What Roth Composite Machinery does

Roth Composite Machinery GmbH is a German specialist in custom-engineered special machinery, headquartered in Steffenberg, Hesse, and operating as a subsidiary of the Roth Industries conglomerate. The company plans, designs, and manufactures aggregates, individual machines, and complete production lines across three business areas: (1) Filament Winding & Prepreg, supplying filament winding machines, prepreg machines, and proprietary winding software for composite-material manufacturers; (2) Brushes & Brooms, marketing a portfolio including the BFK2/E5-WT double header carousel, AAM/TK automatic trimming machine, ROTHATUFT tufting machine, U-BFA21, and WA-BFA21 (this unit traces to Friedrich Schlesinger's 1919 founding and still operates under the SCHLESINGER brand); and (3) Pleating & Coating, providing rotary and servo knife pleating systems (RFM, MFM2-S, MFM3-S), the MPS minipleat system, and AR unwind stations for filter and web-material processors. Proprietary technology includes the in-house-developed RoAn high-speed filling tool (a stated 25% performance uplift), the Duplex Machine (more than double material output with ≥10% space and cost savings), and a 100+ year heritage of mechanical engineering practice.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through one-time sales of customer- and application-specific production equipment; pricing is not publicly disclosed because each machine is engineered to a customer's specification. Distribution runs through a global direct field-sales model — sales engineers, after-sales technicians, and representatives — supplemented by participation in international trade exhibitions (JEC World 2026, Filtech 2026), a YouTube product-demonstration channel, and a corporate LinkedIn presence. End customers span the international brush industry (household, industrial, technical brushes), filter and web-material converters (filter paper, flooring/laminates, packaging, furniture, metal coil finishing), and the composites industry (aerospace and high-performance material production). The company is led by two Managing Directors, Dr.-Ing. Andreas Reimann and Dennis Brückner, and operates from three German sites — Steffenberg (HQ), Burgwald (brush production), and Dautphetal (operations). The firm carries 51-100 employees and does not disclose revenue.

Name

Roth Composite Machinery

Legal name

Roth Composite Machinery GmbH

Website

https://roth-composite-machinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Roth Composite Machinery GmbH is a German custom-engineered special-machinery manufacturer serving the composites, brush, and filter-material industries, producing filament winding, prepreg, pleating, coating, and brush-production lines under the Roth and SCHLESINGER brands, distributed via a global direct field-sales network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Staufenberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Manufacturing: Roth Composite Machinery designs, constructs, and manufactures custom special machinery, machines, and complete production lines. Revenue is generated through the sale of custom-built equipment tailored to specific customer requirements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Roth Composite Machinery plans, designs, and manufactures custom special machinery, complete machines, and entire production lines across three business areas: Filament Winding & Prepreg (for composite material manufacturing), Brushes & Brooms (for industrial and household brush producers), and Pleating & Coating (for filter, flooring, packaging, and other web-material processing industries). Each machine is engineered customer- and application-specific, leveraging proprietary technologies such as the RoAn filling tool, Towpreg Systems, and the Duplex Machine design.

Product overview

Roth Composite Machinery is an internationally active specialist in special machinery construction, offering three main business areas: Filament Winding & Prepreg (including Filament Winding Machines, Prepreg Machines, and Filament Winding Software), Pleating & Coating (including MFM2-S, MFM3-S, MPS, AR, and RFM pleating/unwind machines), and Brushes & Brooms (including U-BFA21, ROTHATUFT, WA-BFA21, BFK2/E5-WT, and AAM/TK brush manufacturing machines). The company also develops innovative technologies like the RoAn technology high-speed filling tool that increases machine performance by 25%, and has introduced advanced towpreg systems and duplex machines for enhanced production efficiency.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Filament Winding Machines Specialized machinery for filament winding processes used in composite material manufacturing, enabling automated winding of continuous fibers around rotating mandrels. Targeted at composites and advanced materials manufacturers.
• Prepreg Machines Equipment for producing prepreg materials by impregnating reinforcement fibers with matrix resin under controlled conditions. Targeted at composites manufacturers producing pre-impregnated composite materials.
• Filament Winding Software Specialized software for controlling and programming filament winding machines, enabling precise control of winding patterns and parameters. Sold to composites manufacturers operating Roth filament winding equipment.
• Towpreg Systems Equipment for producing towpreg materials with demonstrated uniform impregnation at high process speeds. Targeted at composites manufacturers requiring high-speed, quality-controlled towpreg production.
• Duplex Machine Advanced composite material processing machine that enables more than double the material output with at least 10% space and cost savings compared to conventional dual-machine setups. Already installed at a customer site. Targeted at composites manufacturers.
• RFM (Rotary Folding Machine) Filter manufacturing line with rotary pleating machine capable of speeds up to 3,000 pleats/min or 250 m/min, featuring servo motor technology for precise folding geometries and optimum performance. Targeted at filter manufacturers.
• MFM2-S (Servo Knife Pleating Machine) Servo-driven knife pleating machine for pleating web-shaped materials in filter and other industrial applications. Targeted at filter and web-material processing manufacturers.
• MFM3-S (Servo Knife Pleating Machine) Servo knife pleating machine for processing web-shaped materials in various industrial applications. Targeted at pleating and coating industry manufacturers.
• MPS (Minipleat System) Minipleat system for producing high-efficiency filter media with precision pleating technology. Targeted at filter media manufacturers.
• AR (Unwind System) Unwind system for continuous material feeding in production lines, supporting 1 to 10 unwinding stations with working widths of 300-2400mm and roll weights up to 2000kg. Targeted at pleating and coating production line operators.
• BFK2/E5-WT (Double Header Carousel Machine) Double header carousel machine for brush manufacturing with up to 1,600 brushes per hour output, featuring 2 filling stations, 2 drilling stations, and 5 axes with interchangeable frame concept. Targeted at industrial brush manufacturers.
• AAM/TK (Automatic Trimming Machine) Automatic trimming machine for finishing brushes and brooms with 6 workpiece carriers, brush lengths up to 600mm, and bilateral cutting capability for maximum machine availability over 95%. Targeted at brush and broom manufacturers.
• U-BFA21 (Brush Manufacturing Machine) Brush manufacturing machine for industrial brush production. Targeted at brush and broom manufacturers.
• ROTHATUFT (Tufting Machine) Tufting machine for brush manufacturing. Targeted at brush and broom manufacturers.
• WA-BFA21 (Brush Manufacturing Machine) Brush manufacturing machine for specific brush production applications. Targeted at brush and broom manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Duplex machine enables more than double material output with at least 10% space and cost savings
• +4 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Pyradia: Belgian/Canadian manufacturer of pleating machines, coating lines, and converting equipment for filter media and nonwoven webs. Direct competitor to Roth's Pleating & Coating business unit serving the same filtration and industrial customers.
• Mikrosam: North Macedonia-based manufacturer of filament winding machines, prepreg lines, and composite material processing equipment. Closest direct competitor to Roth's Filament Winding & Prepreg business with overlapping product portfolio in towpreg and automated composite manufacturing.
• McClean Anderson: US-based (now part of MAG/Fives) manufacturer of filament winding machines for composite structures including pressure vessels, rocket motors, and pipes. Directly competes with Roth's filament winding product line in North American and aerospace markets.
• Cygnet Texkimp: UK-based supplier of filament winding, prepreg, and composites processing machinery. Direct competitor to Roth in advanced composites manufacturing equipment, serving similar aerospace, automotive, and industrial composites customers.
• Kampf: German specialist in custom machinery for film and foil converting, slitting, and coating. Comparable to Roth as a German Mittelstand special-machinery builder serving web-handling and converting applications, with similar engineering depth and customer-specific design philosophy.
• Entec Composite Machines: US-based manufacturer of filament winding machines and composite manufacturing equipment. Direct peer competing for composites machinery contracts in aerospace, defense, and industrial applications.
• Zahoransky: German manufacturer of brush, broom, and paint roller production machinery with over 100 years of history. Most direct competitor to Roth's Brushes & Brooms business (SCHLESINGER brand) in the German and international brush machinery market.

Broad incumbents

• MAG IAS: Large industrial machinery group (parent of McClean Anderson) offering composites manufacturing systems alongside broader metalworking and automation solutions. A larger, established player with overlapping filament winding capabilities as part of a wider industrial portfolio.
• SMS group: German industrial engineering conglomerate serving metals, plastics, and special machinery customers. Comparable as a large German family-owned machinery group operating globally with custom-engineered production lines — though its focus is metals rather than composites or web-handling.

Regional players

• Helior: Brazilian manufacturer of pleating machines and filter production equipment serving the Latin American filtration market. Comparable to Roth's Pleating & Coating business but primarily focused on a different geography, providing regional competition rather than direct head-to-head overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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