineering buyers through direct sales, its own e-commerce shop, and a global network of subsidiaries and representatives.

Product overview

Lechler is Europe's leading nozzle technology company with over 45,000 nozzle variants in its portfolio and 10 million nozzles produced annually. The company offers a comprehensive range of precision nozzles organized into three main divisions: Industrial Technology ( Allgemeine Industrie), Agricultural Technology (Agrartechnik), and Process Technology (Prozesstechnik), plus Metallurgy applications. Core product lines include pneumatic atomizing nozzles, hollow cone nozzles, full cone nozzles, flat spray nozzles, full jet nozzles, compressed air nozzles, and container/tank cleaning nozzles with various rotation mechanisms. The company provides complementary software solutions including TankClean Software for tank cleaning optimization and MillConfig.Descale Software for metallurgy applications. The product portfolio is supported by an extensive accessories program including the TWISTLOC quick-change system, mounting systems, ball joints, filters, and seals. Lechler also provides Cadenas 3D CAD data integration for engineering design purposes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DryMASTER: Modular spray drying product line with dral inserts and mouthpieces, offering over 900 combinations for various applications.
• Whirly 2
• MicroWhirly
• MiniWhirly
• PicoWhirly
• NanoSpinner 2
• MicroSpinner 2
• MiniSpinner 2
• MaxiSpinner 2
• Gyro
• PTFE Whirly
• HygienicWhirly
• PopUp Whirly
• PopUp Clean
• PopUp Whirly Air
• MeshClean
• MeshClean+
• IntenseClean
• PressureClean
• HygienicFit
• CaRe
• TWISTLOC

Products and services

• DryMASTER modular spray drying system Modular spray drying nozzle system with over 900 combinations of swirl inserts and orifices designed for easy maintenance and optimal atomization results in industrial spray drying operations.
• CowCool Düse (cow cooling nozzle) Cow cooling nozzle designed for cow showers to improve animal well-being and effectively reduce heat stress in barns for dairy and livestock operations.
• Pneumatic atomizing nozzles (two-fluid nozzles) Pneumatic atomizing nozzles (two-fluid nozzles) for general industrial applications requiring fine liquid atomization.
• Hollow cone nozzles Hollow cone nozzles for general industrial applications including cooling, cleaning, and fire protection.
• Full cone nozzles Full cone nozzles for uniform liquid distribution in industrial applications.
• Flat spray nozzles Flat spray nozzles for applications including cleaning, coating, and surface treatment.
• Full jet nozzles (solid stream) Full jet (solid stream) nozzles for applications requiring concentrated spray impact.
• Compressed air nozzles Compressed air nozzles for drying, cooling, cleaning, conveying, and blowing applications, available in flat spray and round spray designs with noise-reducing technology.
• Container and tank cleaning nozzles Container and tank cleaning nozzles for small containers to large tanks, operating in the low-pressure range, organized into five cleaning efficiency classes including static balls, controlled rotation, free rotation, and controlled two-axis rotation designs.
• Spinner rotating cleaning nozzles (NanoSpinner 2, MicroSpinner 2, MiniSpinner 2, MaxiSpinner 2) Rotating cleaning nozzles in Nano, Micro, Mini, and Maxi sizes for container cleaning, featuring stainless steel construction and different flow rates for different container sizes.
• PTFE Whirly (Series 573/583) Rotating container cleaning nozzle completely constructed from PTFE, suitable for corrosive environments and high hygienic requirements including food contact, with 3-A compliant quick-release connection.
• Whirly 2 (Series 5W9) Popular hygienic-design rotary cleaner with diverse connection options and many flow rate and spray angle variations for container cleaning.
• Gyro (Series 577) rotary cleaner Rotating cleaning nozzle with powerful nozzle inserts for very large containers, designed to be clog-resistant with large free cross-sections.
• HygienicWhirly (Series 594/595) Rotating cleaning nozzle with highly effective flat sprays delivering good cleaning effect even at low pressure and suitable for foam application.
• MeshClean / MeshClean+ (Series 5T2/5T3/5T5) targeted jet cleaners Targeted jet cleaners offering high efficiency through particularly powerful full-cone nozzles, suitable for smaller containers with stubborn soiling and featuring active self-cleaning via special nozzle geometry.
• IntenseClean (Series 5TM) targeted jet cleaner Very robust targeted jet cleaner with high efficiency delivered through particularly strong full-cone nozzles, gear-controlled rotation, and a design proven in the petrochemical industry.
• PressureClean (Series 5TP) high-pressure targeted jet cleaner High-pressure targeted jet cleaner delivering intensive cleaning using little water and high pressure, driven by an efficient 24-V motor with IP 65 certified motor housing.
• PopUp Whirly / PopUp Clean / PopUp Whirly Air (Series 5P2-5P9) Pressure-dependent automatically extending rotating cleaners with a flush-mount installation option, suitable for pipe cleaning and foam applications, with pneumatic cylinder variants for vacuum conditions.
• TWISTLOC nozzle quick-change system Quick-change nozzle accessory system that enables particularly efficient nozzle exchange on production lines.
• TankClean Software Software tool for tank cleaning optimization and planning support, helping industrial buyers select and configure Lechler tank cleaning nozzle solutions.
• MillConfig.Descale Software Software tool for configuration and descaling optimization in metallurgy applications, supporting steel mill users of Lechler descaling nozzles.
• Agricultural technology nozzles (Agrartechnik) Agricultural technology nozzles including nozzles for field crops, greenhouse crops, liquid fertilization, agricultural container and tank cleaning, and related accessories.
• Metallurgy nozzles (Metallurgy) Metallurgy nozzles for secondary cooling in continuous casting machines, high-pressure descaling, roll cooling, pickling of strips and wires, and spray bars for steel and metal processing plants.
• Process technology nozzles (Prozesstechnik) Process technology nozzles for gas cooling, denitrification (DeNOx), desulfurization (DeSOx), and droplet separator systems serving power plant and chemical industry applications.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Large Swedish industrial incumbent supplying tank cleaning equipment and process components — competes with Lechler in tank-cleaning and process-engineering nozzles as part of a broader fluid handling, separation, and heat-transfer portfolio.
• GEA Group: Global machinery and process technology group serving food, dairy, pharma, and chemical end-markets — overlaps with Lechler in spray drying nozzles (DryMASTER competitive set) and tank cleaning via its broad plant-engineering portfolio.

Direct peers

• Spraying Systems Co. Privately held US-based global leader in spray nozzles and spray technology for industrial, agricultural, and process applications — the closest direct competitor to Lechler in product breadth and end-market coverage.
• BETE Fog Nozzle: US manufacturer of spray nozzles and spray systems for industrial processes, fire protection, and environmental applications — directly comparable in product category and target customer base.
• PNR Nordic: Italian-headquartered manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles with similar product taxonomy (flat spray, hollow cone, full cone, tank cleaning) and overlap with Lechler across general industry and process applications.
• Schlick (Pfaudler Group): German precision nozzle manufacturer specializing in spray drying, atomization, and tank cleaning — historically a peer to Lechler in German industrial markets, now part of the broader Pfaudler/GMM process equipment platform.
• IKEUCHI & Co., Ltd. Japanese manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles and mist systems (including humidification, cooling, and cleaning) — directly comparable product offering and serves overlapping industrial and environmental end-markets.
• Steinen GmbH: European manufacturer of industrial spray nozzles serving similar industrial and process applications — a direct mid-sized peer in the European specialty nozzle market.

Regional players

• Lechler Inc. (US subsidiary): US subsidiary of Lechler serving the North American market with the parent's full product line — included as a peer because it operates as a regional distribution and customer support arm for the same product family.
• Spraying Systems Deutschland / Beteiligungsgesellschaft: European regional operations of Spraying Systems Co. — included as a regional peer because it brings Spraying Systems' global product portfolio directly into Lechler's home German and Central European market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/lechlergmbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/lechlergmbh

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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