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enesty GmbH is a privately held German industrial technology company founded on July 29, 2013, in Hartha, Germany, by Jonathan Franke and Jochen Stemke. The company develops and manufactures temperature control systems for injection moulding (the orcinus platform, formerly branded orca, including orca plus, smartshark, Orca SmartLink, and Orca Factory variants), 3D-printed mould cooling inserts with contour-near cooling channels, conventional injection moulds and tools, and offers additive manufacturing services in plastics (PJ, SLA, SLS, MJF, FDM) and metals (SLM, EBM). Core technology centers on a contactless double ultrasound sensor for temperature measurement up to 180°C, originally co-developed with Jurke Engineering GmbH (since fully consolidated under enesty effective January 1, 2024) and additive cooling inserts co-developed with Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden.

The company sells hardware (temperature control systems, moulds, tooling) and professional services (AM consulting, training, design support) to enterprise customers across automotive, medical device, pharmaceutical, and industrial manufacturing sectors, with more than 10,000 tempering circuits deployed since the 2016 orca market launch. Distribution is sales-led, anchored by direct offices in Hartha (HQ) and Radebeul near Dresden, a sales/service entity for Spain, Portugal, and Mexico (sais enesty de mexico, founded November 2023), channel partnerships with HISPAMOLDES and CONTURA MTC, and a technology integration partnership with technotrans. The company is founder-managed with three Managing Directors (Jonathan Franke, Jochen Stemke, and Dr.-Ing. Michael Süß for R&D since January 2024), operates an 11-50 employee headcount, and funds a portion of its R&D through EU and Saxon state programs (e.g., RUBIN-EnviroPlast, SkillSuit, ZIM SG-I-Heat).

Name

Energy

Legal name

enesty GmbH

Website

https://enesty.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

enesty GmbH is a German industrial technology company that develops contactless temperature control systems (orcinus), 3D-printed mould cooling inserts, injection moulds, and additive manufacturing services for automotive, medical, pharmaceutical, and industrial plastics processors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Temperature Control and Injection Moulding Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Injection-Molded Plastics Manufacturing (IMANAOAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Thermoforming Tooling, Mold & Die Manufacturing (IMANAHAJ)

Keywords

• Injection moulding tools
• Temperature control systems
• Additive manufacturing services
• 3D printed cooling inserts
• Plastic processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Hartha

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Temperature Control Systems (orcinus): Sale of temperature control systems including orca/orcinus, smartshark, and plus variants. Systems are sold with monitoring and evaluation tools (SmartLink, Factory). Since market introduction in autumn 2016, more than 10,000 tempering circuits are in use at automotive manufacturers and plastics processors.
2. Injection Moulds and Tool Construction: Development, production, maintenance and repair of tools and moulds for plastics processing. Services include series moulds (from Germany, Spain, China), prototype moulds, and small series production.
3. Additive Manufacturing Services: 3D printing services including plastics (PJ, SLA, SLS, MJF, FDM) and metals (SLM, EBM). Support along entire process chain from consulting and training to construction support and production implementation.
4. Consulting and Training: Additive manufacturing consulting, seminars and training sessions, design support and review, potential evaluation of components/assemblies, and production preparation support.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

enesty GmbH manufactures and sells orcinus contactless temperature control systems for injection moulds, produces custom injection moulds and close-contour 3D-printed cooling inserts, and operates an additive manufacturing service unit (enesty additiv) covering plastics (PJ, SLA, SLS, MJF, FDM) and metals (SLM, EBM) 3D printing alongside AM consulting and training for industrial customers. The company also offers the DigiToolAM decision-support software for additive manufacturing technology selection.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• orcinus: International brand for temperature control systems, previously known as orca, consolidated under enesty GmbH in 2024
• orcinus plus
• smartshark
• enesty additiv
• conesty
• DigiToolAM

Products and services

• orcinus Temperature Control System Proprietary contactless temperature control system with double ultrasound sensor for measuring and regulating the temperature of injection moulds up to 180°C. Sold to plastics processors, automotive manufacturers, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and now also die-casting operations. More than 10,000 tempering circuits have been in use since the 2016 market launch.
• smartshark Compact Temperature Control System

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 10,000 tempering circuits in use at automotive manufacturers and plastics processors
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Jurke Engineering GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 December 2023enesty GmbH and Jurke Engineering GmbH combined their joint product 'orca' under the umbrella of enesty GmbH effective January 1, 2024. This brought together the contact-free measurement technology with tool expertise.
• sais enesty de mexicocoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 16 November 2023Founded in November 2023, sais enesty de mexico expands enesty's network to North America. Jorge da Costa serves as the long-term partner contact for Spain, Portugal and Mexico sales coverage.
• Fraunhofer IFAM DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2019enesty developed 3D printing processes for manufacturing mould cooling inserts in cooperation with Fraunhofer IFAM Dresden. This partnership enabled contour-near cooling channels for faster cooling times.
• HISPAMOLDES s.a.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorExclusive representative for series moulds from Spain. Provides services in design, production, maintenance and servicing of injection moulds with total weight up to 50 tonnes.
• CONTURA MTC GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for 'conesty' tools combining CONTURA's expertise in manufacturing contour-near cooled tool inserts with enesty's injection mould design expertise.
• RKW SachsenminorStrategic or Co-development Partnerenesty participates as project partner in the 'SkillSuit' funding project initiated by RKW Sachsen, focusing on camera suits for workplace-based learning.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Hasco Hasenclever GmbH: Hasco is one of the world's largest suppliers of standardized mould components, including temperature control plates, hoses, and couplings used in injection moulds — directly overlapping with enesty's mould-construction and tooling business plus its tempering ecosystem.
• Tool-Temp AG: Tool-Temp, headquartered in Switzerland, designs and manufactures temperature control units for plastics, die-casting, and rubber processing — same product category as enesty orcinus, with a comparable export-oriented European SME footprint.
• Reglomat Systemtechnik GmbH: Reglomat offers temperature control technology and heating/cooling units for plastics and die-casting applications, frequently cited alongside Wittmann/HB-Therm as a direct rival for industrial tempering units in German Mittelstand moulding shops.
• Single Temperiertechnik GmbH: Single Temperiertechnik is a German developer of compact temperature control units for plastics and die-casting — same niche category as enesty's compact smartshark and orcinus systems, serving German and European moulders.
• Wittmann Battenfeld Group: Wittmann is the global leader in temperature control units, robots, and auxiliaries for plastics injection moulding — the most direct large-scale competitor to enesty's orcinus line, serving the same moulding customers with comparable hardware and increasingly digital monitoring.
• HB-Therm GmbH: HB-Therm is a leading Swiss/German specialist in industrial temperature control technology for plastics processing and die-casting — directly comparable to enesty's orcinus/orca product family and explicitly active in the same die-casting adjacency enesty just entered.

Emerging players

• voxeljet AG: voxeljet offers large-format industrial 3D printing for sand, polymer, and metal tooling applications — relevant for enesty additiv's mould-making and additive manufacturing services for tooling customers.
• EOS GmbH: EOS is a leading supplier of industrial metal and polymer additive manufacturing systems — comparable to enesty additiv's metal (SLM/EBM) and plastics services, though EOS primarily sells printers while enesty delivers finished parts and consulting.

Broad incumbents

• Stratasys Ltd. Stratasys provides industrial polymer 3D printing (SLA, SLS, FDM/MJF) used by mould makers for conformal cooling inserts — overlapping with enesty additiv's plastics 3D printing services for injection mould tooling customers.
• Meusburger Georg GmbH & Co KG: Meusburger is a broad incumbent offering standardized mould components, hot runner systems, and temperature-control accessories — overlapping with enesty's mould business, though much larger and selling into the same plastics and packaging customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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