FRICKE

What FRICKE does

FRICKE Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a fifth-generation, family-owned German mechanical engineering company headquartered in Minden, founded in 1870 and currently led by Managing Partner Bernd Fricke. The company designs and manufactures precision dosing and filling systems for liquids and powders, spanning semi-automatic laboratory systems (DOSINGSTAR, DFL/DFL XL), production-scale systems (CONCORDIA I-V, DUPLEX, DOSING CLUSTER), fully automatic filling lines (EFS, FFS, AFS series), and filling valves (FVS series). Core technical differentiators include proprietary high-precision valve technology enabling cleaning in under two minutes, the FRICKE-Multiplex automated networked production system protected by German utility models (DE 202023102541.2 and DE 202023102540.4), in-house developed BMS (Batch Management System) and BIS (Business Intelligence System) software with MES/ERP integration, and ATEX-compliant, CODESYS-programmed modules. Recent product launches include the AFS 22 fully automatic filling system (BSFZ Seal-certified) and the Concordia Multi Flow high-speed dosing module (up to 180 liters/minute with integrated mass flow meters).

FRICKE generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of custom-engineered dosing and filling systems, complemented by licensing of its proprietary BMS/BIS/MES software and recurring service revenue from assembly, commissioning, maintenance, training, remote support (secured via Tosibox), spare parts, and optional service contracts. Pricing is quote-based rather than list-priced, reflecting system customization. The company operates a direct enterprise field-sales model with Sales Directors and Sales Managers covering Dosing Systems and Filling Systems across DACH and international markets, supplemented by channel partners in Austria, Switzerland, the Netherlands, China, and Japan, and trade show presence at major industry events (World Perfumery Congress, Hannover Messe, European Coatings Show, FACHPACK, Achema, IFEAT).

The customer base spans perfume and fragrance, flavors, chemical, cosmetics, paints and coatings, petrochemical, adhesives, cleaning products, food, and construction chemicals — with primary verticals being perfume/fragrance, flavors, and chemicals. Named enterprise customers include Lothar Streeck GmbH (since 2003), European Flavours & Fragrances (since 2009), Weilburger Graphics/Stahl (since 2010), Hertz & Selck, WestWood Kunststofftechnik, and PHI OIL GmbH, with multi-product installation relationships running 13-22+ years. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 (TÜV SÜD), AEO-C/S, and C-TPAT certifications, won the German Brand Award 2022 and the BSFZ Seal in 2023, and employs approximately 130 people at its Minden production facility.

Name

FRICKE

Legal name

FRICKE Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://frickedosing.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1870

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

FRICKE Abfülltechnik GmbH & Co. KG is a fifth-generation, family-owned German manufacturer of precision dosing and filling systems for liquids and powders, serving enterprise customers in perfume, flavor, chemical, cosmetics, coatings, and adjacent industrial verticals from its Minden headquarters with proprietary hardware, in-house software, and direct field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dosing and Filling Systems

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Equipment (Liquid, Powder, Aseptic) (IMALAOAB)

Keywords

• Industrial dosing systems
• Filling equipment manufacturing
• Liquid dosing technology
• Process automation systems
• Batch management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Minden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dosing Systems: Sale of automated and semi-automatic dosing systems for liquids and powders, from laboratory scale to large-scale production. Systems include DOSINGSTAR, DFL/DML XL, CONCORDIA series, DUPLEX, and DOSING CLUSTER.
2. Filling Systems: Sale of filling systems for liquids with varying viscosities into pails, canisters, drums, and IBCs. Includes semi-automatic (EFS, FFS series) and fully automatic (AFS series) systems.
3. Software Solutions: Proprietary control software including BMS (Batch Management System), BIS (Business Intelligence), and MES systems for machine control, formula management, and reporting.
4. Service and Support: Global service including assembly and commissioning, maintenance and inspection, training and instruction, remote support, spare parts service, and optional service contracts and calibration support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FRICKE designs, manufactures, and sells industrial dosing and filling systems for liquids and powders, ranging from laboratory-scale precision systems to fully automatic high-volume production lines. Alongside its hardware, the company develops and licenses proprietary in-house control and business intelligence software (BMS, BIS, MES) and provides integrated commissioning, maintenance, training, and remote support services to industrial customers worldwide.

Product overview

FRICKE offers a comprehensive portfolio of dosing and filling systems combined with proprietary software solutions. The product range consists of three main categories: Filling Technology (EFS, FFS, AFS series, and FVS valves), Dosing Technology (DOSINGSTAR, DFL, CONCORDIA series, DUPLEX, DOSING CLUSTER, and Concordia Multi Flow module), and Software (BMS and BIS). The FRICKE-Multiplex system integrates these technologies into networked production environments. Products are designed for industrial applications including perfume, flavor, chemical, paint, coating, and construction industries, with solutions spanning semi-automatic laboratory systems to fully automatic high-volume production lines. The modular architecture allows customization for container types from small canisters to IBCs, with software providing MES and business intelligence capabilities for process automation and Industry 4.0 compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FRICKE-Multiplex: Automated dosing and filling system that links individual dosing and filling systems, agitation processes, filtration and cleaning systems for optimized production flow in batch processes.

Products and services

• EFS Series Semi-automatic Filling Systems
• FFS Series Semi-automatic Filling Systems
• AFS Series Automatic Filling Systems
• DOSINGSTAR Laboratory Dosing System
• DFL / DFL XL Laboratory Dosing System
• CONCORDIA Series Production Dosing Systems
• DUPLEX Production Dosing System
• DOSING CLUSTER Production Dosing System
• Concordia Multi Flow Module
• FRICKE-Multiplex Automated System
• BMS Batch Management System Software
• BIS Business Intelligence System Software
• FRICKE Service and Support

Quantifiable outcome

• AFS 22 fills up to 15,000 kg of coatings in under 4 hours
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered strategic, core and minor.

• Schneider ElectricstrategicStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Collaboration at Hannover Messe 2026 where FRICKE's DFL laboratory dosing system was exhibited at Schneider Electric's booth. Partnership based on shared understanding of software-defined automation and future-proof industrial automation solutions.
• TosiboxcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Partnership with Tosibox for cybersecurity and remote maintenance technology. Tosibox's patented end-to-end connectivity enables establishment of secure VPN tunnels for remote support, commissioning, and predictive maintenance within 5 minutes. FRICKE uses Tosibox Lock 650 for secure remote access to customer systems.
• Bizerba Austria GmbH & Co. KGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation partner for filling technology in Austria. Located at Birostraße 12, 1230 Vienna, Austria.
• Bizerba Schweiz AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation partner for filling technology in Switzerland. Located at Ceres, Oberaustrasse 7, 7203 Trimmis, Switzerland.
• EFM Machinery B.V.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation partner for filling technology in the Netherlands. Located at Veenderveld 2, 2371 TV Roelofarendsveen, Netherlands.
• F.I.S.T. Science & Technology LTDminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation partner for dosing technology in China. Located at Room 2407-2409, Construction Building, 36 East Dongfeng Road, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
• Matsubo CorporationminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperation partner for dosing technology in Japan. Located at Hamamatsucho Square (12F), 1-30-5 Hamamatsucho, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-0013, Japan.
• MWANZA e.V.minorOthersEducational support partnership. FRICKE donated to support the 12th Robotics and AI Workshop in Mwanza, Tanzania, providing 44 children and youth with hands-on experience in robotics, programming, and artificial intelligence.
• MITzKitsminorOthersLocal partner for Robotics and AI Workshop in Mwanza, Tanzania. Worked with MWANZA e.V. to organize the workshop for children and youth.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• All-Fill: Specialist manufacturer of liquid and powder filling systems for chemical, food, cosmetics, and coatings. Similar mid-market niche positioning to FRICKE with engineered-to-order filling lines.
• Inoxpa: Manufacturer of hygienic fluid handling, mixing, and dosing equipment for food, dairy, cosmetics, and chemical industries. Closely comparable niche specialization in precision fluid dosing and processing.
• Bizerba: Provider of portioning, filling, weighing, and labeling solutions for food, retail, and industry. Already a distribution partner for FRICKE in Austria and Switzerland; competes in liquid-filling and dosing applications.

Broad incumbents

• Krones AG: Global German packaging and filling machinery leader serving beverage, food, and adjacent liquid-handling industries. Comparable to FRICKE as a German-engineered filling-systems provider, but at far larger scale and broader product breadth.
• Tetra Pak: Global filling and packaging systems provider, primarily for dairy, beverage, and food liquid products. Comparable in liquid filling and dosing but at much larger scale and with a food-centric customer base.
• GEA Group: Major industrial systems supplier with filling, dosing, and homogenization equipment for food, beverage, dairy, pharma, and chemicals. Overlaps with FRICKE in liquid dosing and processing for chemical and food applications.
• KHS GmbH: German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems, primarily for beverage and liquid food applications. Directly comparable as a German filling-machinery specialist, though with a stronger beverage tilt than FRICKE's perfume/flavor/chemical mix.
• Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): Provider of processing and packaging machinery for pharma, food, and cosmetics, including liquid filling systems. Competes with FRICKE in chemical, cosmetic, and food-grade filling applications and operates at significantly larger scale.
• ProMach: US-based packaging machinery group with multiple filling-system brands serving food, beverage, personal care, and chemicals. Comparable breadth of liquid-filling applications to FRICKE's chemical/coatings/cosmetics exposure.

Emerging players

• Herma GmbH: German specialist in labeling and packaging machinery with adjacent dosing/filling capabilities. Comparable as a German mid-market industrial machinery peer serving chemical and consumer-goods customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/frickedosing

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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