Ledinek

What Ledinek does

Ledinek Engineering d.o.o. is a Slovenian industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1908 and headquartered in Hoče, that designs, engineers, assembles, and commissions complete turnkey production lines for the engineered-timber industry. Its portfolio spans planing and profiling machines (Stratoplan, Superplan, Multiplan, Superles, Europlan, X-Form, Rotoles), finger-jointing systems (Eurozink Compact, Eurozink, Kontizink), engineered-timber presses (X-Press / Z-Press / Maxipress / Flexipress / Hyperpress for CLT, GLT, and KVH production), cross-cut saws, and supporting automation including PC-based process control (iPlan Manager, X-Lam Manager, Tool Manager) and PLC systems with ERP integration. The company also supplies destacking, quality-grading, storage, and special machines (Dekoplan, Rotoplast, cooperage equipment), and offers customer-facing online calculators for planer, finger-jointing, and extraction parameters.

The business model is B2B direct enterprise sales of custom-engineered capital equipment, with quote-based project pricing tied to line configuration, capacity (production volumes of 7,500–57,600 m³/year are documented in customer references), and customization. Sales are supported by a representative network across 25 countries, with an installed base of 1,414+ clients and 2,858+ completed projects in 56 countries. Revenue is generated from three streams: industrial machinery sales (hardware), recurring service and maintenance (spare parts, training, remote support, refurbishment), and used/refurbished equipment. In 2023, Ledinek initiated a €10 million expansion of its Hoče production complex and secured public co-financing under Slovenia's Recovery and Resilience Plan and the EU's P4D React EU digitalization program, signaling a capacity and digitalization step-up. A related sub-brand, Lestro-Ledinek d.o.o., operates in adjacent woodworking-industry activities.

Name

Ledinek

Legal name

Ledinek Engineering d.o.o.

Website

https://ledinek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1908

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Ledinek Engineering is a Slovenian industrial machinery manufacturer (founded 1908) that designs and delivers turnkey production lines for planing, finger jointing, and engineered timber (CLT, GLT, KVH) to industrial timber manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Woodworking Machinery

NAICS

Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing (333243), Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215)

SIC

Sawmills & Planting Mills, General (2421), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Planing Mills & Lumber Surfacing (IMAMABAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Mass Timber & Structural Engineered Wood (CLT, Glulam, NLT/DLT) (IMADADAC), Wood Remanufacturing (Mouldings, Millwork Blanks, Cut Stock) (IMAMABAI)

Keywords

• Industrial woodworking machinery
• Finger jointing machines
• Engineered timber production
• CLT production lines
• Planing profiling machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Hoce

HQ country

Slovenia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of individual machines (planers, finger jointing machines, presses, saws, automation equipment) and complete turnkey production lines for timber processing. Revenue is generated through project-based equipment sales with engineering, installation, commissioning, and training services bundled into complete solutions.
2. Service and Maintenance: Ongoing services including regular maintenance, emergency interventions, technical support, spare parts supply, operator training, remote assistance, repairs, and machine refurbishment.
3. Used Equipment: Sale of refurbished, repaired, or restored used machinery from trade-in programs or demo units.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ledinek engineers, manufactures, assembles, and commissions complete turnkey industrial production lines and individual machines for the timber processing industry. The portfolio covers planing and profiling (Stratoplan, Superplan, Superles, Europlan series), finger jointing (Eurozink, Kontizink series), and engineered timber production including CLT presses (X-Press series), GLT/glulam presses (Z-Press, Maxipress, Flexipress, Hyperpress), and KVH solid constructional timber lines, supported by PC-based process control systems, PLC automation, and after-sales service.

Product overview

Ledinek is a Slovenian industrial machinery manufacturer offering comprehensive turnkey solutions for the woodworking industry. The product portfolio is organized into four main categories: Planing/Profiling machines (Stratoplan, Superplan, Multiplan, Superles, Europlan, X-Form, Rotoles, Splitcut), Finger Jointing machines (Eurozink Compact, Eurozink, Kontizink, X-CUT), and Engineered Timber production systems (X-Press, Z-Press, Maxipress, Flexipress, Hyperpress presses, HTBS, LKS). These core machines are supported by automation solutions including PC-based process control systems (iPlan Manager, X-Lam Manager, Tool Manager), PLC controls, destacking systems, quality grading systems, and storage solutions. Special machines (Dekoplan, Rotoplast, Cooperage machines) address niche applications. The offering is complemented by online calculation tools (planer parameters, finger jointing capacity, extraction) and comprehensive service/maintenance support. Ledinek provides complete engineering solutions including design, manufacturing, assembly, installation, wiring, software, commissioning, and operator training.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lestro: Sub-brand associated with Ledinek, separate team page on website.

Products and services

• Stratoplan Planing/Profiling Machine
• Superplan Planing/Profiling Machine
• Multiplan Planing/Profiling Machine
• Superles Beam Planer
• Europlan Universal Planer
• X-Form CLT Planer
• Eurozink Compact Finger Jointing Machine
• Eurozink Finger Jointing Machine
• Kontizink High-Capacity Finger Jointing Machine
• X-Press CLT Press System
• Z-Press GLT Press System
• Maxipress GLT Press
• Flexipress GLT Press
• Hyperpress GLT Press
• X-CUT Cross-Cut Saw
• HTBS Horizontal Band Resaw
• iPlan Manager Process Control System
• X-Lam Manager Process Control System
• Tool Manager Process Control System
• Industrial PLC Automation Systems
• Quality Grading Systems
• Vacuum Destacking Systems
• Storage Systems
• Cooperage Machines
• Service & Maintenance
• Used Equipment Sales

Quantifiable outcome

• Production capacity per customer lines range from 10,000 m³/year to 57,600 m³/year depending on configuration
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Michael Weinig Group (Weinig): Weinig is the leading direct competitor in industrial planing, profiling, moulding, and finger jointing machinery, offering a similar profile of standalone machines and turnkey lines for solid wood processing customers worldwide.
• Wintersteiger AG: Wintersteiger offers thin-cutting, resaw, and sawmill equipment for industrial wood processing with applications in engineered timber feedstock preparation, directly relevant to Ledinek's HTBS resaw and cross-cutting product lines.
• Microtec Srl: Microtec supplies lumber scanning, optimization, and quality grading systems integrated into sawmill and engineered wood lines, competing with Ledinek's iPlan Manager, X-Lam Manager, Tool Manager, and quality grading offerings in the same customer systems.
• Oertli Werkzeuge AG: Oertli is a Swiss tooling and CNC machinery supplier for woodworking that competes with Ledinek in profiling, planing, and special machine categories for industrial wood and panel processors.

Broad incumbents

• Homag Group (Dürr AG): Homag is a broad global woodworking machinery incumbent offering planing, profiling, and engineered wood lines as part of a much larger portfolio of solid wood, panel processing, and CNC equipment under Dürr Group.
• SCM Group: SCM is a large Italian industrial woodworking machinery group offering planers, moulders, finger jointers, and engineered wood lines, comparable to Ledinek but with a significantly broader portfolio and global dealership.
• Biesse Group: Biesse is a broad Italian woodworking machinery incumbent operating in solid wood processing, panel processing, and engineered timber equipment with a global installed base that overlaps with Ledinek's served market.
• Andritz AG: Andritz is a large industrial equipment supplier with sawmill, panel, and engineered wood process technology serving pulp, paper, and wood-based panel producers, overlapping with Ledinek in plywood, OSB, and engineered wood line solutions.
• IMA Schelling Group: IMA Schelling is a panel processing equipment maker offering sawing, sorting, and storage systems for wood-based panel processors, adjacent to Ledinek's CLTL panel production and storage solutions.

Others

• Leitz GmbH & Co. KG: Leitz is a major tooling and knife supplier to industrial wood processing, supplying planer and profiling tools that complement machinery like Ledinek's, making it an adjacent ecosystem rather than direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Valuation estimate

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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