BT-Anlagenbau

What BT-Anlagenbau does

BT-Anlagenbau GmbH & Co.KG is an Austrian industrial automation specialist and general contractor for plant construction operating as a competence center of BT-Systems GmbH from Ludersdorf-Wilfersdorf, Austria. Founded in 1987, the company maintains a 101–250 employee workforce and a 6,000 m² manufacturing facility, with 35+ years of switchgear manufacturing heritage and 20+ years of image processing software development (REDWAVE). Core capabilities span automation technology (PLC programming, process control, visualization), computer vision-based quality control systems (Meat Sorter achieving 99.99% product purity at 30 pieces/second, Food Analyzer for foreign body detection, HSP Product Analyzer for hyperspectral chemical composition analysis), and low-voltage switchgear manufacturing including Siemens SIVACON S8 and ALPHA 3200 license-partnered assemblies rated up to 7,000A per IEC 61439.

The company generates revenue primarily through project-based custom engineering and build contracts for industrial clients, augmented by recurring service, maintenance, spare parts, and 24/7 support streams from its installed base of 900+ image processing systems deployed worldwide. Its go-to-motion is direct enterprise field sales: solutions are quote-based and tailored per customer requirement, with no publicly disclosed pricing. Customer reach extends across food processing, industrial manufacturing (chemical, building materials, pharmaceutical), recycling/waste/mining, and industrial plant construction, giving the business multi-vertical exposure. Key certifications (ISO 9001:2015, SCC**:2011, UL 508A, IEC 61439) and a Siemens Solution Partner relationship for PCS7 underpin credibility in regulated industrial bids. Strategic defensibility rests on proprietary REDWAVE software, deep Siemens ecosystem integration, EPLAN-driven 3D CNC manufacturing (2020), and 35 years of accumulated switchgear domain expertise.

Name

BT-Anlagenbau

Legal name

BT-Anlagenbau GmbH & Co.KG

Website

https://bt-anlagenbau.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

BT-Anlagenbau is an Austrian industrial automation and plant construction specialist offering custom image processing-based quality control systems (Meat Sorter, Food Analyzer, HSP Product Analyzer), switchgear manufacturing (Siemens SIVACON S8/ALPHA 3200), and automation services to food processing, industrial manufacturing, and recycling industry clients worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ludersdorf

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Industrial Equipment Manufacturing: Project-based custom manufacturing of industrial equipment including automation systems, quality control systems, switchgear, and electrical installations. Solutions are tailored to specific customer requirements with consulting, planning, conception, and implementation services.
2. Contract Manufacturing (Lohnfertigung): Switchgear manufacturing services offered on a contract basis for clients requiring control cabinet production without in-house capability.
3. Service, Maintenance, and Spare Parts: Post-project support including 24/7 service, regular maintenance, testing, analysis, optimization, and spare parts supply. Services include plant modernization (retrofitting).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

BT-Anlagenbau is a specialist and general contractor for industrial plant construction, designing and manufacturing custom automation technology, image processing systems, quality control machines, and low-voltage switchgear. The company delivers complete single-source solutions including consulting, planning, conception, implementation, and after-sales service across food processing, industrial manufacturing, recycling, mining, and power distribution applications.

Product overview

BT-Anlagenbau is a competence center of BT-Systems GmbH and a specialist/general contractor for plant construction in Austria. The product portfolio comprises automation technology, image processing, quality control systems (Meat Sorter, Food Analyzer, HSP Product Analyzer), switchgear manufacturing (including SIEMENS SIVACON S8 and ALPHA 3200 distributors, CNC control cabinet manufacturing, plant retrofit, container-type electrical rooms), switchgear contract manufacturing, electrical industrial installations, and service. Quality control systems specialize in computer vision and hyperspectral imaging for inline inspection. Switchgear products include low-voltage distributors and control cabinets manufactured on approximately 6,000 m² with over 35 years of experience. The company also develops REDWAVE sorting software for industrial image processing applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Automation Technology Customized machine and system control solutions including PLC programming, process control systems, and visualization. Serves food, steel, building materials, paper industries and recycling plants with EPLAN P8 and Pro Panel engineering using Siemens TIA Portal, PCS7, WinCC, Wonderware/InTouch, atvise, and AutomationX platforms.
• Image Processing Automatic extraction of information from images using various camera systems ranging from color cameras to spectrometers. Includes REDWAVE sorting software developed since 2001 for recycling, waste, and mining industries, with AI algorithms supporting real-time sorting, surface inspection, completeness check, color recognition, and type recognition in 24/7 operation.
• Quality Control Systems

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.99% product purity achieved with Meat Sorter
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability9 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SIEMENScoreTechnology or IntegrationBT-Anlagenbau is a certified Siemens SIVACON S8 and ALPHA 3200 license partner. They use Siemens systems for power distribution in industrial applications, enabling type-tested switchgear for power ranges up to 7,000 amperes according to IEC 61439 standards.
• BT-Wolfgang Binder (REDWAVE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBT-Anlagenbau develops image processing solutions under the REDWAVE product line for sorting systems in recycling, waste, and mining industries. BT-Wolfgang Binder is the parent company behind the REDWAVE brand, with over two decades of software development.
• BT-Systems GmbHcoreOthersBT-Anlagenbau is a competence center of BT-Systems GmbH, which is part of the BT-Group. The parent company structure provides organizational support and brand association.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): Germany-based specialist in industrial machine vision and surface inspection (now part of Atlas Copco) — directly comparable to BT-Anlagenbau's HSP Product Analyzer and inline surface/quality inspection capabilities.
• Bühler Group: Swiss food processing and advanced materials equipment maker offering optical sorting and quality control solutions for grain, food, and feed — overlapping directly with BT-Anlagenbau's Meat Sorter and HSP Product Analyzer value propositions.
• TOMRA: Norwegian sensor-based sorting and collection company providing food sorting, recycling, and mining sorting equipment; competes directly with REDWAVE sorting systems and with BT-Anlagenbau's food quality control systems.
• Sesotec: German-headquartered manufacturer of foreign body detection and sorting systems for food, plastics, and recycling — directly competes with BT-Anlagenbau's Food Analyzer and REDWAVE product lines in food safety and material sorting.

Broad incumbents

• Cognex Corporation: Global leader in machine vision systems for industrial automation and quality inspection; much larger scale than BT-Anlagenbau but competes for the same industrial vision-based quality control budgets.
• SICK AG: German manufacturer of industrial sensors and automation solutions including machine vision for quality inspection — comparable in geographic origin (DACH region) and customer overlap with BT-Anlagenbau's industrial automation portfolio.
• Mettler-Toledo International: Global supplier of precision instruments and industrial inspection solutions including vision-based quality control in food, pharma, and manufacturing — overlaps with BT-Anlagenbau's quality control systems across multiple verticals.
• Keyence Corporation: Japanese machine vision, sensor, and industrial automation products provider with global reach — competing broadly with BT-Anlagenbau's image processing and quality control systems, though at much greater scale and product breadth.
• Rittal GmbH: German global leader in enclosures, power distribution, and switchgear manufacturing — directly comparable to BT-Anlagenbau's switchgear manufacturing business though at vastly greater scale and product breadth.

Emerging players

• Wenglor Sensoric: German manufacturer of smart sensors and machine vision products for industrial automation — smaller and more specialized than Keyence/Cognex but a credible emerging competitor in vision-based quality control relevant to BT-Anlagenbau's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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