Atling
Atling Steady Rest AB is a Swedish precision engineering company, founded 1947 and spun off as an independent entity in 2024, that designs and manufactures compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines, selling through 13 certified distributors across 12+ countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1947
- HeadquartersOckelbo, Sweden
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Atling does
Atling (legally Atling Steady Rest AB) is a Swedish precision engineering company that designs and manufactures self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines. Founded in 1947 by Gunnar Atling in Ockelbo, Sweden, the company produced its first steady rest in 1973 and operated as part of Atling Maskinfabrik AB until spinning off as an independent entity in May 2024, now within the Inducore group. Its product portfolio consists of six standard steady rest series (AXI with internal cylinder, AXE with external cylinder, ANE with narrow arms, ASI/ASE adapted to other machine brands' hole patterns, and the Zero Point Clamping Bracket offering 2.5 micrometer repeatability) plus accessories and custom-made solutions covering a 6-870mm gripping range.
The company's core technology centers on compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests with claimed industry-leading compactness, integrated water coolant channels through the arms, sealed housings, and inductive sensor compatibility. Custom offerings extend to rubber-coated bearings, diamond pads, cambered rollers, and workpiece wipers. Atling claims its standard series is the most compact globally, enabling hydraulic solutions in space-constrained CNC turning applications.
Atling sells through a hybrid model combining direct sales from its Ockelbo headquarters with a network of 13 certified distributors across Europe (Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden/Norway/Denmark, Turkey, UK), Asia (China via DKSH, Japan, South Korea via WooSung Tech, Taiwan), and North America (USA via SpinTech Tools). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Target customers include CNC turning machine end operators, machine tool dealers/distributors who equip machines before resale, and contract manufacturers. The company employs 11-50 people and operates without external venture funding as a privately held subsidiary.
Atling firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Atling
- Legal name
- Atling Steady Rest AB
- Website
- https://atling.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1947
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Atling Steady Rest AB is a Swedish precision engineering company, founded 1947 and spun off as an independent entity in 2024, that designs and manufactures compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines, selling through 13 certified distributors across 12+ countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Atling industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Machine Tool Accessories
- NAICS
- Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing (333613)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings) (IMAHAGAM)
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Where Atling is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ockelbo
- HQ country
- Sweden
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Atling business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Steady Rest Products: Sale of self-centering hydraulic steady rests and accessories including standard product lines (AXI, AXE, ANE, ASI, ASE), Zero Point Clamping Brackets, and custom-made solutions for CNC turning machines.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels4 records
Atling product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Atling designs, manufactures, and distributes compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines. The product portfolio includes five standard series (AXI, AXE, ANE, ASI, ASE), a Zero Point Clamping Bracket accessory, and custom-made steady rests. These workholding solutions support long or slender workpieces during turning operations to prevent deflection and vibration.
Product overview
Atling is a Swedish precision engineering company specializing in self-centering hydraulic and pneumatic steady rests for CNC turning machines. Their product portfolio consists of six standard steady rest series (AXI, AXE, ANE, ASI, ASE, and Zero Point Clamping Bracket) designed for various mounting configurations and machine compatibility requirements. The AXI and ASI series feature internal cylinders for compact applications, while AXE, ANE, and ASE use external cylinders. ANE offers narrow arms for space-constrained applications. ASI and ASE are designed with adapted hole patterns to fit other brands' machines. All standard series share a gripping range of 6 to 870 millimeters and include water coolant channels as standard. The Zero Point Clamping Bracket enables rapid mounting/dismounting with 2.5 micrometer repeatability. Custom-made solutions are available for unique requirements. Accessories include brackets, adapter plates, special bearings, diamond shoes, and workpiece wipers. The company operates from Ockelbo, Sweden, with a global network of certified distributors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Atling Steady Rests: Self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines
Products and services
- AXI – Internal Cylinder Steady Rest Compact self-centering hydraulic steady rest with internal cylinder for CNC turning machines. Provides the same clamping force as external cylinder but takes less space inside the steady rest. Standard features include water coolant channels through the arms and sealed housing.
- AXE – External Cylinder Steady Rest Standard series of compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests with external cylinder. Includes inductive sensor holders, water coolant channels through the arms, and sealed housing as standard features.
- ANE – Narrow Arms Steady Rest Compact self-centering hydraulic steady rest with narrow arms and external cylinder. Designed for space-constrained applications. Includes inductive sensors, water coolant channels through the arms, and sealed housing as standard.
- ASI – Adapted Hole Pattern (Internal Cylinder) Steady Rest Standard series of compact self-centering steady rests with internal cylinder and adapted hole pattern designed to fit other brands' machines. Has the same clamping force as external cylinder but takes less space. Includes water coolant channels and sealed housing as standard.
- ASE – Adapted Hole Pattern (External Cylinder) Steady Rest Standard series of compact self-centering steady rests with external cylinder and adapted hole pattern for other brands' machines. Comes prepared with inductive sensor holders, water coolant channels through the arms, and sealed housing as standard.
- Zero Point Clamping Bracket (ZPC) Time-saving clamping bracket that provides fast mounting and dismounting of steady rests with repeatability of 2.5 micrometers in any turning machine. Eliminates the need for re-adjustment each time the steady rest is clamped. Can be customized for any machine on request.
- Special Bearings and Diamond Shoes Custom-made bearings including rubber-coated bearings to minimize imprint on workpieces, cambered rollers for traveling steady rests, and pads of diamond or hardened metal.
- Workpiece Wipers Two types of wipers to prevent chips from coming between rollers and workpiece: manual workpiece wiper (manually adjusted, assembled in existing holes on standard arms) and resilient workpiece wiper (spring function for automatic adjustment to workpiece surface).
- Brackets and Adapter Plates Mounting brackets required to attach steady rests to machines. Can be provided by Atling when machine dealers cannot supply them. Requires dimensions including distance between turning center and door, distance between turning center and machine bed, and complete machine bed dimensions.
- Custom-Made Steady Rests Precision-engineered steady rests customized to fit specific machine tools. Customization options include extended gripping range, maximized clamping for specific machines, narrow arms, wide rollers, diamond pads, and rubber/plastic rollers.
Quantifiable outcome
- Setup time reduction from hours to minutes with Zero Point Clamping Bracket
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Companies that use Atling
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Atling technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
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Feature7 records
Atling partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
15 partnerships are on record, tiered regional and parent.
- Wolfgang Kauls GmbHregionalNew distributor partner for Germany (North Rhine Westphalia) as of February 2026. CEO Thomas Kauls joined in February 2026 after product training in Ockelbo, Sweden. Located at Weidenstraße 12, 42549 Velbert, Germany.
- WooSung TechregionalAuthorized distributor for South Korea, established in 2023. President is Ikjung Kim. Specializes in workholding components, primarily steady rests. Located at #804, HyundaiTeraTower, 8 Ori-ro 651beon-gil, Gwangmyeong-si, Gyeonggi-do, 14303, Korea.
- DKSH (Shanghai Ltd.)regionalAuthorized distributor for China, providing local sales and support for Atling steady rests in the Chinese market. Located at 21 Floor, Tomson International Commercial Building, 710 Dong Fang Road, Pudong, Shanghai.
- MPSregionalAuthorized distributor for England, providing local sales and support. Located at Unit 16 Anders, Lichfield Road Industrial Estate, Tamworth, B79 7AH, England.
- Basile Spanntechnik (Antonio Basile GmbH)regionalAuthorized distributor for South Germany. Located at Lerchen Str. 2, D-74226 Nordheim, Germany. CEO is Kim Basile.
- Prevotex Hungary Kft.regionalAuthorized distributor for Hungary. Located at H-1117 Budapest, Vegyész utca 19-25, Hungary.
- Captain Industries Inc.regionalAuthorized distributor for Japan. Located at 4-8-8 Funabori, Edogawa-ku, Tokyo 134-0091, Japan.
- Spantech Opspansystemen BVregionalAuthorized distributor for the Netherlands (Benelux region). Interviewed as part of Atling's distributor spotlight series. Located at Habraken 2321P, 5507TK Veldhoven, The Netherlands.
- SAV Polska Sp. z o.o.regionalAuthorized distributor for Poland. Managing Director is Paweł Roguszczak. Located at Fordońska 27A, 85-719 Bydgoszcz, Poland.
- SerkideregionalAuthorized distributor for Spain. CEO is Xabier Iriondo. Located at Polígono Industrial de Itziar, Parcela M-4·3 Apdo.10, 20820 Deba – Itziar (Gipuzkoa), Spain.
- Chuckteknik Norden ABregionalAuthorized distributor for Sweden, Norway, and Denmark. Located at Finjaryd 2519, SE-282 91 Tyringe, Sweden.
- Captain Science CorporationregionalAuthorized distributor for Taiwan. Located at No. 18, Aly. 26, Ln. 667, Zhongshan Rd., Shengang Dist., Taichung City, Taiwan.
- Güney MakinaregionalAuthorized distributor for Turkey. Located at Yedpa Tic. Merkezi, F 309 AS Ataşehir, Istanbul, Turkey.
- SpinTech ToolsregionalAuthorized distributor for USA. President is Jim Stroker. Located at 99 Ghormley Road, Washington Court House, Ohio 43160, USA.
- InducoreparentParent company/group that Atling Steady Rest AB is part of, mentioned in website footer.
Scale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Atling competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hainbuch: German specialist in workholding technology including chucks, steady rests, and clamping devices for turning machines. Directly comparable as a niche, high-precision European workholding manufacturer serving similar CNC turning customers.
- Röhm: German manufacturer of chucks, steady rests, and workholding equipment for CNC turning machines. A close peer in product scope (steady rests for turning) and customer base, with broader geographic and product reach than Atling.
- Lang Technik: German manufacturer of workholding and zero-point clamping systems for machining centers and turning machines. Overlaps with Atling in zero-point clamping technology (ZPC) and precision workholding for CNC turning.
- Schunk: German global leader in workholding, toolholding, and gripping systems for CNC machines. Directly competes with Atling in steady rests and workholding accessories for CNC turning, with a much broader product portfolio and global sales network.
- Kitagawa: Japanese workholding and chuck manufacturer with global operations, supplying CNC lathes and machining centers. Directly competes with Atling's steady rest offerings and has established OEM relationships across major CNC machine builders.
- Gressel: Swiss workholding and clamping technology manufacturer offering vices, chucks, and zero-point clamping systems. Comparable as a niche, high-precision European workholding specialist with overlapping zero-point clamping and turning-related product lines.
- Bison-Bial: Polish manufacturer of workholding equipment including chucks and face drivers for CNC lathes. A regional European workholding competitor with overlapping product categories for CNC turning applications.
- Allmatic-Jakob Spannsysteme: German maker of clamping fixtures and workholding systems used in CNC machining. Comparable to Atling as a European precision workholding specialist targeting CNC turning and milling customers.
- Forkardt: Global workholding specialist (chucks, mandrels, steady rests) serving metalworking industries. Comparable to Atling as a steady-rest and workholding competitor for CNC turning applications, with established European and global presence.
Regional players
- Pratt Burnerd International: UK-based manufacturer of precision chucks and workholding devices for CNC turning. Comparable in product category (workholding for turning) and customer overlap, but with primarily UK and European regional focus rather than Atling's broader Nordic/Asian reach.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Atling leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles7 records
Atling funding detail
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Investors
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Frequently asked questions about Atling
What does Atling do?
Atling designs, manufactures, and distributes compact self-centering hydraulic steady rests for CNC turning machines. The product portfolio includes five standard series (AXI, AXE, ANE, ASI, ASE), a Zero Point Clamping Bracket accessory, and custom-made steady rests. These workholding solutions support long or slender workpieces during turning operations to prevent deflection and vibration.
Is Atling a public or private company?
Atling is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Atling founded?
Atling was founded in 1947. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Atling based?
Atling is headquartered in Ockelbo, Sweden, in the Europe region.
How does Atling make money?
One revenue line is on record: steady Rest Products.
Who are Atling's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hainbuch, Röhm, Lang Technik, Schunk, Kitagawa, Gressel, Bison-Bial, Allmatic-Jakob Spannsysteme and Forkardt. Pratt Burnerd International is listed as a regional player.
Does Atling have an API?
No public API is recorded for Atling.
What industry is Atling in?
Atling's product category is Machine Tool Accessories. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAGABAG, Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers), with a secondary code of IMAHAGAM, Linear Motion & Mechanical Power Transmission (Ball/roller screws, linear guides, bearings, couplings). Its NAICS code is 333613 and its SIC code is 3560.