Comet Holding

What Comet Holding does

Comet Holding is a Swiss publicly traded technology company (SIX Swiss Exchange: COTN) headquartered in Flamatt, Switzerland, specializing in radio frequency (RF) power supplies and X-ray technology for industrial applications. Founded in 1948 with X-ray sources and expanding into RF technology in 1965, Comet operates three core product divisions: RF Power (power supply systems for controlling plasma processes in semiconductor manufacturing), X-Ray Modules (for non-destructive testing and security inspection), and X-Ray and CT Systems (industrial inspection systems using computed tomography). The company employs more than 1,800 people globally, with approximately 700 in Switzerland.

Comet serves four primary vertical segments: electronics & semiconductor (plasma process control for chip fabrication), automotive (X-ray inspection for component quality), aerospace (non-destructive testing of components), and security (screening and inspection systems). It operates six production facilities across Switzerland, China, Denmark, Germany, Malaysia, and the USA, and maintains subsidiary offices in Canada, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and the USA, enabling localized delivery and support to global industrial customers.

The business model is B2B enterprise hardware sales with project-based, negotiated pricing rather than disclosed list pricing. Comet reported FY2025 annual sales of CHF 457.0 million. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise field sales targeting major industrial OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers. Recent corporate messaging emphasizes being 'realigned' toward a 'digital future' with data-based services complementing the hardware portfolio, though specific AI/ML capabilities are not disclosed in available data.

Name

Comet Holding

Legal name

Comet Holding

Website

https://comet-group.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1948

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Comet Holding is a Swiss-listed (COTN) industrial technology company that designs and manufactures radio frequency (RF) power supplies and X-ray/CT inspection systems for the electronics and semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and security industries, operating production facilities in six countries and selling globally through enterprise field sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Inspection Equipment

NAICS

Irradiation Apparatus Manufacturing (334517), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

X-Ray Apparatus & Tubes & Related Irradiation Apparatus (3844), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Inspection, Checkweighing & Detection Systems (Vision, Metal, X-ray) (IMALAOAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Welding & Plasma Power Supplies (Industrial welders, cutting power sources) (IMAGADAI)

Keywords

• Radio frequency power supplies
• X-ray inspection systems
• Plasma process control
• Non-destructive testing
• Industrial CT imaging

Headquarters

HQ city

Flamatt

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. RF Power Products: Sales of radio frequency power supply systems and components used for controlling plasma processes in semiconductor and industrial manufacturing
2. X-Ray Modules: X-ray module products for non-destructive testing and security inspection applications
3. X-ray and CT Systems: Complete X-ray and computed tomography inspection systems for industrial quality control and security screening

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Comet Holding designs, manufactures, and sells radio frequency (RF) power supply systems used for controlling plasma processes in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. It also produces X-ray modules for non-destructive testing and security inspection, and complete X-ray and computed tomography (CT) systems for industrial inspection across manufacturing sectors.

Product overview

Comet Holding is a Swiss technology company specializing in radio frequency (RF) and X-ray technology solutions. The company operates three core product divisions: RF Power (power supply systems for plasma process control in semiconductor manufacturing), X-Ray Modules (for non-destructive testing and security inspection), and X-Ray and CT Systems (industrial inspection systems). These products serve the electronics & semiconductor, automotive, aerospace, and security industries. The portfolio represents a unified offering of specialized hardware and data-based services for industrial manufacturing, inspection, and security applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RF Power: RF Power supply solutions for controlling plasma processes
• X-Ray Modules
• X-Ray Systems

Products and services

• RF Power Radio frequency power supply systems designed to control plasma processes in semiconductor and electronics manufacturing. Sold to OEMs and fab operators in the electronics & semiconductor industry.
• X-Ray Modules X-ray modules used for non-destructive testing and security inspection applications. Sold to industrial customers and security screening equipment OEMs.
• X-Ray and CT Systems Industrial X-ray and computed tomography (CT) systems designed to support comprehensive industrial inspection needs across multiple manufacturing sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Contribution to safer, more efficient, and sustainable manufacturing

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Hitachi High-Tech: Provides industrial and security X-ray inspection systems as part of a broad electron-microscopy, semiconductor metrology, and analytical instruments portfolio. Overlaps with Comet's X-Ray Systems and security inspection lines.
• Trumpf (Hüttinger / TRUMPF Hüttinger): Large German industrial laser and electronics group; its Hüttinger division is a long-standing supplier of RF generators for plasma processes, directly overlapping with Comet's RF Power business but within a much broader portfolio.
• Shimadzu: Japanese diversified analytical and industrial instrument maker with X-ray inspection systems serving automotive and electronics NDT, overlapping with Comet's X-Ray business as part of a much larger product portfolio.

Direct peers

• Nikon Metrology: Provider of industrial X-ray CT and metrology systems for automotive, aerospace, and electronics inspection. Direct competitor in industrial CT and competes for many of Comet's aerospace/automotive accounts.
• Rigaku: Japanese X-ray analytical and industrial inspection equipment maker with overlap to Comet's X-Ray and CT Systems business, particularly in semiconductor and electronics NDT.
• Advanced Energy Industries: US-listed maker of RF power delivery subsystems for semiconductor plasma processing and adjacent industrial applications. Directly competes with Comet's RF Power division on the same customer set of etch and deposition tool OEMs.
• Varex Imaging: Manufacturer of X-ray tubes, flat-panel detectors, and image-processing components for industrial inspection and security. Directly competes with Comet's X-Ray Modules and X-Ray/CT Systems product lines.
• MKS Instruments: Provides RF power, plasma generation, and vacuum instrumentation to semiconductor and industrial OEMs. Overlaps directly with Comet's RF Power business and shares many of the same fab equipment customers.
• Rapiscan Systems (OSI Systems): Provider of security inspection X-ray systems for airports, borders, and critical infrastructure. Directly competes with Comet's X-Ray Modules use cases in the security vertical.
• Waygate Technologies (Baker Hughes): Industrial NDT and CT inspection systems provider (formerly GE Inspection Technologies / YXLON), serving aerospace, automotive, and additive manufacturing. Direct competitor in Comet's X-Ray and CT Systems franchise.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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