What HMT does

HMT – Häseler Metall Technik GmbH is a German B2B precision metal components manufacturer headquartered in St. Georgen, Black Forest, operating as a 90%-owned subsidiary of the Klimmer Group since 2019/2020. Founded in 1983 through a management buy-out from DUAL (consumer electronics), the company pivoted into industrial stamping in the early 1990s and today runs two integrated business lines: Stanz- & Umformtechnik (stamping, forming, deep drawing, and assembly) using servo presses up to 400 tonnes of compressive force, and Reinigungstechnik (industrial parts cleaning) using proprietary spray water degreasing systems up to 60 meters in length. An in-house residual dirt laboratory and cleanroom facility certified to VDA 19-1/2 and ISO 14644-1 enable integrated technical cleanliness services that are rarely co-located with precision stamping at this scale.

The company's underlying technology stack is purpose-built for safety-critical automotive applications: ~610 active product SKUs, ~2,600 tonnes of annual material throughput, FEM-based process simulation, progressive die tooling (capability since 1996), and P&F 1/P&F 2 cleaning plants with capacities of 40 million and growing volumes of parts cleaned per year. Certifications under IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 50001 govern quality, environmental, and energy management for an automotive customer base that includes applications in airbag and sensor electronics, navigation, tachographs, and toll systems.

HMT operates a direct B2B sales model serving enterprise customers across 101 delivery locations in 20 countries, with quote-based pricing on multi-year supply contracts and no public pricing. Revenue is generated primarily through contract manufacturing (hardware sales of stamped/formed components) and professional services (industrial cleaning and residual dirt analysis). The company employs approximately 245 people at its 12,500 m² St. Georgen production facility, with annual revenue of approximately EUR 18 million. No external venture or private equity investors are disclosed; ownership rests with the Klimmer Group and incumbent management.

Name

HMT

Legal name

HMT – Häseler Metall Technik GmbH

Website

https://hmtgmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

HMT is a German B2B precision metal components manufacturer serving the automotive industry with integrated stamping, forming, deep drawing, and proprietary technical cleanliness cleaning services, operating from a 12,500 m² facility in St. Georgen as part of the Klimmer Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Stamping and Forming

NAICS

Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (3327)

SIC

Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parts Washing & Degreasing Equipment (IMAHALAD)

Keywords

• Precision metal stamping
• Metal forming technology
• Industrial parts cleaning
• Technical cleanliness services
• Automotive metal components

Headquarters

HQ city

Bonndorf Im Schwarzwald

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Metal Component Manufacturing: HMT generates revenue through manufacturing precision stamped, formed, and deep-drawn metal components for industrial customers. The company operates servo presses up to 400 tonnes and produces approximately 610 different products with materials consumption of about 2,600 tonnes per year.
2. Industrial Parts Cleaning Services: Contract cleaning services for industrial components including spray water degreasing, passivation, and preservation. The company operates cleaning plants up to 60 meters in length and provides residual dirt analysis services in their own laboratory.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

HMT manufactures precision stamped, formed, and deep-drawn metal components for industrial customers using servo presses up to 400 tonnes of compressive force, supported by in-house toolmaking and process development. In parallel, HMT provides industrial parts cleaning services through self-developed spray water degreasing systems (P&F 1 and P&F 2, up to 60 m length), an in-house technical cleanliness laboratory, and certified cleanroom capabilities, delivering technically clean automotive-grade metal parts from a single supplier.

Product overview

HMT – Häseler Metall Technik GmbH is a B2B precision metal components manufacturer offering two integrated core business areas: (1) Stanz- & Umformtechnik (Stamping & Forming Technology) encompassing process development, toolmaking, and automated production of stamped/bent parts, formed parts, deep-drawn parts, and assemblies using servo presses up to 400 tonnes; and (2) Reinigungstechnik (Cleaning Technology) providing industrial parts cleaning services including proprietary P&F 1 and P&F 2 spray water degreasing systems (up to 60m length), technical cleanliness consulting, and in-house residual dirt and adhesion testing laboratories. The company delivers complete solutions from development through cleaning and quality inspection, primarily serving the automotive industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 20 million parts cleaned per year (as of 2006)
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ernst Klimmer GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 October 2020Parent company that acquired 90% stake in HMT in October 2020. Ernst Klimmer GmbH specializes in fineblanking flanges, turbocharger clamps and sophisticated drawn parts. HMT management retains 10% stake. Both companies are part of the Klimmer Group.
• Klimmer GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 October 2019HMT has been part of the Klimmer Group since October 1, 2019. The group includes Ernst Klimmer GmbH (Burgau), BSB Metallverformung GmbH & Co. Stanzwerk, and BWB Behälterwerk Burgau GmbH & Co. KG.
• Ernst Klimmer GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationTools for HMT's series production are built by sister company Ernst Klimmer GmbH or by local partners. This internal partnership provides integrated toolmaking capabilities within the Klimmer Group.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Kirchhoff Automotive: Larger German family-owned automotive supplier specializing in metal forming and structural components. Overlaps HMT in automotive metal forming but operates at significantly greater scale and geographic footprint.
• Mubea Group: Global automotive components specialist in formed and spring-steel parts. Comparable end-market (automotive OEMs) and metal-forming technology, but operates globally at much greater scale.
• BENTELER International AG: Global automotive tier-1 with a large metal-forming and chassis-components portfolio. Comparable in automotive metal-forming capabilities but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic reach than HMT.
• Schuler AG: German press manufacturer and metal-forming systems supplier. Comparable in the metal-forming/pressing domain but primarily builds the equipment HMT uses rather than running contract forming services.

Direct peers

• Feintool International Holding AG: Swiss fineblanking and metal-forming specialist serving automotive and industrial customers. Directly comparable on technology (precision stamping/forming), target market (automotive tier-1s), and integrated tooling-plus-production model.
• GEDIA Automotive Group: Mid-sized German automotive metal-parts manufacturer producing stamped and formed structural and chassis components. Comparable in automotive vertical focus, German mid-market scale, and stamped-metal-formings value chain position.
• BSB Metallverformung GmbH & Co. Stanzwerk: Another Klimmer Group sister company focused on metal stamping. Highly comparable given shared ownership, overlapping customer base, and identical precision metal-forming value proposition.
• BWB Behälterwerk Burgau GmbH & Co. KG: Klimmer Group sister company producing metal containers and packaging. Comparable as a German mid-market metal-forming manufacturer within the same group ecosystem.
• Ernst Klimmer GmbH: Sister company of HMT within the Klimmer Group, specializing in fineblanking flanges, turbocharger clamps, and sophisticated drawn parts for the automotive sector. Operates the same German mid-market precision metal-forming model as HMT and is its captive toolmaking partner.

Emerging players

• Ecoclean GmbH: Industrial parts-cleaning technology specialist. Comparable on HMT's industrial cleaning/technical-cleanliness offering, though Ecoclean primarily builds cleaning systems whereas HMT operates them as a service for automotive customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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