NovaTec

What NovaTec does

NovaTec GmbH is a privately held German precision-engineering manufacturer headquartered in Hattersheim am Main, operating since 1979 (originally as Erodier Service GmbH, rebranded in 2020). The company runs two integrated business divisions: an Ultrasonic Solutions division that produces ultrasonic welding, cutting, and tube-compression equipment for metals and plastics, and a Tool & Machine Building division that designs and manufactures precision tools, molds, electrodes, special machines, and contract-manufactured high-precision components using EDM, CNC milling/turning/grinding, and laser welding. NovaTec claims world market leadership in ultrasonic tube compression technology (URV-20 series) for HVAC and refrigeration OEMs, holds a patent on a double-head ultrasonic roll seam welding unit (URE-20DK) used in solar thermal absorber production, and supplies a high-precision 25kHz welding system (HPU-40) targeting battery contact, terminal, and sensor manufacturing applications.

The company sells exclusively through a direct enterprise field-sales motion, with no reseller or marketplace channels and no publicly disclosed pricing. Its customer base spans aerospace, solar thermal, medical technology, automotive (including a publicly referenced Audi A3 Cabriolet application), HVAC/refrigeration, electronics, consumer goods, and plant engineering, served primarily in Germany with international customers mentioned but not quantified. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company appears to be founder/management-owned, with no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no public-company indicators. ISO 9001-certified process flows and 40+ years of brand history are the primary non-technical credentials referenced. The firm offers a full in-house process chain from CAD/CAM design and FEM-based sonotrode optimization through final machining and quality assurance.

Name

NovaTec

Legal name

NovaTec GmbH

Website

https://nova-tec.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

NovaTec GmbH is a privately held German manufacturer of ultrasonic welding, cutting, and tube-compression equipment and precision tools, molds, and machined components for automotive, HVAC/refrigeration, solar thermal, electronics, medical, and aerospace customers, claiming world leadership in ultrasonic tube compression.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Ultrasonic Welding Equipment & Precision Manufacturing

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (33351), Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Joining & Soldering Equipment (Arc, Resistance, Friction, Brazing) (IMAHADAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Ultrasonic welding equipment
• Precision manufacturing services
• Industrial welding systems
• Tool and mold making
• Special machine construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Hattersheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Ultrasonic Equipment Sales: Sale of ultrasonic welding machines and systems including tube compressors, roll seam welders, contact welders, and ultrasonic components (sonotrodes, anvils, tips, converters, boosters, resonance systems). Both standard and custom machine configurations are offered.
2. Tool and Mold Manufacturing: Design and manufacture of complex tools, molds, and precision parts including contour-determining functional parts, injection molding tools, insertion devices, and handling components.
3. Precision Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing services using advanced processes including wire eroding, sinker eroding, 5-axis milling, CNC grinding, laser welding, and CAD/CAM services for high-precision components.
4. Custom Machine Building: Design and production of special machines and series machines for ultrasonic welding applications, including custom solutions for automotive, solar, and HVAC industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

NovaTec GmbH manufactures ultrasonic welding machines and systems (tube compactors, roll seam welders, contact welders, plastic welders, ultrasonic cutting robots) and produces precision parts, tools, and molds. The company also designs and builds custom special machines for industrial production lines, serving automotive, solar thermal, HVAC/refrigeration, electronics, and medical technology manufacturers with both standard product lines and bespoke engineering solutions.

Product overview

NovaTec GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial manufacturing solutions organized into two main divisions: Ultrasonic Solutions and Tool & Machine Building. The Ultrasonic Solutions division encompasses the URV-20 tube compactor series (Basic, 3D, 360°, Horizontal, LED, ERGONOMIE, STATIONARY variants), the URA series roll seam welding systems (URA-20M-HA, URA-30M-HA), URM roll seam modules (20M/20K and 30M/30K/30R), URE double-head patented roll seam unit, UHE-20 and HPU-40 contact welding systems, ultrasonic cutting robots, plastic welding machines, and a complete range of ultrasonic components (sonotrodes, anvils, resonance systems) with FEM-technology development services. The Tool & Machine Building division provides tool construction, special machine construction, precision parts manufacturing, electrode manufacturing for EDM, and comprehensive manufacturing technologies including EDM, milling, turning, grinding, and laser welding. The portfolio is complemented by accessories including force measurement test devices and maintenance units.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• URV-20 Series Ultrasonic Tube Compactor Ultrasonic tube compaction system for hermetic sealing and cutting of copper tubes in refrigerator and air conditioning manufacturing. Available in Basic, 3D suspension, 360°, Horizontal, LED, ERGONOMIE, and STATIONARY configurations for industrial manufacturers of cooling and climate equipment.
• URA-20M-HA Semi-Automatic Ultrasonic Roll Seam Welding System Semi-automatic ultrasonic roll seam welding system designed for manufacturing strip absorbers in the thermosolar industry, capable of welding speeds from 20m/min up to 30m/min optional, for solar collector manufacturers.
• URA-30M-HA Ultrasonic Roll Seam Welding System Compact 30kHz ultrasonic roll seam welding system for manufacturing thermal solar absorber fins from copper and aluminum, designed for solar thermal collector producers.
• URM-20M / URM-20K Ultrasonic Roll Seam Module Ultrasonic roll seam module for continuous or linear endless welding applications in absorber fin manufacturing, complete surface absorbers, aluminum foil welding, and plastic/synthetic textile welding.
• URM-30M / URM-30K / URM-30R 30kHz Ultrasonic Roll Seam Module Flexible 30kHz ultrasonic roll seam module for continuous or linear endless welding with optional rotation drive, stepper motor or servo motor drive, and variable sonotrode shapes for industrial welding applications.
• URE-20DK Patented Double-Head Ultrasonic Roll Seam Unit Patented double-head ultrasonic roll seam unit for back-side welding of thermal solar collectors, joining aluminum sheets and copper tubes. Designed for solar thermal absorber manufacturers.
• UHE-20 Ultrasonic Contact Welding System Universal ultrasonic metal welding system for strand and wire welding, contact welding, cable and contact connections, battery contact welding, and terminal welding applications.
• HPU-40 Series High-Precision Ultrasonic Welding Systems High-precision 25kHz ultrasonic welding systems for strand connections from 0.14mm² to 30mm². Includes HPU-40-1 ultrafast-precision configuration and HPU-40-2 versatile high-precision module for sensors, terminals, and cable connections, suitable from stand-alone manual operation to fully automated manufacturing cells.
• Ultrasonic Cutting Robot Robot-guided ultrasonic cutting system for the automotive industry, providing clean cuts with simultaneous sealing of material edges, particularly suited for distance-knit fabrics and similar materials that cannot be cleanly separated with conventional cutting tools.
• Plastic Welding Systems (Special Machines) Ultrasonic welding systems for thermoplastic materials used in automotive interior and exterior components, household appliances, medical products, and other daily-use products.
• Ultrasonic Components (Sonotrodes, Anvils, Tips) Manufacturing of ultrasonic welding components including sonotrodes, hard metal anvils, horizontal anvils, anvil guides, tips, and custom tool adaptations for cable harness production, solar absorbers, and tube condensing applications.
• Resonance Systems (Boosters, Converters) Complete resonance systems including boosters, converters, and sonotrodes with tuning services for ultrasonic vibration circuits.
• Tool Construction (Werkzeugbau) Complete tool and mold manufacturing from contour-forming functional parts to finished tools with complex special functions and special demolding strategies, produced on modern high-precision CNC-controlled machine tools for industrial customers.
• Special Machine Construction (Sondermaschinenbau) Design and production of series and special machines based on in-house construction and manufacturing know-how, including ultrasonic welding machines for automotive applications (e.g., A-pillar welding for Audi A3 Cabriolet) and solar collector production.
• Precision Parts (Präzisionsteile) Single and series production of precision parts including mold inserts, stamps and matrices, embossing stamps, cutting stamps, cutting plates, guide plates, and replacement/wear parts for various production processes.
• Precision Manufacturing Services Contract manufacturing services including CNC coordinate grinding, surface and round grinding, turning, milling, 5-axis milling, sinker EDM, wire EDM, start hole EDM, and laser welding in an air-conditioned manufacturing area, supported by CAD/CAM design.
• Electrode Manufacturing for EDM Specialized manufacturing of electrodes for sinker EDM with continuous palletizing procedure, ensuring position-accurate and orientation-accurate use in all processing machines up to wire EDM with automatic electrode changing.

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

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Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Sonics & Materials: Sonics & Materials produces ultrasonic welding equipment, hand welders, and components for plastics and metals—closely comparable in product scope and target markets (automotive, industrial assembly, packaging).
• Rinco Ultrasonics: Rinco Ultrasonics (Switzerland) develops ultrasonic welding generators, converters, and actuators for plastics and metals—overlapping directly with NovaTec's resonance system and component offerings.
• Weber Ultrasonics: Weber Ultrasonics designs and builds ultrasonic welding systems and components for plastics, metals, and textiles, and also produces sonotrodes and converters—the same value chain positioning as NovaTec.
• Schunk Sonosystems: Schunk Sonosystems (Germany) is a specialist in ultrasonic metal welding, particularly for cable harnesses, battery contacts, and stranded wire—directly addressing NovaTec's automotive and contact welding applications.
• Dukane (Intelligent Ultrasonic): Dukane is a long-established North American manufacturer of ultrasonic welding systems and components serving automotive, medical, and industrial assembly markets—directly comparable in ultrasonic joining technology.
• Herrmann Ultraschall: Herrmann is a German-based specialist in ultrasonic welding technology for plastics and metals, with a comparable product portfolio of standard machines, components, and custom solutions—the most direct German-headquartered competitor to NovaTec.
• Telsonic (Telsonic Ultrasonics): Telsonic manufactures ultrasonic welding systems and components for plastics and metals, serving automotive, textile, and industrial markets—directly overlapping with NovaTec's URV/HPU product lines and customer base.

Emerging players

• Sodick: Sodick is a Japanese manufacturer of wire EDM, die-sink EDM, and CNC machine tools—relevant as a comparison point for NovaTec's EDM-based precision parts and tooling services.

Broad incumbents

• Branson Ultrasonics (Emerson): Branson, part of Emerson, is the global scale leader in ultrasonic welding for plastics and metals across automotive, medical, and packaging—offers overlapping capability but as part of a much larger automation portfolio.
• GF Machining Solutions: GF Machining Solutions supplies EDM (wire and die-sink), milling, and laser machines globally—comparable to NovaTec's tool building and EDM precision parts manufacturing division on the machine tool side.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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