Austrex

What Austrex does

Austrex Handels Ges.m.b.H is a private Austrian GmbH founded in 1994 and headquartered in Oberneukirchen, Upper Austria, operating as a B2B custom manufacturing partner. The company runs three service divisions: metal processing (CNC turning and milling, sheet metal fabrication, welding, casting, and surface treatment), drive technology (electric motors, gears, motor electronics with frequency converters, and drive components), and industrial 3D printing (FDM, Binder Jetting, Multi Jet Fusion, and Selective Laser Sintering for prototyping and small-batch production). It is DIN ISO 9001 certified and serves customers across electronics, energy, mechanical engineering, furniture, rail and vehicle construction, and heavy machinery, with stated reach across nearly all of Europe and other parts of the world.

The business model is sales-led and project-based, generating revenue through custom fabrication services and hardware sales of drive components, with quote-based pricing not publicly disclosed. Customer acquisition is conducted through direct outreach, the company website, phone, email, and a contact form, supplemented by an industry referral network. The company also develops and sells proprietary branded products — BALLENMASTER, an agricultural machinery solution for round bale transport, and EVENT-Cooler, a wine presentation product — distributed through dedicated external websites. It maintains a technology partnership with Jellypipe, which provides the online platform for 3D printing configuration, material selection, and cost estimation. The company is led by Managing Director Erwin Burgstaller and shows no evidence of external investor ownership, acquisitions, or fundraising activity.

Name

Austrex

Legal name

Austrex Handels Ges.m.b.H

Website

https://austrex.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Austrex is an Austrian B2B custom metal processing, drive technology, and industrial 3D printing services company, serving industrial customers across Europe and select global markets with one-stop manufacturing since 1994.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oberneukirchen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Metal Fabrication Services: Project-based custom metal processing including turning, milling, sheet metal fabrication, welding, and casting services for industrial customers
2. Drive Technology Products: Sale of electric motors, gearboxes, and electronic drive components
3. 3D Printing Services: Prototyping and additive manufacturing services using various 3D printing technologies and materials

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Austrex is a B2B custom manufacturer that produces made-to-order metal components, drive technology parts (electric motors, gearboxes, motor electronics), and 3D-printed prototypes for industrial customers across Europe and worldwide. The firm operates three divisions: CNC-based metal processing (turning, milling, sheet metal, welding, casting, surface treatment), drive technology products, and additive manufacturing/rapid prototyping services, complemented by its own proprietary products BALLENMASTER and EVENT-Cooler.

Product overview

Austrex Handels Ges.m.b.H is a specialized metalworking, drive technology, and 3D printing services company based in Oberneukirchen, Austria. Founded in 1994, the company operates three core divisions: Metallverarbeitung (Metal Processing) offering CNC turning, milling, sheet metal fabrication, welding, casting, and surface treatment; Antriebstechnik (Drive Technology) providing electric motors, gears, electronics, and drive components; and 3D-Druck (3D Printing) for rapid prototyping. Additionally, Austrex has developed proprietary products including Ballenmaster for round bale transport in agricultural machinery and EVENT-Cooler for wine presentation. The company serves customers across Europe and globally, delivering custom-tailored precision metal solutions for industries including electronics, energy, mechanical engineering, furniture, rail & vehicle construction, and heavy machinery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BALLENMASTER: Innovation in round bale transport developed by AUSTREX for agricultural machinery technology
• EVENT-Cooler

Products and services

• Metal Processing (Metallverarbeitung) Comprehensive custom metal processing services including CNC turning, CNC milling, sheet metal fabrication, welding, casting, and surface treatment for industrial customers worldwide.
• Drive Technology (Antriebstechnik) Drive technology product line providing electric motors, gears, motor electronics with frequency converters, and drive components for international industrial applications.
• 3D Printing (3D-Druck) Professional 3D printing services for rapid prototyping internationally, using Fused Deposition Modeling, Binder Jetting, Multi Jet Fusion, and Selective Laser Sintering technologies across multiple materials.
• Ballenmaster Proprietary AUSTREX-developed innovation in round bale transport for agricultural machinery technology.
• EVENT-Cooler Proprietary AUSTREX-developed wine cooler product for wine presentation, gastronomy, and wine storage.

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• JellypipecoreTechnology or IntegrationJellypipe is a technology partner providing the online platform for 3D printing services, including material selection, technology options, and an online calculator for cost estimates. Austrex uses Jellypipe's platform to offer customers online access to 3D printing capabilities, materials, and pricing calculations.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Materialise: Belgian-headquartered provider of industrial 3D printing services across multiple technologies including SLS and Multi Jet Fusion. Highly comparable to Austrex's 3D-Druck division, especially for European industrial prototyping customers.
• SEW-Eurodrive: German-headquartered global manufacturer of drive technology, gearmotors, electronics and drive components. Directly comparable to Austrex's Antriebstechnik division (motors, gears, electronics with frequency converters) in product line and industrial customer base.
• Nord Drivesystems: European manufacturer of gear units, electric motors and drive electronics with global service. Highly comparable to Austrex's drive technology portfolio, particularly the gears and motor-electronics offerings.
• Protolabs: Digital manufacturing services company offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, injection moulding and industrial 3D printing via online quoting. Directly comparable to Austrex's metal processing and 3D printing services for prototype and low-volume production.

Others

• DMG Mori: Global manufacturer of CNC machine tools (turning, milling, additive manufacturing). Comparable as a supplier of the CNC machinery Austrex operates, and as a benchmark for European metalworking-machinery players.
• Sandvik (Machining Solutions): Swedish industrial group whose Machining Solutions division supplies cutting tools and metalworking tooling used by custom fabricators. Comparable as an ecosystem participant serving the same metal-processing customer base as Austrex.
• Trumpf: German manufacturer of machine tools (laser cutting, punching, bending) and laser technology. Comparable as an adjacent supplier of the metalworking equipment Austrex uses, and as a reference point for a leading European metal-fabrication equipment maker.

Emerging players

• Xometry: On-demand manufacturing marketplace aggregating CNC, sheet metal and 3D printing capacity. Comparable to Austrex as a competing channel for buyers seeking custom-fabricated parts, but operating as a platform rather than an in-house job shop.

Broad incumbents

• Stratasys: Global leader in industrial 3D printing technology and services (FDM, PolyJet, SAF). Comparable to Austrex as a competitor in industrial additive manufacturing, though Stratasys is both a printer OEM and service provider rather than a pure service bureau.
• Siemens (Drive Technology / Flender): Global industrial conglomerate whose drive systems and Flender gear business directly overlap with Austrex's motors, gearboxes and electronics offering, but with a far broader product portfolio and global footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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