Bode Components

What Bode Components does

Bode Components (legal entity BODE Components GmbH) is a privately held German manufacturer of mechanical safety components for elevators and hoisting equipment, headquartered in Düsseldorf and founded in 1905. The company specializes in overspeed governors (models GB 7, GB 8, GB 9 with wheel diameters of 200–300 mm and tripping speeds of 0.50–3.43 m/s), pneumatic rope brakes (SB 331 with up to 34,000 N brake force, paired with the RBC 14 electronic control unit), tension weights (SRV, SR/FO-V, SGI-S, SGI, SGD), governor ropes and accessories (wedge sockets, clamps), and supporting safety switches, covers, and UCMP devices. Technical differentiation rests on in-house product development, TÜV-Süd type examination, ISO 9001 quality certification, and conformity to EU Lift Directive 2014/33/EU Annex IX plus UKCA certification for the UK market.

The business operates a direct B2B sales model through website-based technical inquiry forms, photo-upload product identification, and engineering consultation, reaching elevator manufacturers, elevator maintenance and modernization firms, and logistics hoisting-equipment manufacturers worldwide. Pricing is custom quotation-based on technical specifications (tripping speed, payload, rated speed), with same-day delivery promoted as a service differentiator. The company runs lean — 1–10 employees — with ownership structure appearing to be privately held by the managing directors (Uwe Wiemer and Guntram Hintzsche) and no disclosed parent, institutional investment, or external capital structure.

Name

Bode Components

Legal name

BODE Components GmbH

Website

https://bode-components.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bode Components (BODE Components GmbH) is a Düsseldorf-based manufacturer, founded in 1905, of mechanical elevator safety components — overspeed governors, tension weights, pneumatic rope brakes, governor ropes, and switches — sold globally to elevator manufacturers, maintenance firms, and logistics hoist makers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Düsseldorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Safety Component Sales: Bode Components generates revenue through the sale of physical safety components for elevators and logistics equipment. Products include overspeed governors, tension weights, rope brakes, governor ropes, and associated accessories. The company sells directly to elevator manufacturers and maintenance companies through inquiry/order processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bode Components manufactures and sells mechanical elevator safety components including overspeed governors (GB 7, GB 8, GB 9 series), tension weights, pneumatic rope brakes (SB 331), governor ropes, and associated accessories such as position switches and UCMP devices. Products are TÜV-Süd certified, ISO 9001 quality managed, and compliant with EU Lift Directive 2014/33/EU Annex IX. The company supplies elevator manufacturers, maintenance companies, and logistics hoist manufacturers globally, with direct B2B sales and same-day delivery from its Düsseldorf headquarters.

Product overview

Bode Components (BODE) is a German safety equipment manufacturer specializing in elevator overspeed protection systems. Founded in 1905, the company offers a comprehensive portfolio of mechanically interlocked safety components: overspeed governors (GB 7, GB 8, GB 9) with various wheel diameters and tripping speed ranges, governor ropes with accessories (wedge sockets, rope clamps), tension weights (SRV, SR/FO-V, SGI-S, SGI, SGD) for different mounting configurations and load requirements, rope brakes (SB 331) with electronic control (RBC 14), and related accessories including position switches, pre-cut-off switches, UCMP devices, remote release systems, and mounting hardware. All products are designed for elevator and logistics hoist safety applications, certified to ISO 9001 and Lift Directive 2014/33/EU, with type examination by TÜV-Süd.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Overspeed Governors (GB 7, GB 8, GB 9) Mechanical overspeed governors with rope-driven angled groove technology that activate elevator safety gears when the elevator travels too fast. Available in three models (GB 7 with 300 mm wheel and 0.70-3.43 m/s tripping speed, GB 8 with 200 mm wheel and 0.50-2.04 m/s tripping speed, GB 9 with 300 mm wheel and 0.50-0.70 m/s for low-speed applications). Features hardened grooves for durability, position switches for electrical control integration, and options for remote release and UCMP. Certified to TÜV-Süd (EU-OG 068, 069, 084, 262) and Lift Directive 2014/33/EU.
• Tension Weights (SRV, SR/FO-V, SGI-S, SGI, SGD)

Quantifiable outcome

• Same-day delivery available

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Hollister-Whitney (Babcock Elevator): US manufacturer of elevator safety brakes, buffers, and governors. Directly comparable to Bode on product function (overspeed / safety braking) and customer base (elevator manufacturers and the North American modernization market).
• Dynatech Controls: Specialist US manufacturer of elevator overspeed governors and related safety/control components. One of the closest product-level competitors to Bode's GB 7/8/9 governor family, addressing the same EU/US safety standards.
• Wittur Group: One of the world's largest independent elevator component manufacturers, producing safety gears, buffers, governors, and door systems. Comparable because its elevator safety sub-assemblies directly compete with Bode's overspeed governors and rope brakes in OEM specifications.
• Warner Electric (Altra Motion): US-based manufacturer of electromagnetic brakes and clutches, with a dedicated elevator and escalator product line. Comparable to Bode because its elevator brakes target the same certified safety component category and similar OEMs/installers.
• ELGO Batenburg: European maker of electronic positioning and safety controls for elevators. Comparable to Bode in supplying safety-related subassemblies (electronic side) to elevator manufacturers and is a direct overlap on the emerging electronic control category (analogous to Bode's RBC 14).
• Mayr Power Transmission: German manufacturer of safety brakes, including elevator safety gear and overspeed brake systems (e.g., ROBA elevator brake family). Directly comparable to Bode as a German-made elevator safety component maker serving the same regulated OEMs and modernization market.
• Kendrion: Dutch industrial group producing electromagnetic brakes and actuators specifically for elevator applications. Closely aligned with Bode on brake and safety component product lines and on serving elevator OEMs and installers globally.

Broad incumbents

• KONE: Major elevator and escalator OEM that both purchases independent safety components and produces some in-house. Sets competitive pricing/technology benchmarks that directly affect how independent suppliers like Bode can compete on EU global accounts.
• Schindler: Global elevator and escalator OEM with internal safety component manufacturing. Relevant incumbent competing for the same safety-critical scope on both new installation and modernization projects that Bode supplies.
• Otis: World's largest elevator OEM with extensive in-house safety component production. While not a direct head-to-head on standalone parts, Otis sets competitive floor/ceiling dynamics in the elevator safety subassembly market Bode serves.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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