vombaur

What vombaur does

vombaur Gmb & Co. KG is a German specialty manufacturer of seamless, narrow technical textiles, headquartered in Wuppertal and operating as a subsidiary of the family-held Textation Group holding. Founded in 1805 as a ribbon weaver and repositioned into industrial technical textiles under the leadership of Peter vom Baur from 1992 onwards, the company employs 51–100 people and sells exclusively B2B into filtration, composite lightweight construction, and industrial manufacturing end-markets including aviation, automotive, chemical processing, food and beverage, water management, medical technology, and machinery engineering.

The company's core technological differentiator is a fleet of specially developed shuttle and needle looms capable of weaving seamless round tubulars and form-woven 3D profiles — T, double-T, star-shaped, hollow chamber, and omega geometries — without longitudinal seams or weld lines. It processes a broad high-performance material portfolio (carbon 1K–48K, aramid, glass, flax, stainless steel, and engineering polymers including PTFE, PEEK, PPS, PVDF, ETFE), with tubular circumferences up to 3 metres, standard widths up to 350mm, and custom widths up to 950mm. Product lines are organised into Seamless Solutions (the underlying platform), Filtration Textiles (seamless filter, support, and heat-shrink sleeves with filtration fineness down to 1 µm and 100% filter surface utilisation), Composite Textiles (UD tapes, round-woven UD tubulars, coated fabrics, 3D and spiral fabrics), and Industrial Textiles (conveyor belts, load-bearing belts, geo-textiles, coating carriers, and conductive tapes).

Revenue is generated through project-based, quote-driven bespoke orders in which product specification (material, yarn, weave binding, dimensions, finishing) is co-developed with each industrial customer. Distribution is direct enterprise sales via a project request form and named sales personnel (e.g., Sales Managers Johannes Kauschinger and Maren Zurek, CSO Carl Mrusek, Head of Sales Tomislav Josipovic), with pipeline generated through international trade fair participation (Filtech, JEC, Techtextil, Interschutz, Hannover Messe) and industry association membership (Circular Valley, Composites United, AFBW, Leichtbauwelt, Kunststoffland NRW). Pricing is not publicly disclosed. Certifications include DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, RenewablePLUS 100% green electricity, and Eco PLUS climate-neutral natural gas.

Name

vombaur

Legal name

vombaur GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://vombaur.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1805

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

vombaur is a German specialty manufacturer of seamless round-woven and 3D-form-woven narrow technical textiles, serving B2B customers in filtration, composite lightweight construction, and industrial manufacturing across aviation, automotive, chemical, food, water, medical, and machinery sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technical Textiles

NAICS

Narrow Fabric Mills and Schiffli Machine Embroidery (313220), Textile Product Mills (314)

SIC

Miscellaneous Fabricated Textile Products (2390)

akta.pro primary industry

Narrow Fabrics & Webbings (Tapes/Ribbons/Straps) (IMAOABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industrial Belting, Conveying & Power Transmission Textiles (Conveyor/Drive Belts/Hoses Reinforcement) (IMAOADAG), Coated & Laminated Base Fabric Mills (Pre-finish Substrates) (IMAOABAI)

Keywords

• Technical narrow textiles
• Seamless woven tubulars
• Industrial filtration textiles
• Composite reinforcement textiles
• 3D woven fabrics

Headquarters

HQ city

Wuppertal

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, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Custom Technical Narrow Textiles: vombaur generates revenue through the manufacture and sale of bespoke seamless woven narrow textiles, including filter sleeves, composite textiles, and industrial textiles, developed and configured to individual customer specifications. Revenue is project-based and driven by customer-specific orders across industries such as aviation, automotive, chemical, and filtration.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

vombaur develops and manufactures custom seamless narrow technical textiles, weaving tubulars and 3D fabrics on specially developed looms without seams or weld lines. The company serves industrial B2B customers across four product lines: Seamless Solutions (core manufacturing capability), Filtration Textiles (filter, support and heat-shrink sleeves), Composite Textiles (carbon, aramid, glass and hybrid reinforcement materials), and Industrial Textiles (conveyor belts, load-bearing belts, coating carriers, geo-textiles).

Product overview

vombaur is a technical narrow textile manufacturer specializing in seamless woven solutions. The company operates four interconnected product lines: Seamless Solutions (the core manufacturing capability for round woven tubulars and 3D textiles), Filtration Textiles (filter, support, and heat-shrink tubulars for solid-liquid separation), Composite Textiles (high-performance materials including woven tapes, UD tubulars, coated fabrics, 3D fabrics, and spiral fabrics for lightweight construction), and Industrial Textiles (conveyor belts, load-bearing belts, geo-textiles, and coating carriers). All products share the company's proprietary seamless weaving technology that eliminates seams and welds, providing uniform properties throughout. vombaur serves diverse industries including aviation, automotive, chemical, food, medical, and machinery engineering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Seamless Solutions Round woven tubulars and 3D textiles produced on specially developed looms, offering seamless construction with uniform surface properties throughout circumference and length. Includes filter tubulars, composite tubulars, and industrial tubulars for B2B industrial customers.
• Filtration Textiles Seamless filter, support, and heat-shrink tubulars for solid-liquid filtration, along with narrow textiles for fabricating filter media. Used in drinking water, food, chemical, petrochemical, offshore, mining, and other industrial filtration applications.
• Composite Textiles High-strength textile composite materials made from carbon, aramid, glass, and hybrid fibres. Includes woven tapes, round woven UD tubulars, coated fabrics, 3D fabrics, and spiral woven fabrics for lightweight construction in aviation, automotive, wind energy, sports, and medical technology.
• Woven Tapes (Schmalgewebe) Narrow woven tapes for composites made from carbon, aramid, glass, and hybrids. Standard widths up to 350mm, custom widths up to 950mm. Used as UD tapes in winding processes and DFP layup procedures for composite manufacturing.
• Round Woven UD Tubulars Unidirectionally oriented round woven tubulars with 0-degree fibre orientation throughout the component length for maximum strength in composite structural applications.
• 3D Fabrics (3D-Gewebe) Form-woven 3D textiles with T, double-T, star, hollow chamber, and omega profiles woven directly to shape without seams, for complex composite geometries.
• Spiral Woven Fabrics (Spiralgewebe) Spiral-shaped textiles available as UD and 0/90-degree weaves with minimum inner diameter of approximately 50mm, ready for use in composite and industrial applications.
• Coated Fabrics (Bebinderte Gewebe) Powder-coated or non-woven coated fabrics that increase dimensional stability and create specific adhesive properties for composite layup.
• Industrial Textiles Technical narrow textiles including tapes, belts, and seamless woven tubulars for industrial applications such as conveyor belts, geo-textiles, coating carriers, heat shrink sleeves, hem-stitched belts, and load-bearing belts.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% filter surface utilisation vs. up to 10% loss in longitudinally welded or stitched filter sleeves
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Textation GroupcoreOthersParent holding company of vombaur. Founded in 2019, Textation Group bundles the expertise of vombaur (technical narrow textiles) and JUMBO-Textil (elastic specialist) under one holding structure. vombaur operates as an independent company and brand within the group. Peter vom Baur and Andreas Kielholz are main shareholders. Andreas Kielholz became managing director in 2021, succeeding Peter vom Baur after nearly 30 years of leadership.
• JUMBO-TextilminorOthersSister company under the Textation Group holding. Specialises in elastic narrow textiles. vombaur and JUMBO-Textil combine their respective expertise in technical narrow textiles under the shared Textation Group umbrella while maintaining separate brand identities and operations.
• Circular ValleyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAn industry network or consortium focused on circular economy or sustainable materials. vombaur is a member, indicating alignment with circular economy and sustainability objectives in the technical textiles sector.
• Composites United (CU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA European network of companies and research institutions in the composites industry. vombaur's membership signals active participation in the composites value chain and access to collaborative development opportunities.
• AFBWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association for technical textiles and nonwovens. vombaur maintains membership for industry networking and visibility within the German technical textiles sector.
• LeichtbauweltminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA lightweight construction industry network or platform focused on advanced materials and composite technologies. vombaur's membership supports visibility and partnerships in the lightweight design sector.
• Kunststoffland NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNorth Rhine-Westphalia industry association for plastics and polymer technologies. vombaur's membership provides access to regional industry networks and collaborative opportunities within Germany's largest industrial state.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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