What ROEMHELD does

ROEMHELD (legal entity: Römheld GmbH Friedrichshütte) is a privately held German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Laubach, Germany, specializing in clamping and handling technology for industrial manufacturing. The company operates three core product divisions — Workholding (stationary clamping elements, vises, zero-point clamping systems, power units, hydraulic cylinders and components), Quick Die Change (die clamping technology spanning electro-mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, and mechanical variants, plus die changing systems such as racks, transport bars, carrying consoles, carts, and push-pull systems), and Assembly and Handling (bearing presses and assembly aids). With over 25,000 catalogue products, 100+ patents, and an R-MAG magnetic clamping system with integrated touch panel and clamping force display, ROEMHELD serves machine tools, presses, automotive, injection moulding, robotics and automation, and adjacent industrial verticals.

The company's business model combines catalogue hardware sales with customized turnkey system solutions, including engineering, commissioning, FE-simulation, and aftermarket services such as ROEMHELD Care, remote service, hydraulic assemblies, rental aggregates, and repair. Pricing is quote-based and project-specific rather than standardized list pricing. Distribution runs through six wholly-owned subsidiaries (UK, France, China, USA, Japan, South Korea), two core operating subsidiaries within the DACH region (Hilma-Römheld GmbH in Wilnsdorf, Germany; Stark Spannsysteme GmbH in Rankweil, Austria), qualified sales partners across 51 countries, and digital channels including a TraceParts CAD data portal, product configurator, and QDC/QMC mobile application. Two legal entities (Römheld GmbH Friedrichshütte and Hilma-Römheld GmbH) are led by Managing Directors Philipp Ehrhardt, Julia Reichert, and Martin Sackmann, with Martin Greif managing Stark Spannsysteme. ROEMHELD holds no public listing, has no disclosed external investors, and operates as an independent industrial group with no parent company.

Name

ROEMHELD

Legal name

Römheld GmbH Friedrichshütte

Website

https://roemheld.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Römheld GmbH Friedrichshütte (ROEMHELD) is a privately held German industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1948 and headquartered in Laubach, producing clamping, quick die change, and assembly/handling technology for machine tool, press, automotive, and automation manufacturers across 51 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Clamping and Handling Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Workshop Tools, Equipment & Lift Systems Distribution (TLAKAOAM)

Keywords

• Industrial clamping technology
• Workholding solutions
• Quick die change systems
• Hydraulic clamping equipment
• Magnetic clamping technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Laubach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: ROEMHELD generates revenue through the sale of industrial clamping and handling equipment including workholding elements, quick die change systems, and assembly/handling solutions. They offer both catalogue products and customized turnkey systems including engineering and commissioning services.
2. Customized System Solutions: Engineering and commissioning of complex turnkey systems beyond standard catalogue products, providing complete manufacturing solutions

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ROEMHELD manufactures and sells industrial clamping and handling technology organized into three divisions: Workholding (stationary clamping elements, vises, zero-point clamping systems, hydraulic cylinders, power units and pumps), Quick Die Change (die clamping, die changing, and magnetic clamping systems), and Assembly and Handling (bearing presses and hydraulic pull-in devices). The company offers more than 25,000 catalogue products alongside fully customized turnkey systems, including engineering, FE-simulation, and commissioning services for industrial manufacturers. Customers include machine tool builders, press shops, automotive suppliers, aerospace, injection moulding, robotics/automation, medical engineering, and energy/wind sectors across 51 countries.

Product overview

ROEMHELD is a market leader in industrial clamping and handling technology with three core product divisions. The WORKHOLDING division provides stationary clamping solutions including workpiece clamping elements (bore clamps, hinge clamps, swing clamps, concentric clamping), vises for machining (5-axis, automation, horizontal, vertical), zero-point clamping systems, power units, pumps, hydraulic cylinders (hydro-cylinders, universal, threaded-body, hollow-piston, block), and hydraulic components (rotary couplings, valves, pressure switches). The QUICK DIE CHANGE division offers die clamping technology (electro-mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic, mechanical), die changing systems (rack storage, transport bars, carrying consoles, carts, push-pull systems), and special products like offshore rotor locks. The ASSEMBLY AND HANDLING division provides solutions for assembly operations. Digital offerings include a QDC/QMC mobile app for clamping technology and a product configurator for rollers and ball bars. The company offers over 25,000 catalogue products plus customized solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• R-MAG: Magnetic clamping system featuring integrated touch panel and built-in clamping force display.
• QDC/QMC-App
• Flexline I

Products and services

• WORKHOLDING Division — Stationary Workholding Solutions Comprehensive range of stationary workholding solutions for machine tools and machining operations, including workpiece clamping elements (work supports, bore clamps, hinge clamps, swing clamps, concentric clamping elements), precision vises for 5-axis, automation, horizontal and vertical machining, zero-point clamping systems for quick precise workpiece positioning, hydraulic cylinders (hydro-cylinders, universal, threaded-body, hollow-piston, block), hydraulic components (rotary couplings, pressure switches, valves), and power units/clamping pumps. Targeted at machine tool builders, fixture construction, automotive, aerospace, and general industrial machining customers.
• QUICK DIE CHANGE Division Quick changing systems for machines, presses and equipment including die clamping technology (electro-mechanical, hydraulic, magnetic and mechanical clamping elements), die changing technology (rack systems, roller/ball/transport bars, carrying consoles, die changing carts, push-pull systems), and magnetic clamping technology (e.g., R-MAG). Serves press manufacturers, press shops, and injection moulding/rubber machine operators needing fast, simple, and safe die changes.
• ASSEMBLY AND HANDLING Division Solutions for assembly and material handling operations including hydraulic bearing presses and hydraulic pull-in devices for mounting bearings, plain bearings or bushes by pulling them into the bearing seat. Targeted at industrial assembly operations and OEMs integrating bearing mounting into production lines.
• H 4.400 Concentric Vise — Power Clamp Centric Concentric vise capable of positioning and clamping workpieces with ±0.005 mm accuracy, used for precision workpiece holding in machining and metrology applications. Intended for machine tool and precision machining customers requiring high concentricity and repeatability.
• B1.8807 Swing Clamps Without Swing Stroke Swing clamp variant without axial swing stroke in which the clamping arm swivels in one plane only, providing workpiece clamping without axial movement. Suitable for fixtures and machining applications where axial clearance is limited.
• New Small Electric Swing Clamp (B1.8310 family) Compact electric swing clamp extending the established B1.8310 family into a smaller form factor for use in confined fixture and machining applications. Targeted at machine tool and fixture builders needing electric actuation in space-constrained setups.
• RWS Rail-Guided Tool Changing Table Rail-guided tool changing table designed to enable simple, safe, and fast transport of loads up to 40 tonnes during die change operations. Targeted at large press shops and heavy tooling operations needing efficient heavy die movement.
• R-MAG Magnetic Clamping System Magnetic clamping system for die and mould clamping on injection moulding machines, forming presses, rubber presses, and mould carriers. Features an integrated touch panel and built-in clamping force display for safe, precise, and Industry 4.0-ready clamping force monitoring.
• New ROEMHELD Bearing Press Hydraulic bearing press used to mount bearings, plain bearings, or bushes by pulling them into the bearing seat. Targeted at industrial assembly operations and maintenance workshops needing controlled, repeatable bearing installation.
• Compact Clamps B1.827/B1.828 with Universal Lever Compact clamps B1.827/B1.828 with universal lever interface that allows adaptation of customer-specific clamping levers. Targeted at fixture builders needing flexible clamping arm geometry for varied workpiece shapes.
• Electric Swing Clamps B1.8320

Quantifiable outcome

• Clamping accuracy of ±0.005 mm achievable with H 4.400 Concentric Vise
• +1 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Research and Development PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerROEMHELD maintains partnerships in research and development as part of their Partners & Projects initiative, focusing on collaborative development of new clamping and handling technologies.
• GAL Digital GmbHminorOthersGAL Digital GmbH based in Hungen, Germany, handles design and implementation of ROEMHELD's digital platforms and website as noted in legal disclosures.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kitagawa Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of chucks, workholding, and clamping equipment with global reach through subsidiaries. Comparable to ROEMHELD in stationary clamping and machine tool fixturing, particularly relevant given ROEMHELD's Japanese subsidiary.
• Destaco (Stabilus): Global supplier of clamping, gripping, and automation components serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial manufacturing. Directly comparable to ROEMHELD across both workholding and quick die change product lines.
• SCHUNK: German-based global leader in workholding and clamping technology, directly competing with ROEMHELD in stationary clamping, vises, and automation-ready fixturing for machine tools. SCHUNK is the closest comparable in product breadth and customer base.
• Gressel AG: Swiss manufacturer of precision clamping systems, vises, and zero-point workholding for CNC machining centers. Closely comparable to ROEMHELD's workholding division serving machine tool end users with similar precision-focused positioning.
• Hainbuch GmbH: German workholding specialist offering stationary clamping, chucks, and mandrels for turning and machining applications. Competes head-to-head with ROEMHELD's workholding division for machine tool OEMs and end users.
• Lang Technik GmbH: German specialist in zero-point clamping systems and macro-fixturing for 5-axis machining and automation. Directly comparable to ROEMHELD's zero-point clamping portfolio and automation-ready workholding solutions.
• Allmatic-Jakob Spannsysteme GmbH: German manufacturer of zero-point clamping systems, hydraulic clamping, and automation workholding. Directly comparable to ROEMHELD's workholding and zero-point clamping product categories.
• Forkardt (part of Chas. G. Allen): Historic workholding brand specializing in chucks, cylinders, and clamping solutions for turning and machining. Comparable to ROEMHELD's workholding division with overlap in stationary clamping and machine tool applications.

Broad incumbents

• Parker Hannifin: Large diversified industrial manufacturer with substantial hydraulic, electromechanical, and clamping product lines. While broader than ROEMHELD, Parker competes in hydraulic cylinders, clamping, and industrial automation components serving overlapping machine tool customers.
• Bosch Rexroth: Global leader in factory automation, hydraulics, and assembly technology. Overlaps with ROEMHELD in hydraulic workholding cylinders, assembly and handling solutions, and Industry 4.0-enabled clamping for automated manufacturing cells.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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