Limburgs Metaal Spuitbedrijf

Name

Limburgs Metaal Spuitbedrijf

Legal name

Limburgs Metaal Spuitbedrijf B.V.

Website

https://lms-elsloo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Elsloo

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Machine Part Repair Services: Repair of machine parts, restoration of undersized fittings using thermal spraying and other techniques. Core business since 1963.
2. Custom Manufacturing: Production of single and series products according to customer specifications using CNC machining, turning, and milling. Both individual custom parts and production runs.
3. Surface Treatment Services: Application of coating layers on machine parts, apparatus, and installations using metals, alloys, ceramics, or tungsten carbide to improve wear resistance and extend service life.
4. Material Re-marking Certification: Since December 2021, certified by LRQA to re-mark materials with inspection report 3.1 or 3.2 according to EN 10204:2004, maintaining material quality and traceability.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Limburgs Metaal Spuitbedrijf B.V. (LMS) repairs and refurbishes industrial machine parts and applies wear-resistant surface coatings using thermal spraying techniques (autogenous wire spraying, thermal powder spraying, and HVOF). Complementing the spray cabin, the company operates a CNC machine factory offering turning, milling, grinding, and superfinishing for both single-piece and series production. Services are sold directly to industrial and supply companies in the Netherlands, often on a rapid "trouble shooting" basis.

Product overview

Limburgs Metaal Spuitbedrijf (LMS) is a specialized metalworking company founded in 1963, offering an integrated portfolio of thermal spraying and machining services. The core offerings are thermal spraying techniques — autogenous wire spraying, thermal powder spraying, and HVOF (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) spraying — applied in a dedicated spray cabin (both manually and robotically) to restore worn machine parts, apply wear-resistant coatings, and extend component lifespan. Complementing the thermal spraying capability is a machine factory (machinefabriek) providing CNC turning, CNC milling, CNC grinding, and superfinish operations, capable of both single-piece and series production. The company recently acquired a large Soraluce FLP40 milling-boring machine to expand large-scale machining. All design and machining programming is supported by Fusion 360 CAD/CAM software. The integrated model means the company can restore parts via thermal spraying, or — when thermal spraying is not applicable — repair or remake parts through precision machining. Trouble-shooting under tight deadlines is a key differentiator.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Thermal Spraying (Thermisch Spuiten) Surface treatment service that applies metallic, alloy, ceramic, or tungsten carbide coatings to industrial parts using thermal energy from the combustion of acetylene, propane, propylene, or hydrogen, without creating a fusion bond between the coating and the base material. Used by industrial companies to improve wear resistance, restore dimensions, and extend the service life of machine components.
• Autogenous Wire Spraying (Autogeen Draadspuiten) Oxyacetylene wire spraying process in which material in wire form is melted by an acetylene-oxygen flame and atomized with compressed air onto the workpiece. Its key advantage is the low heat input of up to 200°C, which minimizes distortion. Sold to industrial customers requiring dimension restoration with low thermal load on the base material.
• Thermal Powder Spraying (Thermisch Poederspuiten) Oxyacetylene powder spraying service that achieves hardness levels up to 70 HrC with highly wear-resistant properties. The applied layer is fused with the base material by heating to 1,080°C, producing a metallurgically bonded, hard-wearing surface for industrial components.
• HVOF Spraying (High Velocity Oxygen Fuel) High Velocity Oxygen Fuel process that propels powder particles at very high speed and relatively low temperature onto the workpiece, creating a coating with high density and exceptionally high bond strength. Developed to meet higher quality requirements for wear resistance and hardness, delivering ultimate durability of technical surfaces for industrial customers.
• Machine Factory / CNC Machining Services (Machinefabriek) Full-service CNC machining including CNC turning, CNC milling, CNC grinding, and superfinishing operations, offered as both single-piece and series production to customer specifications. Backed by CAD/CAM (Fusion 360) and equipped with DMT Kern CD-650, Kiheung U1000, Accuway UT-300LM, and Soraluce FLP40 (4,000 mm X-axis) machines. Sold to industrial and supply companies needing custom parts, large workpieces, and high-accuracy machining.
• Machine Part Repair (Reparatie Machineonderdelen) Industrial repair service for machine parts, including restoration of undersized fittings, wear repair via thermal spraying, and general machine part rehabilitation. Work is frequently carried out under high time pressure as a "trouble shooting" service. Sold to industrial and supply companies in the Limburg region and beyond.
• Material Re-marking Certification (Herwaarmerken) LRQA-certified material re-marking service that allows LMS to stamp charge numbers on materials with inspection reports 3.1 or 3.2 in accordance with EN 10204:2004, maintaining material quality and traceability. Offered to industrial customers that need certified material documentation preserved after repair or refurbishment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Hardness up to 70 HrC achievable with thermal powder spraying
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• BIMATEC SORALUCE Zerspanungstechnologie GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 8 January 2025BIMATEC SORALUCE supplied LMS with a Soraluce FLP40 Milling, Boring & Multitasking Machine. This is a significant capital investment representing a major expansion of LMS's machining capabilities, enabling large-scale precision machining with 4000mm X-axis, 2200mm Y-axis, and 1300mm Z-axis travel.
• LRQA (Lloyd's Register)supportingOthers · 1 December 2021LRQA (Lloyd's Register) provided the certification training and assessment that qualified LMS to perform material re-marking. After successfully completing the certification program, LMS is now authorized to perform stamping of charge numbers on materials with inspection reports 3.1 or 3.2 according to EN 10204:2004.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ASB Industries: US-based provider of thermal spray coatings and surface engineering services for industrial applications. Closely comparable mid-sized specialty coatings services business serving industrial repair and OEM markets.
• Bodycote plc: UK-listed global leader in thermal processing services (heat treatment, surface technology, HIP). Direct peer because its surface technology division offers thermal spray and related coating services to industrial customers on a contract services basis, the same core business model as LMS but at vastly larger scale.
• Curtiss-Wright Surface Technologies: Division of Curtiss-Wright providing specialized surface treatments including thermal spray coatings for aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Directly comparable service-line overlap with LMS's thermal spray and machining offerings.
• Wallwork Group: UK-based heat treatment and surface treatment services provider for industrial customers. Comparable as a mid-sized specialty services firm combining thermal processing with complementary machining/repair offerings to industrial buyers.
• HEF Group: France-based mid-sized surface engineering specialist offering thermal spray, nitriding, and coatings services to industrial customers. Similar-sized specialty coatings services firm with comparable business model and customer profile to LMS.

Broad incumbents

• Praxair Surface Technologies (Linde): Surface technology division of Linde (formed via Praxair merger), providing thermal spray coatings and related services to aerospace and industrial customers globally. Broad incumbent with deep resources, overlapping with LMS in thermal spray services.
• Oerlikon Balzers: Surface solutions arm of Swiss Oerlikon Group offering PVD/CVD coatings, thermal spray, and related services globally. Overlaps with LMS in thermal spray and wear-resistant coatings but operates as a broad incumbent with much wider technology portfolio and geographic reach.

Others

• Castolin Eutectic: Global provider of wear protection, welding, brazing, and surface technology consumables and services. Adjacent ecosystem player focused on industrial wear repair and component life extension, overlapping with LMS's customer use cases but on the materials/applications side.
• Flame Spray Technologies BV: Dutch-headquartered manufacturer of thermal spray equipment, also based in the Netherlands (Venlo). Adjacent rather than competing — FST sells the capital equipment LMS uses — but ecosystem participant in the same Dutch thermal spray niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LMSelsloo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/limburgs-metaal-spuitbedrijf

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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