What Bepro does

Bepro AG is a Swiss industrial electronics manufacturing services (EMS) company headquartered in Güttingen, Canton Thurgau, operating from a 3,200 m² facility with 50 employees. The company provides full-service development and production of custom electronic assemblies for industrial customers across medical technology, automotive, explosion protection, aerospace, and general electronics, delivering hardware/software development, SMD and THT PCB assembly, 3D AOI inspection (KohYoung), flying probe testing (SPEA 4060), and protective coating services including the patented Select-Flood process. Beyond contract manufacturing, Bepro sells its own NAUTIC-Tachograph (NA-T-02) — a regulated electronic chart recorder for inland waterway vessels compliant with §18.01 RhineSchPersV and §103.5 BinSchPersV, positioned as a leading European travel time control device in that niche.

The business operates on a sales-led, quote-based model with direct customer engagement and project-based revenue, and is privately held as a Swiss Aktiengesellschaft with no disclosed external investors. Revenue is generated through two streams: (i) hardware sales of the NAUTIC-Tachograph and related products (e.g., MilkoTest MT52 sub-brand), and (ii) customized EMS services spanning development, assembly, and protective coating. The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified (SQS certificate valid 2025-2028) and has executed continuous organic capex to renew its SMD lines, inspection systems, and IT infrastructure over the past two decades. Its customer-facing footprint is concentrated in Europe (primarily Switzerland), with no disclosed subsidiaries, no app products, and no external funding rounds.

Name

Bepro

Legal name

Bepro AG

Website

https://bepro.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Güttingen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS): Full-service industrial electronics manufacturing including development, production, assembly, and protective coating services. Revenue is generated through custom manufacturing projects, component assembly, and value-added services.
2. Product Sales - NAUTIC-Tachograph: Sale of proprietary electronic chart recorders specifically designed for inland waterway vessels, meeting Rhine and BinSchPersV regulations.
3. Protective Coating Services: Selective coating, potting (vergiessen), and fluoropolymer coating services to protect electronic assemblies from environmental conditions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bepro AG is a full-service industrial electronics manufacturing company providing hardware and software development, SMD and THT PCB assembly, 3D AOI inspection, flying probe testing, and protective coating services for industrial customers in medical technology, automotive, aerospace, and general electronics. The company also designs and produces its own NAUTIC-Tachograph electronic chart recorder for inland waterway vessels, compliant with Rhine and Binnenschifffahrtspersonal regulations.

Product overview

Bepro AG is an industrial electronics company based in Güttingen, Switzerland, with over 40 years of experience. Their product portfolio centers on the NAUTIC-Tachograph line (NA-T-02 and predecessor NA-T-01) — electronic tachographs for inland waterway vessels that comply with Rhine and Binnenschiffahrts regulations. Beyond their own branded products, Bepro offers comprehensive contract manufacturing services including hardware/software development, SMT and THT PCB assembly, protective coating (conformal coating, patented Select-Flood process, fluoropolymer coating), 3D AOI inspection, and Flying Probe testing services. The company operates modern production facilities with SMD lines capable of processing up to 165,000 components per hour, serving as a full-service partner for industrial electronics from concept to finished product.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NAUTIC-Tachograph: Electronic tachograph/ship's log specifically developed for use in watercraft, the most sold travel time control device for inland waterways in Europe. Currently in version NA-T-02.
• MilkoTest MT52

Products and services

• NAUTIC-Tachograph (NA-T-02) Electronic tachograph for inland waterway vessels that records driving and berth times. Features LCD display, integrated thermal printer, 4MByte non-volatile memory with compression function storing over 200,000 events for 6 months. Complies with RheinSchPersV §18.01 and BinSchPersV §103.5.
• NAUTIC-Tachograph NA-T-01 Previous generation electronic tachograph for inland waterway vessels. Stores over 6,000 events with compression function that records events active longer than 1 minute, capturing driving conditions for over 6 months. Supports German, French, and Dutch languages.
• SMD and THT PCB Assembly Services Contract electronics manufacturing service including Surface Mount Device (SMD) and Through-Hole Technology (THT) assembly. Two modern SMD production lines with theoretical capacity of up to 165,000 components per hour, supporting component spectrum from 01005 to QFP400 with 0.35mm pitch. For OEMs requiring prototypes, pre-series, and small series production.
• Protective Coating Services Protective coating services for electronic assemblies including the patented Select-Flood coating process (selective coating without masking), potting (vergiessen), and fluoropolymer coating. Protects electronics from harsh environmental conditions.
• Flying Probe Testing Services Flexible PCB testing service using SPEA 4060 Flying-Probe system with six freely programmable needles. Ideal for prototypes, pre-series, and small series production without expensive adapters. Tests passive elements, semiconductors, and special components, with ability to program devices directly during testing.
• Hardware and Software Development Services Custom industrial electronics development service from concept to market-ready product, including hardware and software design. Part of Bepro's full-service offering for industrial customers.
• 3D AOI Inspection Services 3D Automated Optical Inspection service using KohYoung system that determines height and solder volume with high accuracy, detecting offsets, rotations, polarities, coplanarity, lifted components, OCR text recognition, and tombstones.

Quantifiable outcome

• Storage capacity of 200,000+ events over 6 months for NAUTIC-Tachograph
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Component Suppliers (Various)coreOthersLong-term partnerships with suppliers in Switzerland and abroad enabling optimal procurement of required components at competitive prices, contributing to favorable price-performance ratio for customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Scanfil: Nordic-headquartered global EMS provider serving industrial, energy, and medical customers. Comparable full-service electronics manufacturing model, though at significantly larger scale.
• Note AB: Swedish EMS company providing industrial electronics manufacturing services from concept to series production. Comparable in scale, full-service model, and northern European industrial customer base.
• Zollner Elektronik: German family-owned full-service EMS company with broad industrial, automotive, and medical technology exposure. Comparable to Bepro in mid-market European EMS positioning, vertical integration, and family ownership.
• Häusermann: Austrian/Swiss PCB assembly and EMS specialist serving industrial and medical customers. Directly comparable mid-sized European EMS peer with similar technical profile and customer focus.
• Katek SE: German EMS provider serving industrial, automotive, and medical end markets with full development-through-production services. Comparable service portfolio to Bepro with similar mid-market European positioning.
• Cicor Technologies: Swiss-headquartered EMS provider offering development, manufacturing, and coating services for industrial, medical, and aerospace customers. Closest direct comparable to Bepro by geography, service mix (full-service EMS), and customer verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Jabil: Global tier-1 EMS provider offering electronics manufacturing services across all major end markets. Represents the large-scale incumbent benchmark that Bepro competes against for European industrial EMS contracts.
• Phoenix Mecano: Swiss-listed manufacturer of industrial enclosures, electronic components, and mechatronic systems. Adjacent comparable as a Swiss industrial electronics manufacturer with broader product portfolio.
• Flex (Flextronics): Global EMS and design services giant serving automotive, health, and industrial customers worldwide. Establishes the competitive ceiling on price, scale, and capability for mid-market European peers like Bepro.

Emerging players

• Alphatron Marine: Supplier of maritime electronics, bridge equipment, and nautical instrumentation. Comparable as a niche player in the inland waterway / maritime electronics space where Bepro's NAUTIC-Tachograph competes.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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