Kilde Automation

What Kilde Automation does

Kilde Automation is a Danish industrial automation company founded in 1970 and headquartered in Skive, Denmark. The company develops and produces custom-built automation machinery—including assembly solutions, process solutions, packaging and palletizing machines, and a dedicated medical-device automation line—that automate complex production workflows for major Danish manufacturers. Its product architecture combines standardized and specially-designed components tailored to each customer's task and footprint requirements, with design emphasis on high OEE, uptime, and consistent quality.

The company operates a direct enterprise B2B sales motion, engaging customers through the full automation project lifecycle from design and engineering through installation and commissioning, and explicitly commits to staying on-site until systems are running. Revenue is generated through one-time sales of custom automation machinery and accompanying professional services; pricing is project-based and not publicly disclosed. The customer base consists entirely of enterprise accounts across industrial manufacturing, pumps, utility measurement, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food packaging, and valve production, including Danfoss, Grundfos, Kamstrup, Novo Nordisk, Coloplast, Færch, and AVK.

Kilde Automation is privately held with no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, funding rounds, or M&A activity. The company holds ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications and an EcoVadis Silver sustainability rating. It won the DIRA Automationspris 2024 in partnership with AVK and received a DIRA nomination in 2025 for its Kamstrup project, reinforcing its industry reputation built over more than five decades. The company is recognized as a long-tenured specialist automation house serving the Danish industrial base, with no current expansion into new geographies or material product diversification beyond its core automation portfolio disclosed in available sources.

Name

Kilde Automation

Legal name

Kilde Automation

Website

https://kilde-as.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kilde Automation is a privately held Danish industrial automation integrator, founded in 1970 and headquartered in Skive, that designs and builds custom assembly, process, packaging, and medical-device automation machinery for enterprise manufacturers including Danfoss, Grundfos, Novo Nordisk, Coloplast, and AVK.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN), Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

Keywords

• Industrial automation machinery
• Custom assembly solutions
• Process automation systems
• Packaging palletizing machines
• Medical device automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Skive

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Automation Machinery Sales: Design, development, and delivery of custom industrial automation machines and systems including assembly solutions, process solutions, and packaging/palletizing equipment
2. Automation Services: Full-service automation support including installation, commissioning, and ongoing operational support - they do not leave until the system is running

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kilde Automation designs, develops, and produces custom industrial automation machines and systems—including assembly solutions, process solutions, packaging/palletizing machines, and Medico automation solutions for the medical device industry. The company combines standardized and specially-designed components to deliver tailored automation systems for enterprise manufacturers, with full-service support from design through installation, commissioning, and ongoing operational support until the system is running.

Product overview

Kilde Automation is an automation company that develops industrial machines to automate complex work processes. Their product portfolio consists of four main offerings: Montageløsninger (custom assembly solutions), Procesløsninger (process solutions), Kilde Pakkemaskiner (packaging and palletizing machines), and specialized Medico automation solutions for the medical device industry. The company follows an Automation That Matters philosophy, combining standardized and custom-designed components to create tailored solutions for each customer's needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Montageløsninger (Assembly Solutions) Custom-built assembly solutions using standardized and specially-designed elements, tailored to specific tasks and requirements; for enterprise industrial manufacturers seeking automation of complex assembly processes.
• Procesløsninger (Process Solutions) Standardized and specially-designed process solutions for industrial automation applications; for enterprise manufacturers requiring customized process automation.
• Kilde Pakkemaskiner (Kilde Packaging Machines) Innovative packaging and palletizing machines that automate a high number of tasks on a small footprint while handling a large number of product variants; for industrial manufacturers requiring compact, high-mix packaging automation.
• Medico Automation Effective and reliable production optimization for repetitive work tasks with high consistent quality, specifically designed for the medical device industry; for medical device and healthcare manufacturers.

Named customers7 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AVKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAVK (valve manufacturer for water supply) partnered with Kilde Automation to win the DIRA Automationspris 2024 award. This collaboration demonstrates Kilde's ability to deliver successful automation projects for major industrial partners.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB Robotics: Swiss-Swedish automation incumbent providing robotics, assembly systems, and packaging automation across global manufacturing. Strong portfolio overlap with Kilde's integrated automation cells but at a vastly larger scale and broader market position.
• Krones AG: Large German packaging and palletizing machinery specialist with broader product portfolio and global installed base. Overlaps with Kilde's packaging/palletizing line but serves FMCG/beverage primarily at much larger scale.
• KUKA AG: Global industrial automation and robotics major offering integrated cells, assembly systems, and packaging solutions. Comparable on factory automation output but operates at substantially larger scale and as a broad incumbent, not a niche integrator.
• Syntegon Technology: Formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, a broad packaging and processing machinery incumbent serving pharma, food, and cosmetics. Compares to Kilde's Medico and packaging/palletizing products as a larger, more diversified competitor.
• Festo Didactic / Festo Industry: German industrial automation and pneumatics provider delivering assembly and process solutions to manufacturing customers. Comparable technology footprint and customer base, but operates as a broad incumbent with a much wider portfolio.

Direct peers

• BILA A/S: Danish industrial automation house delivering custom assembly, process, and packaging solutions to Nordic manufacturers. Direct competitor in the same geography with overlap in customer segment, project-based business model, and bespoke machine engineering.
• ATS Automation Tooling Systems: Global automation integrator designing custom assembly, process, and packaging systems for industrial and medical device customers. Highly comparable on custom-engineered project model, though operating at much larger scale.
• Gibas Automation: Dutch industrial automation house delivering custom assembly, packaging, and process solutions to European manufacturers. Comparable in size, regional footprint, and bespoke machine engineering approach.
• HAHN Automation Group: German automation integrator specializing in assembly cells, process automation, and turnkey production systems for industrial OEMs. Closely comparable on technology stack, project delivery model, and customer base across European manufacturers.

Regional players

• Linko (Linak Group): Danish industrial manufacturer with significant in-house automation and assembly operations. Heavily regional Danish industrial customer overlap and manufacturing automation footprint, though not a direct automation integrator competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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