What Bartels Mikrotechnik does

Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH is a privately held German microfluidics company founded in 1995 and headquartered in Dortmund. The firm specializes in piezo-based micropump technology for the precise, energy-efficient transport of liquids and gases, serving life science and industrial markets worldwide. Its core products are the mp6 and bp7 micropumps, manufactured since 2006, which form the foundation of a modular component portfolio that includes electronics and software controllers, sensors, valves, chips, and pre-configured microfluidic kits. The BP7 pump is differentiated by extreme miniaturization (30 x 15 x 3.8 mm, 2 g), low power draw (50 mW), and a 5,000-hour operational lifespan, with flow rates up to 9 ml/min (liquids, ≤450 mbar) and 35 ml/min (gases, ≤140 mbar).

The company's business model is a dual-track, platform-plus-components architecture: customers can either purchase individual fluidic components through the company's e-commerce shop (bartels-mikrotechnik.de) to assemble their own systems, or commission fully integrated custom fluidic solutions where Bartels handles fluidics integration, micropump embedding, electrical engineering, and software development end-to-end. Hardware sales carry unit pricing with a €50 surcharge for orders below €100 net, settled via prepayment (bank transfer or PayPal). Custom solutions are quote-based project work. The firm is ISO 9001:2015 certified (since 2022, by TÜV Rheinland), RoHS compliant, and operates from a single Dortmund headquarters under co-CEOs Monika Kremer and Florian Siemenroth. No external funding, parent company, M&A activity, or institutional investment is disclosed.

The customer base spans enterprise life-science instrumentation (Leica Microsystems for microscopy water immersion, Kuhner Shaker for bioreactors, GenSpeed Biotech for gene analysis) and industrial/security applications (Smiths Detection for trace detection), supplemented by a long tail of smaller e-commerce buyers. The company claims worldwide reach, with shipping references to DACH, broader Europe, USA, Canada, China, Japan, India, Singapore, UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey. Reported team size is 25+ people, and no revenue figures have been disclosed.

Name

Bartels Mikrotechnik

Legal name

Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH

Website

https://bartels-mikrotechnik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bartels Mikrotechnik GmbH, founded 1995 in Dortmund, Germany, is a privately held microfluidics specialist designing and manufacturing piezo-based micropumps and compact fluidic components for life science and industrial customers worldwide, sold via e-commerce and custom system integration.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Micropump and Component Sales: Direct sales of piezo-based micropumps and compact fluidic components including sensors, valves, chips, electronics, and accessories through the company's e-commerce platform.
2. Custom Fluidic System Solutions: Custom project-based services for developing and manufacturing complete compact fluidic systems, handling integration of fluidics, micropumps, electrical engineering, and software development.
3. Microfluidic Kits: Pre-configured microfluidic kits combining multiple components for specific applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

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Product overview

Bartels Mikrotechnik offers a modular portfolio of compact fluidic products centered on its proprietary piezo pump technology. The core offerings are the mp6 and bp7 micropumps, which since 2006 have enabled precise and energy-efficient transport of liquids and gases for life science and industrial applications. These pumps serve as the foundation of the product line, complemented by dedicated Electronics & Software for system control, Sensors for monitoring, Valves for flow control, Chips for analytical applications, and Accessories. The company also provides Microfluidic Kits as pre-configured bundles and Custom Solutions for complete fluidic system development integrating micropump technology with electrical engineering and software. The architecture is platform-plus-components: the piezo pump core combined with add-on modules (electronics, sensors, valves) allows customers to either build their own systems or commission fully customized solutions.

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Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered notable and minor.

• Smiths DetectionnotableTechnology or IntegrationCustomer using Bartels micropump technology for trace detection applications. Referenced in success stories demonstrating micropump integration into security detection systems.
• Kuhner ShakernotableTechnology or IntegrationCustomer developing advanced bioreactors using Bartels' compact fluidic technology. Featured in success stories for sustainable bioreactor development.
• Leica MicrosystemsnotableTechnology or IntegrationCustomer using Bartels micropumps for water immersion applications in microscopy. Success story partner for reliable fluid handling in life sciences.
• GenSpeed BiotechnotableTechnology or IntegrationCustomer revolutionizing gene analysis using Bartels' microfluidic technology for fast discoveries in biotechnology applications.
• Darwin MicrofluidicsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorListed as a trusted collaboration partner in the microfluidics ecosystem.

Scale indicators3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Parker Hannifin: Global motion and control technologies incumbent with precision fluidics and instrumentation product lines. Competes with Bartels at the OEM level for compact, precision fluid handling in analytical and industrial instrumentation.
• Bürkert: Large German fluid-control specialist offering valves, sensors and integrated fluidic systems. Listed as a Bartels partner but operates at much greater scale across industrial and life-science fluidics, making it a broader incumbent.
• Festo: Global German automation and pneumatics incumbent with a significant fluidics portfolio. Listed as a Bartels partner but is also a broad incumbent whose offerings can substitute for or bundle around compact micropumps.
• SMC Corporation: Japanese pneumatics and fluid-control giant serving industrial automation worldwide. Relevant as a broad incumbent in industrial compact-fluidics that could extend into piezo-micropump-adjacent niches.

Direct peers

• Elveflow: Paris-based microfluidic flow control and instrumentation company (including piezoelectric and pressure-based pumps). Direct competitor in piezo and precision flow-control for life-science and analytical instrument OEMs.
• Fluigent: French microfluidics specialist offering flow controllers, pumps and complete fluid handling platforms for life-science research and diagnostics. Competes directly with Bartels' micropump-based compact fluidic system offering.
• Sensirion: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision micro-sensors and fluidic components. Listed as a Bartels 'trusted collaboration partner' and operates in the same microfluidics component ecosystem with overlapping OEM customers in life sciences and industrial instrumentation.
• Darwin Microfluidics: French microfluidics supplier and product maker, distributing and developing pumps, chips and accessories. Listed as a Bartels partner but also a competing microfluidics component supplier to similar European life-science customers.
• Dolomite Microfluidics: UK-based microfluidic component and chip manufacturer (part of Blacktrace Holdings). Competes with Bartels in microfluidic chips, components, and integrated fluidic modules for life sciences.

Emerging players

• Harvard Bioscience: US-listed life-science instrument company with microfluidic pump offerings (e.g., syringe and peristaltic pumps for biotech). Adjacent competitor for life-science OEM fluid handling programs where Bartels' piezo pumps are specified.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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