UNISIG

What UNISIG does

UNISIG is a private manufacturer of high-precision deep hole drilling machines and systems. Its portfolio includes gundrilling, BTA, combined drilling and milling, reaming, rifling, skiving and roller burnishing, and automated production cells. Technical capabilities stated include holes from less than 1 mm to over 1 m in diameter and depths from a few inches to over 65 feet, with specialized systems for large workpieces, extreme depth-to-diameter ratios, and tight concentricity.

UNISIG sells machines, tooling, coolant systems, automation, replacement parts, service, training, and process-development support. Pricing is not public; machines and automation are quote-based and customized by drilling range, spindle configuration, automation level, tooling, and application requirements. Revenue is driven primarily by capital-equipment projects, with additional sales opportunities from tools, consumables, parts, and service.

The go-to-market model is direct and consultative: enterprise field sales and application engineers define customer solutions, inside sales handles web inquiries and quote requests, representatives provide regional coverage, and trade shows and technical content generate leads. Customers are industrial manufacturers across medical devices, aerospace, automotive, firearms, oil and gas, defense, energy, molds, hydraulic-cylinder production, and job shops. The company has a Wisconsin headquarters and a European headquarters in Bad Urach, Germany.

Name

UNISIG

Legal name

UNISIG

Website

https://unisig.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

UNISIG manufactures and services high-precision deep hole drilling machines, automation, tooling, and process support for industrial manufacturers in aerospace, automotive, medical, energy, defense, firearms, mold, oil and gas, and job shops worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Menomonee Falls

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Deep Hole Drilling Machines: UNISIG manufactures and sells a comprehensive range of deep hole drilling machines including gundrilling, BTA, and specialized machines. Machine sales represent the primary revenue stream with custom and standard configurations.
2. Tooling and Consumables: Sale of BTA tools, gundrill tools, drill tubes, and durable tooling accessories. These represent recurring revenue through consumable and wear-part replacement.
3. Automation Systems: Flexible automation solutions including robotic systems, conveyors, pallet changers, and custom automation integrated with or separate from machines.
4. Service and Parts: Comprehensive after-sale support including troubleshooting, maintenance, on-site support, and original replacement parts supply to ensure machines operate with precision and efficiency.
5. Training and Process Development: UNISIG provides training and process development services to ensure long-term success with deep hole drilling systems.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

UNISIG manufactures and sells deep hole drilling machines, including gundrilling, BTA, skiving and burnishing, reaming, off-center, milling/drilling, and CNC rifling machines, for industrial manufacturers. The company also offers complementary automation cells (R-Cell, Flexible Automation, Robot Ready Automation), tooling (gundrills, BTA tools, drill tubes), a gundrill grinder, deep hole drilling oil, custom machines, training/process development, and a parts and service catalog.

Product overview

UNISIG manufactures high-precision deep hole drilling machines and systems, organized into three main product categories: Machines (gundrilling, BTA drilling, milling, reaming, rifling, and skiving machines), Automation (flexible, robot-ready, and custom automation solutions), and Tooling (BTA tools, gundrill tools, drill tubes, and accessories). The machine portfolio includes UNE6 and UNE series for medical and standard gundrilling; UNI series for production drilling; USK and UNX series for off-center drilling; USC-M series combining deep hole drilling with milling; B-series for high-power BTA drilling in various swing capacities; S-series for skiving and burnishing; R-series for rifling; and custom machines for specialized applications. Tooling includes BTA tools, gundrill tools, drill tubes, plus accessories like grinders and cutting fluids. Automation capabilities include robotic integration, tray handling conveyors, and pallet changing systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UNE6 Medical Gundrilling Machines

Quantifiable outcome

• Hole diameters from less than 1mm to over 1 meter
• +5 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trumpf: Trumpf (Germany) is a leading machine tool and laser systems maker serving similar industrial manufacturing buyers as UNISIG, with adjacent precision machining capabilities that could extend into deep hole drilling.
• Haas Automation: Haas Automation is a high-volume, value-oriented CNC machine tool maker. While its product line does not focus on deep hole drilling, it competes for the same general precision-machining capex budgets at job shops and smaller manufacturers — UNISIG's customer base.
• DMG MORI: DMG MORI is a global machine tool leader offering broad CNC turning, milling, and drilling portfolios. While not specializing in deep hole drilling, its scale and channel reach pose competitive pressure on UNISIG in adjacent precision drilling applications.
• Mazak: Yamazaki Mazak is a top-tier diversified machine tool manufacturer with multi-axis machining centers. It competes broadly in the same customer procurement cycles as UNISIG, even without a dedicated deep hole specialization.
• Makino: Makino (Japan/USA) produces precision machining centers used in aerospace and die/mold — adjacent applications to UNISIG's mold and aerospace customers, and a potential horizontal-line entrant into deep hole drilling.

Direct peers

• Star SU: Star SU (USA) supplies deep hole drilling tooling, gundrills, and BTA tools alongside machine distribution — overlapping with UNISIG's tooling line and serving a comparable North American industrial customer base.
• DIXI Polytool: DIXI Polytool (Switzerland) produces deep hole drilling tools and machines including gundrills and BTA tooling — directly comparable technology portfolio to UNISIG, with similar precision-application customer base.
• Mollart (INDEX Group): Mollart, now part of INDEX Group (UK/Germany), specializes in deep hole drilling and skiving machines for hydraulic cylinder and similar applications — direct product overlap with UNISIG's S-Series and B-Series.
• TBT Tiefbohrtechnik: TBT (Germany) is one of the longest-established deep hole drilling machine specialists globally, competing head-to-head with UNISIG in gundrilling and BTA systems for European industrial customers.
• Botek: Botek (Germany) manufactures gundrilling and BTA deep hole drilling tools and machines — a direct product overlap with UNISIG's core offering, serving the same aerospace, automotive, and hydraulics customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/unisig
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@UNISIG
• Facebookfacebook.com/UNISIGdeepholedrilling
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/unisig
• Instagraminstagram.com/unisig_deepholedrilling

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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