Buehler Motor

Name

Buehler Motor

Legal name

Bühler Motor GmbH

Website

https://buehlermotor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1855

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electric Motors and Mechatronic Drive Solutions

NAICS

Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632), Fluid Power Pump and Motor Manufacturing (333996), Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612), Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing (33635)

SIC

Motors & Generators (3621), Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories (3714)

akta.pro primary industry

DC Motors (Brushed, Brushless DC) (IMAGACAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hybrid Powertrain Integration Manufacturing (ICE-HEV/PHEV modules) (IMACAHAJ), E-Mobility Controllers, Motors & Drivetrains (Consumer aftermarket/OEM) (CRACASAK)

Keywords

• DC motor manufacturing
• Gear motor solutions
• Mechatronic drive systems
• Electric pump production
• Automotive OEM motors

Headquarters

HQ city

Nuremberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Engineered Drives: Individually customized drive solutions developed and manufactured for specific customer applications across automotive, industrial, healthcare and aviation sectors. Revenue derived from engineering and manufacturing services combined with product sales.
2. bMotion Modular Platform: Pre-configured and modular drive solutions sold via configure-to-order model. Lead times from 24 hours (pre-configured, no minimum qty) to 12 weeks (custom, min 200 pieces). Fixed lead times for sample, pre-series and series parts.
3. Standard Products: Standard product catalog available through webshop. Includes DC motors, gear motors, encoders, brakes and accessories for immediate purchase.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Buehler Motor develops and manufactures customized electric drive solutions based on DC and BLDC motors, gear motors, electric pumps, encoders, brakes, and pneumatic systems. It combines these into complete mechatronic subsystems that integrate actuators, sensors, electronics and fluid control for OEM customers in the automotive, industrial, healthcare, and aviation markets. Its bMotion modular platform offers pre-validated, configure-to-order drive combinations with lead times from 24 hours for pre-configured units to 12 weeks for fully customer-specific variants (minimum 200 pieces).

Product overview

Buehler Motor is a specialist in electric drive technology offering a portfolio of DC and BLDC motors, gear motors, electric pumps, micro-drives, encoders, brakes, and pneumatic systems. The company's core platform is bMotion, a modular mechatronic drive platform that combines DC motors, gear boxes, brakes, and encoders with pre-validated configurations. Products span four main market segments: Automotive (motors, actuators, electric pumps for drivetrain, thermal/emissions, e-mobility), Industrial (motors, gear motors, encoders/brakes for building automation, agriculture, transportation, office equipment), Healthcare (micro-drives, motors, gear motors, encoders for medical equipment and drug delivery devices), and Aviation (PAXCOM seat actuation systems, control panels, pneumatic systems). The bMotion platform enables configure-to-order solutions from 24-hour pre-configured drives to 12-week custom variants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bMotion: Bühler Motor's initiative for a completely innovative platform of new DC motors, gear boxes, brakes and encoders. A modular drive platform offering pre-validated market-specific combinations.
• Bühler Greentech

Products and services

• bMotion Modular Drive Platform Modular drive platform offering pre-validated combinations of DC motors, gear boxes, brakes and encoders with configure-to-order options from 24 hours (pre-configured) to 12 weeks (custom variants, minimum 200 pieces). Sold to OEM customers across automotive, industrial and healthcare segments.
• DC Motors Electric DC motors available in 42mm, 52mm and 63mm frame sizes with rated torques from 6 to 32 Ncm, sold to OEM customers for industrial, automotive, healthcare and aviation applications.
• Gear Motors Worm and planetary gear motors in 42mm, 52mm and 62mm diameters with torque ratings up to 5000 Ncm and ratios from 5:1 to 75:1, for OEM integration into industrial, automotive and healthcare equipment.
• Electric Pumps Electric pumps designed for automotive applications including drivetrain, thermal management, emissions control and e-mobility, sold to OEM automotive customers.
• Encoders/Brakes Optical encoders with 2–100 cpr resolution and power-off brakes with 12–50 Ncm holding torque, available in 42mm, 52mm and 62mm diameters and sold as standalone components for industrial and healthcare applications.
• Micro-drives Miniaturized intelligent drive systems for medical equipment and drug delivery devices, including near-patient diagnostic and therapeutic applications such as blood glucose meters and insulin pumps. Sold to medical device and drug delivery OEMs.
• PAXCOM Electrical Seat Actuation System Complete integrated system for electrical adjustment of aircraft cabin seats, combining electric drives and pneumatic systems; supplied to aircraft seat manufacturers and aviation OEMs.
• Automotive Motors and Actuators DC and BLDC motors and actuators developed for automotive applications across drivetrain, thermal and emissions, and e-mobility solutions, sold directly to automotive OEMs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fourth time receiving GM Supplier of the Year award
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• General MotorscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 May 2025Buehler Motor supplies electric drives and pumps to General Motors as a tier-1 automotive supplier. Recognized as 'Supplier of the Year 2025' for the fourth time, demonstrating outstanding performance in quality, innovation, and collaborative partnership. The award specifically recognized contributions of teams at Buehler Motor Inc. in the U.S. and Buehler Motor Mexico.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dunkermotoren (AMETEK): German-based BLDC motor and gear motor specialist (now part of AMETEK) serving industrial automation, medical and access-control markets. Comparable product breadth in small-frame BLDC and integrated mechatronic drives.
• Mabuchi Motor: Japanese volume manufacturer of small DC motors primarily for automotive (door locks, mirrors, HVAC actuators) and consumer applications. Comparable automotive small-motor OEM supplier model, particularly in actuators and pumps.
• Wittenstein: German manufacturer of precision gearheads, planetary gearboxes and mechatronic drive systems for robotics, medical, and aerospace. Comparable in precision-motion positioning and gear-motor mechatronics, particularly for industrial and aviation applications.
• maxon Group: Swiss-headquartered manufacturer of high-precision DC and BLDC motors, gearheads and encoders for medical devices, industrial automation, aerospace and robotics. Closely comparable product portfolio, customer profile (medical/industrial) and configure-to-order philosophy to Buehler's bMotion platform.
• Portescap (Regal Rexnord): US/Swiss maker of miniature DC and BLDC motors for medical, aerospace and industrial applications. Direct overlap with Buehler's micro-drive product line targeting drug delivery and diagnostic devices.
• Johnson Electric: Hong Kong-headquartered global supplier of motion products (DC/BLDC motors, gear motors, switches, pumps) for automotive, industrial and healthcare applications. Closely comparable multi-vertical OEM supplier model at significantly larger scale.
• FAULHABER: German manufacturer of miniature and micro-precision DC/BLDC motors and gearheads serving medical technology, optics, robotics, and aerospace. Direct overlap with Buehler's micro-drives for drug delivery and industrial precision drive applications.

Broad incumbents

• Brose: Large German automotive mechatronics supplier of electric motors, drives, and seat/door systems. Competes with Buehler in automotive BLDC motors and actuators at much higher scale and broader system scope.
• Nidec Corporation: Japanese global leader in small precision motors and a major automotive traction/e-axle motor supplier. Competes across consumer/industrial motors and increasingly in automotive EV drive units overlapping with Buehler's automotive electrification portfolio.
• Robert Bosch (Mobility / Powertrain Solutions): Global tier-1 automotive supplier with broad electric motor, e-pump and mechatronics portfolio. Overlaps with Buehler across automotive e-mobility pumps, BLDC motors and drivetrain actuators, with vastly greater R&D and scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BuehlerMotor

Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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