What Rotox does

ROTOX GmbH is a German family-owned industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1970 and headquartered in Brechen, Germany, that designs and builds equipment exclusively for window and door production. The company serves PVC and aluminum profile manufacturers across the full production chain — cutting, machining, welding, corner cleaning, hardware assembly, glazing, and material handling — and self-describes its portfolio as the broadest in-window-production machinery offered from a single supplier. The current product catalog spans dozens of machine families including ZGS/ZSA series saws, FBO and SFA CNC machining centers, SEK/SZK/SMK single- and multi-head welders (configurable up to eight heads), EPA/EKA corner-cleaning lines, FBA/FB-SA automated hardware-assembly stations with PC control and barcode integration, and GKA/ROS glazing systems including the ROS 591 six-axis robotic glazing cell with vacuum grippers and collision monitoring.

The business operates from eight production sites in Germany, Poland, and Slovakia spanning approximately 30,000 m² of production floor area, supported by 32 sales and service locations worldwide and more than 60 dedicated service employees. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital-equipment sales of machinery and production lines, augmented by recurring spare-parts supply and technical service for the installed base, with customer relationships managed through dedicated German and international direct-sales divisions rather than third-party channels.

Customers are mid-market and large industrial window and door producers using PVC and aluminum profiles; pricing is custom-quoted per machine configuration under multi-year contracts, and post-sale support is delivered via on-site service combined with the Webcontrol remote-maintenance platform. The company employs approximately 500 people across the group, including wholly-owned operating subsidiaries F. M. ROTOX Sp. z o.o. in Poland and ROTOX s.r.o. in Slovakia, and is managed by four Managing Directors (Uli Eisenbach, Roman Wolstein, Andreas Klein, Hans Werner Wehr) under concentrated family ownership with no disclosed institutional or external investor.

Name

Rotox

Legal name

ROTOX GmbH

Website

https://rotox.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

ROTOX is a German family-owned manufacturer of industrial machinery for window and door production, supplying cutting, machining, welding, cleaning, assembly, and glazing equipment to PVC and aluminum profile manufacturers across Europe and globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial machinery for window and door production

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Saws & Cutting Systems (Band/Circular Saws, Abrasive Cutting) (IMAHADAL)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• Window production machinery
• PVC profile processing equipment
• Window welding machines
• Corner cleaning automation
• Window glazing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Grenderich

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of machines and systems for window and door production, including manual machines to fully automated production lines
2. Spare Parts and Service: Replacement parts supply and technical service support for installed machinery

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ROTOX manufactures and sells industrial machinery and complete production systems for window and door fabrication. Its in-house portfolio spans hand machines through fully automated production lines, covering cutting, welding, corner cleaning, machining, hardware assembly, glazing, quality testing, and material handling for PVC, aluminum and wood profiles.

Product overview

ROTOX is a world-leading manufacturer of machines and systems for window and door production, offering the industry's largest product portfolio from in-house manufacturing. The product range covers the entire window production workflow: cutting equipment (ZGS, ZSA, SZA, KLS, STS, LSS, VCS series saws), profile machining (FBO, FWS, KF, GAF, SFA, SBA CNC machines), welding systems (SEK, SZK, SMK, SMH, SVK, SVH series from single-head to 8-head configurations), corner cleaning (EPA, EKA series), hardware assembly (SMS, RMS, DHSA, FBA, FB-SA), and glazing (GKA adhesive systems, ROS robot systems, VPPH presses, GSS sorting). Supporting equipment includes measurement systems (LA length stops, EMS measurement sticks) and handling tables (MKFX, MKR, FPS). The portfolio processes PVC, aluminum, and wood profile materials across categories including cutting, machining, welding, deburring, assembly, glazing, and material handling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Profile Cutting Saws (ZGS, MP, ZSA, SZA, KLS, STS, LSS, VCS series) Family of single-head and two-head miter, V-cut, stile, longitudinal and click-joint cutting saws for precision cutting of PVC, steel and aluminum window and door profiles (e.g., ZGS 314/315, ZGS 317, MP 40, ZSA 263, SZA 269, KLS 205, STS 647, LSS 647, VCS 261). Targeted at window and door manufacturers.
• CNC Milling and Drilling Centers (FBO, SFA, SBA, ZBZ, BSA series) Multi-axis CNC milling and drilling automatic machines for profile processing and finishing operations, including processing centers that combine multiple operations (FBO 224, FBO 326, SFA 460, SBA 485, ZBZ 488, BSA 480). For automated window and door production lines.
• Water Groove Milling Machines (FWS 281/282/381/388 series) Water groove milling automatic machines for creating drainage channels in window profiles (FWS 281, FWS 282, FWS 381, FWS 388). For window manufacturers requiring reliable frame drainage systems.
• Copy Milling Machines (KF 341/342, KF 343/344, KF 347/348 series) Single-spindle copy milling machines for profile contouring, lock recess creation, and hardware housing machining (KF 341/342, KF 343/344, KF 347/348). Used by window and door fabricators.
• Notch Milling Machines (SAF 165, SAF 166, GAF 162) Notch milling machines for creating notches, cutouts and glazing bead profile processing in window and door profiles (SAF 165, SAF 166, GAF 162). For window manufacturers.
• Reinforcement Screw Driving Machines (AS 1950 / 1960 / 1965) Reinforcement screw driving machine for securing reinforcement profiles in window frames (AS 1950 / 1960 / 1965). For window fabricators using PVC and aluminum profiles.
• Hardware Assembly Stations (SMS 190, RMS 945, DHSA 232) Frame closing part assembly stations and rotating holder automatic setting machines for hardware component mounting in window frames (SMS 190, RMS 945, DHSA 232). For window manufacturers.
• Sash Assembly Station (FMT 3001-13) Sash assembly station for window sash hardware mounting and installation, available in manual and SPS-controlled variants (FMT 3001-13). For window fabrication operations.
• Sash Hardware Automatic Machine (FBA 644) Automated sash hardware insertion and screwing machine with PC control and barcode scanner integration (FBA 644). For industrial window manufacturing lines.
• Four-Sided Screw Automatic Machine (FB-SA 400/P4-P6) Four-sided screw automatic machine for hardware fastening on all frame sides (FB-SA 400/P4-P6). For window and door manufacturers.
• Profile Welding Machines (SEK, SZK, SMK, SMH, SVK, SVH series) Comprehensive welding machine family for fusion joining of PVC profile corners, ranging from single-head (SEK 501N, SEK 503) and two-head (SZK 502, SZK 502 P, SZK 509) to multi-head (SMK 504, SMK 505, SMK 506 4-/6-/8-Kopf, SMK 507, SVK 508, SMK 516 4-/6-/8-Kopf) and horizontal/vertical configurations (SMH 510, SMH 516, SVH 518). For window manufacturers from manual setups to fully automated lines.
• Corner Cleaning and Deburring Machines (EPA 170/470/472/570/575/579, EKA 574/577-2/577-4/578 series) Corner cleaning automatic machines and corner/mullion cleaning systems for removing welding flash and excess material from welded PVC profile corners. Available in single-head, two-head and four-head configurations for various production throughputs. For window and door manufacturers.
• Corner Quality Testing Device (EPG 3951) Corner testing device for verifying welding joint quality and dimensional accuracy in window production (EPG 3951). For window manufacturers requiring quality control.
• Glazing Press (VPPH) Glazing press for inserting and sealing glass panes into window frames (VPPH). For window manufacturers.
• Glass Adhesion Automatic Machine (GKA 242) Glass adhesion automatic machine with PC-controlled two-component adhesive mixing system for automated glazing sealing (GKA 242). For window manufacturers.
• Robotic Glass Mounting System (ROS 591) Robot system with 6 servo axes for precise and efficient glass mounting, with integrated vacuum grip application and collision monitoring (ROS 591). For automated window production lines.
• Glass Bead Saws (GLA 401/403, GLA 404, GLA 408, GZS 399) Glass bead saws for cutting glazing bead profiles to length, with variants offering adjustable hydropneumatic feed and 45-degree cutting capability from above. GZS 399 is a PC-controlled glass bead saw center with optimization program and automated feeding. For window manufacturers.
• Length and Profile Measurement Systems (LA 393, LA 396 / LA 396 DL, LA 396 AS, EMS 395) Manual and electronic length stops and electronic measurement stick for profile length, frame dimension and diagonal measurement with +/- 0.1 mm accuracy. Includes magnetic-strip precision measurement and motor encoder variants for reinforcement steel cutting. For window and door production.
• Assembly Handling Tilting Tables (MKFX 635, MKR 635, FPS 610, Montage Kipp-, Dreh-, Hubtisch) Assembly tilting tables for positioning and handling window frames during assembly, including combined tilting/rotating/lifting variants and roller shutter box assembly tilting tables (MKFX 635, MKR 635, FPS 610, Montage Kipp-, Dreh-, Hubtisch). For window manufacturers.
• Glass and Sash Sorting/Buffering Systems (GSS, Puffer/Sortier-/Kommissionieranlage, Flügelsortieranlage) Glass pane sorting station for inventory organization; buffer, sorting and commissioning system for integrated glass handling; and sash sorting system for organizing finished window sashes. For window production lines.
• Roller Shutter Guide Forming Machine (RFF 519) Roller shutter guide forming machine for producing shutter rail components (RFF 519). For roller shutter manufacturers.
• Webcontrol Remote Maintenance Service Remote maintenance solution delivered as part of ROTOX's service offering, providing efficient customer support for installed machinery regardless of customer location.
• Spare Parts and Technical Service Support Replacement parts supply and technical service support for installed ROTOX machinery, delivered through ROTOX's global service network. For owners of ROTOX equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete window production coverage from single source

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stürtz Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of machines and complete production lines for PVC and aluminum window fabrication. Direct competitor to ROTOX in the same narrow product category (cutting, welding, cleaning, glazing) for European window fabricators.
• Haffner GmbH: German specialist in uPVC window production machinery, offering saws, welding, cleaning and automation lines. Closely overlaps ROTOX on customer (uPVC window manufacturers) and product architecture.
• Elumatec AG: Manufacturer of aluminum and PVC profile processing machinery for windows, doors, and façades. Competes with ROTOX on cutting, welding, and CNC machining centers for window fabricators across Europe.
• Emmegi Group: Italian producer of machines and systems for processing aluminum, PVC, and light alloy profiles used in windows and doors. Direct competitor in CNC machining centers, welding, and assembly.
• Urban Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of window and door production machinery, including cutting, welding, and assembly equipment for PVC/uPVC frame makers. Overlaps directly with ROTOX's mid-market fabricator customer base.
• Makro Makina: Turkish manufacturer of window and door production lines with growing presence in Europe and emerging markets. Competes with ROTOX on integrated production lines for uPVC and aluminum window fabricators.

Broad incumbents

• Biesse S.p.A. Large Italian manufacturer of industrial machinery for processing wood, glass, stone, plastic, and metal. Overlaps with ROTOX in window/door machinery but operates at far greater scale across broader material-processing categories.
• Homag Group: German-based global leader in woodworking machinery and automation, part of the Dürr Group. Adjacent competitor in CNC processing for window/door manufacturing but serves a much broader industrial base.
• SCM Group: Italian industrial machinery group producing equipment for woodworking, plastics, aluminum, and glass processing. Adjacent competitor offering CNC machining and automation solutions that overlap with parts of ROTOX's portfolio.
• Weinig Group: German manufacturer of solid wood and profile processing machinery, including CNC systems used by window fabricators working in timber. Adjacent to ROTOX in the wood-window portion of the market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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