Gersmeier Zerspanungs

What Gersmeier Zerspanungs does

Gersmeier Zerspanungs-GmbH is a privately held, owner-operated precision machining workshop (Inhaber geführter Fachbetrieb) headquartered in Tecklenburg-Brochterbeck, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, led by owner Bernd Gersmeier. The company has operated for approximately 19 years and produces custom-turned and milled components for industrial customers across five vertical markets: packaging, mechanical and plant engineering, mold making, agricultural machinery, and automotive.

The company's core technical offering is contract CNC machining, covering single parts, repeat parts, and series production. Its equipment base spans four CNC turning machines (TNC600-65 with Siemens 840DE control and bar feeder, Gildemeister CTX 410, Microturn CNC up to 400mm diameter and 2000mm center distance, and a conventional VDF lathe) and six CNC milling centers including multiple 5-axis machines — EDEL CyPort 5-axis gantry (4000x3000x1000mm envelope), AXA VHC 3 XT G, AXA VHC 2 XT G, DMF260/7, Hedelius gantry-type, and Pinacle. Programming is performed in Tebis and SolidCAM with 2.5D and 3D freeform surface capability, enabling complex geometry work for mold and tooling customers.

Commercially, Gersmeier operates a direct B2B sales model with no digital or self-serve channels, regional (German) market scope, and quote-based pricing with no minimum order quantity. The company relies on long-standing customer relationships and skilled labor as its stated competitive differentiators in a price-oriented market, and is currently hiring across CAD-CAM programming, CNC milling, and machining mechanics — the most observable forward indicator of capacity build-out. No revenue, headcount, or external funding is disclosed.

Name

Gersmeier Zerspanungs

Legal name

Gersmeier Zerspanungs-GmbH

Website

https://gersmeier-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Gersmeier Zerspanungs-GmbH is an owner-operated German precision CNC machining workshop in Tecklenburg-Brochterbeck producing turned and 5-axis milled parts — single pieces, repeats, and series — for packaging, machinery, mold making, agriculture, and automotive customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision CNC Machining Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• CNC machining services
• Precision turning milling
• 5-axis machining
• CNC parts manufacturing
• Tool and mold making

Headquarters

HQ city

Tecklenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CNC Machining Services: Precision CNC turning and milling services for single parts, repeat parts, and series production. Revenue is generated through custom manufacturing contracts with industrial customers across multiple sectors including packaging, machinery, mold making, agriculture, and automotive.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Gersmeier Zerspanungs-GmbH is an owner-operated German machining specialist that provides contract CNC turning and CNC milling services (including 5-axis machining) for single parts, repeat parts, and series production. Programming is performed in-house using Tebis and SolidCAM CAD-CAM systems, and parts are produced for industrial customers in packaging, mechanical and plant engineering, mold making, agricultural machinery, and automotive sectors.

Product overview

Gersmeier Zerspanungs-GmbH is a proprietor-managed machining specialist offering CNC and conventional turning and milling services for single parts, repeat parts, and series production across packaging industry, mechanical engineering, mold making, agricultural machinery, and automotive sectors. The company operates various CNC lathes (TNC600-65, Gildemeister CTX 410, Microturn) and milling centers (DMF260/7, EDEL CyPort 5-Achsen, AXA VHC series, Hedelius, Pinacle) with CAD-CAM programming capabilities using Tebis and SolidCAM software systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Drehen (CNC Turning Services)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Xometry: On-demand manufacturing marketplace connecting buyers with CNC machining, sheet metal, and other custom manufacturing partners. Direct peer because Xometry competes for the same custom CNC part orders from industrial customers, leveraging a network model that effectively includes German Lohnfertiger suppliers.
• Hubs: Custom manufacturing service (now part of Protolabs) offering CNC machining, 3D printing, and injection molding globally. Direct peer in the digital custom CNC machining services category that Gersmeier competes with for outsourced part production.
• Protolabs: Global digital manufacturing services company offering custom CNC machining (turning and milling), injection molding, and sheet metal. Direct peer because Protolabs serves the same core use case — on-demand precision CNC machined parts for industrial customers — but at much larger scale and with a digital-first GTM model.

Emerging players

• Fictiv: Digital manufacturing platform focused on custom mechanical parts including CNC machining for product developers and hardware startups. Emerging peer that overlaps with Gersmeier's industrial customer base but targets more design/engineering-driven buyers.
• Plethora: On-demand CNC machining and fabrication services provider operating a network of vetted job shops. Emerging peer because it competes for the same custom machined part demand using a digital marketplace model that draws customers away from traditional shops like Gersmeier.

Broad incumbents

• EMAG: German machine tool manufacturer specializing in turning, grinding, and gear-cutting machines. Broad incumbent because it serves many of the same industrial customer segments (automotive, machinery) and operates its own demonstration/job shop services in Germany.
• Makino: Japanese machine tool manufacturer with global operations producing vertical machining centers and EDM machines. Broad incumbent serving overlapping industrial customer segments (aerospace, automotive, die/mold) with both machine sales and contract machining services.
• TRUMPF: German industrial machinery and laser technology company with broad manufacturing services capabilities. Broad incumbent operating in the same German precision manufacturing ecosystem where Gersmeier serves customers, though at vastly larger scale and with a broader product portfolio.
• DMG MORI: Major German-Japanese machine tool manufacturer that also operates its own job shop and machining services. Broad incumbent because it supplies CNC machines to Gersmeier's peer set while simultaneously offering competing contract manufacturing capacity at much larger scale.
• GF Machining Solutions: Swiss-based machine tool and services provider (part of Georg Fischer) offering milling, EDM, and automation solutions. Broad incumbent serving the same precision machining market and customer verticals (aerospace, automotive, medical) as Gersmeier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/gersmeier-zerspanungs-gmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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