EPZ

What EPZ does

EPZ Industrietechnik GmbH is a privately held German contract manufacturer (Lohnfertiger) headquartered in Arnstadt, Thuringia, operating from a single production site spanning more than 20,000 m². The company provides custom metal fabrication services spanning CNC laser cutting and punching, 5-axis CNC milling, sheet metal bending, manual and robotic welding, surface treatment (wet painting, powder coating, PU foam gasketing), switchgear/cabinet construction, and final assembly. Production is executed on a Trumpf-led machinery park that includes a Trumpf 6000L Sheetmaster combined laser-punch center, a Trumpf TruArc Weld 1000 robotic welding cell, a Trumpf TruBend Center 7020 press brake commissioned in 2024, a DMU 75 monoBlock 5-axis mill, and an Eisenmann power-and-free coating line.

The business is a pure contract-manufacturing model with project-based, customer-specific quotations; revenue is generated by accepting customer specifications and delivering engineered components or assemblies, with potential for repeat orders. EPZ serves four primary customer segments — electrical cabinet and switchgear manufacturing, device and equipment manufacturing, machine and plant engineering, and railway signal and interlocking technology — and subcontracts specialized coatings (e.g., galvanic zinc plating) to regional partners to round out its offering. Distribution is exclusively direct (no resellers), and geographic scope is concentrated in Central Germany.

The company holds DIN EN ISO 9001:2015 (DQS-certified, renewed 2024), PN-EN ISO 3834-3 for fusion welding (valid through 2029), and PN-EN 15085-2 CL2 for railway welding (valid through 2028); these certifications, combined with a workforce described as over 90% skilled tradespeople (Facharbeiteranteil), underpin access to regulated buyers. The current legal entity was formed in 2015, but EPZ inherits an industrial lineage dating to 1938 (Siemens & Halske AG) and later the ALCATEL SEL AG (1990) and Entwicklungs- und Produktionszentrum GmbH (2003) entities. The sole disclosed executive is CEO/Geschäftsführer Dipl.-Wi. Jur. (FH) Andreas Bauer. No external funding, M&A activity, or international expansion is documented.

Name

EPZ

Legal name

EPZ Industrietechnik GmbH

Website

https://epz-arnstadt.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

EPZ Industrietechnik GmbH is a privately held German contract manufacturer in Arnstadt offering CNC laser cutting, punching, milling, bending, robotic welding, surface treatment, and switchgear assembly from a 20,000+ m² facility, serving electrical cabinet, equipment, machinery, and railway signal customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Arnstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: EPZ operates as a contract manufacturer (Lohnfertiger) providing custom metal fabrication and precision manufacturing services. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts where customers provide specifications and EPZ handles engineering, prototyping, production, and surface treatment. Services include CNC laser cutting, CNC punching, CNC milling, CNC bending, welding, coating, and assembly. Revenue is primarily project-based and one-time, with potential for repeat orders from ongoing customer relationships.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

EPZ Industrietechnik GmbH operates as a contract manufacturer (Lohnfertiger) delivering custom precision metal components and assemblies from prototype to serial production. Its offering spans CNC laser punching, 5-axis CNC milling, CNC sheet metal bending, manual and robotic welding (MIG/MAG/WIG/TIG, spot, stud), surface treatments (wet painting, powder coating, PU foam gasketing), switchgear/cabinet construction, and final assembly. Customers are industrial OEMs that supply drawings and specifications; EPZ handles engineering support, fabrication, finishing, and delivery from its 20,000+ m² Arnstadt facility.

Product overview

EPZ Industrietechnik GmbH is a German contract manufacturing company (Lohnfertiger) offering a comprehensive suite of precision metalworking services. The core offering centers on CNC-based manufacturing processes: CNC Laserstanzen (combined laser cutting and punching), CNC Fräsen (5-axis CNC milling), Blechbiegetechnik (sheet metal bending), and Schweißtechnik (manual and robotic welding). These are complemented by comprehensive surface treatment capabilities including Nasslackierung (wet painting), Pulverbeschichtung (powder coating), and PU-Schaumdichtungen (PU foam gaskets), as well as Schaltschrankbau (switchgear construction) and Montage/Baugruppenmontage (assembly services). The company operates from a 20,000+ m² production facility using Trumpf equipment and provides full-service manufacturing from prototype through serial production, including engineering design support, surface coating, and final assembly.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Laser Punching (CNC Laserstanzen) Combined laser cutting and punching service for thin sheet metal (up to 8mm thickness, 3000x1500mm sheet size) on a fully automated Trumpf 6000L Sheetmaster, delivering high surface quality and complex geometries in a single setup for industrial OEM customers.
• CNC Milling (CNC Fräsen) Precision 5-axis CNC milling service using DMU 75 monoBlock machines for complicated geometries, supporting prototype, small series, and medium-volume serial production of milled metal components.
• Sheet Metal Bending (Blechbiegetechnik) CNC sheet metal bending service on a Trumpf TruBend Center 7020 press brake for steel, aluminum, and stainless steel, including complicated bending cross-sections and product-oriented bending programs for consistent quality in large series.
• Welding Technology (Schweißtechnik) Comprehensive welding service including manual MIG, MAG, WIG, and plasma welding, robotic MAG welding on a Trumpf TruArc Weld 1000, plus stud and spot welding for steel and aluminum, certified to EN ISO 3834-3 and EN 15085-2 CL2.
• Wet Painting (Nasslackierung) Wet painting coating service for metal and plastic surfaces using the Eisenmann power-and-free coating system, providing corrosion protection and surface effects such as gloss and satin matte against mechanical, chemical, and thermal influences.
• Powder Coating (Pulverbeschichtung) Environmentally friendly powder coating service using heavy-metal-free pigments and solvent-free application, producing durable, high-quality surface finishes on industrial metal components.
• PU Foam Gaskets (PU-Schaumdichtungen) CNC-controlled 2-component polyurethane foam gasketing (45 +/- 5 Shore) providing durable elastic sealing up to IP54 protection class for enclosures and cabinets.
• Switchgear Cabinet Construction (Schaltschrankbau) Norm-compliant switchgear and control cabinet construction service built to customer-specific requirements, including control cabinet assembly and custom electrical enclosures for industrial OEM customers.
• Assembly Services (Montage / Baugruppenmontage) Contract assembly service covering component assembly, sub-assembly, functional testing, and complete end assembly of complex mechanical assemblies and devices for industrial OEM customers.
• Other Surface Treatment (Sonstige Bearbeitung) Additional surface treatment services including primer coating, KTL (electrophoretic) coating, galvanizing, nickel plating, electropolishing, sandblasting, silver plating, chromatizing, pickling, anodizing, and PFA coating, performed in-house or via regional/national coating subcontractors.

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Regional and National Coating PartnersminorOthersEPZ works with regional and national partners for specialized coating services that are not performed in-house, including galvanic zinc plating (galvanisch verzinken). These partnerships extend EPZ's surface treatment capabilities for comprehensive customer solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Wieland Group: German-headquartered manufacturer of copper and copper alloy semi-finished products including busbars, tubes, and strips. Directly comparable to EPZ's copper busbar processing and copper material handling, with overlap in industrial customer base.
• Leoni AG: German manufacturer of wires, cables, and wiring systems with copper-based products and industrial customer base. Comparable to EPZ through copper material processing (busbars), industrial customer segments, and German Mittelstand positioning.
• Hirschvogel Group: German family-owned automotive forging and metal processing company producing steel and aluminum components for automotive and industrial customers. Comparable to EPZ as a German Mittelstand metal fabricator serving industrial OEMs.

Broad incumbents

• voestalpine AG: Austrian steel and technology group with metal processing divisions serving railway, automotive, and industrial customers. Comparable to EPZ through its railway infrastructure components and industrial metal forming segments, though at significantly larger scale.
• Aalberts Industries N.V. Dutch industrial services group operating in metal processing, heat/surface treatment, and specialized industrial components. Comparable to EPZ as a European industrial metal services provider with overlapping surface treatment capabilities.
• BENTELER International AG: Large German automotive and industrial metal processor offering steel tube manufacturing, components, and modules across multiple segments. Comparable to EPZ as a broad European metal processing incumbent, though at vastly larger scale and with broader automotive focus.
• thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG: Major German steel producer and processor serving automotive, construction, and industrial machinery customers. Comparable to EPZ in serving German industrial OEMs with processed metal, though at vastly larger scale focused upstream on steelmaking.

Regional players

• Speira GmbH: German aluminum rolling and recycling company (formerly Trimet operations) producing aluminum sheet, plate, and coated products for industrial customers. Comparable to EPZ in processing aluminum components for German industrial buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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