ZIEHL industrie-elektronik

Name

ZIEHL industrie-elektronik

Legal name

ZIEHL industrie-elektronik GmbH + Co KG

Website

https://ziehl.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

ZIEHL industrie-elektronik is a German manufacturer founded in 1967 that develops high-precision measurement, control, and regulation electronics for industrial customers, offering temperature and network monitoring, digital measuring instruments, switching relays, and transducer-based protection solutions for transformers, motors, pumps, and extraction systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Measurement & Control Electronics

NAICS

Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600), Instruments For Meas & Testing Of Electricity & Elec Signals (3825), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAGAGAJ

Motor Drive & Motion Control Electronics Manufacturing Services (VFDs, servo drives, controllers)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Electrical Equipment & Industrial Electronics/Industrial Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS/ODM for industrial electronics)

Keywords

• Industrial measurement electronics
• Process control devices
• Temperature monitoring systems
• Signal transducer technology
• Industrial automation controls

Headquarters

HQ city

Schwäbisch Hall

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Device Sales: Sale of high-precision measurement, control and regulation electronic devices and instruments for industrial applications
2. Industry Solutions: Specialized electronic solutions for specific industrial applications including transformer protection, motor protection, pump protection, and extraction systems

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

ZIEHL develops, manufactures and sells electronic devices for high-precision measurement, control and regulation of industrial processes. Its portfolio covers five core product families — temperature monitoring, network monitoring, digital measuring instruments, switching relays and controls, and signal transducers (Messumformer) — together with industry-specific solutions for transformer, motor, pump and extraction-system protection, trace heating monitoring, and electrical self-generation plant monitoring. Customers are industrial buyers seeking reliable, German-engineered electronic devices for equipment protection and process control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Temperature Monitoring (Temperaturüberwachung) Electronic temperature monitoring devices for industrial applications, supporting PT100 and PTC sensor types; used by industrial manufacturers to monitor critical equipment and processes.
• Network Monitoring (Netzüberwachung) Electronic network monitoring solutions for electrical grids and power distribution systems; intended for industrial customers monitoring supply quality and grid status.
• Digital Measuring Instruments (Digitale Messgeräte) Precision digital measurement instruments for data acquisition in industrial environments.
• Switching Relays and Controls (Schaltrelais und Steuerungen) Electronic switching relays and control units for industrial automation and process control.
• Measuring Transducers (Messumformer) Signal converters and transducers for converting and transmitting industrial measurement signals to control systems.
• Transformer Protection (Trafoschutz) Industry solution for monitoring and protecting electrical transformers in industrial and energy applications.
• Motor Protection (Motorschutz) Electronic motor protection solution for monitoring and safeguarding electric motors in industrial settings.
• Pump Protection (Pumpenschutz) Electronic pump protection solution for monitoring and controlling industrial pumps.
• Extraction System Monitoring (Absauganlagen) Monitoring solutions for industrial extraction and ventilation systems.
• Trace Heating Monitoring (Überwachung von Begleitheizungen) Monitoring solution for industrial trace heating / temperature maintenance systems.
• Power Generation Plant Monitoring (Eigenerzeugungsanlagen für elektrische Energie) Electronic monitoring solution for on-site electrical power generation plants.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Global energy management and automation company offering power monitoring, motor protection, and industrial control products that overlap with ZIEHL's transformer, motor, and power generation monitoring use cases, especially across European industrial customers.
• ABB: Global supplier of transformer protection, motor protection, and power monitoring systems — directly competing with ZIEHL's Trafoschutz, Motorschutz, and Netzüberwachung industry solutions but at much larger scale and with full system offerings.
• Siemens (Smart Infrastructure / Automation): Global industrial automation, power monitoring, and process control giant whose protection relays, network monitoring, and instrumentation products directly overlap with ZIEHL's portfolio but serve a much broader customer base with deeper software/digital layers.

Direct peers

• Finder: European industrial relay and monitoring device manufacturer with strong overlap to ZIEHL's Schaltrelais und Steuerungen (switching relays and controls) product line and broader industrial monitoring category.
• WIKA: German-based measurement instrument specialist with temperature, electrical, and process instrumentation lines — directly comparable to ZIEHL's temperature monitoring, digital measuring instruments, and signal transducer portfolio.
• WAGO: German manufacturer of automation, interface, and signal-conditioning electronics with relay and measurement modules used in industrial control cabinets — overlapping ZIEHL's switching relays, measuring transducers, and control product categories.
• Endress+Hauser: German family-owned process instrumentation and measurement specialist serving industrial customers with sensors, transmitters, and control devices — comparable to ZIEHL on customer profile (industrial B2B), measurement/control category, and Mittelstand heritage.
• Knick Elektronische Messgeräte: German manufacturer of industrial signal conditioners, transducers, and measurement electronics — a close direct peer to ZIEHL's Messumformer and digital measuring instrument categories, especially in process and power applications.
• ifm electronic: German specialist in industrial sensors, control, and condition-monitoring electronics serving factory automation — closely comparable to ZIEHL's industrial measurement, control, and motor/pump monitoring portfolio.
• Phoenix Contact: German manufacturer of industrial connectivity, interface, and measurement/control electronics with a comparable product philosophy around relays, signal conditioning, and surge/grid monitoring — directly overlapping ZIEHL's switching relays, transducers, and network monitoring lines.

Market position

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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