August Dreckshage

What August Dreckshage does

August Dreckshage GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German family-owned industrial supplier headquartered in Bielefeld, founded in 1924 and currently marking its centennial. The company operates four integrated business divisions — Werkstoffe (industrial materials including bright steel, stainless steel, tool steel, non-ferrous metals, and technical plastics), Lineartechnik (round guides, rail guides, rolling bearings, lead screws, spindle lifting gears, linear actuators, and linear units), Profile+Systeme (profile connection systems, machine enclosures, door solutions, pipe clamps, and conveyor technology), and Technische Walzen (precision rollers including the proprietary EconomicRolls and EcoStretchRoll lines). Its technology base rests on CNC-based custom part manufacturing from customer drawings, inductively hardened round guides, and proprietary lightweight roller designs with innovative outside-to-inside mass distribution that deliver optimized mass inertia and starting torque.

Dreckshage's business model is a sales-led B2B distribution and value-added manufacturing operation. Revenue is generated through hardware sales of industrial materials, branded and resale linear technology components (including product lines from HIWIN, Thomson NEFF, and Franke), proprietary technical rollers, and CNC-machined custom parts produced to customer specifications. The company positions itself as a full-service provider covering Beratung (consulting), Projektierung (project planning), Konstruktion (design), Zuschnitt (cutting), Anarbeitung (finishing), Fertigung (manufacturing), Montage (assembly), and Kundenlogistik (customer logistics), with services available from single pieces to series production. Marketing and customer acquisition rely on trade fair participation, YouTube product and application videos, newsletters, and comprehensive online catalogs with downloadable CAD data, complemented by direct sales in Germany and foreign representatives serving international markets.

The company serves machine and plant engineering as its primary segment, with additional vertical exposure to Automotive, Medical Technology, Aviation, and the Food Industry. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; quotes are handled through direct sales engagement. The firm is a privately held German limited partnership with no disclosed institutional investors, parent company, subsidiaries, leadership roster, or revenue figures, and no AI/ML or digital platform capabilities are referenced in the available materials.

Name

August Dreckshage

Legal name

August Dreckshage GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://dreckshage.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

August Dreckshage is a 100-year-old German family-owned industrial supplier in Bielefeld, providing materials, linear technology, profile systems, and precision rollers to machine builders across automotive, medical, aviation, and food industry verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Materials and Mechanical Components

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC), Industrial Saws & Cutting Systems (Band/Circular Saws, Abrasive Cutting) (IMAHADAL)

Keywords

• Industrial materials supply
• Linear motion components
• Precision machined parts
• Technical rollers manufacturing
• Machine enclosure systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Bielefeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: Sale of industrial materials (steels, non-ferrous metals, technical plastics), linear technology components, profile systems, and technical rollers. Also CNC-based custom manufacturing of parts from customer drawings.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

August Dreckshage GmbH & Co. KG supplies industrial materials (steels, non-ferrous metals, technical plastics), linear motion components, modular profile/systems, and technical rollers to machine and plant builders. The company acts as a full-service provider delivering consultation, design, cutting, finishing, manufacturing, assembly, and customer logistics — from single pieces to series production — including CNC machining of customer drawings.

Product overview

August Dreckshage is a family-owned company established in 1924 operating as a comprehensive solutions provider in mechanical engineering. The company organizes its offerings across four core business divisions: Werkstoffe (Materials), Lineartechnik (Linear Technology), Profile+Systeme (Profiles+Systems), and Technische Walzen (Technical Rollers). Under Werkstoffe, the company supplies industrial materials including bright steel, stainless steel, high-strength steel, tool steel, non-ferrous metals, and technical plastics (with sub-categories for semi-finished products, custom parts, and transparent machine protection). Lineartechnik encompasses complete linear motion solutions including round guides, rail guides (from HIWIN and Franke brands), rolling bearings, lead screws (from Thomson NEFF), spindle lifting gears, linear actuators, and linear units. Profile+Systeme provides modular profile connection systems for machine enclosures, workplace systems, noise protection, safety enclosures, door solutions (featuring the proprietary DTSG automatic door system), pipe clamping, and conveyor technology. Technische Walzen specializes in precision rollers including the EconomicRolls brand with DL-W, ST-Z, and dancer variants, broad stretch rollers, and aluminum rollers. The company positions itself as a full-service provider offering consultation, project planning, construction, cutting, finishing, manufacturing, assembly, and customer logistics services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EconomicRoll: High-precision light-running rollers with innovative weight distribution from outside to inside, featuring outstanding starting moments and optimized mass inertia compared to standard roller tubes.
• EcoStretchRoll
• DTSG

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HIWINcoreTechnology or IntegrationProduct line partnership for profile rail guides (Profilschienenführungen HIWIN) and other linear technology components. HIWIN is a leading manufacturer of linear motion components.
• Thomson NEFFcoreTechnology or IntegrationProduct line partnership for linear technology components including flange nuts and cylindrical nuts.
• FrankecoreTechnology or IntegrationProduct line partnership for aluminium profile rail guides (Profilschienenführungen Franke Aluminium).
• Lehrfabrik MöbelindustrieminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOfficial cooperation partner of the training furniture industry (Lehrfabrik Möbelindustrie).

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Misumi Europe: European arm of Misumi, the global e-commerce industrial components platform offering configured linear motion, tooling, and machine parts — direct competitor in linear guides, lead screws, and custom machined parts.
• norelem: German family-owned supplier of standard machine parts, linear components, and clamping technology — directly comparable Mittelstand model and product mix in machine-building components.
• Bossard Group: Swiss-headquartered global specialist in industrial fastening and assembly technology, distributing components to machine builders across Europe — directly comparable distribution model and customer base to Dreckshage's materials and components portfolio.
• Hoffmann Group: Munich-headquartered quality tools, workshop supplies, and industrial components distributor — closely comparable German Mittelstand B2B industrial supplier with overlapping machine-building customer base.
• Würth Industrie: German industrial fastening and C-parts management specialist serving machine builders and OEMs — comparable B2B distribution of technical components into the same machine-engineering customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Walter Tools (Walter AG): German manufacturer of precision metal cutting tools and tooling solutions — adjacent incumbent serving the same machine-shop and metal-cutting end customers as Dreckshage's custom CNC drawing-parts business.
• Gühring: German global manufacturer of precision metal cutting tools (drills, taps, end mills) — broader metalworking portfolio than Dreckshage but overlapping machine-shop and metal-cutting customer base.
• Sandvik Coromant: Division of Sandvik supplying metal cutting tools and machining solutions to industrial manufacturers globally — broad incumbent in the same metalworking customer base, with much wider product depth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHHgpqdwkpexRUCB1xvj6qQ

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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