What Dorstener Drahtwerke does

Dorstener Drahtwerke H.W. Brune & Co. GmbH is a German manufacturer of industrial wire, wire cloth, welded mesh, and engineered mesh products, headquartered in Dorsten, Germany and founded in 1918. The company operates as the parent of the DDD Group, with production sites in Germany, the Czech Republic, and China, complemented by sales and distribution subsidiaries in Spain (MSD), Chile (MDC), Italy (Sovatec), Germany (Curt-Ebert), and the United States (assonic USA, York, PA). Its product portfolio spans steel wire, welded mesh, sintered wire cloth marketed under the SinterPore™ brand, heavy screens for mining and aggregate applications, decorative architectural mesh marketed under the MeshArt™ brand, and sonic products via the assonic subsidiary.

The company serves B2B industrial customers across automotive, aerospace, chemical, construction, food and beverage, mining, graphic arts, medical, energy, and agriculture segments, with engineered solutions specified into customer applications such as filtration, screening, and architectural facades. Quality management is certified to ISO 9001:2015 through 2025. The firm is family-owned under the Tüshaus family, with three managing directors and a reported headquarters headcount of 11-50; long-tenured partner Michael Dallmer retired as part of a leadership transition. Revenue is generated via project-driven, quote-based B2B sales of engineered and catalog wire products, with no consumer-facing distribution or subscription pricing model disclosed.

Name

Dorstener Drahtwerke

Legal name

Dorstener Drahtwerke H.W. Brune & Co. GmbH

Website

https://dorstener-drahtwerke.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1918

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Dorstener Drahtwerke is a German manufacturer of industrial wire, wire cloth, welded mesh, sintered wire cloth (SinterPore™), and architectural mesh (MeshArt™), serving B2B customers in automotive, aerospace, chemical, mining, medical, food and beverage, and energy sectors via the global DDD Group subsidiary network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wire and Wire Mesh Manufacturing

NAICS

Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing (332618), Rope, Cordage, Twine, Tire Cord, and Tire Fabric Mills (314994)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Textiles, Fabrics, Trims & Components Suppliers (CRAAAAAL), Protective & Safety Textiles (FR/Arc/Heat/Cut/Chemical) (IMAOADAA)

Keywords

• Industrial wire products
• Welded wire mesh
• Stainless steel mesh
• Woven wire cloth
• Filtration screen media

Headquarters

HQ city

Dorsten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Wire Products: Manufacturing and sale of drawn steel wire, iron wires, high carbon and low carbon steel wire for fasteners, fixings, electrical and thermal applications, automotive applications including gas filtration in airbags, and graphic industry products such as stitching wire and spiral binding wire.
2. Wire Cloth and Mesh Products: Production and sale of woven wire cloth, stainless steel mesh, welded wire mesh, and engineered products including filters, screens, and baskets. Products used in filtration, screening, construction, and architectural applications.
3. Heavy Screens / Screening Media: Manufacturing and sale of screening media including wire screens, self-cleaning screens, harp screens, polyurethane screens, and punch plates for aggregate screening equipment in mining, mineral processing, and industrial applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Dorstener Drahtwerke manufactures and sells industrial steel wire, iron wire, woven wire cloth, welded wire mesh, sintered wire cloth laminates, engineered filtration products, architectural meshes, and heavy screens/screening media. Products are produced at facilities in Germany, Czech Republic, China, and Latin America and sold directly to industrial customers across automotive, aerospace, chemical, construction, food & beverage, graphic, mechanical engineering, agriculture, energy, medical, and mining sectors.

Product overview

Dorstener Drahtwerke (DDD Group) is a manufacturer of industrial wire, mesh, and filtration products since 1918. The product portfolio centers on four core categories: (1) Steel wire products including drawn, heat-treated, and surface-finished wire for fasteners, electrical/thermal applications, automotive, and the graphic industry (stitching wire and spiral binding wire); (2) Woven wire cloth including square weave, filter cloth, pre-crimped, and sandwich mesh variants in stainless steel, brass, copper, and iron with mesh openings from a few µm to 20 mm; (3) Welded wire mesh in light and heavy gauges for construction, agriculture, and high-tech industry; (4) Sintered wire cloth products (SinterPore™, sintered fiber media, welded cloth laminates) for oil & gas, power plants, and advanced filtration; (5) Engineered products including screens, baskets, edged/welded parts, and custom cuts/molded parts; (6) Architectural mesh (MeshArt™) for decorative and functional building applications; and (7) Heavy screens (wire, self-cleaning, harp, polyurethane, punch plates) for aggregate screening. The company operates production facilities in Dorsten (Germany), Czech Republic, and China, with additional screening media production in Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MeshArt™: Architectural meshes for decorative and functional applications in architecture and construction.
• SinterPore™
• BINDSERVICE™
• CLASSICBIND™
• EASYDRUM™
• POWERBIND™

Products and services

• Steel Wire Drawn, heat-treated, and surface-finished steel wire produced from wire rod for industrial buyers in fasteners, fixings, electrical, thermal, and automotive applications; available in high-carbon and low-carbon variants with metallic and lacquered coatings.
• Iron Wire Low-carbon iron wire drawn with diverse characteristics from wire rod, used as pre-material for various industrial applications.
• Stitching Wire High-quality stitching wire for magazine printers and similar applications in the graphic and binding industry, supplied in branded variants BINDSERVICE™, CLASSICBIND™, EASYDRUM™, and POWERBIND™.
• Spiral Binding Wire Wire product for book and leaf binding applications in the graphic industry.
• Brush Wire Steel wire specialized for the brush manufacturing industry.
• Surface Finishing Service Surface finishing services for wire products, including metallic and lacquered coatings, to extend product lifetime and enhance corrosion resistance for industrial customers.
• Wire Cloth Woven wire cloth produced using automatic weaving machines for over 60 years, available in stainless steel, brass, copper, or iron, with mesh openings from a few µm up to 20 mm and flexible or stable, open or dense, fine or coarse constructions.
• Square Weave Wire Cloth Square mesh wire cloth manufactured according to ISO 9044 and ISO 4783 standards in widths up to 3,000 mm, used for screening, sifting, and industrial filtration.
• Filter Cloth High-quality metal-mesh filter cloth for surface, depth, and cake filtration with stable and uniform mesh openings and pores for industrial filtration buyers.
• Pre-crimped Woven Wire Mesh Pre-crimped woven wire mesh with specialized crimping for enhanced structural integrity and screening performance.
• Sandwich Mesh Multi-layer mesh construction combining different mesh types for specialized industrial applications.
• Welded Wire Mesh Welded or spot welded wire mesh for high-tech industry, construction, and agriculture applications, manufactured with 50 years of production experience and available in light and heavy variants.
• Light Welded Mesh Light gauge welded wire mesh for construction, industrial, and agricultural applications.
• Heavy Welded Mesh Heavy gauge welded wire mesh for demanding industrial and construction applications requiring enhanced strength.
• SinterPore™ Sintered Wire Cloth Laminate Sintered wire cloth laminate combining advantages of metal filter mesh with new characteristics, supplied as filter elements for special applications such as oil and gas exploration and power plants.
• Sintered Fiber Media Sintered non-woven fiber media for advanced filtration applications requiring high dirt-holding capacity.
• Welded Cloth Laminates Welded wire cloth laminates combining multiple layers for enhanced filtration performance and durability.
• Melt Filters Melt filters for polymer and plastic extrusion processes to remove impurities and ensure product quality during manufacturing.
• Air Filters Industrial air filters with fine mesh and large air passage for industrial air filtration applications.
• MeshArt™ Architectural Mesh Architectural meshes suitable for diverse decorative and functional applications in architecture and construction, including MeshArt Blaze and other decorative mesh variants.
• Heavy Screens / Screening Media Aggregate screening equipment media including wire screens, self-cleaning screens, harp screens, polyurethane screens, and punch plates, produced at three production sites in Europe and one in Latin America for mining, mineral, glass, and fertilizer screening applications.
• Screens (Engineered Products) Industrial screens for sifting technology including screen cloth, woven mesh screens, and screens with tensioning seams for industrial buyers.
• Baskets (Engineered Products) Wire mesh baskets for industrial applications including heat treatment, filtration, and material handling.
• Edged & Welded Parts Custom fabricated edged and welded wire mesh components for specialized industrial applications.
• Cuts / Molded Parts Custom-cut and molded wire cloth parts for specific industrial applications and equipment requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mesh openings from few µm to 20mm achievable
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• assonic USAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 27 November 2023Subsidiary that opened first US branch in York, PA with sales office and warehouse capacity for screening media spare parts. USA and Canada represent the largest market for screening equipment. The subsidiary had previously operated from Radevormwald for over 10 years.
• assonic (Subsidiary)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 November 2023Screening technology subsidiary that relocated from Radevormwald to Dorsten headquarters in November 2023. New location at Dorstener Drahtwerke site features over 300 square meters of offices and rooms, offering modern workspaces. Production of screening screens and mechanical engineering now under one roof with expectations for significant synergies.
• Curt-Ebert-SiebtechnikminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales contact and distributor for DDD Heavy Screens products in the Dortmund, Germany region. Handles wire screens, harp screens, and special mesh products for the German market.
• MSD (Mallas Screening Dorstener)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales contact in Barcelona, Spain for Optiscreen, wire screens, flat top, and harp screen products. Part of DDD Group distribution network for Spanish market.
• MDC (Mallas MDC)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales office in Santiago, Chile for Optiscreen, wire screens, punch plate, and Flat Top products serving South American markets including Pudahuel and Vizcaya regions.
• SovatecminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian sales contact in Stazzano, Piedmont for PU-screens, Optiscreen, wire screens, rubber screens, punch plate, and architectural mesh products.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Haver & Boecker: German family-owned manufacturer of wire cloth, screening media, and industrial wire mesh. Direct competitor in woven wire cloth and mineral screening markets with comparable B2B industrial customer base.
• GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG: Leading German manufacturer of woven metal mesh for industrial filtration, architectural applications (similar to MeshArt™), and process belts. Comparable in technical weaving expertise and architectural mesh positioning.
• W.S. Tyler: North American manufacturer of wire cloth, screening media, and engineered wire products for mining and industrial filtration. Direct competitor in screening equipment and square weave wire cloth.
• Bopp & Co. AG: Swiss manufacturer of precision woven wire cloth and wire mesh for filtration, screening, and architectural applications. Comparable in high-quality technical wire cloth and European industrial customer base.
• Banker Wire: North American manufacturer of architectural and industrial woven wire mesh. Direct competitor in the MeshArt™ architectural mesh segment serving construction and design-led applications.
• Edward J. Darby & Son: US supplier of industrial wire mesh, wire cloth, and screening products. Direct competitor in the North American market for woven wire cloth and engineered mesh products.
• TWP Inc. US-based wire mesh supplier offering stainless steel, welded, and architectural wire mesh products. Comparable in product range serving industrial and architectural customers in North America.

Broad incumbents

• McNichols: Large US distributor and manufacturer of metal mesh, perforated metal, and wire cloth products. Broader portfolio across metals but overlaps with Dorstener's wire cloth and welded mesh offerings for industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Boedon Industrial Limited: Chinese manufacturer of woven wire mesh and filtration products. Represents the low-cost Asian competitive pressure on standard wire cloth categories where Dorstener competes.

Regional players

• Progress Eco S.A. Polish manufacturer of woven and welded wire mesh for construction and industrial applications. Regional Eastern European competitor serving similar end markets with comparable product categories.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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