MTM

What MTM does

MTM Meißner Technik Müllenbach GmbH is a family-owned German industrial cleaning equipment manufacturer founded in 1988 by Werner Meißner in Marienheide, North Rhine-Westphalia, with second-generation leadership (Golo Meißner and Nadine Meißner) in place since September 2015. The company designs and manufactures high-end industrial parts cleaning systems and deburring machines, producing roughly two dozen product families (FLEXCELL, OMEGA, SKR/SKT, MFR, FERA/WEBA/FKA, DA/DSA, DDR, TBA, RTK, Finisher, RoWaCell, RoStaCell, PortaCell) plus specialized lines for E-Mobility, hydrogen/fuel cells, wind industry, and large engines. Underlying technologies span aqueous cleaning, high-pressure waterjet deburring (150-1000 bar), brush deburring, ultrasonic cleaning, superheated steam (plasma) cleaning, and 6-axis robot integration, with five patents (OMEGA, RTK, Eco-Heater, INTEGRIP, large-engine brush deburring) protecting key architectures.

The business is built on custom-engineered, project-based capital equipment sales to global automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers (including Volkswagen, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Ford, Porsche, Opel, ThyssenKrupp, ZF, Magna, Mahle, Continental, DAF Trucks, Volvo CE, Changan, and others), supplemented by aftermarket services such as maintenance contracts, spare parts, retrofit and modernization, operator training, equipment leasing, used equipment sales, and toll cleaning. Manufacturing is split between Germany (Marienheide, Luckenwalde, Gummersbach) and Poland (Tczew), with sales and service entities in Germany, Poland (Wrocław), India (Pune), and China (Dalian, Shanghai). Pricing is not publicly listed; equipment is quoted per project, with leasing, hire purchase, and used-equipment acquisition alternatives, while recurring revenue streams include service contracts, spare parts, and retrofits across a global installed base.

Name

MTM

Legal name

MTM Meißner Technik Müllenbach GmbH

Website

https://mtm-gmbh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

MTM (Meißner Technik Müllenbach GmbH) is a family-owned German manufacturer of custom industrial parts cleaning and deburring systems, serving global automotive OEMs, Tier-1 suppliers, and growing e-mobility, hydrogen, and wind-energy customers through direct enterprise sales from offices in Germany, Poland, India, and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Cleaning Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Parts Washing & Degreasing Equipment (IMAHALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pressure Washing & Jetting Equipment (IMAHALAB)

Keywords

• Industrial parts cleaning
• Automotive deburring systems
• Robotic cleaning cells
• Precision cleaning equipment
• Industrial washing machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Marienheide

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Cleaning and Deburring Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: MTM designs, develops, and manufactures custom high-end industrial cleaning systems and deburring machines, sold directly to automotive OEMs, tier-1 suppliers, and industrial manufacturers. Equipment is custom-built to customer specifications. The company also sells standardized smaller cleaning systems (e.g., FERA, WEBA) for SMEs.
2. Aftermarket Services (Maintenance, Spare Parts, Retrofit): Recurring revenue from maintenance contracts (Basic, Comfort, and individual service packages), spare parts sales (4 standardized spare parts packages), retrofits and modernization of existing equipment, and on-site repair services. The company offers 24/7 service hotline and global service points.
3. Operator Training and Consulting: Fee-based operator training programs covering equipment operation, cleaning medium change, tank cleaning, filter replacement, and maintenance instructions.
4. Equipment Leasing and Rental / Used Equipment Sales: MTM offers equipment leasing, hire purchase, or purchase of used cleaning machines as an alternative to new equipment purchases.
5. Toll Cleaning (Lohnwaschen): Contract cleaning services offered to customers who do not own MTM equipment, processing their components in MTM facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

MTM designs, manufactures, and services custom high-end industrial cleaning systems and deburring machines for automotive, e-mobility, hydrogen/fuel cell, wind energy, aerospace, and general metalworking industries. The product range spans robot cleaning cells, round-table systems, immersion cleaning, spray chambers, continuous pass-through systems, and specialized deburring equipment (high-pressure waterjet and brush deburring). The portfolio is complemented by maintenance, retrofit, spare parts, training, and toll-cleaning services delivered through a global sales and service network.

Product overview

MTM (Meißner Technik Müllenbach GmbH) is a family-owned industrial cleaning equipment manufacturer founded in 1988, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial component cleaning systems. The product range includes robot cleaning systems (FLEXCELL, FLEXCELL TAKT), round-table cleaning systems (OMEGA), spray circular chamber systems (SKR, SKT), multi-chamber systems (MFR), single-chamber systems (FERA, WEBA, FKA), continuous/pass-through systems (DA/DSA, DDR, TBA), robot immersion systems (RTK), deburring technology (high-pressure and brush deburring), and specialized systems for E-Mobility, hydrogen/fuel cells, wind industry, and large engines. The portfolio is complemented by automation units (RoStaCell, PortaCell), robot deburring/cleaning systems (Finisher, RoWaCell), and comprehensive services including maintenance, retrofit, spare parts, and training. MTM serves the automotive industry, E-Mobility sector, wind energy, aerospace, and general metalworking with cleanliness standards meeting VDA 19 requirements.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FLEXCELL / FLEXCELL TAKT Robot Cleaning Systems Robot cleaning system for deburring, washing, and drying workpieces in production cycles, achieving cycle times of approximately 25 seconds with VDA 19 cleanliness standards. FLEXCELL TAKT variant is optimized for tact-time high-throughput environments.
• OMEGA Round-Table Cleaning System Patented flagship round-table cleaning system with hood technique for automotive industry; achieves VDA 19 cleanliness standards and cycle times as short as 15 seconds.
• SKR Spray Circular Chamber Cleaning System Circular spray chamber cleaning system with parts conveyed on a circular path through a closed tunnel; up to 1800 parts per hour with parallel process steps.
• SKT Spray Circular Chamber Tact Cleaning System Tact-time spray circular chamber cleaning system preventing overspray between parts via partition walls; for high-mix industrial production.
• MFR Multi-Chamber Cleaning System Linear multi-chamber cleaning system enabling simultaneous cleaning steps and 2–3x faster cycle times versus single-chamber systems; charge weights up to 1000 kg and 20+ charges per hour.
• FERA Single-Chamber Cleaning System Compact single-chamber cleaning system for individual workpieces and bulk goods with minimal media carryover and fast cycle times.
• WEBA Single-Chamber Cleaning and Degreasing System Cost-effective compact single-chamber cleaning and degreasing system for island deployment in production flow.
• FKA Flood Chamber Cleaning System Flood chamber cleaning system for SMEs treating bulk goods and series parts with washing, rinsing, and drying in a single chamber.
• DA/DSA Continuous Pass-Through Cleaning System Continuous conveyor-fed pass-through spray cleaning system for inline production integration with cycle times of seconds.
• DDR Continuous Steam Cleaning System Continuous steam cleaning system using superheated steam at 125–150°C for degreasing profiles and endless material at 80 m/min throughput.
• TBA Conveyor Belt Cleaning System Compact continuous cleaning system with conveyor belt for spray cleaning, designed for decentralized deployment near production machines.
• RTK Robot Immersion and Circular Cleaning System Patent-protected industrial washing machine combining immersion and circular cleaning with a 6-axis robot for part handling; approximately 60% energy savings versus market-standard processes.

Quantifiable outcome

• OMEGA system achieves cycle times as short as 15 seconds, meeting the demands of the fastest automotive production lines.
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature14 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MTO GmbH (Maschinentechnik Oberberg GmbH)coreOthers · 1 January 2012MTO GmbH is a related company in Gummersbach (NRW), near Cologne. Founded in 2012. Part of the MTM Group.
• M+P S.A. (Poland)coreOthers · 1 January 1996M+P S.A. is a production facility near Danzig (Tczew), Poland. Founded in 1996. Manufacturing site for MTM cleaning systems. Development capacity expanded with new office building completed in 2020. New production plant completed and opened in October 2016.
• MOB GmbH (Märkische Oberflächenanlagen- & Behälterbau GmbH)coreOthers · 1 January 1991MOB GmbH is a related company within the MTM Group, located in Luckenwalde (Brandenburg) near Berlin. Founded in 1991. Part of the MTM family group of companies.
• MT Cleaning Technologies Co. Ltd (MTCT)coreOthersMTCT is the MTM Group's sales and service entity for the Asian market, located in Dalian, China. MTCT serves as the Asian headquarters, handling sales, customer service, and technical support for MTM cleaning technologies in China and broader Asia.
• MTM India Pvt. LtdcoreOthersMTM India Pvt. Ltd is the MTM Group's sales and service entity for the Indian market, located in Pune, Maharashtra. Handles sales, customer service, and support for MTM cleaning technologies in India.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Dürr AG: Dürr is a major German industrial plant engineering group with a long-standing presence in industrial cleaning technology via its Ecoclean legacy portfolio. While MTM is a niche specialist, Dürr covers similar applications as part of a much broader automotive and industrial equipment portfolio with global reach.
• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a large US industrial conglomerate with automotive and industrial cleaning/finishing equipment inside its portfolio. It competes with MTM in selected automotive cleaning niches but as part of a much larger, diversified industrial group with materially greater R&D and acquisition capacity.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss industrial equipment manufacturer serving food processing and adjacent industries, with cleaning technology components in its portfolio. It is comparable to MTM as a specialty industrial machinery company with a similar engineering-to-order culture and global service model.
• Kärcher: Kärcher is the global leader in cleaning equipment with a growing industrial parts-cleaning portfolio. While primarily known for consumer and contractor cleaning, its industrial division overlaps with MTM on selected component cleaning applications and competes for OEM line-award business.

Direct peers

• Mafac: Mafac is a German manufacturer of aqueous industrial parts cleaning systems serving automotive and metalworking customers. It is closely comparable to MTM on cleaning modality and target market, and serves as a relevant peer benchmark for German Mittelstand industrial cleaning specialists.
• Pero AG: Pero is a German industrial parts-cleaning equipment manufacturer with a directly overlapping portfolio of chamber, through-feed, and rotary cleaning systems. It is closely comparable to MTM in size, German Mittelstand origins, and concentration on automotive and metalworking customers.
• Elma Schmidbauer: Elma is a German manufacturer of ultrasonic and aqueous industrial cleaning systems with a comparable precision-cleaning focus on small, complex parts. It overlaps directly with MTM's fine-cleaning capabilities for medical, optical, and aerospace customers.
• Ecoclean: Ecoclean is the largest dedicated industrial parts-cleaning equipment manufacturer globally and MTM's closest direct competitor. Both companies offer aqueous cleaning, high-pressure waterjet deburring, and robotic automation systems serving automotive OEMs and tier-1 suppliers with materially overlapping product ranges and customer accounts.

Regional players

• Stoelting: Stoelting is a US-based industrial parts-cleaning equipment manufacturer with comparable aqueous and ultrasonic cleaning systems. Its primary market is North America, providing a regional peer view rather than direct European competition to MTM.

Emerging players

• Bio-Circle: Bio-Circle is a German manufacturer combining cleaning chemistry (bio-based fluids) with cleaning equipment systems. It overlaps with MTM in industrial parts cleaning but differentiates on chemistry-driven parts washing rather than custom-engineered mechanical cleaning systems.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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