Spörl

What Spörl does

Spörl KG Präzisions-Drahtweberei, founded in 1956 in Sigmaringendorf, Germany, manufactures precision woven metal wire meshes, multi-layer sintered composites, and fabricated filter and form parts for industrial customers. The company operates proprietary weaving machines and calendering equipment developed entirely in-house, enabling ultrafine mesh production down to 0.013mm wire diameter and ±0.001mm thickness tolerances, with a portfolio of more than 2,500 mesh specifications across alloys including stainless steel, Hastelloy, Inconel, titanium, and Monel. Its proprietary DKS (Diffusion Annealed Calendered) heat treatment technology, described as unique in the world, provides particle-free compliance to VDA 19 for automated automotive and electronics processes. Annual throughput exceeds 7 million meters of processed wire and 300 tons of metal.

The company's product offering is organized across three layers: core woven mesh products (Betamesh-PLUS, Twilled Dutch Weave, Plain Dutch Weave, Duplex, Robusta, Design Meshes), sintered composite media (Composite-PLUS, Poremet, Absolta, Topmesh 2/3, Poreflo), and ready-made fabricated parts (filter discs, star filters, pleated filters, filter frames, sintered discs, cylinders, segments, stamped parts). These are complemented by value-added fabrication services (PSA equipping, HC8 hydrophobic/oleophobic coating, PVD design coating, laser cutting, welding, forming, pickling), engineering services (CFD simulation, FMEA, materials analysis), and logistics services (Known Consignor certification, custom packaging, consignment stock).

Spörl has been a subsidiary of the Swiss BOPP Group (G. BOPP + CO. AG, Zurich) since 2018, and sells globally through direct enterprise sales, BOPP subsidiaries in Switzerland, UK, Italy, Sweden, USA, South Korea, and China, and independent sales agents in more than twelve additional countries. End markets span 14 segments including water and environmental filtration, green tech (fuel cells, hydrogen, batteries), screen printing, pharmaceutical and biotech, aerospace, consumer electronics, acoustics, architecture, plastics processing, automotive, food and beverage, petrochemistry, mining, and mechanical engineering. Approximately 180 employees support operations under ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.

Name

Spörl

Legal name

Spörl KG

Website

http://www.spoerl.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1956

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Spörl KG is a German precision manufacturer of high-tech ultrafine metal wire meshes, sintered composites, and fabricated filter elements serving industrial filtration, screen printing, green tech, pharmaceutical, and aerospace customers worldwide, operating since 1956 as part of the BOPP Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Wire Mesh and Precision Metal Filtration

NAICS

Textile and Fabric Finishing and Fabric Coating Mills (3133), Artificial and Synthetic Fibers and Filaments Manufacturing (32522)

SIC

Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Technical Fabric Mills (Performance/Protective/Medical Substrates) (IMAOABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial Ropes, Cords, Twines & Netting (Mooring/Lifting/Fishing/Load Restraint) (IMAOADAK)

Keywords

• Precision metal mesh
• Industrial filtration media
• Sintered mesh laminates
• Screen printing mesh
• Woven wire cloth

Headquarters

HQ city

Sigmaringendorf

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Mesh Products: Sale of precision woven steel meshes in various forms including rolls, fabricated products, and custom specifications. Core revenue stream from filtration, sieving, and screen printing applications.
2. Fabrication Services: Further processing of meshes into semi-finished and finished goods including cutting, slitting, forming, welding, coating, and heat treatment services. Value-added fabrication for customer-specific applications.
3. Logistics Services: Just-in-time delivery services with consignment store options, optimized packing solutions, and transport logistics supporting the supply chain for global customers.
4. Engineering & Consulting: Technical consultancy services including material selection, application technology, FMEA analysis, and CFD simulation for customer-specific filtration solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Spörl KG Präzisions-Drahtweberei manufactures precision woven metal wire meshes, multi-layer sintered laminates, and fabricated filter components used in industrial filtration, sieving, and screen printing applications. Products range from raw meshes (square weave, twilled Dutch, plain Dutch) to ready-to-install filter discs, cylinders, frames, pleated filters, and stamped parts, complemented by in-house fabrication services (DKS heat treatment, calendering, PSA equipping, coatings) and engineering support including CFD simulation. Wire diameters down to 0.013mm and tolerances of ±0.001mm are produced in cleanroom conditions using proprietary weaving equipment.

Product overview

Spörl is a leading manufacturer of high-tech precision woven metal meshes and filtration solutions, operating as part of the internationally active BOPP Group since 2018. Founded in 1956, the company has evolved from a supplier of coarse wire mesh to a manufacturer of high-tech ultrafine mesh. The product portfolio consists of core woven mesh products (Betamesh-PLUS, Square Weave Mesh, Twilled Dutch Weave, Plain Dutch Weave, Duplex, Robusta, Design Meshes) and multi-layer sintered composite products (Composite-PLUS, Absolta, Poremet, Topmesh 2, Topmesh 3, Poreflo). These are offered as ready-made fabricated products (Filter Discs, Star Filters, Pleated Filters, Filter Frames, Sintered Discs, Filter Cylinders, Filter Segments, Stamped Parts) and complemented by comprehensive fabrication services (heat treatment, bonding/annealing, calendering, coating, cutting, forming, welding, PSA equipping), engineering services (CFD analysis, material selection, application technology, optimization), and logistics services (custom packaging, Known Consignor certification). The company serves diverse applications including water filtration, green tech, acoustics, pharmaceuticals, aviation, consumer electronics, screen printing, food & beverage, mining, design/architecture, and petrochemistry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Betamesh-PLUS: Premium filter mesh for highest separation performance at lowest power consumption, with specifications down to single digit microns (5-125 µm geometric pore sizes).
• Composite-PLUS
• Poremet
• Absolta
• Topmesh 2
• Topmesh 3
• Poreflo
• Duplex
• Robusta
• Spörl SD
• Spörl SC-Technologies

Products and services

• Betamesh-PLUS The premier woven wire mesh for highest separation performance at lowest power consumption, with specifications down to single-digit microns (5-125 µm geometric pore sizes) maintaining exceptional flow rates. Used in water filtration, biotech, pharmaceuticals, air and space travel, and green technologies.
• Square Weave Mesh Mesh with open apertures where wires are woven with a gap, resulting in exceptionally low resistance and particularly effective backwashing. Used for dirt filters with low pressure differentials.
• Twilled Dutch Weave (Köpertresse) Produces the smallest pores and a smooth mesh surface while the larger material cross section gives higher levels of mesh stability. Particles must negotiate five offset pore levels for secure retention. Used for monofilaments in demanding filtration applications.
• Plain Dutch Weave (Glatte Tresse) Balanced all-rounder for diverse applications with slightly textured surface, particularly useful for high flow rates and low pressure loss. Used for settling filters and filter candles.
• Duplex Achieves high flow rates and can withstand high mechanical loadings. Preferred choice for applications such as pressure and vacuum filters, as well as filter candles.
• Robusta Solution for challenging mechanical demands with higher levels of porosity for particularly high flow rates. Regular cross section facilitates the highest mechanical loadings.
• Design Meshes Striking designer meshes particularly suited to applications where an aesthetic finish is required. Used for architecture, sealing ports for consumer electronics, decorating vehicle interiors, and as semitransparent screens.
• Composite-PLUS Multi-layered sintered laminates combining Betamesh-PLUS meshes with stable protective and support meshes for the finest filtration properties combined with a robust mesh structure and unprecedented flow rates.
• Absolta Highly porous filter medium developed to achieve increased flow rates at moderate pressures. Particularly useful for cleanability and backwashing capabilities.
• Poremet Five layer filter medium with exceptional filter fineness, assembled to achieve the optimum combination of stability, filter fineness, flow rate and backwashing properties. Used for fine and finest filtration at high pressures.
• Topmesh 2 Two-layer combination of filter mesh and square weave support mesh for increased stability. Suitable for applications requiring enhanced durability.
• Topmesh 3 Three mesh layers for harsh industrial applications with additional bonded layer between filter mesh and support mesh. Features constant low flow resistance and good backwashing capabilities with CIP (Cleaning In Place) compatibility.
• Poreflo Two or three layer laminate featuring offset layers of twilled wire cloth, creating a highly stable, air permeable metallic membrane with reduced porosity. Particularly suitable for fluidisation applications where high levels of flow resistance are required.
• Filter Discs Single-layer or multi-layer filter discs used in water treatment, plastics extrusion, medical technology, and mechanical engineering. Available in diameters from 1mm to 5 metres.
• Star Filters Pleated-surface star filters for applications requiring the largest possible filtration surfaces in the smallest possible installation space, increasing filter area while retaining minimal footprint.
• Pleated Filters High filtration performance in a small installation space. The folded mesh increases the filter surface many times over and can be used for a large variety of filter media.
• Filter Frames Meshes tensioned on clamping tables according to customer requirements, then welded and/or glued to the frame. Rescreening service available for filter frames at end of service life.
• Sintered Discs Multi-layer discs extremely resilient to mechanical and thermal stress. Up to 1,000 layers of mesh can be combined. Dimensions up to 1,200 x 1,200 mm without weld seam.
• Filter Cylinders Practical, robust, versatile filter cylinders suitable for all filter media, available in virtually unlimited dimensions. Can be used for both inside-out and outside-in filtration.
• Filter Segments Individual filter segments for oversized filter systems with diameter of several metres. Enables interchangeability where only a single segment needs replacement in event of damage.
• Stamped Parts Customised punching tools and production lines for medium and large series production. Offers clean cutting edges and maximum dimensional accuracy with extremely efficient and cost-effective production.
• DKS Mesh (Diffusion Annealed Calendered Mesh) Original diffusion annealed calendered mesh from Spörl exhibiting essential characteristics making it ideal for automated processes. Features no weave shift, larger open surface area with ratio aperture to wire 1:4 minimum, widths from 1.8mm, and particle-free compliance with VDA 19.
• PSA Equipped Metal Mesh Ready-to-assemble mesh parts with pressure sensitive adhesive directly from the factory. Eliminates third-party suppliers and simplifies supply chain with low minimum order quantities from 2,000 units.
• SC-Technologies (Selectively Coated Metal Meshes) Selectively coated metal meshes extending application possibilities. Includes HC8 technical coatings (hydrophobic/oleophobic values, temperature resistance from -50 to 200°C, temporarily up to 250°C, UV and chemical resistance) and PVD design coatings for black finish.
• Spörl Fabrication Services Comprehensive fabrication capabilities including bonding/annealing, calendering, cutting and slitting, fine slitting, forming, laser cutting, laser marking, micro plasma welding, resistance welding, pickling and passivating, and small-scale to serial production.
• Spörl Engineering Services Tailored advice and consultancy including material choice, application technology, analysis and optimisation, computational fluid dynamics (CFD), and expertise certification for customer-specific filtration solutions.
• Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis Enables mesh simulation for product development and operational performance. Provides virtual mesh design on micro scale, virtual filter element design on macro scale, calculation of geometric pore sizes, and analysis of flow characteristics.
• Analysis and Optimisation Services Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), causes of breakdown investigation, materials analyses, CAD equipment support, and comparative measurements including pressure loss, tensile tests, and bubble point measurements.
• Spörl Logistics Services Professional and seamless logistics with high levels of flexibility, reliability and transport security. Offers most economical means of transportation, consignment stores, and delivery date matching.
• Custom Packaging Solutions Special handling and accurately specified packaging with in-house joinery division. Uses high strength NC cartons and furniture quality pressboards achieving 40% weight reduction compared to standard wooden crates.

Quantifiable outcome

• Mesh thickness tolerance down to ±0.001mm
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments14 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• G. BOPP + CO. AGflagshipOthers · 1 January 2018G. BOPP + CO. AG is the parent company of Spörl KG. Spörl has been part of the internationally active BOPP Group since 2018. BOPP Group is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland and operates weaving facilities in Switzerland (Wolfhalden), manufacturing operations, and subsidiaries in UK, Italy, Sweden, USA, South Korea, and China.
• Filinox AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFilinox AG is a wire drawing facility in Switzerland, part of the BOPP Group ecosystem, providing wire materials for mesh production.
• T.F.P. PRODUCTEC S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group products in Argentina for filtration and screen printing applications.
• WIRE MESH de MEXICO S.A. de C.V.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRepresentative of BOPP in Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela for filtration and screen printing markets.
• SAATI S.p.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSAATI SERIGRAFIA IBERICA S.A. serves as sales representative for BOPP Group products in Spain for screen printing applications.
• BUISINE SARLminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group filtration products in France.
• Sawant Filtech Pvt. Ltd.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group filtration products in India.
• JOHNNY RULLÀN & CO.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group filtration products in Puerto Rico.
• TERRA ASIA CONSULTING PTE. LTD.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group products in Singapore.
• ROCKY MOUNTAIN PROCESS COMPONENTS LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional sales representative for BOPP Group products in Colorado, USA.
• E.S.W Engineering for Special WorksminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in Egypt.
• SEFAR PRINTING SOLUTIONS LTDAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in Brazil.
• MARABU FRANCE S.A.R.LminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in France.
• SIEBTRONICminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in Austria.
• RUY DE LACERDA & Ca. Lda.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in Portugal.
• SERENPAS A/SminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative for BOPP Group screen printing products in Turkey.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Haver & Boecker: German family-owned precision wire weaving company with a broad portfolio of industrial wire cloth, filter media, and architectural mesh. Highly comparable to Spörl in product (precision metal mesh), heritage (century-old manufacturer), and European industrial customer base.
• GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG: German manufacturer of technical weave products including metal wire mesh for filtration, process belts, and architectural applications. Closest direct competitor to Spörl in precision metal mesh and engineered filtration/screening fabrics, serving overlapping industrial and architectural customers globally.
• Sefar Group: Swiss-headquartered global leader in precision fabrics including woven metal mesh for filtration, screen printing, and industrial applications. Directly competes with Spörl across screen printing meshes, filter media, and architectural mesh, with larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Mott Corporation: US-based manufacturer of porous metal products including sintered mesh laminates and engineered filtration components. Directly comparable to Spörl's Composite-PLUS, Poremet, and sintered disc product families, particularly in process filtration and aerospace applications.
• TWP Inc. US-based wire mesh distributor and converter supplying woven metal mesh, filter cloth, and screen printing fabrics. Direct US-market peer to Spörl with overlapping product categories (precision woven mesh, filter media, screen printing mesh), though with less in-house weaving capacity.

Broad incumbents

• Bekaert: Belgian multinational and global leader in steel wire transformation and coating technologies. While not a focused woven mesh specialist, Bekaert produces wire inputs and certain woven products that overlap with Spörl's upstream and adjacent offerings, serving similar industrial end markets at much larger scale.
• Porvair Filtration Group: UK-listed filtration specialist serving aerospace, energy, and process industries with both metal and non-metal filter media. Overlaps with Spörl in sintered metal filtration products and high-specification industrial filtration, but operates at much broader scale with multiple material platforms.
• Donaldson Company: Global filtration products manufacturer serving industrial, engine, and aerospace markets with metal mesh and pleated filter elements. Comparable to Spörl's pleated filters, filter cylinders, and industrial filtration products, though Donaldson operates at vastly larger scale across multiple filtration technologies.

Others

• G. BOPP + Co. AG: Swiss parent of Spörl and broader wire mesh group with subsidiaries across Europe, Americas, and Asia. While Spörl is part of BOPP Group, BOPP's other entities (e.g., Filinox for wire drawing, additional weaving operations) are ecosystem participants that share technology, customer relationships, and distribution.

Emerging players

• Eckhart Industries: US-based precision metal component manufacturer serving automotive, aerospace, and industrial filtration markets. Less specialized in woven mesh than Spörl but increasingly competing in adjacent precision-engineered metal filtration and fluid handling components.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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