What Eichenauer does

Eichenauer GmbH & Co. KG is a German developer and manufacturer of electric heating elements, headquartered in Hatzenbühl, Germany, with a history dating to 1926 and approximately 101–250 employees. The company produces tailor-made heating solutions organized into three application sectors: Automotive, Home Appliances, and Industrial Applications. Its core technology is the electric heating element, developed and produced over roughly a century of operation, and the same underlying technology is adapted and customized for each of the three end-market verticals.

The business operates on a B2B custom-manufacturing model with quote-based pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Sales are executed directly through the company's own office network rather than via third-party distributors: the German headquarters in Hatzenbühl serves EMEA, a wholly-owned subsidiary (Eichenauer, Inc.) in Newport, New Hampshire serves North America, and a wholly-owned subsidiary (Eichenauer Heating Elements (Huai'an) Co. Ltd.) in Jiangsu, China serves the Chinese market. This three-region footprint supports the company's stated 'in the market – for the market' localization approach, with regional production adapted to local requirements and a logistics chain designed for short delivery times.

The legal entity is a German Kommanditgesellschaft (limited partnership) under Eichenauer-Elektro-Verwaltungs GmbH as the personally liable partner, with Dr.-Ing. Manfred Stoll and Kerstin Stoll serving as Managing Directors, consistent with a closely-held, likely family-owned governance structure. No external venture capital, private equity, or public listing is evident in the input data, and the company shows no disclosed partnerships, acquisitions, patents, certifications, or AI/software capabilities. Revenue, contract sizes, and customer identities are not disclosed, which limits quantitative analysis of the business but supports the profile of a stable, traditional Mittelstand component supplier.

Name

Eichenauer

Legal name

Eichenauer GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://eichenauer.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1926

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Eichenauer GmbH & Co. KG is a German manufacturer of custom electric heating elements, founded in 1926 and serving automotive, home appliance, and industrial OEMs through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Germany, the USA, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Heating Elements

NAICS

Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing (333414), Household Appliance Manufacturing (3352), Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (335)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Household Appliances (3630)

akta.pro primary industry

Passenger Vehicle Thermal, Cooling & HVAC Manufacturing (ICE) (IMACAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Automotive Heat Exchangers Manufacturing (Radiators/Condensers/Evaporators/Heater Cores) (IMACALAC), Passenger Vehicle Interior Systems Manufacturing (ICE) (IMACAAAM)

Keywords

• Electric heating elements
• Heating systems manufacturing
• Automotive heating solutions
• Industrial heating components
• Custom heating elements

Headquarters

HQ city

Hatzenbühl

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

Eichenauer develops and produces custom electric heating elements and heating systems for three end markets: the automotive sector, household appliances, and industrial systems. Products are engineered as tailor-made solutions adapted to local customer requirements, with manufacturing and sales operations in Germany, the USA, and China to enable short delivery times and local-market proximity.

Product overview

Eichenauer is a traditional manufacturing company with a single unified product portfolio centered on electric heating elements. The company offers three distinct product lines organized by application sector: Heating Systems for Automotive, Heating Systems for Household Appliances (Home Appliances), and Heating Systems for Industrial Applications. All products are based on the same core technology of electric heating elements, which Eichenauer has developed and produced for 100 years. The company emphasizes tailor-made solutions and maintains international presence in the USA and China alongside its German headquarters.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electric Heating Elements

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Watlow Electric Manufacturing: Watlow is one of the largest global manufacturers of electric thermal solutions (heating elements, temperature sensors, controllers) serving industrial, semiconductor, and OEM markets. Highly comparable to Eichenauer's core technology and custom-engineering business model.
• Chromalox: Chromalox manufactures electric heat and control products for industrial, commercial, and specialty applications, including process heating, comfort heating, and HVAC components. Directly comparable to Eichenauer's industrial and HVAC-facing heating-element portfolio.
• Backer Heating Elements (Backer BHV): Backer BHV is a Swedish-based European manufacturer of tubular heating elements and heating systems for automotive, household, and industrial applications — a near-direct horizontal peer across all three of Eichenauer's business units.
• Tutco Heating Solutions Group: Tutco designs and manufactures electric heating elements and assemblies for appliances, HVAC, and industrial markets. Comparable custom-engineered heating-element product mix and B2B OEM customer base.
• Nibe Element: Nibe Element produces electric heating elements and components for household appliances, HVAC, and industrial applications across Europe. Strongly comparable in customer segments and product range to Eichenauer.
• Zoppas Industries (Z.I.): Italian multinational heating-element manufacturer serving appliance, automotive, and industrial markets globally. Directly comparable horizontal peer with similar geographic and end-market diversification.
• Hotset Heizpatronen und Heizleiter: German specialist in electric heating elements for industrial process heating, plastics, and packaging machinery. Comparable on the industrial-applications side of Eichenauer's portfolio.
• Friedr. Freek GmbH: German manufacturer of electric heating elements for household appliances and industrial applications. Direct regional and product-line peer of Eichenauer, particularly in the home-appliances and industrial units.
• Türk & Hillinger GmbH: German producer of PTC heating elements, tubular heaters, and gas-ignition components for automotive, appliance, and industrial OEMs. Comparable product technology and customer mix to Eichenauer's automotive and appliance segments.

Broad incumbents

• BorgWarner (Thermal Management / HVH business): BorgWarner is a large automotive supplier that has built EV thermal management capability through acquisitions (e.g., HVH motor heating). Compares to Eichenauer as a higher-scale incumbent competing for EV heating-content contracts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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