ProfilGate

What ProfilGate does

ProfilGate is the flagship product line of HEUTE Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned German industrial manufacturer founded in 1905 and headquartered in Solingen. ProfilGate designs and produces mechanical cleaning zone systems (Sauberlaufzonen) for industrial production and logistics halls. Its core technology is a patented brush system that moves back and forth via vibration generated when vehicles or personnel pass over the cleaning zone, requiring no electricity. The dry variants claim up to 80% dirt removal in three tire revolutions, while aqua (wet) variants achieve 99% reduction of bacteria, viruses, and germs. Efficacy has been validated by Fraunhofer IPA Institute and IBELIN Laboratory. The portfolio spans over 25 product variants (Series b, st, xs, i, si, b go, i go, i aqua, si aqua, i aqua spray, and CleanGate) plus accessories such as lifting tools, dosing stations, FTS/AGV guide rails, and the DryZone moisture-control modules.

The business sells directly in Germany, Austria, and France through dedicated project managers assigned by industry vertical (Automotive, Pharma/Chemical, Food/Beverages, Logistics), and distributes internationally through a network of 45 exclusive country-level partners that expanded from 18 partners in 2011. North America is served via the wholly-owned subsidiary HEUTE Inc. in Charlotte, USA, founded in 2014. Customer segments include Automotive (VW, BMW, Porsche, Mercedes-Benz, Continental, Schaeffler, ZF), Beverages (Coca-Cola, Bitburger, Carlsberg), Food Processing (Nestlé, Ferrero, Danone, Arla, HelloFresh), Chemical (BASF, Bayer, Covestro), Pharma (Roche Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers), Electronics (Infineon, Siemens), Logistics (Airbus, Lufthansa), and Plastics/Packaging (Tetra Pak, Klöckner Pentaplast). Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of cleaning zones and accessories, with supplementary services including on-site testing, digital consultation via the CleanFactory virtual tour, and installation planning. ProfilGate accounts for over 80% of company revenue as of 2024, with approximately two-thirds of revenue derived from international exports.

Name

ProfilGate

Legal name

HEUTE Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://profilgate.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProfilGate, a product line of family-owned HEUTE Maschinenfabrik (est. 1905, Solingen), manufactures patented mechanical cleaning zone systems for industrial production and logistics halls, removing up to 80% of dirt and 99% of microorganisms via vibration-driven brush technology, sold across automotive, food, pharma, chemical, and logistics enterprises globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Restroom & Hygiene Dispensing Systems (Commercial/Industrial) (IMAHALAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heavy Equipment, Fleet & Dumpster Pad Washing (HSAIAMAJ)

Keywords

• Mechanical cleaning zones
• Industrial floor cleaning
• Tire cleaning systems
• Hygiene sluice solutions
• Contamination control equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Solingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cleaning Zone Hardware Sales: Sale of mechanical cleaning zone systems (ProfilGate series) including stainless steel collection basins, stable grid grates, and patented brush strips. Made exclusively in Germany.
2. Accessories and Expansion Components: Sale of accessories including lifters, hooks, ramps, dry zones, FTS guide rails, dosing stations, transport and cleaning carts.
3. Consulting and Installation Services: On-site testing (test installation with surface use and steel ramps), digital consultation via CleanFactory virtual tour, and planning support for installation.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ProfilGate manufactures and sells mechanical cleaning zone systems (ProfilGate series) for industrial production and logistics halls. The patented brush technology moves automatically via vibration when vehicles or personnel pass over, removing up to 80% of dirt from wheels and shoe soles without electricity, with disinfection variants reducing microorganisms by 99%. The portfolio includes 25+ variants for automotive, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and logistics industries, plus the CleanGate retail entry solution.

Product overview

ProfilGate is a mechanical cleaning zone system for industrial production and logistics halls, consisting of 11 core product series plus accessories and services. The portfolio is organized around three main cleaning technologies: dry mechanical cleaning (Serie b, st, xs, i, si, b go, i go), wet disinfection cleaning (Serie i aqua, si aqua, i aqua spray), and retail entry solutions (CleanGate). All products share the patented brush technology that moves manually via vibrations when vehicles or persons pass over. The system removes up to 80% of dirt in three tire rotations, collecting debris in collection basins. Accessories include lifting equipment, dosing stations, guide rails for FTS/AGV systems, and moisture control (DryZone). Services include on-site testing, digital consultation (CleanFactory), warranty programs, and downloads.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CleanGate: Innovative cleaning zone for retail food trade (LEH - Lebensmitteleinzelhandel), designed for supermarket entrances to clean shoe soles and shopping cart wheels mechanically.
• HEUTE Maschinenfabrik

Products and services

• ProfilGate Serie b Robust outdoor mechanical cleaning zone for trucks, forklift trucks, and pallet trucks with galvanized steel construction, handling gross and fine dirt with load capacity up to 40 tons. For industrial and logistics facilities.
• ProfilGate Serie st Indoor mechanical cleaning zone for hand trucks, pallet trucks, and route trains with fine mesh grates for smooth passage of narrow wheels. Handles fine dirt in indoor passages.
• ProfilGate Serie xs Food-safe indoor mechanical cleaning zone specifically designed for AGV, FTS, and AMR systems with very narrow wheels. Fine dirt removal in indoor environments.
• ProfilGate Serie i Corrosion-resistant outdoor/indoor mechanical cleaning zone for trucks, forklift trucks, pallet trucks, hand trucks, and route trains. Stainless steel (V2A 1.4301) construction with load capacity up to 10 tons.
• ProfilGate Serie si Corrosion-resistant stainless steel indoor mechanical cleaning zone for hand trucks, pallet trucks, forklift trucks, and route trains with fine dirt handling.
• ProfilGate Serie b go Robust outdoor/indoor mechanical cleaning zone for sole cleaning and hand trucks with extended bristles optimized for shoe profiles. Handles gross and fine dirt for persons and hand trucks.
• ProfilGate Serie i go Stainless steel indoor mechanical cleaning zone for sole cleaning and hand trucks with extended bristles for deeper shoe profile cleaning. Handles gross and fine dirt.
• ProfilGate Serie i aqua Disinfection hygiene sluice for trucks, forklift trucks, pallet trucks, cutter trucks, hand trucks, and persons. Reduces bacteria, viruses, and germs by 99% with wet cleaning and disinfection.
• ProfilGate Serie si aqua Stainless steel disinfection hygiene sluice for soles, hand trucks, pallet trucks, cutter trucks, forklift trucks, and persons. Reduces microorganisms by 99% in indoor passages.
• ProfilGate Serie i aqua spray Indoor disinfection sluice with spray function for pallet trucks, plastic pallets, transport boxes, cutter trucks, hand trucks, forklift trucks, and route trains.
• CleanGate Innovative mechanical entry zone for food retail (LEH) and shopping centers with floor-embedded modules, stable grates, and brush strips for cleaning shopping cart wheels and shoe soles. Load capacity up to 3,000 kg.
• DryZone Series DryZone basic and Serie b variants that minimize moisture introduction through wheels and tires via drypads that absorb moisture, oils, and fats from running surfaces. Compatible with most ProfilGate segments and can be retrofitted.
• CleanFactory Digital Consultation Digital consultation service providing a virtual tour through real application cases for ProfilGate cleaning zones, including best practice examples from customers and personalized guidance on selecting the right solution.
• ProfilGate On-Site Test Service On-site testing service in which the ProfilGate team installs a temporary test system at the customer's facility for approximately one week to demonstrate effectiveness, with the test setup fee creditable toward purchase of a full cleaning zone.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% less dirt entering facilities with dry cleaning variants
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers26 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International Exclusive Distribution PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2011Network of 45 exclusive country-level distribution partners (as of 2023) selling and distributing ProfilGate products internationally. Started with 18 partners in 2011, expanded to 24 in 2012, 28 in 2016, 34 in 2018, 40 in 2019, and 45 in 2023. Covers markets across Europe, Americas, Asia, Africa, and Oceania.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ISTOBAL: Spanish-headquartered specialist in vehicle wash and treatment systems for industrial, commercial, and public-transport applications. ISTOBAL serves overlapping industrial customers needing clean vehicle surfaces for technical cleanliness or hygiene compliance, making it a close comparable in the industrial vehicle cleaning category.
• Kleen-Tex Industries: Global manufacturer of entrance matting systems, including custom-logo and high-traction industrial mats. Kleen-Tex is one of the mat-system alternatives that ProfilGate explicitly positions against in industrial entry-zone cleaning, making it a direct peer for the standardized floor mat versus mechanical cleaning zone choice.
• NoTrax (Justrite Safety Group): North American manufacturer of anti-fatigue, entrance, and industrial matting solutions serving manufacturing, food processing, and logistics facilities. NoTrax products are direct substitutes for ProfilGate's cleaning zones in industrial entry applications.
• Dycem: UK-based specialist in contamination-control matting for cleanroom, pharmaceutical, and food production environments. Dycem's sticky/contamination-control mats target the same hygiene-regulated customers that ProfilGate serves with its Aqua series disinfection sluices, making them a peer in hygiene-entry-zone solutions.

Broad incumbents

• WashTec: Largest global manufacturer of vehicle wash systems for automotive, fleet, and industrial applications. WashTec overlaps with ProfilGate's mission of cleaning industrial vehicles entering facilities, but its solutions are typically full-vehicle wash equipment rather than ProfilGate's drive-over mechanical tire/wheel cleaning zones at facility entry points.
• Ecolab: Global leader in water, hygiene, and infection-prevention solutions with deep penetration in food & beverage and pharma manufacturing. Ecolab's hygiene, sanitization, and contamination-control products and services compete with ProfilGate's Aqua disinfection sluices for the same hygiene-compliance budgets.
• 3M: Diversified industrial conglomerate whose Safety-Walk and matting product lines are widely installed in industrial facilities to control slip and contamination risks. 3M's mat products are the most commonly specified alternative to ProfilGate in capex-light industrial settings.
• Kärcher: Global German-headquartered leader in industrial and commercial cleaning equipment, including high-pressure washers, scrubbers, and vacuum systems. Kärcher competes with ProfilGate in industrial cleaning of vehicles and facilities but at a much broader portfolio scale and with motorized/pressurized systems rather than ProfilGate's electricity-free mechanical brush zones.
• Forbo Flooring Systems: Swiss flooring giant whose Coral and Nuway entrance matting product lines compete with ProfilGate in industrial and commercial facility entries. Forbo offers broader matting systems rather than ProfilGate's mechanical brush technology, but its products are the most-installed alternative at industrial facility entrances.
• Tarkett: Global flooring manufacturer with a dedicated entrance-matting portfolio for commercial and industrial facilities. Tarkett's product range addresses the same customer pain point as ProfilGate - dirt at facility entries - via mat systems rather than mechanical brush zones, positioning it as the broader-incumbent alternative.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance10 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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