What PROMESS does

PROMESS FMT GmbH is a privately-held German specialty manufacturer of production metrology equipment and statistical process control (SPC) software, headquartered in Berlin and operating for over 40 years. The company designs and builds measuring computers (PRONIMAX V6, PRONITRON T6, PROMINO, QU-MO, PROTAMO 22) and high-speed measurement interfaces (NETBOXneo, NETBOXpro) in-house, paired with the PROMESS SPC software platform for inspection planning, measurement execution, part-image editing, multi-station centralization (Proverview), and correction tracking (Korrekturkarte). Its solutions support in-process and post-process quality assurance on tight-tolerance workpieces, integrating with machine controls through the proprietary Standard-2 PLC interface and the OPC UA Industry 4.0 standard.

PROMESS serves three primary verticals: automotive manufacturing (primary), medical engineering, and general industrial manufacturing. Use cases center on 100% in-cycle quality control, scrap reduction, and real-time process monitoring. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification and its measurement software is certified to AQDEF Version 5.01 (Q-DAS Category A), enabling interoperability with mainstream statistical analysis packages such as qs-STAT.

The business model combines hardware sales, software licenses, project-based professional services (consulting, commissioning, training), and recurring support and maintenance contracts. Go-to-market is hybrid: direct sales through the wholly-owned US subsidiary PROMESS Inc. (Brighton, Michigan), plus channel partners including BAUCH Engineering for China and a domestic field-sales representative in Germany. PROMESS is founder/management-owned — Managing Directors Gerhard Albrecht, Stefanie Albrecht, and Andreas Fendrik — with no external institutional investors or disclosed funding rounds.

Name

PROMESS

Legal name

PROMESS FMT GmbH

Website

https://promess-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PROMESS FMT GmbH is a Berlin-based German manufacturer of in-house built production metrology hardware and SPC software, delivering in-process and post-process quality assurance solutions to automotive, medical engineering, and industrial manufacturing customers through direct and channel-partner sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Production Metrology Systems

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825)

akta.pro primary industry

Test, Measurement & Calibration Equipment Manufacturing Services (ATE, DAQ, metrology electronics) (IMAGAGAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Embedded & HMI Electronics Manufacturing (Industrial PCs, HMIs, Panel PCs) (IMAGAGAD)

Keywords

• Production metrology systems
• Statistical process control software
• Measuring computer hardware
• In-process measurement equipment
• Manufacturing quality assurance

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Sales: Sale of measurement hardware including PRONIMAX, PRONITRON, NETBOX, PROTAMO, PROMINO, and QU-MO product lines. Hardware is manufactured in-house within the corporate group.
2. Software Licenses and Updates: PROMESS SPC software for measurement, process control, and visualization. Software includes planning module, measurement software, and supplementary modules.
3. Professional Services: Consultation, planning, programming, commissioning, training, and maintenance services. Support packages and maintenance contracts available.
4. Support and Maintenance Contracts: Ongoing support including remote diagnostics, support packages, and maintenance contracts for PC-based and network-integrated systems.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PROMESS FMT GmbH develops and manufactures specialized gauging equipment (measuring computers and high-speed measurement interfaces) together with proprietary SPC (Statistical Process Control) software for in-process and post-process quality assurance in manufacturing. The integrated hardware-plus-software platform enables 100% inspection of tight-tolerance workpieces, machine control via PLC interfaces, and Industry 4.0 data exchange through OPC UA. Customers include automotive, medical engineering, and general industrial manufacturers, with the company bundling system development and production within its own corporate group.

Product overview

PROMESS FMT GmbH offers a unified platform-plus-modules product architecture combining proprietary hardware measuring systems with SPC (Statistical Process Control) software. The hardware portfolio includes five measuring computers (PRONIMAX V6, PRONITRON T6, PROMINO, QU-MO) and two high-speed measurement interface families (NETBOXneo, NETBOXpro), plus a touchscreen display unit (PROTAMO 22). These hardware products run the core PROMESS SPC Software, which consists of integrated modules for inspection planning (Prüfplanung), measurement execution (Messsoftware), and part image editing (Teilebildeditor), supplemented by Proverview for multi-station centralization and the Korrekturkarte for correction tracking. The company provides comprehensive services including consulting, custom software applications, commissioning, support, and structured training programs. All products are designed for manufacturing quality assurance applications in automotive, medical engineering, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PRONIMAX: Modern measuring computer product line - includes V6 model with 22-inch touch screen, Intel Core 10th Gen processor, up to 48 measurement inputs, supports PROFINET/PROFIBUS industrial bus systems
• PRONITRON
• PROTAMO
• NETBOX
• PROMINO
• QU-MO
• Proverview
• SPC
• PRONIMAX V5
• PRONITRON T5
• NETBOXm
• Teilebildeditor
• Korrekturkarte

Products and services

• PRONIMAX V6

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% quality control during manufacturing cycles
• +3 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• BAUCH Engineering GmbH & Co.KGcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational representation partner for PROMESS in China. Ms. Yong Wang represents the company at Chengxiang Industrial Area, Taicang, China. Contact: +86 139 01818302, [email protected]
• Norbert Priessen (PROMESS Sales Service)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDomestic sales service representative in Kempen, Germany. Contact: +49 2152 962053, [email protected]
• SendinblueminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSendinblue is used as the marketing platform for PROMESS newsletter distribution.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Mahr: German precision measurement manufacturer (length metrology, form, contour, surface) serving similar automotive and industrial customers — closely comparable niche positioning to PROMESS in DACH.
• Hommel-Etamic: German precision manufacturer of tactile and optical metrology, form measurement and roughness systems — closely comparable mid-sized German competitor with overlapping automotive customer base.
• Renishaw: UK-based global metrology specialist offering precision measurement probes, gauges and software for manufacturing quality control — directly comparable to PROMESS in tight-tolerance production measurement and SPC.
• Marposs: Italian-headquartered global supplier of measurement, gauging and process control solutions for manufacturing — directly comparable in-process and post-process measurement systems and SPC software.
• Werth Messtechnik: German specialist in optical/tactile coordinate metrology and multi-sensor systems — directly comparable mid-sized German precision measurement competitor with similar industrial customer focus.

Emerging players

• Keyence: Japan-based automation and measurement specialist offering sensors, measurement systems and vision systems — comparable in process-integrated measurement and SPC-type applications, with broader portfolio reach.

Broad incumbents

• ZEISS Industrial Metrology: ZEISS's industrial metrology business offers coordinate measuring machines, optical systems and software — comparable production measurement solutions from a much larger German-headquartered incumbent.
• Mitutoyo: Japanese global leader in precision measurement instruments and solutions — comparable product categories and target customers, but at significantly larger scale and global footprint than PROMESS.
• Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence: Division of Hexagon AB providing broad industrial metrology, software and manufacturing intelligence — overlaps with PROMESS in shop-floor measurement but at vastly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Jenoptik (Industrial Metrology): German technology group with industrial metrology offerings in optical and contact measurement — comparable German-headquartered incumbent serving automotive and industrial production quality.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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