What DewertOkin does

DewertOkin GmbH is a German-headquartered manufacturer of electric linear drives, lifting columns, bed mechanisms and associated control systems, organized under two brands: Dewert for the medical sector and OKIN for the furniture industry. Its core technology is electromechanical drive and mechanism engineering for adjustable beds, ergonomic seating, height-adjustable desks and medical/care equipment, with proprietary product families including the OBM bed mechanism series (OBM50, OBM100, OBM105), OKIMAT 4/6 double drives, MEGAMAT and DUOMAT medical drives, DD and ID lifting columns, and a proprietary range of control units and handsets (RF ECO BT MEMO, IPROXX, SMART box variants). Products are certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 and carry CB test reports for electrical safety, with medical-grade features such as emergency lowering and current monitoring.

The company serves B2B customers across four primary verticals — bedding furniture, office furniture, medical/hospital, and care/nursing — plus secondary verticals in residential seating, treatment, spa and mobile homes. Revenue is generated by selling individual components and complete system solutions to OEMs (furniture and medical-equipment manufacturers) through direct enterprise sales, a regional distributor network (SERKOTEC in Germany, Gardhen Bilance in Italy, Action Medicale and François Collard Company in France), and global branch offices. Production is distributed across Europe, North America and Asia, with the company operating as part of the DewertOkin Technology Group (headquartered in JiaXing, China) and a subsidiary of Swiss-listed Phoenix Mecano. Go-to-market relies heavily on flagship industry trade fairs (interzum, MEDICA, NeoCon, Arab Health, Las Vegas Market) supplemented by a VR-Sales Tour demo and a multilingual digital presence.

Recent strategic activity includes the acquisition of BEWATEC Kommunikationstechnik GmbH to extend the Medical division into hospital digital-communications infrastructure, the divestiture of the agricultural technology division to Phoenix Mecano Komponenten AG, and a refreshed product cadence (MEGAMAT 20 with integrated control in 2022; FurniMove bed-control app in 2021; Bluetooth-enabled drive and desk-control variants). Governing director is Dirk Flören; the company is privately held with no public equity listing of its own.

Name

DewertOkin

Legal name

DewertOkin GmbH

Website

https://dewertokin.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DewertOkin is a German-headquartered manufacturer of electric linear drives, lifting columns, bed mechanisms and control systems for furniture OEMs (under the OKIN brand) and medical-bed and care-equipment manufacturers (under the Dewert brand), with production across Europe, North America and Asia and distribution via direct sales and regional partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchlengern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

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. Drive and Mechanism Component Sales: DewertOkin manufactures and sells individual mechanical components (linear drives, lifting columns, mechanisms, control units, handsets/operating elements) to furniture manufacturers and medical equipment makers. Products are sold as individual components or as complete system solutions.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

DewertOkin manufactures electric linear drives, lifting columns, bed mechanism systems, control units, and operating elements for adjustable furniture and medical equipment. The company operates two brands — Dewert for medical-sector drives and OKIN for furniture-industry applications — and sells both individual components and complete system solutions to furniture manufacturers and medical equipment makers globally.

Product overview

DewertOkin is a manufacturer of drive, system and mechanism technology organized under two main brands: Dewert (medical sector drive technology) and OKIN (furniture industry drive solutions). The product portfolio centers on electric linear drives and actuator systems for four application sectors: Bedding (adjustable beds including OBM100/OBM50/OBM105 mechanisms, OKIMAT 4/6 double drives, MEGAMAT/AlphaDrive/Microdrive single drives), Seating (recliner mechanisms, BETADRIVE, JLDQ series), Office (DD441-DD473/ID461 lifting columns, DS1-DS9 desk systems, Smart Box BT), and Medical (MEGAMAT 20 with integrated control, DUOMAT double drives, DC20/GAMMA COLONNE lifting columns). The offering includes control units, handsets (cable and wireless RF/Bluetooth), and accessories. Products are complemented by VR-Sales Tour virtual reality demonstrations. The company operates as part of the DewertOkin Technology Group headquartered in JiaXing, China with European operations in Kirchlengern, Germany.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dewert: Innovative and powerful drive technology for the medical sector. Medical linear drives and components meeting strict requirements for hospitals, doctors' offices and care facilities.
• OKIN

Products and services

• OBM100 Complete integrated drive system for electrically adjustable box spring beds and continental beds, combining mechanics and drive set for single or double motor systems with split mechanics for head and foot adjustments. Supports load capacity up to 200 kg, includes emergency lowering function and automatic electronic current monitoring.
• OBM50 Mechanism system for adjustable comfort beds, part of the OKIN bed mechanism family for bedding furniture manufacturers.
• OBM105 Bed mechanism system for adjustable beds, part of the OKIN bed mechanism product line for bedding manufacturers.
• OKIMAT 4 Double drive system for adjustable comfort beds, available in wired and RF (wireless) variants including RF Basic, RF BT, and RF BT Memory configurations with Bluetooth connectivity.
• OKIMAT 6 Double drive system for adjustable beds, available in wired and RF system configurations for bedding manufacturers.
• MEGAMAT 20 Single drive for medical beds with integrated control unit, designed for hospital and nursing applications under the Dewert medical brand.
• DUOMAT Series (DUOMAT 8, 9, 10, 11) Double drive systems for medical beds, including DUOMAT 8, DUOMAT 9, DUOMAT 10, and DUOMAT 11 models for hospital and care applications.
• DD441/DD451/DD452/DD471/DD472/DD473 Lifting Columns Electric lifting columns for height-adjustable office desks, available in multiple versions (.2, .3 variants) with different load capacities and stroke lengths, supporting single-leg, two-leg, three-leg table configurations and benching systems.
• ID461 Lifting Column Industrial lifting column for office applications, available in ID461.3 variant, designed for height-adjustable desks.
• DS1/DS2/DS3/DS4/DS6/DS8/DS9 Desk Systems Complete desk system packages combining lifting columns with control units and handsets for height-adjustable workstations.
• DC20 Lifting Column Lifting column for medical applications including hospital beds and nursing equipment.
• GAMMA COLONNE III Lifting column system for medical equipment applications.
• JLDQ Series Single Drives Linear actuator series (JLDQ.14B, JLDQ.18, JLDQ.19, JLDQ.19B, JLDQ.20, JLDQ.23, JLDQ.25, JLDQ.26, JLDQ.27) for bedding, seating, and medical applications.
• BETADRIVE Single drive system for seating applications, used by residential seating manufacturers.
• Microdrive 3 Compact single drive for adjustable comfort beds and seating.
• Alphadrive 5 Single drive system for bedding applications.
• RF Eco / RF Style / RF Topline Wireless Handsets Wireless radio frequency hand-held transmitters for controlling adjustable beds, available in multiple variants including RF BT (Bluetooth) versions.
• Smart Box BT Bluetooth-enabled smart box accessory for office desk systems, enabling wireless connectivity

Quantifiable outcome

• OBM100 system load capacity: up to 200 kg

Named customers1 record

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BEWATEC Kommunikationstechnik GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDewertOkin acquired BEWATEC Kommunikationstechnik GmbH to strengthen their Medical division. BEWATEC provides digital communication infrastructure for hospitals (the 'hospital of the future' digital infrastructure).
• Phoenix Mecano Komponenten AG (Agricultural Technology Division)minorOthersPhoenix Mecano Komponenten AG acquired DewertOkin's agricultural technology division (previously Dewert Agritech). This division produced linear drives for agricultural applications.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Festo: German industrial automation giant offering electric and pneumatic actuators, drives, and motion control — broad overlap with DewertOkin in electromechanical motion components but serving a much wider industrial automation customer base.
• Phoenix Mecano: Swiss-listed parent company of DewertOkin and broader industrial components group offering enclosures, drive technology, and electromechanical components — overlapping as parent and adjacent competitor in industrial linear motion components.

Direct peers

• TiMOTION: Taiwan-based manufacturer of electric linear actuators and motion systems for medical, furniture, and ergonomic applications — directly competing with DewertOkin in adjustable beds, recliners, and industrial lifting equipment.
• LINAK: Danish manufacturer of electric linear actuator systems for adjustable beds, office desks, medical/hospital beds, and patient lifts — the most direct global competitor to DewertOkin across nearly all product verticals served.
• Thomson Industries: US-based manufacturer of linear actuators, lead screws, and motion control products for medical, factory automation, and furniture applications — directly comparable electromechanical drive product portfolio.
• Suspa: German manufacturer of gas springs, hydraulic dampers, and electric linear actuators for furniture, bedding, and automotive seating applications — competes with DewertOkin's seating and bedding actuator offerings.
• Ketterer: German linear drive specialist serving adjustable furniture, recliners, and comfort bed markets — directly comparable in OKIN's core bedding and seating verticals.

Emerging players

• Hettich: German furniture fittings specialist with growing motion/actuator offerings for adjustable furniture and ergonomic applications — emerging player overlapping with DewertOkin's OKIN brand furniture business.
• Haydon Kerk Pittman (AMETEK): AMETEK division manufacturing linear actuators, lead screws, and motion control components for medical and industrial applications — emerging competitor in precision electric linear motion.

Others

• Oriental Motor: Japanese motor and motion control manufacturer offering electric actuators, stepper motors, and servo systems — adjacent competitor in the motion components category with some product overlap in DewertOkin's electric drive technology.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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