Zink
Zink GmbH is a German vertical-software vendor founded in 2011 that develops MMC, a modular ERP and document-management suite for window, door, and building-element manufacturers and traders in the German trades sector. It sells through direct sales with personal consultation by founder Stefan Zink and complementary hardware, serving SMB and mid-market customers across Germany.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2011
- HeadquartersEngen, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Zink does
Zink GmbH is a German private software company founded in 2011 by Stefan Zink, a master glazier, and headquartered in Engen, Germany, with 11-50 employees. The company develops and sells MMC (Modular Management Control), a modular vertical software suite purpose-built for window and door manufacturers, building element traders, metal construction firms, and joineries in the German trades sector. MMC consists of seven interconnected modules — Datenbank (database/document management), Beschaffung (procurement and invoice approval), Lager (warehouse with touch-screen terminals), Zeiterfassung (barcode-based time tracking), Qualität/WPK (Factory Production Control for DIN EN 1090 compliance), Plantafel (production scheduling), and Papierlose Fertigung (paperless manufacturing via shop-floor touch-screen terminals). The product integrates natively with the dominant German window-industry stack (Klaes, LogiKal, WOT, OSD, Adulo, M-Soft Passt.Prime), accounting software (DATEV), and the Würth OpenTrans EDI standard.
Zink operates a sales-led, consultation-driven go-to-market: prospects book free 15-20 minute phone calls directly with CEO Stefan Zink, followed by on-site analysis, customized module configuration, implementation, and training. Revenue is generated through four streams — quote-based software licensing (modules sold à la carte), hardware sales via an e-commerce shop (scanners, terminals, label printers, consumables), consulting and custom programming services, and recurring support and maintenance. Hardware prices are public (ScanTool €300, scan packages €2,050, workshop terminals €2,300, label printers €195, consumables €15-45 per roll), while software pricing is opaque and bespoke. Marketing is content-driven, emphasizing the founder's practitioner background, customer testimonials across 14+ named accounts, trade-press coverage, and expert guides targeting German trade businesses.
The company is exclusively domestic — shipping is restricted to Germany (€4.90 flat rate) and the DACH region is referenced as the operating scope, with no disclosed presence in Austria or Switzerland. Zink has raised no external funding, operates as an independent GmbH registered at Freiburg i.Br. (HRB 710347), and is led by founder Stefan Zink alongside co-owner Johannes Baier and authorized officer Elena Preter. As of the available data, the company shows no AI/ML capabilities, holds no disclosed patents or awards, and has not executed any M&A, funding rounds, or restructuring events.
Zink firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Zink
- Legal name
- Zink GmbH
- Website
- https://zink-software.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2011
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Zink GmbH is a German vertical-software vendor founded in 2011 that develops MMC, a modular ERP and document-management suite for window, door, and building-element manufacturers and traders in the German trades sector. It sells through direct sales with personal consultation by founder Stefan Zink and complementary hardware, serving SMB and mid-market customers across Germany.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Zink industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Manufacturing ERP Software (Window and Door Industry)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Generation/Templating (HDAEAGAL)
Keywords
Where Zink is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Engen
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Zink business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Licensing: MMC software sold as modular licenses with various add-on modules. Customers select and pay for modules based on their needs (database, procurement, warehouse, time tracking, quality, production planning, paperless manufacturing).
- Hardware Sales: Sale of complementary hardware including barcode scanners (Zink.ScanTool at €300), professional scan packages (€2,050), workshop terminals (€2,300), label printers, and consumables like barcode labels and ribbons.
- Consulting and Implementation: Business analysis and consulting services, individual custom programming, and customer-specific implementation and training services.
- Support and Maintenance: Ongoing technical support, hotline services, and software updates provided as part of customer service package.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Zink.ScanTool - Professional scanning software |
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Zink Profi-Scan-Paket - Complete scanning solution |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Werkstatt-Terminal (Workshop Terminal) |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Brother QL820 Label Printer |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Digital Handbook Digitalization in Trade |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Printed Handbook Digitalization in Trade |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Barcode Labels |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Thermotransfer Ribbon 110mm x 300m |
| Subscription | Annual | MMC Software Modules |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Shipping (Germany only) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Zink product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Zink GmbH develops and sells the MMC (Modular Management Control) software suite, an industry-specific modular ERP/document-management system tailored for window and door manufacturers, metal construction companies, and building element traders. The suite covers order management, procurement, warehouse, time tracking, factory production control per DIN EN 1090, production scheduling, and paperless manufacturing, complemented by hardware (scanners, touch-screen terminals, label printers) and consulting/implementation services.
Product overview
Zink GmbH operates as both a software company and business consultancy, with its flagship product being the MMC (Modular Management Control) software suite—a modular ERP and document management system specifically designed for window, door, and building element manufacturers and traders. The MMC portfolio consists of seven interconnected modules: MMC Datenbank (document/database management), MMC Beschaffung (procurement/invoice management), MMC Lager (warehouse management), MMC Zeit (time tracking), MMC Qualität/WPK (factory production control for DIN EN 1090 compliance), MMC Plantafel (production scheduling), and MMC Papierlose Fertigung (paperless manufacturing via touch-screen terminals). Beyond software, Zink offers complementary hardware products including Zink.ScanTool scanning software, the Zink Profi-Scan-Paket (scanning bundle), Werkstatt-Terminal hardware for shop floor use, Brother label printers, and barcode/accessory supplies. The company also publishes a digitalization handbook and provides consulting services. All products are developed in-house and marketed primarily to German-speaking trades businesses.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MMC (Modular Management Control) Software Suite Comprehensive modular software suite for window, door, and building element manufacturers and traders. Manages documents, orders, procurement, warehouse, time tracking, quality control, and production scheduling in a unified system.
- MMC Datenbank Central database module for managing customer data, orders, and documents with automated filing and search capabilities.
- MMC Beschaffung Procurement module for order management, supplier invoice processing, delivery monitoring, dunning, and invoice approval workflows.
- MMC Lager Warehouse management module with multi-location support, real-time stock updates, and touch-screen terminal capability for on-site inventory management.
- MMC Zeit (Zeiterfassung) Time tracking module for employee time recording, barcode scanner integration, and automatic transfer to PC for payroll and job costing.
- MMC Qualität (WPK) Factory Production Control module for DIN EN 1090 compliance, implementing digital inspection logging via barcode scanning to replace paper documentation.
- MMC Plantafel Production planning and scheduling module for visualizing appointments, resources, workers, vehicles, and installation teams with color-coded status indicators.
- MMC Papierlose Fertigung Paperless manufacturing module displaying documents on touch-screen terminals in production areas, enabling real-time collaboration and eliminating paper-based document distribution.
- Zink.ScanTool Professional document scanning software for businesses. Features barcode detection, page deletion/rotation, multi-tenant support, color and black-and-white scanning, and Touch PC optimization. Certified for DATEV Unternehmen Online.
- Zink Profi-Scan-Paket Complete scanning package including scanner, tablet, software, and installation support. Designed to simplify paper digitization workflow with dramatically reduced effort.
- Werkstatt-Terminal (PLF) Industrial touch-screen terminal for paperless manufacturing. Features 1920x1080 display in portrait orientation, height/tilt adjustment, integrated WiFi, and pre-installed configuration.
- Brother QL820 Label Printer Label printer for creating address and barcode labels, compatible with Zink scanning and labeling workflow.
- Analyse und Beratung (Analysis and Consulting) Business consulting services combining operational expertise with software implementation. Includes process analysis, needs assessment, and optimization recommendations before software deployment.
Quantifiable outcome
- Time savings of at least 40% claimed achievable through centralized control
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Zink
Customer profileNamed customers14 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Zink technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration8 records
Feature9 records
Zink partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- WürthcoreJoint event partnership for 'Handwerk 4.0 – Die Zukunft beginnt jetzt' workshop at Fensterbau Maag. Würth team presented advantages of their company for tradespeople and demonstrated digital order processing with OpenTrans (supported by MMC). Event included impulse presentations on digitalization topics.
- KlaescoreSoftware integration partnership. Klaes is window construction software used by many window manufacturers. Zink's MMC connects to Klaes via interface, automatically transferring customer, quote, and order data. Eliminates double data entry and enables seamless workflow between systems.
- Creative Partner (Einkaufsgemeinschaft)minorPurchasing/buying group that recommended Zink GmbH software to member companies. One customer (Rademacher) came through this recommendation and implemented MMC for archiving, document management, and order/delivery management.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Zink competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Orgadata (LogiKal): Provider of LogiKal, a major window/door/façade CAD/CAM and order management software used across DACH. Comparable vertical focus on fenestration trades; MMC integrates with LogiKal, making it a complementary incumbent.
- Klaes Software: Leading German window/door/façade construction software suite. Direct integration partner of Zink MMC and the most established player in the same vertical; comparable customers but significantly broader product scope including calculation, production, and ERP.
- A+W Software: German ERP/software vendor for the window, door, and façade industry with a long-standing customer base in DACH. Most direct competitor to Zink MMC in verticalized fenestration ERP, serving similar mid-market manufacturers.
Direct peers
- OSD (Objektsoft Datentechnik): Industry-specific ERP for the building elements trade, integrated with MMC. Direct competitor addressing the same window/door/fenestration distributor and manufacturer segments.
- Softtech (Aconity / Spirit): German software provider serving the construction and building products sector with CAD and process management solutions. Comparable focus on digitizing construction-trade workflows relevant to Zink's customer base.
- WOT (Werkstatt-Organisation Türen): Window/door industry software with a direct MMC integration interface. Specialized competitor in the same German vertical serving door manufacturers and traders with comparable order management functionality.
- M-Soft Passt.Prime: Provider of Passt.Prime window/door industry software that integrates with MMC. Comparable vertical focus on fenestration manufacturers and traders in the German market.
- Adulo: Building element industry software with available MMC interface. Comparable vertical software for window/door/fenestration manufacturers and traders in Germany.
Regional players
- Holzbau Schweiz / HBS Industrie Software: Trade/construction software focused on German carpentry and joinery operations. Comparable vertical software for trades businesses (carpentry is adjacent to Zink's window/door customers).
Others
- Würth IT / OpenTrans: Würth is a major supplier to the German trades with its own digital order processing standard (OpenTrans) that integrates with MMC. A partner for Zink's joint events and an ecosystem enabler rather than a direct competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Zink social profiles
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Valuation estimate
Zink leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Zink funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Zink M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Zink
What does Zink do?
Zink GmbH develops and sells the MMC (Modular Management Control) software suite, an industry-specific modular ERP/document-management system tailored for window and door manufacturers, metal construction companies, and building element traders. The suite covers order management, procurement, warehouse, time tracking, factory production control per DIN EN 1090, production scheduling, and paperless manufacturing, complemented by hardware (scanners, touch-screen terminals, label printers) and consulting/implementation services.
Is Zink a public or private company?
Zink is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Zink founded?
Zink was founded in 2011. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Zink based?
Zink is headquartered in Engen, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Zink make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Software Licensing is the primary driver. The others are hardware Sales, consulting and Implementation and support and Maintenance.
Who are Zink's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Orgadata (LogiKal), Klaes Software and A+W Software. Direct peers are OSD (Objektsoft Datentechnik), Softtech (Aconity / Spirit), WOT (Werkstatt-Organisation Türen), M-Soft Passt.Prime and Adulo. Holzbau Schweiz / HBS Industrie Software is listed as a regional player. Würth IT / OpenTrans is listed as an others.
Does Zink have an API?
No public API is recorded for Zink.
What industry is Zink in?
Zink's product category is Manufacturing ERP Software (Window and Door Industry). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAGAL, Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Generation/Templating.