R&D

Name

R&D

Legal name

R&D Steuerungstechnik GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://rud.info

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Services

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (334419), All Other Miscellaneous General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (333998)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) (IMAGAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Industrial Control Cabinets & Power Distribution (Panels, Switchgear for Automation) (IMAHAHAK), Motor Drive & Motion Control Electronics Manufacturing Services (VFDs, servo drives, controllers) (IMAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial automation services
• Control technology solutions
• Electronics manufacturing services
• Machine tool retrofit
• SINUMERIK CNC services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wickrath

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronics Manufacturing Services (E²MS): Electronic manufacturing services including development, production, and shipping of electronic devices and assemblies. Covers individual tasks or complete service packages.
2. Control Technology: Development of hardware and software, documentation, commissioning with own product portfolio for control systems
3. Machine Manufacturing: OEM manufacturing of assemblies or complete machines, maintenance, repair and spare parts, full retrofit services

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

R&D Unternehmensgruppe provides integrated industrial engineering services spanning control technology (hardware/software development, commissioning), electronics manufacturing (E²MS from prototype to series production with UL certification), and machine manufacturing (OEM assemblies, complete machines, retrofit, and spare parts service). The group delivers end-to-end support from concept to production for industrial manufacturing customers and tool machine operators, including proprietary products such as Quicksense-DAP and intelligent machine control panels, plus SINUMERIK expertise and JAKA cobot integration services.

Product overview

R&D is a corporate group of three companies offering complementary industrial services spanning control technology, mechanical engineering, and electronics manufacturing. R&D Steuerungstechnik develops hardware and software controls with own products including Quicksense-DAP and intelligent machine control panels, and offers SINUMERIK expertise. R&D Maschinenbau provides OEM manufacturing and complete machine retrofit/modernization services. R&D Elektronik delivers E²MS (Electronic Engineering Manufacturing Services) from prototype through series production. The group also offers JAKA cobot integrations with Movecomponents systems for automation, plus funding eligibility checks for modernization projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Won Siemens MC Award 2023 in Innovation category for Optimize MyProgramming / 3D-Scanner development
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability5 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered major and core.

• JAKA RoboticsmajorTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025Partnership for JAKA cobots - next generation collaborative robots. R&D offers consultation, projection, implementation and commissioning of JAKA cobots for automation in packaging, palletizing and production steps.
• JustAutomate (Movecomponents)majorTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025Partnership for machine feeding systems using Movecomponents modular systems, specifically designed for JAKA cobots. Enables efficient loading/unloading, palletizing and tool changes.
• Fritsch GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Joint presence at Electronica 2024. Fritsch presented highly developed mounting automatons while R&D showed project support from first idea to series production.
• Siemens AGcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Long-standing development partnership with Siemens. R&D developed Optimize MyProgramming/3D-Scanner winning Siemens MC Award 2023 in Innovation category. Partnership focused on motion control solutions and SINUMERIK control systems.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB: Global broad-line industrial automation, robotics and motion-control vendor. Comparable as an incumbent alternative to R&D's automation, control-systems and cobot offerings, with much larger scale and global service network.
• Bosch Rexroth: Large industrial automation and motion-control supplier covering drives, controls, PLCs and factory automation. Competes with R&D for machine-builder and retrofit wallet share, particularly in German-speaking Mittelstand.
• Siemens: Parent of the SINUMERIK platform that R&D integrates and an award partner (Siemens MC Award 2023). Operates broadly in industrial automation, motion control and digital industries; overlaps R&D's portfolio but at far larger scale and with global reach.

Direct peers

• Universal Robots: Market-leading collaborative robot vendor and the natural competitor to JAKA — the cobot brand R&D now integrates. Comparable on cobot product, target customer (industrial manufacturers) and integrator business model.
• Heidenhain: Manufacturer of CNC controls, encoders and machine-tool positioning systems. Directly comparable to R&D Steuerungstechnik's SINUMERIK control expertise and to R&D Maschinenbau's machine-tool retrofit/service focus.
• Stäubli: Provider of industrial robotics, collaborative robots and automation solutions. Comparable to R&D Steuerungstechnik's cobot integration and automation engineering offering, with similar customer profiles in industrial production.
• Pilz: German industrial automation company focused on safe control systems, sensors and machine safety. Comparable as a Mittelstand automation specialist serving the same German manufacturing customer base.
• Festo: German industrial automation specialist offering pneumatics, electric drives, controllers and control technology. Closely comparable to R&D Steuerungstechnik in customer base (industrial manufacturers), control-systems expertise and Mittelstand profile.
• Phoenix Contact: Provider of industrial electronics, connection technology, controllers and electronics manufacturing services. Direct overlap with R&D Elektronik on E²MS and with R&D Steuerungstechnik on control hardware, including UL-relevant industrial electronics.
• Beckhoff Automation: PC-based control and automation technology vendor competing in the same industrial automation/controls market as R&D Steuerungstechnik, particularly for machine-builder and retrofit customers in German-speaking regions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/RuD.Info

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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