What Motcom does

Motcom GmbH is a privately held German engineering firm that designs and manufactures safety and condition monitoring systems for large diesel, gas, and dual-fuel engines. The company was founded by Dieter Lott, drawing on prior experience in oil mist detection (OMD) and bearing monitoring systems, and is operationally headquartered in Saarbrücken, Germany while incorporated in Hamburg as a GmbH.

The product portfolio centres on two complementary hardware platforms. SiCOMS (also branded OCom) is a single-compartment oil mist monitoring system whose sensors mount directly on engine walls — eliminating tubing and moving parts — and connect up to 16 sensors per evaluator via a redundant serial bus with dual independent alarm relays for engine shutdown. BeCOMS (also branded BCom) is an online bearing condition monitoring system that measures and analyses thermoelectric voltage (the Seebeck effect) and crankshaft angular position, using slip ring encoders with redundant carbon brushes. The BeCOMS EM extension module, SRE sensors, SiCOMS sensors and the loganalyser software (extended diagnostics, offline logfile analysis and long-time trend observation) form the wider ecosystem. The systems target ship operators, maritime fleet operators, engine manufacturers and industrial engine operators, addressing two failure modes — oil-mist-driven explosions and catastrophic bearing damage — that carry severe safety and downtime consequences.

Motcom monetises through one-time hardware sales of complete monitoring systems and licensed software (loganalyser, Data Indicator), with an optional data logger PC. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company sells direct and through a global network of agents, including Dalian Leader for the Chinese market, and supports demand generation via SMM Hamburg (participated 2018, 2022, 2024) and SHIPTEC China. All major marine class approvals (ABS, Lloyd's Register, CCS, Bureau Veritas, DNV), MAN OEM approval, and DEKRA ATEX certification are held, providing regulatory gating in target markets. The firm has no disclosed external investors, subsidiaries, or acquisitions.

Name

Motcom

Legal name

motcom GmbH

Website

https://motcomgmbh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Motcom GmbH is a German engineering firm that designs and manufactures condition monitoring and safety systems — oil mist detection (SiCOMS) and bearing health monitoring (BeCOMS) — for large marine and industrial engines.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Engine Condition Monitoring Systems

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental & Safety Monitoring Instruments (Air quality, emissions, radiation, noise, gas detection) (IMAGAFAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Continuous Emissions Monitoring Systems (CEMS) & Stack Testing (EUAHADAA), Diesel Emissions Testing & Opacity/Smoke Testing (TLAKANAG)

Keywords

• Engine condition monitoring
• Oil mist detection
• Bearing monitoring systems
• Marine safety equipment
• Industrial engine monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Saarbrücken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Systems (SiCOMS/OCom, BeCOMS/BCom): Sale of complete monitoring systems including sensors, evaluators, SOG (Splash Oil Guard) components, and optional accessories. Systems are sold as perpetual licenses with no recurring subscription mentioned.
2. Software (Loganalyser, Data Indicator): Analysis and diagnostic software tools for data visualization, storage, and long-term trend analysis.
3. Optional Data Logger PC: Optional data logger hardware with dedicated software for PC-based data collection.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Motcom develops and manufactures condition monitoring and safety systems for large diesel, gasoline, gas, and dual-fuel engines used in marine and industrial applications. Its core products are the SiCOMS/OCom oil mist concentration monitoring system (to prevent explosions from ignitable oil mist) and the BeCOMS/BCom bearing condition monitoring system (using Seebeck effect measurement to detect early-stage bearing failures), supported by the loganalyser diagnostic software for offline/online data analysis and long-time trend observation.

Product overview

Motcom develops and manufactures safety, monitoring and measuring systems for large machinery and engines. The product portfolio consists of three core systems: BeCOMS®/BCom (bearing condition monitoring using thermoelectric voltage/Seebeck effect), SiCOMS®/OCom (oil mist concentration monitoring), and the loganalyser (diagnostic software for both systems). The BeCOMS EM is an extension module for the bearing monitoring system. SRE sensors and SiCOMS sensors are the measurement components used by these systems. The systems work together to provide comprehensive engine protection: SiCOMS detects hazardous oil mist that could cause explosions, while BeCOMS monitors bearing health to prevent mechanical failures, and loganalyser provides data analysis for both systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BeCOMS: Bearing Condition online monitoring system that measures and analyses the condition of bearings and slip surfaces to prevent large-scale part damages and costly repairs.
• SiCOMS
• loganalyser

Products and services

• BeCOMS / BCom Bearing condition online monitoring system for large engines that measures and analyzes the condition of bearings and slip surfaces using the Seebeck effect (thermoelectric voltage), enabling early detection of bearing failures to prevent large-scale part damage and costly repairs. Uses Slip Ring Encoder (SRE) sensors with redundant carbon brushes to correlate thermoelectric voltage signals with crankshaft angular position.
• SiCOMS / OCom Single compartment oil mist concentration monitoring system for large engines that measures oil mist concentration and splash oil temperature directly inside the engine. Sensors are mounted directly on engine walls without tubing/sampling pipes, contain no moving parts, and connect up to 16 sensors per evaluator via redundant serial bus. Includes two independent alarm relays for engine shutdown to prevent explosions from ignitable oil mist concentrations (above ~50 mg/L).
• motcom loganalyser Online/offline analysis software for the BeCOMS and SiCOMS systems, providing extended diagnostic functions including offline logfile analysis, online logfile monitoring, and long-time trend observation to support predictive maintenance and engine health management.
• BeCOMS EM Extension module for the BeCOMS bearing condition monitoring system, expanding its monitoring capability.
• SRE Sensor Models Slip Ring Encoder sensors used with the BeCOMS system, containing specially designed sensor devices with redundant carbon brushes for fault-free capture of thermoelectric voltage signals from crankshaft engine systems.
• SiCOMS Sensor Highly sensitive sensor for the SiCOMS system that measures oil mist concentration directly inside engines, detecting even the smallest amounts of oil mist. Contains no moving parts and requires no tubing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Oil mist concentrations above 50mg/L become flammable and explosive

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Dalian LeaderminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2018Chinese distribution partner for product presentations at SHIPTEC exhibitions in China. Motcom has participated in SHIPTEC 2016 and SHIPTEC 2018 with Dalian Leader to showcase SiCOMS and BeCOMS products to the Chinese maritime market.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• MAN Energy Solutions: MAN Energy Solutions is a leading large-bore diesel and gas engine manufacturer that issues type approvals and certification for monitoring systems on its engines. It is both a reference customer for Motcom (MAN approval) and a competitive incumbent for integrated monitoring.
• Wärtsilä: Wärtsilä is a global marine engine and energy systems OEM with its own integrated digital monitoring and asset management offerings. It overlaps with Motcom as both a customer/specifier of third-party safety systems and a competitor offering bundled monitoring solutions.
• Bently Nevada (Baker Hughes): Bently Nevada is a long-established provider of machinery protection and condition monitoring systems for turbomachinery and large rotating equipment, overlapping with Motcom's industrial bearing and engine monitoring use cases.
• SKF: SKF is a global bearing manufacturer with a substantial condition monitoring business (vibration, lubrication, bearing health) that competes with Motcom's BeCOMS line in industrial rotating equipment, while leveraging deeper aftermarket reach.
• ABB (ABB Ability): ABB offers broad industrial condition monitoring and asset health solutions under ABB Ability, serving the same marine, power generation, and heavy-industrial customers as Motcom but with a much larger product portfolio and global service network.

Emerging players

• IFM Electronic: IFM Electronic is a German industrial sensor manufacturer with condition monitoring offerings, comparable to Motcom as a regional industrial sensor competitor targeting similar European machinery and engine OEMs.
• Brüel & Kjær (HBK): HBK (Brüel & Kjær) provides vibration and acoustic condition monitoring solutions for rotating machinery, partially overlapping with Motcom's bearing monitoring offering in industrial and marine applications.
• Hansford Sensors: Hansford Sensors specializes in vibration monitoring sensors and systems for industrial machinery, partially overlapping with Motcom's bearing condition monitoring application in heavy industry.

Direct peers

• Schaller Automation: Schaller Automation is a German manufacturer specializing in oil mist detectors (OMD) for marine and stationary engines, directly competing with Motcom's SiCOMS system. The two companies serve overlapping ship operators, engine builders, and classification-society-certified retrofit markets.
• SPM Instrument: SPM Instrument is a Swedish condition-monitoring specialist focused on bearing and rotating machinery health assessment for heavy industrial and marine applications, making it a direct comparable to Motcom's BeCOMS bearing monitoring line.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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