LMS

What LMS does

LMS Landshuter Metall- und Schweißtechnik GmbH is a German B2B metal fabrication company headquartered in Ergolding, specializing in complex sheet metal and tube components for the mobility industry. The business operates as a single-site Tier 2/Tier 3 contract manufacturer with approximately 95 employees, ~10,000 m² of production area, and 11 integrated service lines — laser cutting (Trumpf 6kW), tube laser cutting (Adige LT72), CNC bending (up to 320t, 4,550mm length), tube bending (up to 100mm diameter), robotic and manual welding (four Yaskawa/Motoman cells, MIG/MAG/TIG/stud/friction/spot), 5-axis machining (HERMLE, Correa, DMU, Chiron), deburring, blasting, mass finishing, surface treatment, and full assembly. Service depth runs from prototype through small batch to series production, with materials covering steel, stainless steel, and aluminum.

The company's commercial focus is on four mobility verticals: commercial vehicles, rail vehicles (EN 15085-2 CL1 certified), agricultural and construction machinery, and defense technology (DIN 2303 BK1/Q1/Q2). Named customers include Deutsche Bahn, Siemens, MAN, Rheinmetall, John Deere, Wacker-Neuson, Meiller, Magirus, Grammer, SAF, Deutz, RCS, Qantos, and Seisenbacher. Distribution is direct enterprise sales only — no intermediaries or channel partners — with a dedicated sales lead (Thomas Seebauer) and project management layer; pricing is project-quoted and is not publicly disclosed.

LMS has been a wholly-owned subsidiary of the family-controlled industrial holding senata GmbH (Freising, ~3,000 employees, €600M+ revenue) since 2011. Stated annual revenue is €12 million (careers page). The current managing director is Martin Kässbohrer. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 3834-2, EN 15085-2 CL1, DIN 2303, EN 1090-1/-2 EXC 3, and ISO 16247 certifications, and claims 70+ years of metalworking heritage tracing to its 1952 founding as Heinzel GmbH & Co. KG. Recent capital deployment — a 2022 tube laser and 2023 fourth robot welding cell — points to ongoing automation and capacity expansion under senata ownership.

Name

LMS

Legal name

LMS Landshuter Metall- und Schweißtechnik GmbH

Website

https://lms-technik.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1952

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

LMS is a German B2B contract metal fabricator in Ergolding specializing in laser cutting, tube processing, certified welding, and assembly of complex metal components for commercial vehicles, rail, agricultural/construction machinery, and defense customers, operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of senata GmbH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ergolding

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Services: B2B manufacturing services for complex metal components and assemblies. Services include laser cutting, tube laser cutting, pipe bending, CNC bending, welding, machining, surface treatment, and assembly. Revenue generated from project-based contracts serving enterprise customers in mobility industries from prototypes to large series production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

LMS is a German metalworking manufacturer specializing in custom fabrication of complex metal components and assemblies for the mobility industry. The company offers an integrated portfolio of services including laser cutting, tube laser cutting, bending, deburring, tube bending, welding, machining, blasting, mass finishing, surface treatment/coating, and assembly. Production ranges from prototypes to large series, delivering ready-to-install assemblies just-in-time to OEM and Tier 1 customers in commercial vehicles, rail vehicles, agricultural/construction machinery, and defense.

Product overview

LMS (Landshuter Metall- und Schweißtechnik GmbH) is a German metalworking manufacturer offering a comprehensive portfolio of metal processing services rather than a single unified software product. The core offering consists of 11 main service areas: Laserschneiden (laser cutting), Rohrlaserschneiden (tube laser cutting), Kanten/Abkanten (bending), Entgraten (deburring), Rohrbiegen (tube bending), Schweissen (welding), Zerspanung (machining), Strahlen (blasting), Gleitschleifen (mass finishing), Oberflaechenbehandlung & Beschichtung (surface treatment/coating), and Montage (assembly). These services are applied across four key industry verticals: Schienenfahrzeuge (rail vehicles), Nutzfahrzeuge (commercial vehicles), Land- und Baumaschinen (agricultural & construction machinery), and Wehrtechnik (defense technology), where LMS manufactures complex metal components and assemblies from steel, stainless steel, and aluminum. The company operates as a system supplier delivering ready-to-install assemblies from prototype through small series to large-scale production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Laser Cutting (Laserschneiden) Automated laser cutting of complex geometries for flat sheets, supporting steel up to 25mm, stainless steel up to 20mm, and aluminum up to 15mm, with maximum sheet dimensions of 1500 x 3000mm.
• Tube Laser Cutting (Rohrlaserschneiden) Professional tube laser cutting for round, square, and rectangular tubes as well as special profiles with wall thickness up to 8mm, part length up to 4500mm, and cross-section up to 140mm.
• Bending/Edge Bending (Kanten/Abkanten) Precision bending of metal sheets using CNC-controlled press brakes up to 320 tons press force and maximum bending length of 4,550mm.
• Deburring (Entgraten) Automated and manual deburring services using modern grinding machines with grinding belts, grinding flaps, and deburring brushes for sheet parts up to 1,500mm width and sheet thickness up to 50mm.
• Tube Bending (Rohrbiegen) Specialized tube bending for round tubes, square tubes, and profiles using fully automated pipe bending machines up to 30mm diameter and semi-automated up to 100mm diameter.
• Welding (Schweissen) Certified welding services combining automated robot welding for repeatable quality with flexible manual welding, covering MIG, MAG, TIG, friction welding, stud welding, and spot welding.
• Machining (Zerspanung) Precision machining services including CNC milling (3-axis and 5-axis), CNC turning, and precision drilling for workpieces up to 2000 x 800 x 350mm.
• Blasting (Strahlen) Surface treatment using semi-automatic blasting systems from Rösler for sandblasting and glass bead blasting in separate environments.
• Mass Finishing/Trowalizing (Gleitschleifen) Surface finishing using trowalizing for uniform treatment of components up to 500x500mm and component weight up to 5kg, including deburring, edge rounding, and polishing.
• Surface Treatment & Coating (Oberflaechenbehandlung & Beschichtung) Surface finishing services including KTL (cathodic dip painting), powder coating, wet painting, and galvanizing through partner network.
• Assembly (Montage) Assembly services delivering ready-to-install metal assemblies and systems just-in-time, from individual parts to complete mounted assemblies.
• Rail Vehicle Components (Schienenfahrzeug-Komponenten) Certified metal components for rail vehicles including handrails, entrance steps, skirts, kinematics, and sand containers under EN 15085-2-CL 1 certification.
• Commercial Vehicle Components (Nutzfahrzeug-Komponenten) Metal components for commercial vehicles including entrance handles, air intake pipes, fire protection technology, axle crossbars, mirror holder systems, and engine technology.
• Agricultural & Construction Machinery Components (Land- und Baumaschinen-Komponenten) Robust metal components for agricultural and construction machinery including seat frames, transport bars, levers, and battery brackets.
• Defense Technology Components (Wehrtechnik-Komponenten) DIN 2303 certified metal components for defense technology products including climbing bars, holders, and complex holders for windshield washer containers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15% weight reduction achieved for customer components
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Benteler International: Large Austrian/German automotive supplier offering steel and aluminum components, modules, and engineering services. Comparable in metal processing for mobility but operates at significantly larger scale across multiple geographies.
• Mubea Group: Global German-headquartered Tier 1 automotive supplier specializing in chassis, body, and powertrain components using advanced metal forming. Comparable in product category but materially larger and more diversified than LMS.
• Voestalpine AG: Austrian steel and metal processing group with automotive components division serving European OEMs. Comparable in metal processing for mobility (including rail) but operates at vastly larger scale and includes upstream steel production.
• Magna International: World's largest Tier 1 automotive supplier with extensive metal forming, welding, and assembly capabilities across global mobility customers. Comparable in core metal fabrication competencies but operates at vastly greater scale with global production footprint.
• Georg Fischer AG: Swiss industrial company with significant metal processing and lightweight components business serving automotive and industrial customers. Comparable in metal fabrication for mobility but materially larger and more diversified across multiple industrial end markets.
• American Axle & Manufacturing: US-based Tier 1 supplier of driveline and metal-formed components to automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs. Comparable in metal forming and welding for mobility customers though materially larger and more concentrated on drivetrain applications.

Direct peers

• KIRCHHOFF Automotive: German family-owned Tier 1 supplier producing complex metal structures and crash-relevant components for global OEMs. Closely comparable in customer base, German Mittelstand profile, and metal fabrication focus on mobility.
• Linamar Corporation: Canadian mobility components manufacturer producing precision-machined and metal-formed parts for automotive and commercial vehicle OEMs globally. Comparable in custom metal fabrication for mobility customers but with broader geographic footprint and larger scale.
• Läpple AG: German automotive metal forming specialist serving commercial vehicle and Tier 1 customers with press-hardened and structural components. Directly comparable as a similarly-sized German Mittelstand metal fabricator in the mobility supply chain.

Regional players

• EDAG Engineering Group: German engineering services provider to the automotive industry with prototyping and small-series production capabilities. Comparable in serving German OEM mobility customers and providing prototype-to-series metal production, though more engineering-focused than LMS.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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