What Schott & Meissner does

Schott & Meissner Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH is a privately held, family-owned German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1986 and headquartered in Blaufelden, Baden-Württemberg. The company designs and builds custom-engineered heat-treatment and nonwoven thermal-bonding equipment — including flatbed laminators (THERMOFIX® TFE, TFE-XS, TFO), air-through ovens (TopCon LP, TopCon MAP), drum dryers (Omega OSD), high-speed drum dryers for spunbond, ADL-Speedliner flat belt ovens for hygiene applications, hydraulic cross cutters (HXC), calenders, coating systems, winding systems, accumulators, and palletizers. Each machine is built to customer-specific requirements, from development through installation and commissioning, with support via an in-house Technology Center (Technikum) pilot plant that allows customers to test materials and simulate full production processes before purchase.

The company serves manufacturers of nonwovens, technical textiles, and composites across five end-use verticals: Mobiltech (automotive interiors and acoustics), Medtech (respiratory masks and medical nonwovens), Geo-/Agrotech (geotextiles, agricultural nonwovens), Home-/Buildtech (insulation, acoustic panels, construction materials), and Composite/Bontec (prepregs and composite materials). Notable enterprise customers include Auria (global tier-one automotive supplier), Shalag US Inc, Airlite Nonwovens / Marves Industries, Merkas A.S. (Hassan Group, Turkey), and Horda Stans AB (Sweden). The company has registered trademarks (THERMOFIX®, TopCon, RegulAirLP, Bontec) and operates strategic R&D partnerships with Andritz Laroche (France) and PILL Nassvliestechnik (Germany) to offer complete fiber-to-finished-nonwoven production lines.

Schott & Meissner employs 51–100 people and sells through a hybrid model: a direct enterprise sales team based at Blaufelden (Head of Sales Michael Stalla) handles global accounts, complemented by a network of independent sales agents and representatives in over 30 countries spanning EMEA, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. Revenue is generated primarily from one-time equipment sales of custom machines, plus associated installation, commissioning, and after-sales service. The company is currently led by Managing Directors Achim Meissner and Stefan Meissner following a 2017 generational succession, and is marking its 40th anniversary in 2026.

Name

Schott & Meissner

Legal name

Schott & Meissner Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH

Website

https://schott-meissner.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schott & Meissner is a family-owned German industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1986, that designs and builds custom heat-treatment and nonwoven thermal-bonding equipment — including THERMOFIX® flatbed laminators, TopCon ovens, Omega drum dryers, and ADL-Speedliners — for hygiene, automotive, construction, and technical-textile manufacturers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Thermal Processing Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Boilers, Furnaces & Process Heating Equipment (IMAHAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Process Skids & Modular Process Systems (Packaged Units) (IMAHAEAH)

Keywords

• Thermal bonding machinery
• Nonwoven processing equipment
• Heat treatment systems
• Industrial laminating equipment
• Custom drying ovens

Headquarters

HQ city

Blaufelden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Manufacturing: Design, development, and manufacturing of custom-engineered heat treatment and thermal bonding machinery. Machines are built to customer-specific requirements from development through installation and commissioning. Revenue is generated from one-time equipment sales with associated installation, commissioning, and after-sales services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schott & Meissner designs, engineers, and manufactures custom-built industrial machinery for heat treatment and nonwoven thermal bonding. Its product portfolio includes THERMOFIX double belt presses and flatbed laminators, TopCon air-through ovens, Omega Drum ovens, ADL-Speedliner flat belt ovens, hydraulic cross cutters, calenders, coating systems, winding systems, accumulators, palletizers, and tailor-made complete production lines. Machines are built to customer specifications from development through installation and commissioning, primarily serving nonwovens, hygiene, automotive, composites, and technical textile manufacturers.

Product overview

Schott & Meissner is a German industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in custom-built heat treatment and nonwoven bonding equipment since 1986. The product portfolio centers on thermal processing machinery including: THERMOFIX series flatbed laminators (TFE, TFE-XS, TFO) for lamination and consolidation; TopCon series ovens and dryers (LP, MAP) for thermal bonding and drying; Omega Drum Ovens (OSD) for high-speed nonwoven processing; and ADL-Speedliner for hygiene product manufacturing. Supporting equipment includes calenders, cutting systems (HXC-Guillotine), accumulators, coating systems, winding systems, and palletizers. The company also offers tailor-made production lines and operates a Technology Center for R&D testing. Products are used across industries including hygiene (diapers, incontinence products), automotive (acoustic materials), construction, medical, and composites.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Thermofix: Brand for double belt press and flatbed laminator product lines including Thermofix TFE, Thermofix TFO, and Thermofix HP series.
• TopCon
• RegulAirLP
• ADL-Speedliner
• Omega Drum Oven

Products and services

• THERMOFIX TFE Flatbed Laminator Electrically heated flatbed laminator/double belt press for laminating, densifying, and bonding of nonwovens, offering uniform pressure and temperature distribution, modular design, and high energy efficiency. Used by nonwovens producers for continuous lamination and consolidation processes.
• THERMOFIX TFE-XS Compact Laminator Compact flatbed laminator with Plug & Play design, small footprint, precise temperature control, and excellent thickness control. Designed for pre-serial production, R&D institutes, R&D departments, and small-scale discontinuous and continuous production.
• THERMOFIX TFO Double Belt Press Double belt press for thermal bonding using contact heat in a continuous throughput process, used for laminating (kaschieren) and consolidating (konsolidieren) nonwoven materials.
• TopCon LP Double Belt Air-Through Oven Double belt air-through oven for thermal bonding of nonwovens using air-through technology, used for drying and web consolidation in nonwoven production lines.
• Omega Drum Oven (OSD Type) Drum oven for precise and uniform thermal bonding used for producing thermobonded nonwovens for hygiene products including ADL, topsheet, and backsheet materials. Features 2-temperature zones and optimized inner air channel design.
• ADL-Speedliner Flat Belt Oven Flat belt oven using air-through technology for high production speed and temperature accuracy in hygiene product manufacturing, including ADL and topsheet applications. Modular design with easy maintenance access.
• HXC Hydraulic Guillotine Cross Cutter High-performance hydraulic guillotine cutting system with cushioned work process for durability, excellent cutting accuracy, low maintenance costs, and easy switch from cutting to perforation. Working width up to 6,000mm.
• Sonderanlagen (Tailor-Made Production Lines) Custom-designed production lines engineered to specific customer applications using thermal process engineering, integrating various components from development through commissioning.
• Respiratory Mask Production Machine Production machine for FFP1 and FFP2 respiratory masks using nonwoven materials (meltblown or spunbond). Supports both ear band and head band configurations, developed in response to the COVID-19 crisis.
• Calenders Heated calender equipment for product smoothing, calibration, and consolidation of various nonwoven products.
• Coating Systems Application systems for dry and wet coating of powders, fibers, and dispersions onto nonwoven substrates.
• Winding Systems Winding equipment ranging from simple oscillating spindles to fully automated compression winders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Thermofix TFE system integrated at Airlite Nonwovens with minimal downtime and fast production start, enabling increased overall capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Andritz Laroche (France)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2014Andritz Laroche, based in France, operates a technology center where Schott & Meissner installed its TopCon MAP thermal bonding oven as part of Laroche's laboratory line, which includes an aerodynamic web forming machine. This partnership allows customers to run a wider spectrum of trials and R&D testing for nonwoven product development. The lab line is available for customer R&D trials.
• PILL Nassvliestechnik GmbH (PILL-NVT)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPILL-NVT, headquartered in Reutlingen, Germany, specializes in Wet-Laid technology for nonwoven production. Together with Schott & Meissner's RegulAirLP-C, the partnership enables offering complete production lines from fiber to finished nonwoven product, providing customers with end-to-end nonwoven manufacturing solutions.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Andritz: Global industrial group with nonwoven forming, drying, and bonding equipment via its Andritz Laroche and A.Celli Nonwovens businesses; already a documented cooperation partner of Schott & Meissner (TopCon MAP installed at Andritz Laroche's lab) and the dominant European competitor across thermal bonding and complete nonwoven lines.
• Oerlikon Nonwoven (Barmag/Neumag): Swiss-based supplier of manmade fiber filament and nonwoven systems including spunbond and meltblown technology; overlaps with Schott & Meissner in thermal bonding and web finishing equipment for hygiene and industrial nonwovens.

Direct peers

• Trützschler Nonwovens: Specializes in nonwoven machinery (spunbond, meltblown, airlaid, wetlaid) including thermal bonding lines and complete production lines — directly competing with Schott & Meissner in thermobonding ovens and complete nonwoven systems for hygiene and technical textiles.
• Reifenhäuser Reicofil: German manufacturer of complete spunbond and meltblown nonwoven lines, including bonding/lamination and downstream web processing equipment; competes with Schott & Meissner's TopCon, Omega Drum, and Thermofix systems in hygiene and technical nonwoven segments.
• Brückner Group: German manufacturer of textile finishing lines and thermal processing equipment, including nonwoven lines; comparable product category (heat treatment and web finishing) and German engineering heritage similar to Schott & Meissner.
• Nabertherm: Specialized German manufacturer of industrial furnaces and ovens for heat treatment, with similar oven/dryer DNA to Schott & Meissner's Thermofix and TopCon platforms; competes in process heating for industrial textile and composite applications.

Emerging players

• PILL Nassvliestechnik (PILL-NVT): Reutlingen-based specialist in wet-laid nonwoven production that partnered with Schott & Meissner (RegulAirLP-C) to offer combined wet-laid + thermal bonding lines; an adjacent specialist rather than a direct competitor, but overlapping in nonwoven process integration.

Regional players

• Ipsen International: Global (US-rooted, German presence) industrial heat-treatment furnace manufacturer serving aerospace, automotive, and materials; partial overlap with Schott & Meissner in process heating and thermal processing, though primarily metal heat treatment rather than nonwovens.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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