What The LMT Group does

The LMT Group is a family-owned German management holding headquartered in Schwarzenbek near Hamburg, organized around two core operating divisions: Fette Compacting and LMT Tools. Fette Compacting develops and manufactures high-performance tablet presses and integrated production solutions for the pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical industries, claiming global technology leadership and an installed base of more than 6,000 machines across more than 50 countries. LMT Tools develops and produces precision cutting, milling, threading, rolling, and gear-cutting tools under the sub-brands LMT Fette, LMT Kieninger, LMT Onsrud, and LMT Belin, supplying industrial manufacturers operating at the machine-workpiece interface. The Group employs approximately 1,900 people across more than 20 production and service sites worldwide, including a second technology and production site in Nanjing, China, and a development site in Mechelen, Belgium.

The Group's core technology is advanced mechanical engineering applied to regulated industrial production processes, with Fette Compacting positioning itself as a holistic process partner spanning formulation development, process technology selection, and ongoing production support, and LMT Tools focusing on precision tool performance at the interface between machine and workpiece. The revenue model is hardware-centric B2B equipment sales complemented by installation, service, and maintenance contracts, distributed through a direct enterprise sales force and a global service network. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with customized industrial capital equipment.

The Group reported consolidated turnover of 374 million euros for the 2024 business year. Governance is provided by an independent management team, supported by a Supervisory Board comprising owner representatives (Angelika Bengel, Regine Bengel, Franziska Eichel), external members including Chairman Dr. Markus Flik and a former Porsche Executive Board member, and workers' representatives. Joachim Dittrich serves as CEO of Fette Compacting and Managing Director of the Group, and Oliver Thomas was appointed CEO of LMT Tools Group in March 2025. The family-ownership structure and absence of external funding distinguish the Group as a long-term-oriented, privately-held industrial enterprise.

Name

The LMT Group

Legal name

LMT GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://lmt-group.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The LMT Group is a family-owned German industrial holding operating Fette Compacting, a global leader in tablet press machinery for pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical customers, and LMT Tools, a precision cutting and machining tool producer serving industrial manufacturers across 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery and Precision Tools

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Tablet press machinery
• Precision cutting tools
• Pharmaceutical manufacturing equipment
• Gear manufacturing tools
• Milling threading tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Schwarzenbek

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: Sale of high-performance tablet presses and production machinery through Fette Compacting division to pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical industries. Revenue generated from equipment sales, installation, and ongoing service/maintenance contracts.
2. Precision Tool Sales: Sale of precision cutting, milling, threading, rolling, and gear cutting tools through LMT Tools division to industrial manufacturing customers. Revenue from tool sales and tooling solutions.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The LMT Group is a family-owned group of companies that develops and manufactures high-performance industrial machinery and precision tools. Through its Fette Compacting division, it supplies integrated tablet production solutions (tablet presses plus formulation and process support) to pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical manufacturers. Through its LMT Tools division, it produces precision cutting, milling, threading, rolling, gear-cutting, and advanced tools used at the interface between machine and workpiece in industrial manufacturing.

Product overview

The LMT Group is a family-owned management holding with two core operating divisions: Fette Compacting and LMT Tools. Fette Compacting (approximately 6,000+ installed machines) is the global technology leader in industrial tablet production machines for pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical industries, offering holistic solutions from formulation to production. LMT Tools is a leading precision tool developer and producer, operating through four sub-brands—LMT Fette, LMT Kieninger, LMT Onsrud, and LMT Belin—serving product lines in Milling & Threading, Rolling Systems, Gear Cutting, and Advanced Tools. Both divisions share production and administrative resources under the LMT Group umbrella, with headquarters in Schwarzenbek near Hamburg, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LMT Fette: Precision tools brand under LMT Tools serving Milling & Threading, Rolling Systems, Gear Cutting and Advanced Tools product lines
• LMT Kieninger
• LMT Onsrud
• LMT Belin

Products and services

• Fette Compacting Integrated solutions for industrial tablet production, specializing in high-performance tablet pressing machines and holistic process support (from formulation development through suitable process technologies to ongoing production) for pharmaceutical, nutrition, and chemical manufacturers.
• LMT Tools Development and production of precision tools used at the interface between machine and workpiece in industrial manufacturing. Bundled under brands LMT Fette, LMT Kieninger, LMT Onsrud, and LMT Belin, covering product lines of Milling & Threading, Rolling Systems, Gear Cutting, and Advanced Tools for industrial manufacturing customers.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IMA S.p.A. IMA is one of the largest global suppliers of packaging and processing machinery for the pharmaceutical industry, offering broader line coverage including filling, packaging, and inspection as well as solid-dose processing. It is an incumbent competitor whose portfolio is wider than Fette Compacting's but overlaps heavily on tablet production.
• Sandvik Coromant: Sandvik Coromant is the global market leader in metal-cutting tools, selling milling, turning, drilling, and threading tools to the same industrial manufacturers served by LMT Tools. It is significantly larger than LMT Tools but operates in the same precision-cutting category.

Direct peers

• Kennametal Inc. Kennametal is a global manufacturer of metal-cutting tools, including milling cutters, inserts, and tooling systems for industrial production, serving the same aerospace, automotive, and general industrial customers as LMT Tools. It is a closely comparable peer on product offering and end-market exposure.
• Korsch AG: Korsch AG is one of the world's leading specialists in tablet press technology for the pharmaceutical industry, selling rotary and single-punch presses to the same pharma, nutrition, and chemical OEMs that Fette Compacting serves. It is the closest head-to-head competitor in industrial tablet compression equipment.
• Natoli Engineering: Natoli Engineering is a U.S.-based manufacturer of tablet presses and tooling that serves the same pharmaceutical and nutritional-tablet customers as Fette Compacting. It is a direct competitor in industrial tablet compression equipment, especially in North America.
• Iscar / IMC Group: Iscar, part of IMC Group (Berkshire Hathaway), is one of the world's largest metal-cutting tool manufacturers with a comprehensive line of milling, turning, drilling, and grooving tools. It serves the same industrial manufacturers as LMT Tools and competes across most precision tool categories.
• Gühring: Gühring is a German-based, family-owned manufacturer of precision rotary cutting tools, including drills, milling cutters, reamers, and threading tools. It is a direct competitor to LMT Tools in high-precision cutting for industrial production.
• Walter AG: Walter AG is a German precision tooling specialist offering milling, turning, drilling, and threading tools for industrial manufacturing. It is one of LMT Tools' direct European competitors and is closely comparable across product categories and customer base.
• OSG Corporation: OSG is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in taps, threading, milling, and other high-precision cutting tools serving industrial manufacturers globally. It directly competes with LMT Tools' threading and milling product lines and is closely comparable on customer base and technology.
• Syntegon Technology: Syntegon (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology) supplies process and packaging equipment for the pharmaceutical and food industries, including solid-dose processing lines that directly overlap with Fette Compacting's integrated tablet production solutions. It competes on the same turnkey, holistic-process positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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