R+S Automotive

Name

R+S Automotive

Legal name

Matthews Engineering

Website

https://rs-automotive.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bocholt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Specialty Machines & Equipment: Design and manufacture of custom specialty machines and production equipment including calendering systems, coating lines, embossing systems, laminating lines, printing and lacquering lines, and purpose-built equipment for demanding continuous industrial manufacturing processes.
2. Technical Rollers: Production and supply of technical rollers including calender and smoothing rollers, heat transfer and chill rollers, steel cores and bodies, custom rollers, and roller refurbishment services.
3. Field Service & Installation: On-site installation, field service, and technical support hotline for installed equipment.
4. Development Center Services: Process development, testing, and validation services at development centers for customers to simulate, validate, and scale new manufacturing processes.
5. Spare Parts & Refurbishment: Supply of replacement parts and roller refurbishment services for existing equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

R+S Automotive is a private German manufacturer of machines and tools used in the production of interior and exterior components. The company produces industrial equipment that supports manufacturing operations for component makers, with its headquarters in Bocholt, Germany.

Product overview

Matthews Engineering is a unified platform brand that brings together trusted industrial engineering brands (Saueressig Engineering, Olbrich, and Polytype Converting) under one vision of 'Precision Engineering. Intelligent Processes.' The company offers specialty machines (Calendering Systems, Coating Lines, Embossing Systems, Laboratory Machines, Laminating Lines, Printing & Lacquering Lines, and Custom Built Equipment), technical rollers (Calender & Smoothing Rollers, Heat Transfer & Chill Rollers, Steel Cores & Bodies, Custom Rollers, and Refurbishment & Spare Parts), and services (Field Service & Installation, Support Hotline, and Development Centers). The portfolio is supported by core technology capabilities covering manufacturing technologies, materials science, mechanical engineering, automation & controls, precision manufacturing, and Industrial IoT solutions. From lab-scale formulation to full-scale production, the company helps customers optimize resources, increase efficiency, and accelerate innovations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Olbrich: Advanced production machinery for coating lines for technical films, decorative surfaces, and battery materials, as well as entire plant systems engineered for efficiency and reliability.
• Saueressig Engineering
• Polytype Converting

Products and services

• Machines and tools for interior and exterior component manufacturing Industrial machines and tooling equipment used by manufacturers to produce interior and exterior components, primarily for the automotive sector.

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• hs-tumblercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 March 2026Strategic partnership to enable high-speed dry electrode manufacturing through trajectory mixing technology. This collaboration focuses on developing and commercializing advanced manufacturing capabilities for battery production, combining Matthews Engineering's coating and processing expertise with hs-tumbler's mixing technology.
• Matthews Industrial TechnologiescoreOthersMatthews Engineering is a business unit within the Matthews Industrial Technologies division. Matthews International Corporation is the parent company providing strategic direction and resources for the Matthews Engineering brand portfolio.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves1 record

Broad incumbents

• Andritz AG: Austrian-listed industrial machinery group with divisions serving pulp & paper, metal forming, and separation technologies, including coating and calendering systems. Comparable as a diversified specialty process-equipment manufacturer with global Development/service capabilities and a much larger scale.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Industrial Machinery): Japanese diversified industrial conglomerate with machinery divisions serving converting, films, and printing applications. Comparable as a large broad incumbent offering process machinery with overlapping capabilities in coating, calendering, and converting for industrial substrates.
• Bobst Group SA: Swiss-headquartered global supplier of equipment and services for packaging and label printing/converting industries. Comparable as a specialty industrial machinery manufacturer serving packaging and converting customers with coating, printing, and laminating equipment, though with a packaging-skewed focus.
• Bühler Group: Swiss family-owned specialist in process engineering for food, feed, and advanced materials. Directly comparable as a specialty industrial machinery manufacturer with strong process technology IP, global Development Centers for customer trials, and multi-vertical customer base (including automotive and battery materials).

Direct peers

• Davis-Standard: US-headquartered global supplier of converting and extrusion machinery, including coating and laminating systems for films, nonwovens, and paper. Directly comparable product portfolio in specialty coating and laminating lines for industrial continuous manufacturing processes.
• Coatema Coating Machinery GmbH: German specialty machinery manufacturer specializing in coating, laminating, and printing lines for films, nonwovens, and technical textiles—plus laboratory/pilot equipment. Closely comparable as a German specialty competitor with overlapping process technologies and customer verticals (including battery).
• Kampf Schneid- und Wickeltechnik GmbH & Co. KG: German mid-market specialty machinery manufacturer focused on film and foil converting, slitting, winding, and calendering equipment. Highly comparable as a German specialty machinery peer serving similar converting/film customers with coating and calendering process technologies.
• Nordmeccanica S.p.A. Italian specialty machinery manufacturer focused on coating, laminating, and metallizing lines for flexible packaging, technical films, and industrial applications. Directly comparable as a focused European competitor in industrial coating and laminating equipment.

Regional players

• Trützschler Group: German family-owned specialty machinery manufacturer focused on textile and nonwoven production equipment. Comparable as a German specialty industrial machinery peer serving the nonwovens and technical textiles material segments that Matthews Engineering also addresses.

Peers

• Voith GmbH: German family-owned industrial technology group active in paper manufacturing, hydro power, drive technology, and digital industrial solutions. Comparable as a German-headquartered, globally operating specialty machinery manufacturer with process-engineering depth and a long industrial heritage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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