Durr Group
Dürr Group is a German mechanical and plant engineering firm (FRA:DÜR) supplying automated painting robots, final assembly lines, and battery electrode production equipment primarily to global automotive OEMs, with subsidiaries in woodworking (HOMAG), factory automation (BBS Automation), and balancing technology (Schenck).
- Company typePublic
- Founded1896
- HeadquartersBietigheim-bissingen, Germany
- Headcount5,001–10,000
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Durr Group does
Dürr Group is a German mechanical and plant engineering corporation founded in 1896 and headquartered in Bietigheim-Bissingen, publicly listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (FRA:DÜR). The company designs and builds highly automated painting robots and final assembly lines for automotive OEMs, and supplies production lines for battery electrodes serving the EV transition. Q1 2026 sales were €940.2m, down 6.7% year-over-year, against an annual revenue base of approximately €4.5B.
The portfolio is structured around a holding-company model (Dürr Aktiengesellschaft) governing four operating businesses: the core Dürr painting and final-assembly division; HOMAG Group (world-leading woodworking machinery for furniture, flooring, doors, windows, and timber construction, acquired 2014); BBS Automation (factory automation for assembly, testing, winding, and palletizing across mobility, medtech, and electronics, acquired from EQT Private Equity in August 2023); and Schenck (global market leader in balancing technology). The group also holds a majority stake in Teamtechnik (battery electrode coating). Collectively the group holds 6,777 patents and operates at 124 locations with 17,731 employees.
The business model is project-based capital equipment sales to enterprise customers, supplemented by recurring after-market service, spare parts, and software revenue from the installed base. The company sells through direct enterprise field sales teams and a network of digital channels including LinkedIn, Google Ads, Microsoft Advertising, and Salesforce Pardot-driven email campaigns. Customers are concentrated among global automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, with secondary exposure to furniture/timber house producers, battery manufacturers, medical/electrical product companies, and balancing-technology end-markets. Dürr is GDPR-compliant, LkSG-compliant for supply-chain due diligence, and has historically accessed capital markets through bond offerings (notably a €150m convertible bond in 2020).
Durr Group firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Durr Group
- Legal name
- Dürr Aktiengesellschaft
- Website
- https://durr-group.com
- Company type
- Public
- Founded year
- 1896
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 5,001–10,000 employees
- Short description
- Dürr Group is a German mechanical and plant engineering firm (FRA:DÜR) supplying automated painting robots, final assembly lines, and battery electrode production equipment primarily to global automotive OEMs, with subsidiaries in woodworking (HOMAG), factory automation (BBS Automation), and balancing technology (Schenck).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Durr Group industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Mechanical and Plant Engineering
- NAICS
- Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (335), Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing (3212)
- SIC
- Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)
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Where Durr Group is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Bietigheim-bissingen
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Durr Group business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Plant Engineering and Systems Sales: Dürr Group generates revenue through large-scale plant engineering and mechanical systems for automotive painting, final assembly, and production lines. Revenue is project-based with long sales cycles and significant order values typical of capital equipment manufacturers.
- After-market Services and Support: Ongoing service, maintenance, and spare parts revenue from installed base of plant equipment
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels7 records
Durr Group product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Dürr Group designs, manufactures and installs highly automated painting and final assembly systems for automotive OEMs, plus production lines for battery electrodes supporting e-mobility. Through its HOMAG subsidiary it supplies woodworking machinery, software and services for furniture, flooring, doors, windows and timber construction; through BBS Automation it delivers assembly, test, winding, insertion, feeder and palletizing systems for mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy and electronics; and through Schenck it provides balancing technology solutions for industrial applications.
Product overview
Dürr Group operates as a unified platform of mechanical and plant engineering businesses organized around industrial automation and manufacturing systems. The core Dürr Group business provides automated painting and final assembly systems for automotive production plus battery electrode production lines. The portfolio includes three major subsidiaries: HOMAG Group (woodworking solutions for furniture, flooring, construction), BBS Automation (factory automation for assembly, testing, and handling across mobility/medtech/electronics sectors), and Schenck (balancing technology solutions). The structure is a holding company model where Dürr AG provides governance while operating divisions maintain specialized product portfolios serving automotive, furniture, medical, and battery production sectors.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- HOMAG: World's leading supplier of woodworking solutions including machines, software and services along process chains for production of furniture, flooring, doors, windows, CLT/GLT and timber house construction
- BBS Automation
- Schenck
Products and services
- Dürr Automated Painting Systems Highly automated painting systems for automotive OEM production lines, including digital and sustainable solutions for paint shops serving global car manufacturers.
- Dürr Final Assembly Systems Highly automated final assembly systems for automotive production, designed for greater efficiency, flexibility and quality, combined with painting technology in the new Automotive division.
- Dürr Battery Electrode Production Lines Production lines for battery electrodes supporting e-mobility and the battery production sector, identified by Dürr as a future growth area.
- HOMAG Woodworking Machinery and Software World's leading supplier of woodworking solutions including machines, software and services along the process chains for production of furniture, flooring, doors, windows, CLT/GLT and timber house construction.
- BBS Automation Systems Automation solutions for assembly and test, winding, insertion and take-out technology, feeder and palletizing systems serving mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy and electronics industries.
- Schenck Balancing Technology Solutions Global market leader in balancing technology solutions with extensive expertise in automation and digitalization, supplying a wide range of industries with innovative balancing technologies.
- Digital@Dürr Digital Solutions Digital and software-based solutions extending automation, digitalization and robotics across Dürr Group's mechanical and plant engineering portfolio for greater efficiency, flexibility and quality.
Companies that use Durr Group
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Durr Group technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Durr Group partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- BBS AutomationcoreDürr Group completed acquisition of BBS Automation, an automation systems provider based in Garching near Munich, on August 31, 2023. The acquisition supports Dürr's expansion in the industrial automation sector, aiming for significant sales growth and a strengthened product portfolio. BBS offers solutions for assembly and test, winding, insertion and take-out technology, feeder and palletizing systems serving mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy and electronics industries.
- HOMAG GroupcoreHOMAG Group is the world's leading supplier of woodworking solutions, part of Dürr Group. The range includes machines, software and services along process chains for production of furniture, flooring, doors, windows, CLT/GLT and timber house construction.
- SchenckcoreSchenck is the global market leader in balancing technology solutions with extensive expertise in automation and digitalization. Schenck develops international solutions unique around the world and supplies a wide range of industries with innovative technologies.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Durr Group competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Fanuc: Fanuc is one of the largest global manufacturers of industrial robots, CNCs and factory automation products. Its robotics and automation offerings compete with Dürr's automated paint and assembly systems across multiple end markets including automotive.
- Siemens: Siemens Digital Industries offers factory automation, digitalization software (MES/SCADA) and drives that overlap with Dürr's automation and digital@Dürr portfolio. As a much larger conglomerate, it competes broadly across Dürr's served markets.
- ABB: ABB is a global leader in industrial automation, robotics, and electrification, with comparable offerings in automotive factory automation, drives and control systems. It is broader and more diversified than Dürr but competes head-to-head in paint shop and final assembly automation.
Direct peers
- Stäubli: Stäubli's robotics division supplies industrial robots and automation solutions for automotive, pharmaceutical and industrial applications. Its automotive paint and assembly robotics portfolio competes with Dürr's automated painting technology.
- GROB-WERKE: GROB is a German family-owned specialist in highly automated production systems and machining technology for the automotive industry, with overlapping offerings in powertrain and assembly automation that directly compete with Dürr.
- Comau: Comau (a Stellantis subsidiary) specializes in industrial automation, robotics and manufacturing systems specifically for automotive OEMs. Its product portfolio in body shop, paint shop and assembly is highly comparable to Dürr's automotive franchise.
- Biesse Group: Biesse Group is a leading global manufacturer of machines and systems for processing wood, glass, stone, plastic and metal — a direct peer to HOMAG Group within Dürr's portfolio, particularly in furniture, door and window production machinery.
- KUKA: KUKA is a leading supplier of robotics and automated production systems for the automotive industry, directly competing with Dürr in body-in-white, paint and final assembly. Owned by Midea, KUKA's scale and automation focus make it a primary peer for Dürr's automotive division.
- Schuler Group: Schuler is a global leader in press manufacturing and automation for the automotive industry, supplying forming technology adjacent to Dürr's body shop and assembly systems. Owned by ANDRITZ, it shares Dürr's automotive OEM customer base.
- ATS Corporation: ATS Automation provides custom automation, manufacturing IT and post-sale services across life sciences, food/beverage, consumer products and energy — comparable in business model to Dürr's BBS Automation division and overlapping in MedTech and electronics factory automation.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Durr Group social profiles
Digital presenceDurr Group compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
Durr Group financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Durr Group leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Durr Group subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries4 records
Durr Group funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Durr Group M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments2 records
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Frequently asked questions about Durr Group
What does Durr Group do?
Dürr Group designs, manufactures and installs highly automated painting and final assembly systems for automotive OEMs, plus production lines for battery electrodes supporting e-mobility. Through its HOMAG subsidiary it supplies woodworking machinery, software and services for furniture, flooring, doors, windows and timber construction; through BBS Automation it delivers assembly, test, winding, insertion, feeder and palletizing systems for mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy and electronics; and through Schenck it provides balancing technology solutions for industrial applications.
Is Durr Group a public or private company?
Durr Group is a public company. It is classified as public and is currently operating.
When was Durr Group founded?
Durr Group was founded in 1896. It employs 5,001 to 10,000 people.
Where is Durr Group based?
Durr Group is headquartered in Bietigheim-bissingen, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Durr Group make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Plant Engineering and Systems Sales are the primary driver. The others are after-market Services and Support.
Who are Durr Group's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Fanuc, Siemens and ABB. Direct peers are Stäubli, GROB-WERKE, Comau, Biesse Group, KUKA, Schuler Group and ATS Corporation.
Does Durr Group have an API?
No public API is recorded for Durr Group.
What industry is Durr Group in?
Durr Group's product category is Mechanical and Plant Engineering. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAHAJ, Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian). Its NAICS code is 335314 and its SIC code is 3620.