ILG + SULZBERGER

Name

ILG + SULZBERGER

Legal name

ILG+SULZBERGER GmbH

Website

https://ilg-sulzberger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Machine Tool Sales: Sale of precision machine tools from brand-leading manufacturers in grinding, turning, milling, eroding, gear finishing, and automation categories. Products are sourced from Germany, Austria, Japan, and Switzerland. Transactions involve direct sales consultation, custom configuration, and full lifecycle support.
2. Operating Equipment & Consumables: Sale of machine operating equipment, accessories, and consumables including coolant systems, chip conveyors, filtration, balancing technology, grinding wheel mounts, and center grinding supplies. Supplied by IS Zubehör GmbH with over 20 years of experience as OEM and end-user partner. Products sourced from leading manufacturers and offered in original equipment quality.
3. Process Chain Solutions & Consulting: Consulting and solution development for manufacturing processes across the entire value chain, including on-site assessment, concept design, supplier coordination, and after-sales process optimization support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

ILG+SULZBERGER is a Stuttgart-based, technology-independent distributor of precision machine tools and OEM-quality operating equipment. The company sells grinding, turning, milling, gear-cutting, eroding (EDM), automation, laser, and cleaning machines from leading manufacturers in Germany, Austria, Japan, and Switzerland, complemented by accessories, coolant systems, chip management, and consumables through its related entity IS Zubehör GmbH and an online shop at ilg-sulzberger-shop.de.

Product overview

ILG+SULZBERGER is a Stuttgart-based distributor and seller of precision machine tools founded in 1972, operating through two divisions: ILG+SULZBERGER GmbH for machine tools and IS Zubehör GmbH for machine accessories. The product portfolio comprises grinding machines (cylindrical, centerless, flat/profile, vertical, gear, center, and lapping/honing), turning and milling machines, EDM (sinker and wire), automation cells, laser marking systems, cleaning technology, and coolant/filtration systems from leading manufacturers in Germany, Austria, Japan, and Switzerland. The company offers technology-independent solutions and provides comprehensive consulting, sales, and service support for the entire production process chain. Products are distributed through their online shop (ilg-sulzberger-shop.de) alongside traditional sales channels.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Studer Universal and Cylindrical Grinding Machines Swiss-made precision cylindrical grinding machines for external, internal, and universal grinding applications, sold to industrial manufacturers requiring high-accuracy metalworking.
• Tschudin Centerless Grinding Machines Swiss centerless grinding machines for high-precision mechanical components, including the patented CUBE 350, ecoLine/proLine 400 and ecoLine/proLine 600 series.
• Emco Turning and Milling Machines Austrian-built CNC turning centers, turning-milling centers, and milling machines for industrial production customers across automotive, aerospace, and general machinery.
• Kapp Niles Gear and Profile Grinding Machines Gear and profile grinding machines for external and internal gearing up to 8 meters in diameter, serving customers in automotive, drive technology, aerospace, and bearing industries.
• Mägerle Flat and Profile Grinding Machines Swiss flat and profile grinding machines including the MFP series for creep feed and profile grinding and the MGC series grinding centers in multiple configurations.
• Blohm Flat and Profile Grinding Machines German-engineered flat and profile grinding machines developed in Hamburg, focused on productivity, performance, and precision for industrial grinding applications.
• Jung Flat and Profile Grinding Machines Precision flat and profile grinding machines manufactured in Hamburg, with more than 19,000 units delivered worldwide for industrial precision grinding customers.
• G&N Vertical Grinding Machines Manual and automatic precision vertical surface grinding machines (MPS1 and MPS2 series) for metallic, non-metallic, and semiconductor materials with planarity up to 1µ.
• Zamag (Mitracon) Center Grinding Machines Center grinding machines (Fischer System) and RSM series manual/CNC cylindrical grinding machines that achieve runout accuracy of 0.001 mm, configurable from manual to fully automatic with laser measurement.
• Stähli Flat Honing and Lapping Machines Swiss single-disc, 2-disc and 3-disc flat honing and lapping machines, polishing machines, and round lapping/polishing machines for fine surface finishing of precision components.
• Monforts CNC High-Performance Turning Machines CNC high-performance turning machines with hydrostatic round guides for turning, milling, drilling, and threading, particularly strong in hard turning for precision component manufacturers.
• Hüller Hille Horizontal Machining Centers 4- and 5-axis horizontal machining centers (NBH series) with pallet sizes from 400x500 mm to 2000x2500 mm, configured with gantry heads, swivel heads, or swivel tables with B-axis for automotive, commercial vehicles, and aerospace customers.
• Wenger Machine Tool Automation Pre- and post-process automation cells for machine tools, including WeChain 350, WeFeed 100, WeStep 650, WeStack, WeFlex, WeBot 260, and WePace systems for shaft parts, internal grinding, palletized parts, stacking, flexible cells, and robotic loading.
• Sodick EDM Machines Japanese sinker EDM (AD, AG series), wire EDM (VL, ALC, AQ series), oil bath EDM (AP250L), small hole drilling EDM (K1C), and HSC milling (UH series) machines with linear motor technology for precision EDM applications.
• Penteq Laser Marking and Welding Systems Austrian laser marking and welding systems including LG desktop laser markers, SG200 Weld laser welders, and OEM integration lasers (FiberLine, UV, Greenline, Carbonline) for industrial marking and fine machining.
• DGS Coolant and Chip Conveyor Systems Single and central chip conveyor systems, filtration units, high-pressure pumps, magnetic separators, and oil skimmers for machine tool coolant and chip management.
• Silberhorn and Glogar Industrial Cleaning Systems Industrial parts cleaning systems including Silberhorn spray cleaning and high-pressure waterjet deburring installations, and Glogar modular aqueous-based spray cleaning systems for production environments.
• IS Zubehör Machine Accessories and Consumables Machine accessories and consumables in original equipment quality, including balancing technology, grinding wheel adapters, center points, grinding wheel storage, coolant nozzles, automation components, grinding wheels, coolant systems, chip conveyors, magnetic filters, and cutting oils.
• ILG+SULZBERGER Online Shop (ilg-sulzberger-shop.de) E-commerce storefront for purchasing machine tools and operational equipment, consumables, and accessories directly online, serving end-user operators and OEMs in the German market.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fritz Studer AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorILG+SULZBERGER represents Fritz Studer AG, a Swiss market and technology leader in universal, external, internal, and non-round grinding, founded in 1912. Studer is known for Swiss-precision cylindrical grinding machines with over 24,000 systems delivered. The partnership covers external, internal, universal, and production grinding solutions.
• TSCHUDIN AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTSCHUDIN AG, founded 1917 and headquartered in Grenchen, Switzerland, is an international technology company specializing in centerless round grinding machines. The company holds patents (EP 1330336 / LIS 7223159) and serves medical, injection, hydraulic, automotive, drive technology, bearing, tool-making, and aerospace industries.
• EMCO GroupcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEMCO Group, founded in 1947 in Austria and since 2012 part of the Kuhn Group (Salzburg-based family company in construction machinery), is a leading European machine tool manufacturer with production sites in Austria, Italy, and Germany. ILG+SULZBERGER represents EMCO for turning and milling machines, including turn-mill centers, CNC turning centers, vertical turning, conventional/cycle-controlled lathes, and milling machines.
• Kapp Niles GmbH & Co. KGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKAPP NILES is a globally active corporate group with over 1,000 employees and 120 years of family-company tradition, offering high-quality economic solutions for fine machining of gear teeth and profiles with production sites in Germany and worldwide sales/service locations. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their gear grinding and profile grinding machines covering machining up to 8 meters in diameter.
• Mägerle AG Maschinenfabrik (UNITED GRINDING Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMägerle AG, part of the UNITED GRINDING Group (turnover approx. 700 million euros, ~2,500 employees at 20+ production/service/sales sites worldwide), is a world-renowned Swiss manufacturer of flat and profile grinding machines serving turbine, automotive, aerospace, hydraulics, energy, and tooling industries.
• Blohm GmbH (UNITED GRINDING Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBlohm GmbH, part of the UNITED GRINDING Group, develops and manufactures flat and profile grinding machines in Hamburg with high quality standards. Known for productivity, performance, and precision in grinding applications.
• Jung GmbH (UNITED GRINDING Group)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJung GmbH, part of the UNITED GRINDING Group, manufactures precision grinding machines developed in Hamburg with over 19,000 machines delivered worldwide, recognized internationally for productivity, performance, and precision.
• G&N GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorG&N GmbH (Genauigkeits Maschinenbau Nürnberg) is a manufacturer of manual and automatic precision flat grinding machines for metallic, non-metallic, and semiconductor materials with over 50 years of experience. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their vertical grinding machines (MPS1 and MPS2 series).
• Zamag GmbH (Fischer System)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZamag GmbH specializes in center grinding machines using the Fischer system, suitable for grinding parts requiring precise center points. Machines offer runout accuracy of 0.001 mm and can be configured from manual to fully automatic with laser measurement. Also offers RSM series manual/CNC cylindrical grinding machines.
• Stähli Läpp Technik AGminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorStähli Läpp Technik AG is a Swiss family-owned machine manufacturer and group headquartered in Pieterlen/Biel with ~50 employees and ~100+ employees globally. Specializes in lapping and flat honing technology with group subsidiaries in Germany, USA, China, and Eastern Switzerland. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their single-disc, 2-disc, and 3-disc flat honing machines, lapping machines, and polishing machines.
• Sodick Deutschland GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSodick Deutschland GmbH, headquartered in Düsseldorf with a European technology center, produces EDM (electrical discharge machining) machines of world renown for over 30 years. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their sinker EDM, wire EDM, and EDM fine boring machines. Since 2018, EDM machines have been available for demonstrations at ILG+SULZBERGER in Stuttgart.
• Hüller Hille GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHüller Hille GmbH, founded 1923 and headquartered in Mosbach am Neckar (Odenwald, Germany), manufactures 4- and 5-axis horizontal machining centers with pallet sizes from 400x500 mm to 2000x2500 mm. Serves automotive, commercial vehicles, aerospace, and other industries. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their horizontal machining centers.
• Wenger AGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWenger AG is a Swiss family-owned company with over 25 years of experience providing individual automation solutions for highly productive machine tools. Specializes in pre- and post-process automation with expertise in mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, mechatronics, and IT. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their WeChain, WeFeed, WeStep, WeStack, WeFlex, WeFeed, WeBot, and WePace automation cells.
• Penteq LaserminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPenteq is an Austrian high-tech company specializing in the development and production of automatic laser systems and laser workstations for industrial laser marking and fine machining. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their LG and SG series laser marking and laser welding systems.
• DGS System GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDGS System GmbH from Eigeltingen near Lake Constance is a premium partner for chip conveyors and cutting fluid systems for many machine tool manufacturers. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their single and central chip conveyor systems, filtration units, high-pressure pumps, magnetic filters, and oil skimmers.
• Maschinenbau Silberhorn GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMaschinenbau Silberhorn GmbH, part of the internationally active Silberhorn Group with ~300 employees, specializes in developing and building industrial parts cleaning systems and high-pressure water jet deburring systems. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their industrial cleaning installations.
• Glogar ReinigungssystememinorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlogar Reinigungssysteme provides spray cleaning systems for aqueous-based parts cleaning, available as entry-level systems and highly automated configurations using a modular building block system. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their cleaning systems for industrial applications.
• Monforts WerkzeugmaschinencoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMonforts Werkzeugmaschinen, now part of B&R (Mönchengladbach firm group) since 2020, produces high-precision, continuously accurate, and durable CNC high-performance turning machines with hydrostatic round guides particularly strong in hard turning. ILG+SULZBERGER distributes their KNC (cycle-controlled) and RNC (high-performance) turning machines.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• EMAG GmbH: German machine tool manufacturer of turning, grinding, and gear-cutting machines serving automotive and industrial customers; a competitor for ILG+SULZBERGER on the principal side while EMCO (a related brand) is one of its distribution partners.
• Maschinenfabrik Berthold Hermle AG: German manufacturer of high-precision 5-axis machining centers and automation systems sold directly to industrial customers in similar automotive, aerospace, and medical segments as ILG+SULZBERGER's portfolio.
• INDEX-Werke GmbH & Co. KG: German manufacturer of turning machines, turn-mill centers, and automation for automotive, aerospace, and general industrial customers; serves the same Mittelstand and enterprise buyer base with direct sales competing against ILG+SULZBERGER's distribution model.
• DMG MORI AG: Global machine tool manufacturer (turning, milling, additive) with its own direct sales and service network in Germany; serves the same industrial manufacturing customers as ILG+SULZBERGER and represents the principal-level direct channel that distributors compete against.
• Grob-Werke GmbH & Co. KG: Family-owned German manufacturer of machining systems and automation technology (5-axis machining centers, turn-mill centers) targeting automotive and industrial customers; competes for similar Mittelstand capex budgets with direct manufacturer sales.
• TRUMPF SE + Co. KG: German machine tool and laser technology manufacturer with broad product coverage including laser marking systems (comparable to Penteq that ILG+SULZBERGER distributes); large established player in the same precision manufacturing customer base.

Direct peers

• Maschinen-Walter GmbH & Co. KG: German machine tool dealer and distributor representing multiple manufacturers of turning, milling, grinding, and EDM equipment; competes with ILG+SULZBERGER for the same Mittelstand manufacturing accounts in similar regional territories.
• HAHN+KOLB Werkzeuge GmbH: German industrial tools, machine tools, and workshop equipment distributor with a multi-vendor, multi-category portfolio and direct-sales field model analogous to ILG+SULZBERGER, serving overlapping manufacturing customers with both capital equipment and operating supplies.
• Hoffmann Group: Munich-based distributor of quality tools, machine tools, and workplace equipment to industrial customers across Europe; operates a comparable multi-brand, technology-independent distribution model with both field sales and an online shop ( Hoffmann Quality Tools / Garant ).

Others

• UNITED GRINDING Group: Swiss-headquartered parent of Studer, Mägerle, Blohm, and Jung — four of ILG+SULZBERGER's most important distribution principals. Listed as 'Others' because the relationship is partnership/distribution rather than competition, but UNITED GRINDING's direct sales force is also a competitor for the same accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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