G + S machine tools

What G + S machine tools does

G+S Machine Tools (legally Gläsener + Schmidt GmbH) is a German machine tool dealer and full-service provider founded in 1992 and headquartered in Olching near Munich, Germany. The company supplies new, used, and demonstration CNC and conventional machine tools — including lathes, milling machines, machining centres, grinding machines, and sheet metal working equipment — to manufacturing companies, training institutions, and sheet metal fabricators. It maintains a manufacturer-independent portfolio representing brands such as Nakamura, Tornos, DMG MORI, Kunzmann, Trumpf, LVD, Flow, Schröder, Bodor, Axon, Geibel+Hotz, and others, covering the full range of metalworking with control systems from Fanuc, Siemens (Sinumerik), Heidenhain, and Okuma.

The company does not build proprietary machine technology but differentiates on distribution infrastructure: a 3,700 m² demonstration centre in Olching where over 100 used and demonstration machines can be inspected under power alongside in-house technicians, with condition and geometry reports issued to mitigate buyer risk. Since 2020 the firm has run a dedicated chipless manufacturing department focused on sheet metal processing equipment. Complementary services include dismantling, transport, storage, reconditioning, assembly and commissioning, plus financial services (leasing, hire purchase, credit, sale-and-lease-back), trade-in deals, machine valuation for banks, and complete company takeover or liquidation up to €5 million.

Commercially, G+S operates a sales-led, consultative go-to-market with a team of sales engineers providing direct customer advisory. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of new and used machines, complemented by professional logistics services, financial/financing services, machine trade-in and purchase transactions, and accessories/peripherals. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held as a GmbH managed by René Schmidt, Holger Kösler, and Markus Braun, with no disclosed external institutional investors and a stated worldwide supply footprint concentrated in Germany.

Name

G + S machine tools

Legal name

Gläsener + Schmidt GmbH

Website

https://www.gs-werkzeugmaschinen.de/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

G+S Machine Tools (Gläsener + Schmidt GmbH) is a German dealer founded in 1992 that sells new and used CNC machine tools — lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, and sheet metal equipment — to manufacturing, training, and fabrication customers worldwide from its Olching demonstration centre near Munich.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machine Tools

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (3335)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Machine tool dealer
• CNC machine tools
• Used machinery sales
• Sheet metal machinery
• Metalworking equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Maisach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. New Machine Sales: Sale of new CNC and conventional machine tools including lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, machining centres, and sheet metal processing equipment from manufacturers such as Nakamura, Tornos, Kunzmann, DMG MORI, Trumpf, LVD, and others.
2. Used Machine Sales: Sale of used and demonstration machines. The company maintains a stock of over 100 machines regularly available, with a 3,700 m² storage facility in Olching. Machines can be viewed under power with condition reports or geometry reports.
3. Logistics Services: Services include dismantling, loading, transport, storage, cleaning, reconditioning, assembly, and commissioning of machine tools.
4. Financial Services: Provides financing options including leasing, hire purchase, credit, and sale-and-lease-back arrangements. Also offers machine valuation for banks and liquidity generation services.
5. Machine Purchase and Trade-In: Core business of purchasing machines and equipment based on reliable value assessments. Handles single machine tools as well as complete production facilities with purchase values up to 5 million euros. Includes company takeovers, business liquidations, and machine packages with broom-clean handover.
6. Accessories and Peripherals: Sale of accessories including tools, clamping devices, tool presetters, robots, bar feeders, complete paternosters, and peripheral devices for automation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

G+S Machine Tools is an independent dealer supplying new, used, and demonstration CNC and conventional machine tools (lathes, milling machines, grinding machines, machining centres, sheet metal working machines) from manufacturers such as Nakamura, Tornos, DMG MORI, Trumpf, Bodor, LVD, Flow, and Schröder. The company also provides logistics, financing, trade-in deals, machine valuation, and complete business takeover services from its 3,700 m² demonstration centre in Olching near Munich.

Product overview

G+S Machine Tools (Gläsener + Schmidt GmbH) operates as a machine tool dealer and service provider based in Olching near Munich, Germany, supplying new, used, and demonstration CNC machine tools worldwide since 1992. The company offers a manufacturer-independent portfolio spanning conventional and CNC-controlled lathes (from Tornos, Nakamura, DMG MORI, EMCO, Okuma), milling machines and machining centers (Kunzmann, Axon, Takumi, Soraluce), grinding machines (Geibel+Hotz), and sheet metal working equipment (Trumpf, Bodor, LVD, Flow, Lissmac, Schröder), along with peripherals such as tool presetters, automation solutions, and sawing equipment. Services include logistics (transport, commissioning), trade-in deals, machine purchase/valuation, and financial services (leasing, credit, sale-and-lease-back). Products are available as new machines, used machines, or demonstration machines, with inspection available under power in the company's 3,700m² showroom facility.

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Products and services

• New CNC Lathes Conventional and CNC-controlled lathes for turning operations, including sliding headstock lathes, multi-spindle machines, and turning/milling centers from manufacturers such as Nakamura, Tornos, EMCO, DMG MORI, and Okuma. Targeted at production companies in metalworking.
• Used CNC Lathes Pre-owned CNC lathes and turning centers available immediately, tested and inspected in-house, with over 100 machines regularly in stock at the Olching facility.
• New Milling Machines CNC milling machines, machining centers, and travelling column milling machines from Kunzmann, DMG MORI, Axon, Takumi, and Soraluce, ranging from 3-axis to 5-axis simultaneous machining.
• Used Milling Machines Pre-owned milling machines and machining centers available for inspection under power in Olching showrooms.
• New Grinding Machines Precision cylindrical, surface, and rotary table grinding machines from Geibel+Hotz, including CNC-controlled models with SINUMERIK 840 D Solution Line control systems.
• Used Grinding Machines Pre-owned grinding machines including cylindrical, surface, and rotary table grinders from various manufacturers, available for inspection.
• Sheet Metal Working Machines Laser cutting machines, press brakes, guillotine shears, punching machines, water jet cutting systems, plasma systems, and deburring/finishing machines from Trumpf, Bodor, LVD, Flow, Lissmac, and Schröder. Serves sheet metal processing companies via the dedicated chipless manufacturing department since 2020.
• Machine Logistics Services Complete logistics services including dismantling, loading, transport, storage, cleaning, reconditioning, assembly, and commissioning of machine tools.
• Trade-in and Machine Purchase Machine valuation, purchase of used machines, trade-in deals for new machine purchases, business dissolutions, and complete company takeovers up to 5 million euros purchase value.
• Financial Services Sales financing, leasing, hire purchase, credit, machine rental, liquidity generation (sale-and-lease-back), and bank valuations.
• Tornos SwissNano 4 High-precision Swiss-type CNC automatic lathe for machining very small parts. 6 linear axes + 2 C-axes, max spindle passage 4mm, 16,000 rpm spindle speed, 12 tool positions, 4 driven tool holders. Targets medical, electronics, and precision engineering.
• Tornos Swiss XT High-precision CNC sliding headstock lathe for efficient series production. 8-9 linear + 2 C-axes, processing range 16-32mm, up to 42 tool positions including 18 driven tools. For medical technology, automotive, and electronics manufacturing.
• Tornos MultiSwiss CNC multi-spindle turning machine series with 4-8 independently driven spindles, torque motor indexing, integrated C-axes, and compact design with built-in bar feeders, coolant units, and chip management. For high-volume production.
• Trumpf TruLaser 3040 Laser cutting machine for sheet metal processing. 4000x2000x116mm movement, 4kW power, available as used machine (2021) or new.
• Trumpf TruLaser Robot 5020 3D laser welding system Made in Germany. TruDisk 3302 disc laser 3.3kW, KUKA KR 30 HA high-accuracy robot, 8-axis system including swivel-tilt positioner, two-station rotary table.
• Nakamura NT-Flex CNC lathe with Fanuc 0i-TF Plus control, 150mm turning diameter, 405mm turning length. Available as new machine.
• Flow Mach Series Waterjet Cutting Machines Waterjet cutting machines (Mach 100, Mach 200, Mach 500) with accuracy 0.04-0.06mm. For sheet metal processing applications.
• Bodor P3 12 KW Laser Cutting Machine Demo machine with 12kW laser power and 4 m/s² acceleration for sheet metal cutting.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

20 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• AxoncoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAxon supplies 5-axis machining centres including LU-1200, LU-400, LU-620, LU-720, LU-800 models and VMC series machines.
• TakumiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTakumi supplies machining centres including H 10, H 6, VC 0852, and VC 1200 models with various specifications.
• NakamuracoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNakamura is a key supplier of CNC lathes offered by G+S Machine Tools. The partnership provides customers with high-quality Japanese CNC turning solutions including models like AS-200L, AS-200LS, JX-200, JX-250, NT-Flex, NTJ-100, Super-NTY3-100, and WT-250II.
• TornoscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTornos is a key supplier of Swiss-type automatic lathes and multispindle machines. G+S offers Tornos products including SwissDECO, EvoDECO, Swiss GT, Swiss DT, Swiss XT, DECO 10 Plus, SwissNano, and MultiSwiss series. Tornos is headquartered in Moutier, Switzerland and became part of Starrag Tornos Group AG in December 2023.
• KunzmannminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKunzmann supplies conventional milling machines suitable for training workshops and educational applications.
• WeilerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorWeiler supplies conventional machines for training workshop applications.
• PfiffnerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPfiffner rotary transfer machines offered for large-scale production applications.
• TrumpfcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTrumpf is a major supplier of laser cutting machines, press brakes, and other sheet metal processing equipment including TruLaser 3040, TruBend Cell 5000, and TruLaser Robot 5020 welding systems.
• LVDcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLVD supplies press brakes, laser cutting machines (LaserONE), and other sheet metal processing equipment including D-Cell, PPEB series, and Strippit M punching machines.
• FlowcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFlow supplies waterjet cutting machines including Mach 100, Mach 200, and Mach 500 models with varying specifications for accuracy and axis ranges.
• LissmacminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLissmac supplies deburring and surface treatment machines including SBM-L, SBM-XS, and SMD 123 RE models.
• SchrödercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSchröder is a key supplier of sheet metal processing machines including guillotine shears (528, PowerShear), press brakes (PowerBend Industrial UD, PowerBend Professional, PowerBend Universal), rounding machines (134, 136), and panel benders (MAKU, MHSU).
• BodorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBodor supplies laser cutting machines including the P3 12 KW demo machine.
• DMG MORIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDMG MORI supplies CNC turning and milling centres including the CTX beta 1250 TC 4A and DMF 260 machining centres.
• Geibel+HotzcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeibel+Hotz supplies grinding machines including RS 1000 CM and RS 1000 CU cylindrical grinding machines and FS 420 SD and FS 640 SD surface grinding machines.
• EMCOminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEMCO supplies CNC lathes including Hyperturn 665 MC plus and Maxxturn series machines.
• OkumaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOkuma supplies turning and milling centres including Multus U 3000 with Okuma OSP-P300 SA control.
• SMECminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSMEC supplies CNC lathes including SL 2000 M, SL 3000 BLM, and NS 2000 M models.
• HermleminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorHermle supplies high-precision machining centres including C 800 V model.
• SoraluceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSoraluce supplies bed milling machines including SLP-6000 model with large traverse ranges.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Surplex GmbH: German-headquartered used industrial machinery auctioneer and dealer covering machine tools, sheet metal equipment, and woodworking. Directly comparable as a European competitor in used CNC and chipless machinery resale, serving similar mid-market manufacturing buyers.
• Perfection Global: Used CNC machine tool dealer specializing in late-model CNC lathes, machining centers, and grinding machines with inspection facilities. Comparable as a competitor offering tested used CNC equipment with condition reporting and global logistics.
• HGR Industrial Surplus: US-based reseller of used industrial equipment including CNC machine tools. Comparable as a competitor in the used-CNC resale category, with a similar model of inspecting and reselling second-hand metalworking equipment.
• Industrial Auctions: European auction house specializing in industrial machinery, including complete factory liquidations and machine tool disposals. Comparable to G+S's business-liquidation and machine-purchase service line, addressing the same insolvency and divestiture events.

Broad incumbents

• DMG MORI: Global manufacturer of CNC turning and milling machines that also sells direct to end customers. Comparable both as a key OEM partner to G+S and as an incumbent competing with G+S's dealer channel through its own direct sales force.
• TRUMPF: Leading German manufacturer of laser cutting machines, press brakes, and 3D laser welding systems. Comparable as a core G+S OEM partner in chipless manufacturing and as a direct competitor reaching the same sheet-metal customer base.
• Tornos: Swiss manufacturer of Swiss-type automatic lathes and multispindle machines, now part of Starrag Tornos Group AG. Comparable as a premium OEM partner of G+S and a broader incumbent in precision turning equipment.
• LVD Group: Belgian manufacturer of press brakes, laser cutting machines, and punching systems. Comparable as an OEM partner of G+S in the chipless sheet-metal segment and as a direct-selling incumbent in the same European customer pool.

Emerging players

• Machinio: Global online marketplace aggregating used machinery listings from thousands of dealers, including CNC machine tools. Comparable as a digital channel for used machine tool discovery that competes for buyer attention with G+S's direct sales motion.
• CNC Exchange: Online marketplace dedicated to buying and selling used CNC machine tools with dealer and private listings. Comparable as an emerging digital alternative for used CNC transactions that overlaps with G+S's used-equipment customer journey.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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