What EVS Technology does

EVS Technology GmbH is a privately held, family-owned industrial services company headquartered in Pleinfeld, Middle Franconia, Bavaria. Founded in 2005 by Erwin Schatz as a metal processing business and repositioned in 2016 under second-generation owner and managing director Benjamin Schatz, the company has grown into a one-stop-shop for industrial parts cleaning, laser marking, and metal processing. The firm operates with approximately 20 employees out of a single site at Postleitenstraße 3, Pleinfeld, and serves industrial OEMs and machine engineering companies primarily in southern Germany.

The company's core offerings span three integrated service lines. Teilereinigung (parts cleaning) includes fine cleaning and large-format contract degreasing of workpieces up to 1,000 kg batch weight, with in-house residual contamination analysis performed per VDA 19.1, ISO 16232, and customer factory standards. Laserbeschriftung (laser marking) provides automated marking of text, barcodes, QR codes, DataMatrix codes, and logos with 100% grading and documentation for automotive and electrical traceability. Metallverarbeitung (metal processing) covers fiber laser cutting, CNC bending, MIG/MAG/TIG/spot welding, assembly, and surface treatment, with powder coating handled through a partner network. The technology base consists of high-performance fiber lasers, CNC press brakes, industrial cleaning systems, and a contamination analysis laboratory capable of gravimetry, surface tension measurement, and REM/EDX analysis.

EVS generates revenue on a transaction-fee basis through project-based, quote-driven contracts with industrial customers. Pricing is individually negotiated based on component geometry, batch size, cleaning requirements, and process complexity, with multi-year engagements typical. Distribution is direct B2B with optional warehousing and logistics services to named OEMs. Customer segments include automotive OEMs (primary), machine and plant engineering companies (primary), electrical industry manufacturers (secondary), and general industrial manufacturing (secondary). The firm holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications and maintains a complementary operating relationship with sister company DGS Drahtgestricke GmbH in Ellingen for combined-source filter and separator products.

Name

EVS Technology

Legal name

EVS Technology GmbH

Website

https://evs-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EVS Technology GmbH is a family-owned industrial services company in Pleinfeld, Bavaria, providing integrated parts cleaning, laser marking, and metal processing for automotive OEMs and machine engineering firms in southern Germany under VDA 19.1 and ISO 16232 technical cleanliness standards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Parts Cleaning and Metal Processing Services

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Coating, Engraving & Allied Services (3470)

akta.pro primary industry

High-Voltage (HV) Safety, Isolation Testing & Compliance Services (TLAKAMAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Labeling, Coding & Marking Systems (IMAHAOAE), Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls (E&I) Maintenance (IMAIACAE), Battery & EV/Hybrid Preventive Maintenance (Battery Health/High-Voltage Inspection) (TLAKAGAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial parts cleaning
• Contract metal processing
• Laser marking services
• Residual contamination analysis
• Precision sheet metal fabrication

Headquarters

HQ city

Pleinfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Part Cleaning and Degreasing Services: Contract cleaning and degreasing services for metal components. Services include fine cleaning, large-scale degreasing, and residual contamination analysis. Charges based on batch processing with process documentation.
2. Metal Processing and Manufacturing: Metal processing services including laser cutting, bending/forming, welding, assembly, and surface treatment. Custom fabrication based on customer drawings with pricing per job.
3. Laser Marking and Labeling Services: Contract laser marking services for part identification, barcodes, QR codes, DataMatrix codes, and logos in large series. Includes 100% grading and documentation for traceability compliance.
4. Assembly and Surface Treatment Services: Assembly of welded groups and final surface treatment including powder coating through partner network. Components can be cleaned, assembled, and surface-treated under one roof.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EVS Technology GmbH provides contract industrial services including fine and large-format parts cleaning and degreasing, in-house laboratory residual contamination analysis per VDA 19.1 and ISO 16232, contract laser marking (barcodes, QR codes, DataMatrix codes, logos) with 100% grading, and metal processing services such as fiber laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, and assembly. The offering is targeted at automotive OEMs and tier suppliers, electrical industry manufacturers, and machine and plant engineering companies that require documented technical cleanliness and traceability.

Product overview

EVS Technology GmbH offers a unified industrial services portfolio combining parts cleaning, laser marking, and metal processing under one roof. The core offering centers on technical cleanliness services (Teilereinigung) including fine cleaning, contract degreasing, and in-house laboratory residual dirt analysis (Restschmutzanalysen). Laser marking services (Laserbeschriftung) provide component identification with text, codes, and logos, including variants maintaining technical cleanliness. Metal processing services encompass laser cutting, CNC bending, welding, and assembly operations. These services are integrated to deliver complete solutions from metal fabrication through cleaning, marking, and packaging, with optional storage and logistics for automotive and mechanical engineering customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Parts Cleaning and Contract Cleaning (Teilereinigung / Lohnreinigung) Contract industrial cleaning and degreasing of metal components using modern solvent-based systems to remove oils, fats, particles, chips, and fibers; includes fine cleaning for complex geometries, packaging of cleaned parts to preserve cleanliness, and post-cleaning assembly work under clean conditions, targeted at automotive OEMs and industrial manufacturers requiring technical cleanliness.
• Large-Format Contract Degreasing (Lohnentfettung im Großformat) Contract degreasing and de-oiling of large components and assemblies with batch weights up to 1,000 kg using specially developed racks and grid boxes sized for Euro pallet cage dimensions (1,240 x 835 x 970 mm); operated in multi-shift configurations to deliver process-secure cleaning results for industrial workpieces.
• Laboratory Residual Contamination Analysis (Restschmutzanalysen im Labor) In-house laboratory service performing residual contamination analyses according to VDA 19.1, ISO 16232, and customer-specific factory standards, including gravimetry, surface tension measurement, particle counting, and REM/EDX analyses for technical cleanliness verification of cleaned components.
• Laser Marking (Laserbeschriftung) Contract laser marking services using fiber laser systems to mark text, barcodes, QR codes, DataMatrix codes, logos, and serial numbers onto metal components in large series, with 100% grading and documentation for full traceability under OEM factory standards and maintaining technical cleanliness where required.
• Fiber Laser Cutting (Laserschneiden) Fiber laser cutting service for steel and sheet metal, processing single parts and large series to drawing specifications with precision contours, tight tolerances, and high cutting speed for industrial components.
• CNC Bending and Edge Folding (Biegen / Abkanten) CNC-controlled bending and edge folding of sheet metal using press brakes to produce complex geometries and precise formed components in small-batch and large-series production.
• Welded Assembly and Surface Treatment (Baugruppen / Oberflächenbearbeitung) Contract welding using MIG, MAG, TIG, and spot welding processes for complex welded assemblies, combined with in-house degreasing, final surface treatment, and optional powder coating through a partner network.
• Warehousing and Logistics (Lager und Logistik) Customer storage and logistics services including warehousing of customer components and delivery to OEM customers, leveraging the central Bavarian location to provide short delivery routes throughout southern Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Process-secure cleaning results with individual inspection and documentation for each customer component
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• DGS Drahtgestricke GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company (Schwesterunternehmen) in Ellingen that produces wire meshes and filter cassettes. Together with EVS, they offer filter cassettes and droplet separators from a single source: wire meshes come from DGS, welded housings and sheets from EVS. Not a formal partnership but a complementary family business relationship.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• BENTELER Group: Large automotive tier-1 supplier with components, modules and services across automotive manufacturing. Relevant as a large incumbent operating within EVS's primary automotive customer ecosystem, though at much greater scale and vertical integration.
• FOBA Laser Marking + Engraving (Alltec Angewandte Laserlicht Technologie GmbH): Specialist in industrial laser marking systems and OEM laser marking solutions, including traceability codes (DataMatrix, QR, barcode). Direct adjacency to EVS's laser marking service line.
• Trumpf SE + Co. KG: Global manufacturer of fiber-laser cutting and marking machines. Compares on EVS's laser cutting and laser marking technology backbone, though at scale as equipment OEM rather than service provider.
• Dürr AG: Global leader in industrial cleaning, painting and finishing systems for automotive manufacturing. Overlaps with EVS in industrial parts cleaning and surface treatment but operates at vastly larger scale and as an equipment/system integrator.
• Miele Professional (Miele & Cie. KG): Industrial parts cleaning and disinfection systems including ultrasonic and thermal washers used in automotive and metalworking. Broadly comparable technology category to EVS's industrial parts cleaning operations.

Others

• DGS Drahtgestricke GmbH: EVS's sister company and family-related business producing wire meshes and filter cassettes. Complementary rather than competing — together they deliver integrated filter/droplet-separator assemblies — but cited as the most operationally related comparable in EVS's group structure.

Direct peers

• Pero AG: German manufacturer of industrial parts cleaning systems and provider of cleaning-process solutions for automotive and industrial customers. Compares to EVS's combination of cleaning technology, lab-based residual-dirt analysis and contract cleaning services.
• LaserJob GmbH: German contract manufacturer specializing in laser cutting, laser marking and CNC bending/forming for industrial customers. Closest peer to EVS's metal-processing and laser-marking service portfolio serving industrial OEMs.
• Ecoclean GmbH (Ecoclean Group): Industrial parts cleaning systems and contract cleaning services for automotive and industrial OEMs. Closest direct comparison to EVS's core cleaning-and-cleanliness-verification offering, including VDA/ISO-aligned technical-cleanliness work.
• Rübsamen + Partner Maschinenbau GmbH: German industrial cleaning, surface finishing and metal-processing service provider for OEM customers. Comparable business model and customer overlap with EVS's cleaning and finishing services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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