ima-tec

What ima-tec does

ima-tec GmbH is a German special machine builder founded in 2007 and headquartered in Kürnach near Würzburg. The company designs, engineers, and manufactures custom Sondermaschinen (special machines) for assembly, testing, and automation of components across automotive, electronics manufacturing, medical technology, micromontage, and e-mobility applications. Its portfolio spans full and partial automation systems, micro-assembly cells with high-precision grippers, optical and electrical testing machines, flexible feeding modules (Robosort), palletizers, and SGM handling systems for retrofitting existing production lines.

The technical stack is built around in-house capabilities: mechanical design in Solid Works with motion and FEM simulation; SPS/PLC programming on Beckhoff and Siemens controllers; HMI development; E-Plan 8.0 electrical planning and control cabinet construction; 3-axis and 5-axis CNC machining; and a measurement laboratory equipped with Keyence VHX 5000, Keyence VL 550, and ZwickRoell material testing. Industry 4.0 integration with customer MES and ERP systems is standard. Quality is governed by an in-house Q-DAS-based statistical quality control system and supported by an ISO 9001:2015 certification covering development, construction, project management, manufacturing, service, and sales.

ima-tec sells primarily via direct enterprise field sales to manufacturers, with project-based pricing structured as 40% deposit on order, 50% on factory acceptance, and balance within 14 days of risk transfer. Revenue streams include one-time custom machine sales, recurring maintenance contracts, spare parts, remote support via TeamViewer, and customer training programs. The company has been a member of SAR Group since 2017, operates from Kürnach and Unterpleichfeld, and employs over 95 people. Notable customers include ABB Stotz-Kontakt, Bosch Rexroth, ZF Friedrichshafen, ARBURG, Phoenix Contact, FRIZ Biochem, Gerresheimer, and Diehl Metering.

Name

ima-tec

Legal name

ima-tec GmbH

Website

https://ima-tec-gmbh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

ima-tec GmbH is a German custom special machine builder, founded in 2007 and based in Kürnach, that designs and manufactures assembly, testing, and automation systems for enterprise manufacturers across automotive, medical technology, electronics, and e-mobility sectors, with SAR Group as its parent since 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Equipment

NAICS

All Other Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (333248), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Special machine construction
• Industrial automation systems
• Assembly machinery
• Testing equipment
• Micro-assembly systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kürnach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Special Machine Construction: Design, development and manufacturing of custom special machines (Sondermaschinen) for assembly, testing and automation applications. Project-based revenue with engineering, construction, manufacturing, and commissioning phases.
2. Service, Maintenance and Spare Parts: After-sales service including phone support, remote maintenance, on-site service, maintenance contracts, spare parts supply, and training programs for robot, camera and machine systems.
3. Customer Training Programs: Comprehensive training programs in robotics, camera systems and industrial equipment

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ima-tec designs, engineers and builds custom special machines (Sondermaschinenbau) for assembly, testing and automation in industrial manufacturing. The company delivers end-to-end capabilities including feasibility studies, concept development, mechanical and electrical design, control software (SPS/HMI), assembly, commissioning and after-sales service for OEM and Tier-1 customers.

Product overview

ima-tec GmbH is a special machine builder offering intelligent assembly and automation technology. The company provides custom-engineered special machines (Sondermaschinen) including assembly systems, testing systems, and micro-assembly solutions. These core products are complemented by standardized system modules including flexible feeding systems (Robosort Zuführmodule), palletizers, and SGM handling systems. The portfolio follows a platform approach where customer-specific solutions are built on standardized components with integrated robot, camera, and control systems. Services include comprehensive project support from feasibility studies through commissioning, plus after-sales offerings such as maintenance contracts, spare parts, operator training, and remote/on-site support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Montageanlagen (Assembly Systems)

Quantifiable outcome

• Reaction time for spare parts: fast delivery from stock and custom-made products
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability3 records

Feature13 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Festo SE & Co. KG: Global incumbent in pneumatic and electric automation components and integrated automation solutions. While Festo is broader and at vastly greater scale, it competes head-to-head with ima-tec on assembly system integration projects and supplies many of the same underlying components used in ima-tec's machines.
• KUKA AG: Major German-headquartered robotics and automation integrator with deep automotive and electronics customer overlap. Larger and broader than ima-tec, but a relevant incumbent competing for the same end-customer automation spend and increasingly offering pre-engineered assembly cells.
• Dürr AG: Publicly listed German mechanical and plant engineering group with significant automotive automation, painting, and final assembly exposure. Comparable on customer verticals (automotive/EV) and project delivery, but at much larger scale — a likely prime contractor on the same end-customer RFPs ima-tec bids into.

Direct peers

• HAHN Automation Group: German-headquartered global custom automation house with strong presence in automotive, plastics, and consumer goods assembly/test systems. Directly comparable as a mid-sized international Sondermaschinenbauer with similar turnkey project delivery model.
• Teamtechnik Maschinen und Anlagen GmbH: German Sondermaschinenbauer specializing in assembly and functional testing systems for automotive, e-mobility, and medical device customers. Closely comparable in product scope (assembly + testing) and customer verticals, and a direct bidder against ima-tec for similar mid-size automation programs.
• Manz AG: Publicly listed German Sondermaschinenbauer with automation solutions for electronics, automotive, and battery production. Comparable in custom assembly system engineering, with stronger exposure to electronics and battery gigafactory contracts — a useful peer for benchmark valuation and competitive scale.
• BBS Automation: Special machine builder focused on precision automation, assembly and testing for automotive, medtech and electronics. Highly comparable on technology stack, vertical mix, and project-based business model — and a benchmark for what scaled-up Sondermaschinenbau can look like (BBS has grown via PE roll-ups).
• GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG: Large German family-owned system builder of assembly and test systems, with strong e-mobility and battery cell production focus. Comparable in product scope (assembly and testing systems) and in serving automotive customers, but at materially larger scale.
• Heitec AG: Mid-sized German automation specialist delivering custom assembly systems, testing solutions, and Industry 4.0 integration. Closely comparable in size (~hundreds of employees), full-stack delivery model, and Mittelstand customer base.

Regional players

• ATS Automation Tooling Systems Inc. Canadian-listed global custom automation and assembly specialist serving medtech, food, and industrial customers. Same custom-engineered, project-based Sondermaschinen business model as ima-tec, and useful as a peer benchmark for valuation and growth path — though it operates primarily outside Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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