Durr Megtec

What Durr Megtec does

Dürr Megtec, headquartered in De Pere, Wisconsin, is a private U.S. industrial engineering company (founded 1969; 501-1000 employees) operating within the broader Dürr Group ecosystem, a Frankfurt-listed (ticker: DÜR) mechanical and plant engineering conglomerate founded in 1896. The company supplies environmental control systems and engineered products to industrial manufacturers, with the parent group's automotive OEM and supplier customers representing approximately 55% of group-level sales; other served segments include mechanical engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, and woodworking industries through the HOMAG brand.

Core offerings center on paint shop application technology — rotary atomizers (EcoBell4), paint robots (EcoRP4), control units (EcoAUC2), rotary dip coating (RoDip E³), custom-body printing (EcoNextJet), and curing/drying systems (EcoSmartCure, Qflex) — complemented by electrode manufacturing systems for EV batteries from R&D through mass production, and NEXT.assembly final-assembly solutions. Supporting services include Dürr Consulting (management and operations advisory since 1985). The technology platform emphasizes energy efficiency (30% energy consumption reduction claim), automation, and integration interoperability.

The business model is high-touch enterprise field sales with custom quote-based pricing, distributed through a global office network spanning 40+ countries (subsidiaries in Germany, China, Brazil, Canada, U.S., Korea, India, Japan, France, U.K., Mexico, and others). Revenue is hardware-led (capital equipment and systems) with the automotive production cycle as the dominant end-market driver. The company maintains a horizontal segmentation approach across multiple industrial verticals and a long product lifecycle tied to OEM plant construction and modernization capex.

Name

Durr Megtec

Legal name

Dürr Aktiengesellschaft

Website

https://durr-megtec.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1896

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Dürr Megtec is a private U.S. subsidiary within the Dürr Group supplying environmental control systems and engineered industrial products — including paint shop technology, EV battery electrode manufacturing, and final-assembly solutions — primarily to global automotive OEMs and industrial manufacturers across 40+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Equipment for Paint Shops

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Passenger Vehicle Paint, Coatings & Surface Finishing (ICE) (IMACAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Automotive Surface Materials & Coatings for Interiors/Exteriors Manufacturing (Upholstery Materials/Decor Films/Paints for Trim) (IMACAKAL)

Keywords

• Paint shop systems
• Industrial robotics solutions
• Automotive manufacturing equipment
• Battery electrode manufacturing
• Final assembly systems

Headquarters

HQ city

De Pere

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices12 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Mechanical and Plant Engineering: Products, systems and services enabling highly efficient manufacturing processes. Business with automobile manufacturers and their suppliers accounts for approximately 55% of sales. Other segments include mechanical engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical industries, and woodworking industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Dürr Megtec designs, manufactures, and services paint shop application systems, painting robots, rotary dip coating systems, drying and curing technology, and battery electrode manufacturing equipment for automotive OEMs, automotive suppliers, and industrial customers. The firm also delivers final assembly solutions and management/operations consulting for the automotive and industrial sectors. Approximately 55% of Dürr's sales come from automobile manufacturers and their suppliers, with additional presence in mechanical engineering, chemical and pharmaceutical, woodworking, and EV battery production.

Product overview

Dürr (Dürr Megtec) operates as a diversified mechanical and plant engineering firm with a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core portfolio centers on paint shop application technology — including the EcoBell4 rotary atomizer, EcoRP4 paint robots, RoDip Eᵽʸ rotary dip systems, EcoAUC2 control units, EcoNextJet printing, EcoSmartCure curing, and Qflex drying technology — complemented by electromobility battery solutions (electrode manufacturing from R&D to mass production) and NEXT.assembly final assembly systems. Supporting services include Dürr Consulting for management and operations advisory. The company also maintains legacy environmental technology operations under Dürr CTS (spun off November 2025). Business with automobile manufacturers and suppliers accounts for approximately 55% of sales, with additional presence in mechanical engineering, chemical, pharmaceutical, and woodworking industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EcoBell4: Rotary atomizer for paint application technology
• EcoRP4
• EcoAUC2
• EcoNextJet
• NEXT.assembly
• RoDip
• Qflex
• EcoSmartCure
• Dürr Consulting
• REFRAMED
• Fascinationeering

Products and services

• EcoBell4 Rotary Atomizer Rotary atomizer for paint application in automotive paint shops, supporting multiple color capability (green, red, yellow, blue) for versatile high-speed painting tasks. Designed for automobile manufacturers and their suppliers.
• EcoRP4 Paint Robot Paint robot with optimized arm geometry designed for all painting tasks in automotive manufacturing. Used by automobile manufacturers for automated body painting.
• RoDip E³ (RoDip Ezy) Rotary dip coating system that increases flexibility in plant planning for vehicle body pre-treatment and corrosion protection processes.
• EcoAUC2 Control Unit Control unit enabling fast integration and maximum flexibility in paint shop and industrial applications, used as part of the painting automation platform.
• EcoNextJet Inkjet printing technology that prints custom designs directly on vehicle bodies for personalized finishes in automotive manufacturing.
• EcoSmartCure Paint curing technology that supports energy-flexible curing processes as part of sustainable paint shop concepts.
• Qflex Drying Technology Energy-flexible drying technology that allows manufacturers to flexibly source and use different forms of energy in paint drying processes.
• Electrode Manufacturing Systems Battery electrode manufacturing solutions covering R&D through mass production for lithium-ion and EV battery manufacturers, including dry room dehumidification and electrode coating equipment.
• NEXT.assembly Final Assembly Solutions Processes and technologies for optimized final assembly solutions provided to customers worldwide, including marriage stations, pallet systems, and flexible assembly line concepts for automobile manufacturers.
• Dürr Consulting Management and operations consulting services for the automotive and industrial sectors, offered since 1985 to support production efficiency, transformation, and operational excellence.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% reduction in energy consumption achieved by innovative product portfolio
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Kawasaki RoboticscoreTechnology or IntegrationKawasaki Robotics GmbH is a related entity within the Dürr ecosystem providing industrial robotics solutions for manufacturing automation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Manz AG: Manz AG supplies turnkey equipment for battery cell manufacturing (including electrode coating and assembly), making it a partial peer to Dürr's electromobility/electrode manufacturing expansion.
• Graco: Graco is a leading manufacturer of fluid handling and paint-application equipment (including finishing equipment and rotary atomizers), overlapping with Dürr's application-technology products for industrial finishing customers.
• Sames (Kremlin-Rexson): Sames is a specialist manufacturer of industrial paint and powder coating application equipment (spray guns, bells, electrostatic systems), competing with Dürr's EcoBell-series rotary atomizers in industrial finishing.

Direct peers

• FANUC: FANUC supplies industrial robots, CNCs, and Robomachine solutions used extensively in automotive paint and assembly applications, positioning it as a direct peer on the robotics component side of Dürr's paint-shop stack.
• KUKA: KUKA is a direct competitor in paint-shop robotics and automotive assembly automation, supplying articulated robots and turnkey paint-shop cells to the same global OEM customer base as Dürr.
• Stäubli: Stäubli's Robotics division supplies paint robots and automated solution cells to automotive OEMs, comparable to Dürr's EcoRP4 paint robots and integrated paint-shop offerings.
• Yaskawa: Yaskawa Electric is a major global supplier of paint and handling robots (Motoman line) and motion control products, directly competing with Dürr's paint-robot and process-control installations in automotive manufacturing.

Broad incumbents

• ABB: ABB Robotics is a leading supplier of paint robots and industrial automation used in automotive paint shops, overlapping directly with Dürr's EcoRP4 offering while also operating a much broader electrification and automation portfolio.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation provides industrial process control, PLC, and factory-automation software used in paint shops and assembly lines, overlapping with Dürr's control and integration layer (EcoAUC2, NEXT.assembly).
• Siemens: Siemens Digital Industries competes in industrial automation, process control, and factory digitalization — adjacent to Dürr's EcoAUC2 control units and digital paint-shop integration offerings for automotive plants.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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