Gustav Adolf Lemp

Name

Gustav Adolf Lemp

Legal name

G.A. Lemp GmbH

Website

https://lemp.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1906

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cutting Tools

NAICS

Saw Blade and Handtool Manufacturing (332216), Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515), Cutlery and Handtool Manufacturing (3322)

SIC

Cutlery, Handtools & General Hardware (3420), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHADAL

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

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Machine Tools & Metalworking Equipment

Keywords

• Custom circular saw blades
• Friction and hot saw blades
• Industrial circular knives
• Custom steel cutting tools
• Saw body blanks

Headquarters

HQ city

Remscheid

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom steel product manufacturing: Lemp manufactures and sells custom steel products to industrial customers. All products are custom-made to customer specifications (no standard/lager product line). Product categories include steel sheets, circular plates, saw bodies, solid steel saw blades, friction and hot saw blades, circular knives, log saw blades for tissue industry, discs, and straightening plates. Revenue is generated through one-time product sales and repeat orders for custom solutions. The company also stocks and sells hot rolled sheet steel from its own inventory for customers' own use.
2. Engineering, consulting and service: Lemp provides engineering consultation to determine optimal steel type, hardness, shape and quantity for each customer's application. Service also covers maintenance and repair of saw blades. These professional services complement the product sales and ensure long-term customer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

G.A. Lemp GmbH manufactures and sells custom-made industrial steel products, primarily circular saw blades (friction, hot, and solid steel), circular knives, saw bodies, circular plates, discs, and straightening plates. Every product is custom-engineered to customer specifications for steel grade, hardness, geometry, and dimensions, with diameters ranging from ~100mm to ~3500mm. The company also provides engineering consultation, maintenance, and repair services for industrial customers in steel mills, wood processing, tissue production, and agricultural machinery.

Product overview

G.A. Lemp GmbH is a third-generation family-owned steel processing company founded in 1906, specializing in precision steel products for industrial applications. The company operates as a custom manufacturer rather than maintaining standard product lines, producing circular saw blades (friction, hot, solid steel, and saw bodies), circular knives, circular plates, discs, and straightening plates. Their product portfolio serves industries including steelworks, rolling mills, wood processing, tissue/paper production, and general industrial manufacturing. Products range from small diameter tools (100mm) to large industrial blades (3500mm), with steel grades including 80 CrV 2, 50 CrV 4, 75 Cr 1, D2, and M2. The company maintains over 1,000 tons of steel inventory and emphasizes both automated precision manufacturing and hand-finishing quality control. They also offer raw steel sheets for customers who need material for their own production.

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Products and services

• Steel Sheets (Stahlbleche) Hot rolled sheet steel in standard grades 80 CrV 2 (1.2235), 50 CrV 4 (1.8159), and 75 Cr 1 (1.2003), available for purchase separately from Lemp's own inventory for industrial customers' own use.
• Circular Plates (Ronden) Hardened and unground circular plates available in sizes from approximately Ø 200 mm to Ø 3500 mm and thicknesses from 1.0 mm to 12.0 mm, with parallel ground options and custom straightening/tensioning for industrial applications.
• Saw Bodies (Stammblätter) Custom-made saw bodies from Ø 200 mm to Ø 3500 mm and 1.0 mm to 12.0 mm thickness, with tight tolerances, special tensioning, and reduced thickness options, produced for carbide tipped, inserted tooth, segmental, and diamond core saw blades.
• Solid Steel Saw Blades (Vollstahlsägen) Solid steel saw blades for wood processing industry, sized from 450 mm to 2400 mm diameter, with optional set and sharpened teeth and hard chrome coating for manufacturers and users of wood processing equipment.
• Friction & Hot Saw Blades (Trenn- und Warmsägen) Friction saw blades (Ø 250 mm to Ø 1500 mm) for cutting tubes and profiles below 850°C, and hot saw blades (Ø 1000 mm to Ø 2500 mm) for cutting above 850°C, with special tensioning to reduce cracking and extend resharpening cycles, used in steel mills and rolling mills.
• Circular Knives (Kreismesser) Circular knives for various applications made from steel grades including 80 CrV 2 (1.2235), D2 (1.2379), and M2 (1.3343), with diameters from 100 mm to 1200 mm and multiple bevel configurations.
• Log Saw Blades for Tissue Industry (Papierkreismesser) Specialized log saw blades for tissue and hygiene paper production, featuring long life, high production speeds, and clean cuts, manufactured from steel grades including 80 CrV 2, D2, and M2, with diameters up to 1200 mm and optional surface coatings to reduce friction and temperature.
• Discs (Scheiben) Custom-manufactured discs including separator discs, spacers, transport discs, winding discs, toothed discs, and membranes for industrial drive solutions.
• Straightening Plates (Richtplatten) Straightening plates available from approximately 300 mm to 1300 mm for industrial straightening applications.
• Engineering, Consulting, Maintenance and Repair Services Engineering consultation to determine optimal steel type, hardness, shape and quantity for each customer's application, along with maintenance and repair of saw blades, complementing product sales and ensuring long-term customer relationships.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• DoAll Company: US manufacturer of band saw machines, blades, and cutting fluid — directly comparable in band saw blade products serving metalworking industrial customers, though more focused on saw machinery than custom blades.
• Kanefusa Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of industrial knives, circular saw blades, and cutlery for wood, metal, paper, and food industries — directly comparable in product portfolio (industrial circular knives and saw blades) and in serving machinery OEMs.
• LENOX (Stanley Black & Decker): Major manufacturer of industrial saw blades, band saw blades, and hole saws under Stanley Black & Decker — directly comparable in industrial cutting tools with overlapping end-markets in metal cutting and wood processing.
• Pilana Group: Czech manufacturer of saw blades, hand saws, and circular knives for wood, metal, and food processing — directly comparable as a European specialty saw and knife manufacturer serving industrial OEM and replacement markets.
• Leitz GmbH & Co. KG: German tooling manufacturer producing industrial circular saw blades, cutterheads, and tooling primarily for the wood panel processing industry — directly comparable in industrial circular saw blades and German Mittelstand heritage, though more focused on wood than Lemp.
• Simonds International: US-headquartered industrial cutting tool manufacturer producing band saw blades, knives, and files for meat, wood, and metalworking — directly comparable in circular knife and industrial blade categories supplied to similar end-markets.
• Bahco (SNA Europe / Snap-on): Global manufacturer of saw blades, band saw blades, and hand cutting tools now under Snap-on — directly comparable in industrial saw/blade categories serving metalworking and woodworking, with similar end-market focus but at much larger scale than G.A. Lemp.
• Friedrich Eberle GmbH & Co. KG: German maker of circular saw blades for metalworking — directly comparable as a fellow German specialty saw blade manufacturer focused on custom metal cutting solutions, similar Mittelstand profile to Lemp.
• Wikus-Sägenfabrik: German manufacturer of bi-metal, carbide-tipped, and circular saw blades for metalworking, founded 1911 — directly comparable in custom industrial saw blade manufacturing, German Mittelstand heritage, and steel-based value proposition to G.A. Lemp.

Emerging players

• Bystronic Laser AG: Global manufacturer of laser and sheet metal cutting systems — adjacent/emerging competitor to friction sawing of tubes and profiles, representing a technology substitution risk to Lemp's hot saw blade category over time.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

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Profiles3 records

Funding overview

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