What IMIDA does

IMIDA GmbH is a family-owned German industrial automation company founded in 2004 and headquartered in Dudenhofen, Germany, operating under Managing Director Anatoli Maximowitsch. The company serves plastics and fiber production manufacturers (monofilament, BCF, packaging lines) as well as industrial labeling customers across food, chemical, cosmetics, building materials, and wood industries. Its portfolio combines proprietary products — including the IMIDA DSMS fully optical diameter and slub measuring system (16,000 measurements/second), the modular Heat System temperature controller (up to 128 channels), the Fully Electric Modular Draw Stand, the Rewinder Machine, and the self-developed IM-Box industrial communication gateway — with exclusive German-market distribution of third-party lines from Crea-Systems Electronic GmbH (temperature controllers and measuring systems, DIN ISO 9001 certified), KLINGER Finland (Ventus Print & Apply labeling systems), and Nanosoft AS (nanoCAD software).

IMIDA generates revenue through hardware sales of distributed and proprietary products, professional engineering services (electrical and mechanical design using EPLAN, control cabinet manufacturing, process engineering consulting), software and automation services (PLC programming, HMI/Web-HMI/SCADA development across Siemens WinCC, AVEVA Intouch, FactoryTalk, RSView, GTI, atvise), ERP integration (SAP, Oracle), and worldwide technical services (commissioning, retrofit, relocation, repair). The go-to-market is direct sales via phone, email, website contact form, and quote-based project pricing with milestone payments (40/40/20), targeting enterprise industrial customers with end-to-end engagement from consultation through worldwide commissioning.

The business is privately held by the Maximowitsch family with no external institutional capital, operates from a single German location, and reports no specific financial figures — only qualitative claims of steadily increasing revenue and orders since founding.

Name

IMIDA

Legal name

IMIDA GmbH

Website

https://imida.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IMIDA GmbH is a German family-owned industrial automation specialist serving plastics and fiber producers with proprietary measuring, temperature control, and draw-stand systems, plus exclusive German distribution of Crea-Systems, KLINGER Finland Ventus, and nanoCAD product lines, complemented by engineering and worldwide commissioning services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Machinery

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial I/O, Signal Conditioning & Remote Terminal Units (RTUs) (IMAGABAD), Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)

Keywords

• Industrial automation
• Plastics production
• Fiber manufacturing
• Process control systems
• Draw stand machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Dudenhofen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Distribution: Distribution of temperature control systems, measuring systems, labeling systems, and industrial components as official partner/distributor for Crea-Systems, KLINGER Finland, and Nanosoft products on the German market.
2. Engineering Services: Customized automation and engineering solutions including electrical/mechanical engineering, process engineering consulting, and control cabinet design and manufacturing.
3. Technical Services: Assembly, commissioning, relocation, retrofit and modernization, repair troubleshooting, and project management for plant transactions, provided worldwide.
4. Software and Automation: PLC programming, HMI/SCADA/Web-HMI development, ERP integration, and web-based control and visualization systems for production lines.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

IMIDA GmbH develops, manufactures, and distributes industrial automation systems and process-control equipment for plastics, fiber, and extrusion production lines. The company produces its own branded machinery (draw stands, heat systems, IM-Box control units) and resells complementary third-party technologies (temperature controllers from Crea-Systems, labeling systems from KLINGER Finland Ventus, and nanoCAD software from Nanosoft) to industrial manufacturers.

Product overview

IMIDA GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial automation products, engineering services, and distributed third-party solutions. The core proprietary products include the IMIDA DSMS fully optical measuring system for high-precision monofilament monitoring, the Fully Electric Modular Draw Stand for filament stretching, the Heat System modular temperature controller (up to 128 channels), Rewinder Machines, and the IM-Box industrial communication gateway. Distributed products include Crea Systems temperature controllers and measuring systems, KLINGER Finland Ventus Print & Apply labeling systems (including Ventus 520, 620, 920, 920VL, 1020, and Pallet models), and nanoCAD CAD software. Supporting services include software and automation solutions (PLC programming, SCADA/HMI systems, ERP integration), electrical and mechanical engineering, and worldwide technical services. The company positions itself as a full-service partner for plastics production technology with a modular, scalable approach combining hardware products with software and engineering services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IMIDA DSMS: Fully optical Diameter and Slub Measuring System for high-precision monofilament monitoring, measuring 16,000 times per second.
• IM-Box

Products and services

• IMIDA DSMS In-house manufactured draw stand / process-control system for plastics and fiber production lines.
• Modular Draw Stand Modular mechanical draw stand equipment designed for industrial fiber and extrusion processing.
• Heat System Heating / thermal process system used in plastics and fiber manufacturing lines produced by IMIDA.
• IM-Box IMIDA-branded control unit / control box used to interface with and manage the company's industrial automation systems.
• Crea-Systems Temperature Controllers and Measuring Systems Third-party temperature controllers and measuring equipment distributed by IMIDA for plastics and fiber processing customers.
• KLINGER Finland Ventus Labeling Systems Third-party industrial labeling systems from KLINGER Finland (Ventus product line) distributed by IMIDA to manufacturers.
• Nanosoft nanoCAD Third-party nanoCAD software from Nanosoft distributed by IMIDA for industrial design and CAD applications.

Quantifiable outcome

• High speed measurement: 16,000 times/second
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration22 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and secondary.

• Crea-Systems Electronic GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial partner of Crea-Systems Electronic GmbH. IMIDA distributes state-of-the-art temperature control systems and components for machines, processes, and buildings, as well as optical and capacitive measuring systems for the monitoring of monofilaments. Products are certified according to DIN ISO 9001.
• KLINGER FinlandcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor of Ventus labeling systems by KLINGER Finland on the German market. Ventus systems are known for reliability, durability, flexibility, and ease of use in various industries including food, chemistry, cosmetics, building materials, and wood industries.
• Nanosoft ASsecondaryChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative of the Norwegian company Nanosoft AS on the German sales market. IMIDA distributes nanoCAD software product and provides customer support. nanoCAD has over 840,000 users globally and offers 2D and 3D modeling with DWG compatibility.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: ABB's industrial automation division (including B&R) competes for factory automation and drive projects. IMIDA explicitly supports ABB (B+R) controllers, positioning the two as adjacent players in customer plants with overlapping channel dynamics.
• Siemens AG: Siemens is the dominant industrial automation incumbent whose PLC, HMI (WinCC), and drive platforms IMIDA programs and integrates. Overlap is in factory automation systems serving similar industrial customers, though Siemens operates at vastly greater scale across all industries.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric's Modicon PLCs and EcoStruxure platform are part of IMIDA's supported vendor list. Overlap lies in industrial automation and energy monitoring solutions for manufacturing customers, with Schneider operating as a global broad-line competitor.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell's Allen Bradley PLCs and FactoryTalk/RSView SCADA are explicitly supported by IMIDA. Comparable as a broad automation incumbent whose products IMIDA integrates, with overlap on Allen Bradley-driven customer sites in plastics and process manufacturing.

Direct peers

• SICK AG: SICK is a German sensor and measuring systems manufacturer with strong presence in factory automation. Directly comparable technology-wise to IMIDA's IMIDA DSMS optical measurement business, both serving quality control and process monitoring in industrial production.
• Endress+Hauser: Endress+Hauser is a German process measurement and automation specialist serving process industries. Comparable as a DACH-headquartered vendor of high-precision measurement instrumentation and process control solutions with overlap in temperature and quality control applications.
• Beckhoff Automation: German-based PC-based control and automation specialist offering PLC, drives, and I/O systems. Highly comparable as a Germany-headquartered automation vendor competing for the same plastics/fiber production integrators and OEM customers.
• Festo: Festo is a German-headquartered factory and process automation specialist with pneumatics, electric drives, and controllers. Directly comparable as a German industrial automation vendor serving discrete and process manufacturers with integrated hardware + software offerings.
• Phoenix Contact: Phoenix Contact is a German manufacturer of industrial connection technology, automation systems, and I/O solutions. Comparable in DACH industrial automation market, with overlap in PLC-adjacent I/O, networking, and control cabinet components that IMIDA also engineers.
• Crea-Systems Electronic GmbH: Crea-Systems is the upstream manufacturer of the temperature controllers and optical/capacitive measuring systems that IMIDA distributes in Germany. It is the most directly comparable company in terms of product line, customer vertical (plastics/fiber), and technology stack.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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