Opdi-Tex
Opdi-Tex GmbH is a German industrial machine vision company that designs and manufactures custom camera systems for quality control, positioning, and process automation in food packaging, automotive, textile, and fiber manufacturing industries, serving both small enterprises and large OEMs worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2000
- HeadquartersEresing, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Opdi-Tex does
Opdi-Tex GmbH is a German industrial machine vision company headquartered in Eresing, Bayern, founded in July 2000 by Karl-Ludwig Schinner. The company designs and manufactures custom industrial camera systems for quality control, positioning, and process-control applications across food packaging, automotive press lines, textiles, glass and carbon fiber production, and EV charging infrastructure. Its installed base exceeds 3,400 vision systems globally, with some units operating continuously for over 15 years in harsh production environments, and approximately 500 new systems are added annually. Core technologies include proprietary hardware-software integration, patented Pick&Place robotics (Round & Fast), a patented circular robot, world-first telecentric color scanners, 3D scanners with Sercos interface, and AI-based defect detection introduced from 2020 onward, with the KnitGuard system (launched March 2026) representing the company's flagship AI application for circular knitting machines.
The company operates a bespoke project-based business model, delivering complete solutions from system concept through medium-scale series production, with pricing determined per application via consultation. It generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of custom vision systems and project-based engineering services, functioning as a component supplier that often sells under partner brand labels through its 'opdi-tex inside' OEM/white-label model formalized in 2023. The go-to-market combines direct consultation-led sales with channel partnerships, exemplified by the 2026 Batliboi Textile Machinery Group partnership for Indian textile market entry. Target customers range from small enterprises to large corporations across multiple verticals, with named enterprise references including KPR Mills, Uster Technologies, a leading German food packaging firm, and a large Swiss automotive company. The organization remains founder-led, with approximately 15 employees across two Eresing manufacturing sites and no disclosed institutional investors or external funding.
Opdi-Tex firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Opdi-Tex
- Legal name
- opdi-tex GmbH
- Website
- https://opdi-tex.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2000
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Opdi-Tex GmbH is a German industrial machine vision company that designs and manufactures custom camera systems for quality control, positioning, and process automation in food packaging, automotive, textile, and fiber manufacturing industries, serving both small enterprises and large OEMs worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Opdi-Tex industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Machine Vision Systems
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)
- SIC
- Optical Instruments & Lenses (3827), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Machine Vision & Industrial Imaging Systems (IMAHAHAE)
Keywords
Where Opdi-Tex is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Eresing
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Opdi-Tex business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Industrial Vision System Sales: Opdi-Tex sells its camera systems as complete solutions for industrial production tasks. Systems are custom-tailored to each customer's specific application. The company delivers everything from system concept to series production in medium batch sizes, functioning as a component supplier to customers who integrate their technology into their own products.
- Custom System Development: The company provides individualized image processing system solutions optimally adapted to specific customer requirements. Projects span from concept to serial production, emphasizing resource- and cost-efficient project implementation.
- KnitGuard Retrofit Systems: Sale of KnitGuard AI-driven machine vision systems for retrofitting on circular knitting machines. Customers report ROI achievable in under two years, creating potential for repeat sales and service contracts.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom-tailored systems - pricing based on specific customer requirements |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Opdi-Tex product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Opdi-Tex develops and manufactures customized industrial camera/vision systems for machine vision applications including quality control, positioning, and process control in production environments. The company delivers complete solutions from system concept through medium-batch series production, with over 3,400 vision systems deployed globally operating 24/7 across industries such as food packaging, automotive, textiles, and e-mobility. Systems are tailored to specific customer applications and often embedded under partner brands (opdi-tex inside model).
Product overview
opdi-tex develops and manufactures customized industrial camera systems for machine vision applications, functioning as a sensor manufacturer providing complete solutions from system concept to medium-scale series production. The product portfolio centers on industrial vision systems (over 3400 deployed worldwide) organized around four core application areas: Quality Control (defect detection, surface inspection), Positioning (coordinates for robots and handling automata), Control (process control for knives and sorting), and Round & Fast (patented Pick&Place robotics). Specialized products include KnitGuard (AI-driven quality inspection for circular knitting), 3D Scanners with Sercos interface for food inspection, and telecentric color scanners. Systems are built for retrofit installation in existing production lines and operate locally without cloud dependency. The company serves diverse industries including food & packaging, automotive, textiles, e-mobility, and glass/carbon fiber manufacturing.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- KnitGuard: AI-driven machine vision system for real-time quality inspection inside circular knitting machines, capable of detecting structural defects including elastane irregularities.
Products and services
- Industrial Vision Systems (Scanner) Customized industrial camera systems for machine vision applications including quality control, positioning, and process control. Over 3,400 systems deployed worldwide, operating 24/7 in demanding production environments. For manufacturers across food packaging, automotive, textiles, and other industries.
- KnitGuard AI-driven machine vision system for real-time quality inspection inside circular knitting machines. Detects structural defects including elastane irregularities that conventional scanners miss. Functions locally without cloud connection. Designed for retrofitting on most circular knitting machine brands.
- Round & Fast Patented Pick&Place system using multiple small pickers mounted on a rotating turntable instead of one large picker. Achieves 8 picks/second at only 2 rotations/second, with 1/4 space requirement and significantly lower energy consumption.
- Quality Control Systems Vision-based quality inspection for series production, detecting defects in food products (cookies, chocolates, biscuits), textiles, masks, and other manufactured goods. Handles natural product variations and multiple product types per line.
- Positioning Systems Camera-based positioning systems that identify part positions and transmit coordinates to robots and handling automata. Achieves high picking reliability (50ppm target) for food packaging, automotive press lines, and brick sorting applications.
- Control Systems Camera-based process control for robots, cutting knives, and sorting systems. Enables thread separation control with sub-millimeter tolerances, brick sorting, and pattern-based knife control in textile manufacturing.
- 3D Scanner with Sercos Interface First 3D scanner with Sercos interface for rapid 3D capture of chocolates and biscuits on conveyor belts. Developed in 2014.
- Telecentric Color Scanner World's first telecentric color scanner in modular design for the food industry, developed in 2006.
- Park Space Monitoring System AI camera systems for monitoring parking spaces for electric vehicles, preventing unauthorized parking at charging stations.
Quantifiable outcome
- Fabric wastage reduced from 2-3% to under 0.5% at textile facilities using KnitGuard
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Opdi-Tex
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Opdi-Tex technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability5 records
Feature7 records
Opdi-Tex partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
One partnership is on record.
- Batliboi Textile Machinery GroupcoreBatliboi Textile Machinery Group is supporting the introduction of Opdi-Tex's KnitGuard AI-driven quality control technology in the Indian market. Early installations have been completed at facilities including KPR Mills. This partnership enables Opdi-Tex to access the large Indian textile manufacturing market through Batliboi's established distribution network.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Opdi-Tex competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Cognex Corporation: Leading global machine vision company. Both companies develop industrial vision systems for quality inspection, positioning, and identification in factory automation; Cognex operates at vastly larger scale across broader verticals.
- Keyence Corporation: Japanese factory automation sensor and vision company. Both deliver vision-based quality control and positioning for industrial lines; Keyence's productized, consultant-led sales model is structurally similar in its direct-customer engagement style.
- Omron Corporation: Japanese factory automation giant with machine vision portfolio. Both deliver vision-guided quality control and component handling in industrial lines; Omron operates at vastly larger scale with direct overlap in food packaging and automotive.
- SICK AG: German industrial sensor and machine vision company with global footprint. Both companies serve industrial quality control, positioning, and identification in factory automation; SICK is much larger with broader product portfolio.
- National Instruments (NI): Test, measurement, and industrial vision systems company. Both provide vision-based inspection and control for industrial production; NI focuses on test/measurement platforms while opdi-tex delivers turnkey vision solutions.
Others
- MVTec Software GmbH: German machine vision software provider. Complementary rather than competitive; both serve the German industrial vision ecosystem with adjacent hardware/software stacks, and MVTec's HALCON/MERLIC could be integrated into opdi-tex type systems.
Direct peers
- Basler AG: German industrial camera manufacturer with global reach. Both companies serve industrial vision OEMs and integrators with camera-based inspection solutions; Basler focuses more on camera components while opdi-tex delivers complete bespoke systems.
- Wenglor Sensoric GmbH: German industrial sensor and vision company. Both companies provide vision-based quality inspection and positioning for industrial automation, with similar Mittelstand positioning and customer-centric sales approach.
- Stemmer Imaging AG: European machine vision technology provider. Both companies serve industrial vision integration across German-speaking Europe with comparable customer profiles in factory automation and quality control.
- ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco): German machine vision specialist now under Atlas Copco. Both companies provide industrial vision solutions for surface inspection, quality control, and 3D robot guidance; ISRA is significantly larger with broader industry coverage.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Opdi-Tex social profiles
Digital presenceOpdi-Tex compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Opdi-Tex financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Opdi-Tex leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Opdi-Tex funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Opdi-Tex M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Opdi-Tex
What does Opdi-Tex do?
Opdi-Tex develops and manufactures customized industrial camera/vision systems for machine vision applications including quality control, positioning, and process control in production environments. The company delivers complete solutions from system concept through medium-batch series production, with over 3,400 vision systems deployed globally operating 24/7 across industries such as food packaging, automotive, textiles, and e-mobility. Systems are tailored to specific customer applications and often embedded under partner brands (opdi-tex inside model).
Is Opdi-Tex a public or private company?
Opdi-Tex is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Opdi-Tex founded?
Opdi-Tex was founded in 2000. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Opdi-Tex based?
Opdi-Tex is headquartered in Eresing, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Opdi-Tex make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Industrial Vision System Sales are the primary driver. The others are custom System Development and knitGuard Retrofit Systems.
Who are Opdi-Tex's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Cognex Corporation, Keyence Corporation, Omron Corporation, SICK AG and National Instruments (NI). MVTec Software GmbH is listed as an others. Direct peers are Basler AG, Wenglor Sensoric GmbH, Stemmer Imaging AG and ISRA VISION (Atlas Copco).
Does Opdi-Tex have an API?
No public API is recorded for Opdi-Tex.
What industry is Opdi-Tex in?
Opdi-Tex's product category is Industrial Machine Vision Systems. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAHAE, Machine Vision & Industrial Imaging Systems. Its NAICS code is 33451 and its SIC code is 3827.