2KM

What 2KM does

2KM is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of metering, mixing, and dispensing equipment for single and multi-component reactive polymer materials, founded in Germany in 1976 and operating today from a UK headquarters in Bromsgrove with five global manufacturing sites and a worldwide distributor network. The company designs and builds engineered capital equipment for processing polyurethane, epoxy, polyester, methacrylate, polysulphide, and silicone materials across all viscosities, with a product portfolio organized into eight machine families — PolyTool, Process Control Mix (PCM), Process Gear Mix (PGM), SilcoStar, PolyMix, PowerSpray, Process Flow Mix (PFM), and ResinMix — covering gear-pump and piston-pump metering, high-pressure spraying, vacuum infusion, resin transfer moulding, three-component processing, and electrically driven clean-room silicone systems. Underlying technology relies on precision pumps, servo and hydraulic drives, and PLC-based control platforms from Beckhoff and Siemens, with proprietary features including Pre-Press void-free loading, mould-pressure-controlled output, and direct infusion control for composites.

The business model is direct enterprise sales of capital equipment, primarily to industrial OEMs and contract manufacturers in wind energy (blade infusion, root bolt bonding, finishing), flexible packaging (laminating adhesives), medical/healthcare (LSR moulding, catheters, wound care), marine (hull coating, composite structures), automotive (composites and seals), electronics and solar (encapsulation and bonding), and filtration. Sales engineering is conducted from the UK entity covering primarily the UK and Ireland, with distributors and additional sites serving the rest of the world; customers can engage technical engineers directly for customization, and pricing is not publicly disclosed but is configured per application. Named customers disclosed in case studies and logo sections include Blatchford Clinical Services (five machines), Limbs and Things, NSG, PFEPTG, and Gopak. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company shows no institutional funding, no public listing, and no acquisition history in the available sources.

Name

2KM

Legal name

2KM (UK) Ltd

Website

https://2km.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

2KM is a privately held, family-owned manufacturer of metering, mixing, and dispensing equipment for reactive polymers (polyurethane, epoxy, silicone, polyester, MMA), selling engineered capital equipment to industrial OEMs in wind energy, medical devices, flexible packaging, marine, and automotive sectors worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Dispensing Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Chemical Manufacturing (325), Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing (32615)

SIC

Plastic Materials, Synth Resins & Nonvulcan Elastomers (2821)

akta.pro primary industry

Engineering Plastics & Performance Resins (PC, PA, POM, PBT, PMMA) (IMAEADAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Polyurethanes (MDI/TDI, Polyols, PU Systems) (IMAEADAH)

Keywords

• Polymer metering equipment
• Mixing dispensing machines
• Multicomponent fluid processing
• Epoxy polyurethane machinery
• Silicone dispensing systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Bromsgrove

HQ country

United Kingdom

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, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Capital Equipment Sales: Sale of metering, mixing and dispensing machines for polymer processing. Equipment includes PolyTool, Process Control Mix, Process Gear Mix, SilcoStar, PolyMix, PowerSpray, Process Flow Mix, and ResinMix ranges. Machines are manufactured in Germany and UK.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

2KM designs, manufactures, and supplies metering, mixing, and dispensing systems for reactive polymers. The company's machinery processes two- and three-component materials such as epoxy, polyurethane (PU), silicone, and methyl methacrylate (MMA) for industrial manufacturers. Equipment is built around proprietary PLC-based controls and specialised pressure/infusion features to support high-precision polymer processing across multiple industries.

Product overview

2KM is a manufacturer of multicomponent metering, mixing, and dispensing equipment for polymer materials. The product portfolio is organized around distinct machine lines: PolyTool (gear pump-based low density paste systems), Process Control Mix (PCM - batch laminating adhesive processors), Process Gear Mix (PGM - gear pump dispensers for various viscosities), SilcoStar (silicone-specific LSR processors including E-Flow electric drive variants), PolyMix (composites processors), PowerSpray (high-pressure spray systems), Process Flow Mix (PFM - precision servo-driven dispensers including medical-grade PFM Medical), and ResinMix (axial piston pump systems for high-flow epoxy infusion including 2C, 3C, DI, and RTM variants). The company also supplies compatible materials (Epoxy, Polyurethane, Silicone, MMA) and serves applications in wind energy, flexible packaging, filtration, moulding, wound care, and electronic encapsulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PolyTool A metering, mixing, and dispensing machine from 2KM for reactive polymer processing in industrial applications.
• Process Control Mix A 2KM system for metering, mixing, and dispensing reactive polymers with PLC-based process control.
• Process Gear Mix A gear-pump-based metering, mixing, and dispensing system from 2KM for reactive polymer processing.
• SilcoStar A 2KM machine specialised for silicone metering, mixing, and dispensing applications.
• PolyMix A 2KM mixing and dispensing system for multicomponent polymer materials.
• PowerSpray A 2KM spraying system for applying reactive polymer materials in industrial production.
• Process Flow Mix A 2KM flow-based metering, mixing, and dispensing system for reactive polymer processing.
• ResinMix A 2KM system designed for metering, mixing, and dispensing resin-based reactive polymers.
• Epoxy Processing Equipment 2KM systems configured for metering, mixing, and dispensing two- and three-component epoxy reactive polymer systems.
• Polyurethane (PU) Processing Equipment 2KM systems configured for metering, mixing, and dispensing polyurethane reactive polymer systems.
• Silicone Processing Equipment 2KM systems configured for metering, mixing, and dispensing silicone reactive polymer systems.
• MMA Processing Equipment 2KM systems configured for metering, mixing, and dispensing methyl methacrylate (MMA) reactive polymer systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 900mm high structure manufactured in 50 minutes with 2KM PolyTool 8420 in partnership with Ai Build
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ai BuildcoreTechnology or Integration · 22 August 20192KM partnered with Ai Build to demonstrate 3D printing capabilities using the PolyTool 8420 machine mounted on a 6-axis, 32kg robotic arm. The demonstration showed ability to reduce manufacturing time for complex structures using fast reacting polyurethane material from Alchemie. A 900mm high structure was manufactured in 50 minutes using Ai Build software controlling the robotic arm movement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Graco Inc. Graco is a large US-listed fluid handling equipment manufacturer with significant overlap in polymer and adhesive dispensing systems, competing with 2KM in industrial and manufacturing segments but with a much broader product portfolio.
• Henkel (Loctite Industrial Dispensing): Henkel's Loctite equipment division supplies industrial adhesive metering and dispensing systems globally, competing with 2KM in automotive, electronics, and medical bonding applications but as part of a much larger adhesives conglomerate.
• Nordson Corporation: Nordson manufactures precision dispensing equipment for adhesives, coatings, and sealants, with comparable polymers and customer base in packaging, electronics, and medical, but at much larger scale and broader scope than 2KM.

Direct peers

• Scheugenpflug: Scheugenpflug (part of Dürr AG) designs and builds precision dispensing and metering equipment for adhesives, resins, and potting compounds, serving comparable automotive, electronics, and medical applications as 2KM.
• DOPAG: DOPAG is a German manufacturer of metering, mixing, and dispensing systems for polyurethanes, epoxies, silicones, and other reactive polymers, directly competing with 2KM in the same core product category and customer verticals including wind, automotive, and electronics.
• Rampf Group: Rampf develops dispensing technology and automated systems for sealing, gasketing, and bonding of reactive polymers, closely overlapping with 2KM's metering/mixing capabilities in automotive, electronics, and industrial applications.
• Verder Group: Verder is a European manufacturer of specialty pumps and dispensing equipment for industrial fluids and chemicals, with product overlap in metering and dosing technology relevant to 2KM's polymer processing customers.
• Meter Mix: Meter Mix (UK) manufactures two-component and multi-component metering and mixing machines for epoxy, polyurethane, and silicone, with a comparable product focus and similar SME profile to 2KM.
• Bühnen GmbH & Co. KG: Bühnen is a German specialist in hot-melt and reactive adhesive dispensing and metering systems, with significant overlap in industrial bonding applications similar to 2KM's Process Gear Mix and Process Control Mix lines.
• Watson-Marlow (WATG): Watson-Marlow manufactures fluid handling and metering pump technology used in polymer processing, biomedical, and industrial applications, comparable to 2KM in peristaltic and precision pumping for reactive chemistries.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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