What Buchberger does

Buchberger GmbH (legal name: Ottmar Buchberger GmbH) is a family-owned CNC contract manufacturing company headquartered in Tuchenbach, Bavaria, Germany, founded in 1967 by Ottmar Buchberger and now led by the second generation — Bernd, Bruno, and Michael Buchberger — since 2012. The company operates a 5,000 m² production facility on a 15,500 m² site with 120+ skilled professionals running 3-shift, 365-day operations. Its core offering is custom precision CNC machining: milling (3- to 7-axis, workpieces up to 10,000 mm length and 40 metric tons), turning (diameters 1–3,200 mm), EDM, grinding, sawing, and climate-controlled metrology at micron-level accuracy, with materials expertise spanning titanium, Inconel, Hastelloy, and Nimonic.

The company serves enterprise customers across aerospace (Rolls-Royce), power generation (Siemens — every Siemens gas turbine since 1989 contains Buchberger parts), nuclear (Framatome), mechanical engineering (Liebherr, GE, Flender, Reifenhäuser), medical technology, semiconductor manufacturing, and 3D printing. Its go-to-market is direct B2B sales with quote-based pricing determined by component specifications, materials, complexity, and volume, with multi-year supply relationships and on-time delivery to global customers. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 (since 1997) and ISO 14001, with Rolls-Royce Blankenfelde approval of unlimited validity, the company positions itself as a single-source supplier from design to finished component assembly, supported by external partners for grinding, welding, heat treatment, and coating.

Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held with no external investors, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries. Distribution is exclusively direct enterprise sales — no resellers or intermediaries — with global delivery from the single Tuchenbach site. Marketing relies on a multilingual website, social media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and direct job postings for recruitment. The business model is close to a classic German Mittelstand precision manufacturer: stable, certified, capital-intensive, multi-generational, and dependent on a handful of anchor enterprise relationships.

Name

Buchberger

Legal name

Ottmar Buchberger GmbH

Website

https://buchberger-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Buchberger GmbH is a family-owned German CNC contract manufacturer (founded 1967, Tuchenbach) providing precision milling, turning, EDM, and metrology services for enterprise customers in aerospace, power generation, nuclear, medical technology, semiconductor, and 3D printing industries worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision CNC Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Plate Work and Fabricated Structural Product Manufacturing (33231)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Metal Products (3490)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• Precision CNC machining
• Contract manufacturing services
• CNC milling and turning
• Aerospace component manufacturing
• Large-scale machining parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuchenbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CNC Contract Manufacturing: Custom parts manufacturing services for toolmaking, fixture construction, precision mechanics, and mechanical engineering sectors. Both single-piece and series production with complete project management from design to finished component assembly.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Buchberger GmbH is a family-owned CNC contract manufacturer producing custom precision components for aerospace, semiconductor, medical technology, and 3D printing industries. Core services include CNC milling and drilling (3- to 7-axis, workpieces up to 10,000 mm long and 40 metric tons), CNC turning (diameters 1–3,200 mm), and quality management with climate-controlled metrology. The company provides single-source project management from design support through finished component assembly, including supplementary services such as EDM, grinding, sawing, heat treatment, and coatings.

Product overview

Buchberger GmbH is a family-owned CNC contract manufacturing company offering a unified suite of precision machining services. The core offerings include CNC Milling and Drilling (CNC-Fräsen und Bohren) for workpieces up to 10,000 mm in length and 40 metric tons, CNC Turning (CNC-Drehen) for components from 1 to 3,200 mm in diameter, and Quality Management (Qualitätsmanagement) with advanced metrology and documented quality assurance. Supporting services include Additional Services (Zusatzleistungen) such as EDM, grinding, sawing, heat treatment, coatings, and project management. The company operates modern CNC machining centers and serves future-oriented industries including aerospace, semiconductor manufacturing, medical technology, and 3D printing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Milling and Drilling (CNC-Fräsen und Bohren) Precision CNC milling and drilling services using 3- to 7-axis machining centers, capable of processing workpieces from 1 to 10,000 mm in length, up to 4,000 mm in width, and weighing up to 40 metric tons. Serves aerospace, semiconductor, medical technology, and 3D printing industries with single-piece and series production.
• CNC Turning (CNC-Drehen) CNC turning services covering diameters from 1 to 3,200 mm and lengths from 1 to 6,000 mm, using cycle-controlled lathes, CNC carousel lathes, headstock lathes, and fully automatic lathes. Designed for complex precision components in aerospace, power generation, and mechanical engineering.
• Quality Management (Qualitätsmanagement) Comprehensive quality management services including high-precision 3D coordinate measuring technology, optical-tactile measuring systems, climate-controlled measuring rooms for micron-level accuracy, and documented quality assurance including FAI reports and material testing.
• Additional Services (Zusatzleistungen) Supplementary manufacturing services including electrical discharge machining (EDM), grinding, sawing, welding, heat treatment, coatings (electroplating, chemical finishing, painting, powder coating), and complete project management and assembly support for one-stop component manufacturing.

Quantifiable outcome

• 55+ years of precision manufacturing experience
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered supporting.

• External Grinding PartnerssupportingOthersLong-standing reliable partners for cylindrical and coordinate grinding services to complement Buchberger's in-house capabilities.
• External Welding PartnerssupportingOthersReliable partners for welding services as part of comprehensive one-stop component manufacturing.
• External Heat Treatment PartnerssupportingOthersPartners for heat treatment services including annealing, hardening, and tempering of machined components.
• External Coating PartnerssupportingOthersPartners for coating services including electroplating, chemical finishing, painting, and powder coating.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Starrag Group: Swiss-listed precision machine tool and contract manufacturing specialist serving aerospace, energy, and industrial customers with high-specification milling and turning. Closest publicly traded peer in profile, end-market mix, and tolerance-driven value proposition.
• Index-Werke: German CNC turning specialist with multi-axis lathes and turn-mill centers, serving automotive, aerospace, and medical customers. Directly comparable in CNC turning and complex part manufacturing.
• Feintool: Swiss precision metal parts manufacturer using fineblanking and machining for automotive, industrial, and consumer applications. Comparable as a Swiss/German precision components supplier with similar customer-tier profile.
• Heller GmbH: German CNC machining center manufacturer and contract manufacturing provider serving aerospace, energy, and general industrial customers. Comparable in scale, technology focus, and customer industry mix.
• EMAG Group: German CNC machine tool and turnkey manufacturing solutions provider with strong presence in automotive, aerospace, and energy. Competes with Buchberger for high-precision turning and milling work and shares a similar German Mittelstand DNA.

Broad incumbents

• Grob-Werke: German machine tool and systems manufacturer with universal machining centers serving aerospace, automotive, and energy. Comparable in German Mittelstand manufacturing culture and large-part machining expertise.
• GF Machining Solutions: Swiss-German precision machining solutions provider (EDM, milling, laser texturing) for aerospace, medical, and semiconductor customers. Comparable end markets and precision technology overlap.
• Trumpf: German global leader in machine tools and laser technology, with extensive sheet metal and manufacturing solutions portfolio. Comparable as a German heavy industrial precision manufacturer, but broader and much larger than the contract manufacturing niche Buchberger operates in.

Emerging players

• Walter Maschinenbau: German grinding and eroding machine tool maker, part of the United Grinding Group. Comparable in precision grinding and EDM process expertise for demanding industrial customers.
• Sodick: Japanese CNC EDM and milling machine specialist expanding into high-precision contract manufacturing for aerospace and medical customers. Comparable in EDM technology and micron-level precision positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@ottmarbuchbergergmbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/BuchbergerGmbH
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buchberger-ottmar-mech.-werkstatt-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/ottmarbuchbergergmbh

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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