What Spatec does

Spatec GmbH, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Bad Buchau, Germany, operates a "virtual factory" model as a manufacturing network coordinator rather than a producer in its own right. The company curates a network of over 100 hand-picked specialized metalworking companies across Europe and serves as the single point of contact for industrial customers requiring precision turning, milling, grinding, and welding services. Its offering spans the full component lifecycle, from development and prototyping through series production, with documented capacity ranging from 2-gram micro turned parts to 6-meter diameter components and welded assemblies up to 30 meters in length, plus grinding tolerances in the micrometer range. The company's stated differentiators are its comprehensive machine capability database (Maschinensuche) and its web-based Terminverfolgung PPS (Production Planning System), which provides customers with real-time transparency into order status, working plans, and quality measurement logs.

The business model is service-fee based B2B coordination, with project-specific pricing tied to component complexity, materials, tolerances, and production volumes; no standard tiers or public pricing are disclosed. Customer engagement runs through the company's bilingual (German/English) website contact forms and direct phone/fax, targeting enterprise industrial buyers across verticals including automotive (with named work for Audi/VW), marine/shipbuilding, railway, energy, special machine construction, automation, large-format printing, and aerospace. Quality and qualification credentials include ISO 9001:2015 certification (valid through 2027-10-22) and DIN 18800-7:2008-1 Class E welding certification.

Commercially, Spatec is a privately held GmbH represented by Sandro Perfetto, with no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, parent company, or subsidiaries. The company actively recruits additional supplier partners and continues to invest in its PPS platform and machine search tooling, while operating geographies remain Europe-only. There are no public AI/ML capability claims, no app presence, and no disclosed API or SDK offering, indicating a traditional industrial services model rather than a software-native platform.

Name

Spatec

Legal name

Spatec GmbH

Website

https://spatec.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spatec GmbH is a Germany-based manufacturing network coordinator founded in 2002 that operates a virtual factory of 100+ European metalworking partners, providing precision turning, milling, grinding, and welding services to enterprise industrial customers from prototype through series production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Buchau

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Manufacturing Coordination Services: Spatec coordinates precision metalworking manufacturing through its European network of over 100 specialized partners. Revenue is generated through service fees for coordinating custom components from turned/milled parts, welded assemblies, measuring devices, pipework, and special devices. Services range from development contracts and prototyping to series production, with full traceability from raw material procurement through finished component delivery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Spatec coordinates precision metalworking manufacturing through a European virtual factory network of over 100 hand-picked specialist partners, providing turning, milling, grinding, welding, and development services for custom components and assemblies. The company acts as a single point of contact for customers from development and design through prototype to series production, with full traceability of orders and quality. Supporting the offering is a proprietary web-based Production Planning System (PPS) and a searchable machine database that matches customer requirements to partner capabilities.

Product overview

Spatec operates as a 'virtual factory' manufacturing network comprising over 100 hand-picked metalworking companies across Europe. The core offering is the coordination of manufacturing services including Turning, Milling, Grinding, and Welding, supported by a proprietary web-based Terminverfolgung (PPS) system for transparent production tracking. Additional services include Development Contracts for custom solutions and a Machine Search database for identifying suitable manufacturing capabilities. The portfolio ranges from prototypes to series production across various industries including automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, and special machine construction.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fertigungsnetzwerk (Manufacturing Network Coordination) Virtual factory coordination of over 100 hand-picked European metalworking companies, providing customers a single point of contact from development and design through finished component delivery, prototype to series production.
• Drehen (Turning) Precision turning services via network partners using carousel lathes, bar-fed lathes, multi-spindle machines and driven tools, handling parts from 2 grams to 6 meters in diameter for industrial customers.
• Fräsen (Milling) Milling services ranging from HSC 5-axis parts to 30-meter milling machines for large component manufacturing, covering prototypes to series production for industrial customers.
• Schleifen (Grinding) Precision grinding services including deep hole drilling with micrometer-range accuracy, internal cylindrical grinding to 400 mm depth and external cylindrical grinding to 500 mm depth.
• Schweißen (Welding) Welding services including gas-shielded arc welding (MIG, MAG, TIG) and welded construction services with mechanical processing up to 30 meters in length and 30 tonnes weight, certified to DIN 188007:2008-1 Class E.
• Entwicklungsaufträge (Development Contracts) Custom development services combining decades of industry experience with a network of specialists for solving challenging and unsolved technical problems in component construction and manufacturing.
• Maschinensuche (Machine Search) Interactive database-driven machine search tool allowing customers and Spatec planners to find specific processing machines (turning, grinding, milling, EDM) by technology, manufacturer, specifications, and capabilities for feasibility checking.
• Terminverfolgung (PPS / Appointment Tracking Platform) Web-based Production Planning System (PPS) providing transparent, 24/7 online order-status monitoring, project-oriented manufacturing control, and daily deadline monitoring by Spatec staff across the partner network.

Quantifiable outcome

• Turnaround time: 6 calendar weeks for workpiece carriers from order receipt
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fictiv: On-demand manufacturing platform that manages a global network of vetted mechanical and injection-molding suppliers. Direct competitor to Spatec's virtual factory model, with deeper digital workflow tooling and a US-centric base.
• Protolabs: Digital manufacturing services company offering CNC machining, injection molding, sheet metal, and 3D printing for prototypes and low-volume production. Competes directly with Spatec for industrial custom-component work, especially from European OEMs.
• Xometry: Global on-demand manufacturing marketplace that connects buyers with a network of vetted manufacturing partners for CNC machining, sheet metal, injection molding, and 3D printing. Operates the same 'virtual factory' network model as Spatec, with significantly more automation and digital tooling.
• Hubs: Manufacturing marketplace (formerly 3D Hubs) that aggregates vetted manufacturing partners for CNC, sheet metal, injection molding, and 3D printing. Operates the same supplier-network coordination model as Spatec with automated quoting.
• Plethora: France-based industrial manufacturing marketplace providing CNC machining and related services through a vetted European supplier network. Operates a similar aggregator-of-metalworking-shops model as Spatec, focused on European industrial buyers.
• MakerVerse: Berlin-based B2B manufacturing platform for on-demand CNC, sheet metal, and 3D-printed parts in Europe. Closest direct peer to Spatec in terms of geography and target customer base, with a more software-led approach.

Broad incumbents

• GF Machining Solutions: Global machine tool and manufacturing services provider covering milling, EDM, laser texturing, and additive manufacturing. Overlaps with Spatec's milling and grinding capabilities but as part of a much broader industrial portfolio.
• TRUMPF: German global market leader in machine tools and laser technology, also offering sheet metal processing services and manufacturing-as-a-service. Major broad incumbent in the European metalworking ecosystem where Spatec operates.
• DMG Mori: Global machine tool manufacturer offering CNC turning, milling, and additive manufacturing systems plus related production services. Competes with Spatec's milling/turning offerings but as a much larger machine-and-service incumbent.
• EMAG: German machine tool manufacturer that also offers contract manufacturing services through its own production facilities. Competes with Spatec on turning and grinding but as a vertically integrated incumbent rather than a pure coordinator.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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