Durr Group

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).

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

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)

Keywords

• Plant engineering systems
• Automated painting technology
• Woodworking machinery solutions
• Industrial automation systems
• Balancing technology solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Bietigheim-bissingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. 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.
2. 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

Core 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.

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• BBS AutomationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 31 August 2023Dürr 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 GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHOMAG 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.
• SchenckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchenck 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

Broad 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

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A1 record

Investments2 records

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