Cemec - Intelligente Mechanik GmbH

What Cemec - Intelligente Mechanik GmbH does

CEMEC - Intelligente Mechanik GmbH is a German precision-manufacturing and engineering-services company headquartered in Spalt, near Nuremberg. Founded in Munich in 1986 as a development office and reorganized as a GmbH in 1999, the firm specializes in high-precision components and assemblies with micrometer-level tolerances — including 1 µm repeatability on its KERN MicroHD platforms — for medical technology, aerospace and space, optomechanics, research/lab, and drive-technology customers. Operations run from an 850 m² production site that includes ISO 7 / ISO 5 cleanrooms and a ±1°C climate-controlled production room, with 26 employees split across development (7), back office (3), and manufacturing/assembly/service (16).

The company's offerings span a vertically integrated stack: Design-for-Manufacturing optimization, prototyping, validation, and series production, with particular capability in hard-machining titanium, technical ceramics, and glass-ceramics. Two proprietary product lines sit alongside the custom-manufacturing core: the patented ROTAPOD 6-axis parallel kinematic positioning system, engineered for satellite-optics calibration in ISO 5 and vacuum environments, and the standardized CEMCAS quick-change mold cassette family in three sizes (€8,000–€14,000). Notable customer references include delivery to the European Space Agency for the Rosetta mission and supply into ZEISS semiconductor-metrology equipment.

Commercially, CEMEC runs a project-based B2B model that monetizes through engineering-services fees, contract-manufacturing invoices on high-margin low-volume runs, ROTAPOD system sales/licenses, and CEMCAS catalog orders. Its go-to-market targets high-tech OEMs, research institutes, and aerospace primes, with sustained presence at the Space Tech Expo (seven appearances) and aerospace qualification under ECSS frameworks. The company is privately held (HRB 18279) and a member of the FATH Group, which supplements large-series and international reach while leaving CEMEC operationally autonomous. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Cemec - Intelligente Mechanik GmbH

Legal name

CEMEC Intelligente Mechanik GmbH

Website

https://cemec.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CEMEC is a German precision-manufacturing and engineering-services firm that builds micrometer-tolerance components and assemblies for medical, aerospace/space, and optomechanics customers. Its vertically integrated service stack spans design, prototyping, and series production, complemented by the proprietary ROTAPOD positioning system and CEMCAS mold cassettes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Spalt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering & Manufacturing Services: Complete solutions from idea to finished product including development, DfM optimization, and validated implementation. Revenue generated through project-based engineering fees and manufacturing charges.
2. Contract Manufacturing - Precision Machining: Precision parts and assemblies manufacturing with tolerances in µm range, including hard materials such as titanium and ceramic. Billed per project based on complexity and specifications.
3. Mold Making & Quick-Change Systems: High-end molds for injection and die casting in plastic, zinc, aluminum, and ceramic. Includes proprietary CEMCAS quick-change system with system prices ranging from €8,000 to €14,000.
4. Series Production: Reproducible quality series production including assembly in cleanroom environment. Revenue from ongoing production orders after prototype validation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CEMEC provides project-based precision contract manufacturing and engineering services for high-tech components and assemblies with µm-level tolerances, including development, DfM optimization, prototyping, validated implementation, and series production in an ISO 7/5 cleanroom. Offerings include precision machining of hard materials (titanium, technical ceramic), high-end injection/die-cast molds with the proprietary CEMCAS quick-change cassette system, and the patented ROTAPOD 6-axis positioning system for satellite optics and laboratory applications.

Product overview

Cemec - Intelligente Mechanik GmbH offers precision manufacturing and engineering services combining development, manufacturing, and series production for components and assemblies. Their core offerings include Engineering & Manufacturing services (intelligent mechanics with DfM optimization), Contract Manufacturing/Machining (precision machining of parts including hard materials like titanium and ceramic using KERN MicroHD equipment), and Mold Making with an innovative quick-change cassette system (CEMCAS 01/02/03). Their proprietary products include the ROTAPOD (a 6-axis parallel kinematic positioning system for satellite optics calibration) and high-precision optomechanical components. Services span product development, consulting, sourcing, and validation, with specialized offerings for medical technology, aerospace, optomechanics, and research & laboratory applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Engineering & Manufacturing Services
• Contract Manufacturing - Precision Machining (Lohnfertigung-Zerspanung)

Quantifiable outcome

• Positioning accuracy better than 2µm over 60mm distance without control loop
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• FATH Group (FATH GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEMEC is a member of the FATH Group, providing additional capacities for large series and international projects. FATH Group supports with Far East sourcing for molds and provides access to the FATH application portal for career recruitment. CEMEC maintains its flexibility as a team while benefiting from the group's broader capabilities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves14 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Heidenhain: Heidenhain is a German specialist in high-accuracy linear and angle encoders, length-measuring systems and CNC controls used in precision machine tools. Its metrology expertise is adjacent to CEMEC's precision positioning and ROTAPOD calibration work in semiconductors and optics.
• Meusburger: Meusburger is a leading Austrian supplier of standardized, high-precision mold-making components (cavities, ejectors, slides). Its catalog approach to injection-mold standardization is directly comparable to CEMEC's CEMCAS quick-change cassette mold system targeting the same plastics and die-casting customers.

Direct peers

• Physik Instrumente (PI): PI is a leading German manufacturer of high-precision positioning systems, nanopositioning stages and hexapods. Its hexapod/6-axis parallel-kinematic platforms are the closest commercial analogue to CEMEC's ROTAPOD, serving the same semiconductor metrology, optics, and space/synchrotron customer base.
• Stäubli: Stäubli's Robotics and Mechatronics divisions produce precision 6-axis robots, tool changers and positioning systems for demanding industrial, medical, and semiconductor environments — directly comparable to CEMEC's µm-precision mechatronics and ROTAPOD positioning business.
• Schaeffler Aerospace: Schaeffler supplies precision bearings, housings and motion components into commercial aerospace and space programs. As a tier-1 German supplier of high-precision, flight-qualified mechanical components, it competes for the same ESA/aircraft OEM work CEMEC targets.
• Aerotech: Aerotech designs and manufactures high-performance motion control and positioning stages (linear, rotary, hexapods) used in semiconductor, photonics, and aerospace applications. It directly overlaps CEMEC's drive technology/mechatronics and optomechanics positioning offerings.

Broad incumbents

• EMAG Group: EMAG builds precision CNC machining centers (turning, grinding, milling) used in automotive, aerospace and medical component manufacturing. It serves similar high-precision contract-manufacturing buyers as CEMEC, but from a machine-tool supplier perspective.
• Jenoptik: Jenoptik is a larger German photonics and precision-mechanics group producing optical systems, laser machines and mechatronic modules for semiconductor equipment and medical technology. It addresses overlapping customers (semiconductor OEMs, medical device OEMs) with broader portfolios than CEMEC.
• TRUMPF: TRUMPF is a major German manufacturer of precision machine tools, laser systems, and mechatronic manufacturing solutions. It overlaps with CEMEC on precision manufacturing equipment and high-end industrial customers but at vastly greater scale and scope.
• HENSOLDT: HENSOLDT is a major German defense electronics and sensor house that builds radar, optronics and avionics subsystems for European defense and space programs. It represents the tier-1 prime-contractor side of the same European aerospace supply chain in which CEMEC operates as a precision-mechanics tier-2.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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