PCS Strakeljahn

What PCS Strakeljahn does

PCS Strakeljahn GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held, family-managed German software company founded in 1981 (re-incorporated as a GmbH & Co. KG in 1989) and headquartered in Spenge. The company develops and sells a modular software platform consisting of two integrated core products: the Grafische Auftragserfassung (GAV/GAV5/GAV.Next) graphical order entry system, and an ERP system covering bill-of-materials resolution, disposition, costing, and production data preparation for kitchen, bathroom, and cabinet furniture manufacturers. The platform's technical architecture has evolved from desktop GAV versions (1992 onward) to a serviceable architecture supporting standardized interfaces — IDM (Integrated Data Model for planning-intensive furniture), EDI, XML, and WebServices — with web and mobile access delivered via PCS GalaxyWeb (introduced 2013) and the GAV.Next generation (2021) explicitly designed to interoperate with external ERP systems.

The company operates exclusively within Germany, targeting stationary retail and manufacturing businesses in the kitchen, bathroom, and built-in cabinet furniture trade. Its go-to-market is a direct, consultative sales motion led by Managing Directors Heinz Strakeljahn and Dirk Strakeljahn, with named contacts including Executive Assistant Anja Bergmann serving as the inbound demand capture point via the company's website contact form and a published phone line. Revenue is generated through modular software licensing and subscription on multi-year contracts, with customizations and migration support from incumbent ERP systems offered as additional services; no public pricing is disclosed.

PCS Strakeljahn has remained independent and unfunded, with no venture capital, no disclosed acquisitions, no M&A activity, and no geographic expansion beyond Germany. Its 11–50 employee headcount has supported continuous product evolution over more than 30 years, with the most recent material product additions being the WebService-based order verification interface (2020) and GAV.Next (2021). The firm claims to serve a large portion of Germany's kitchen, bathroom, and cabinet furniture manufacturers, though no named customer logos, revenue figures, or third-party scale validation are disclosed.

Name

PCS Strakeljahn

Legal name

PCS Strakeljahn GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://pcs-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1981

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PCS Strakeljahn is a German family-owned software company, founded in 1981, that sells modular graphical order entry and ERP software to kitchen, bathroom, and cabinet furniture manufacturers in Germany through direct consultative sales and multi-year contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Furniture Manufacturing Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Manufacturing ERP (Discrete, Process, Batch) (HDAEAEAB)

Keywords

• Furniture ERP software
• Graphical order entry
• Manufacturing software solutions
• Cabinet production planning
• Kitchen furniture software

Headquarters

HQ city

Spenge

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software licensing and subscription: Modular software licensing model allowing customers to acquire precisely the modules they need without over-provisioning. The company has been operating for over 30 years, suggesting a mature recurring software revenue base. Customer migration support and customizations are offered as additional services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

PCS Strakeljahn sells a modular software platform combining graphical order entry (Grafische Auftragserfassung / GAV) with an ERP system for kitchen, bathroom and cabinet furniture manufacturers in Germany. The solution covers visual order capture, bill-of-materials resolution, disposition, costing, production data preparation, and interfaces with manufacturing systems via IDM, EDI, WebService and XML standards.

Product overview

PCS Strakeljahn offers a modular software system consisting of two core products: the Grafische Auftragserfassung (GAV) for graphical order capture and planning, and the ERP-System for production planning, material management, and manufacturing preparation. These integrated products work together as a complete solution for kitchen, bathroom, and cabinet furniture manufacturers. The portfolio includes GAV.Next (next-generation graphical order capture), PCS GalaxyWeb (web-based mobile access), and WebService interfaces for integration with external systems. The system supports standardized data exchange via IDM (integrated data model for planning-intensive furniture) and EDI formats.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Grafische Auftragserfassung (GAV) Graphical order capture system enabling rapid visual planning of kitchen, bathroom and cabinet furniture orders across multiple screens. Includes collision checking, feasibility analysis, customizable input masks, and optimized order capture for furniture manufacturers.
• ERP-System Enterprise Resource Planning system providing bill-of-materials resolution with disposition, costing, and data preparation for manufacturing. Supports rule-based and variant-based bills of materials, XML WebService data retrieval, order inquiry, and millimeter-precise planning for long parts and worktop generation with automatic cutting suggestions.
• GAV.Next Next-generation graphical order capture system developed in 2021 with simplified connection to external ERP systems via WebService interface for order validation and EDI via WebService for electronic data interchange with manufacturing systems.
• PCS GalaxyWeb Web-based working environment introduced in 2013 enabling access to the PCS software platform via mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Homag Group: Homag is a global market leader in woodworking machinery and associated production software, serving furniture manufacturers end-to-end. As a broad incumbent, it competes with PCS at the production software layer and benefits from equipment-software bundling that PCS cannot match.
• SAP SE: SAP is a global ERP incumbent with discrete manufacturing solutions that compete indirectly with PCS for the back-office layer. Larger customers may consolidate on SAP and then look for PCS as a specialist front-end, or alternatively drop PCS in favor of SAP's broader suite.

Direct peers

• SWOOD (by EFI): SWOOD is a CAD/CAM and production software suite for the woodworking and furniture industry, integrated with design-to-production workflows. Comparable to PCS in addressing furniture manufacturers' order capture, BOM, and production planning needs.
• Microvellum: Microvellum provides CAD-based software for the woodworking and store fixture industries, with parametric design and CNC output. Comparable to PCS as a specialist software platform for custom cabinet and furniture manufacturing.
• TopSolid: TopSolid provides integrated CAD/CAM/ERP software for custom manufacturing, including wood and furniture production. Direct overlap with PCS in offering design-through-production workflows tailored to small and mid-sized manufacturers.
• BORM-INFORMATIK: BORM is a German-speaking CAD/CAM specialist for the furniture, interior fit-out, and woodworking industry. Direct overlap with PCS in serving kitchen, bath, and cabinet manufacturers with integrated design-to-production tooling.
• 3CAD Group: 3CAD provides a 3D-CAD/CAM platform for the furniture industry, with focus on configurators and design-to-production workflows. Direct overlap with PCS in serving furniture manufacturers with graphical planning and production integration.
• imos GmbH: imos is a German provider of CAD/CAM and ERP software for the furniture and interior fit-out industry, with a comparable vertical focus on kitchen and cabinet manufacturers. Direct overlap with PCS on graphical order entry, BOM resolution, and production integration in the German Mittelstand.
• Cabinet Vision (by Hexion MasterBrand): Cabinet Vision offers design, engineering, and manufacturing software for cabinetmakers and commercial millwork shops. Closely comparable to PCS in addressing kitchen and cabinet manufacturers with parametric design and production output.

Emerging players

• KLAES GmbH & Co. KG: KLAES offers ERP and configurator software for window, door, and furniture manufacturers, primarily in the German-speaking market. Comparable to PCS as a German Mittelstand specialist in adjacent custom manufacturing verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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