What Devoteq does

Devoteq B.V. is a Dutch mechanical engineering consultancy (ingenieursbureau) founded in 2012 and headquartered in Nieuw-Vennep, with a second office in Montfoort. The company provides end-to-end mechanical engineering services — concept design, 2D/3D CAD drafting, FEM/FEA strength calculations, PLC software development, cobot/robot integration, and rapid prototyping via in-house 3D printing, CNC machining, and vacuum forming — to industrial clients primarily in the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. It serves machine builders, industrial product developers, and companies in the food, automotive, offshore, and agricultural sectors, with named customers including Dräger Marine & Offshore, Fast & Fluid, Boorwerk, The Fryer Company, Value Maritime, and HOB Aggregaten.

Devoteq operates three revenue streams under a professional services model: project-based engineering delivery, on-site detachment of its own engineers, and ZZP/freelance placement of mechanical engineers and CAD drafters acting as a capacity broker. Pricing is hourly and per-project, quoted on contact, with no public rate cards. The go-to-market is sales-led and consultative: inbound inquiries via the website, phone (085 876 9088), WhatsApp, and LinkedIn, originating from companies facing engineering capacity shortages, peak project loads, or lacking in-house CAD/FEM/PLC expertise.

The company is privately held, founder-owned, and operates without disclosed external funding, M&A, or parent company. It has served 245 companies cumulatively over 11 years, holds a 4.9/5 customer rating across 153 reviews, and reports 8+ employee satisfaction. There is no public disclosure of revenue, headcount, or AI/ML capabilities — the tech stack is centered on mainstream CAD/FEA/PLC tooling rather than proprietary software.

Name

Devoteq

Legal name

Devoteq B.V.

Website

https://devoteq.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Devoteq is a Dutch mechanical engineering consultancy founded in 2012 that provides CAD design, FEM analysis, prototyping, and PLC/cobot integration to machine builders and industrial product developers across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mechanical Engineering Services

NAICS

Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169), Other Specialized Design Services (541490)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN)

akta.pro secondary industry

Vendor Management System (VMS) & MSP-Led Contractor Programs (BPACAGAF)

Keywords

• Mechanical engineering services
• CAD drafting design
• Special machine building
• FEM strength calculations
• Industrial automation PLC

Headquarters

HQ city

Nieuw-Vennep

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Services (Project-based): Devoteq delivers engineering projects — from concept to detailed technical drawings — for external clients. Work includes machine design, product development, strength calculations, and CAD drafting, billed on a project or hourly basis. Engineers can be deployed on-site at the client's location.
2. Detachment / Freelance Engineering Placement: Devoteq detaches its own engineers or arranges freelance (ZZP) mechanical engineers, CAD drafters, and constructors to client organizations for extended periods. Engineers work on-site with Devoteq's own laptops and 3D CAD licenses, providing flexible engineering capacity for clients facing staff shortages or project peaks.
3. ZZP/Freelance Mechanical Engineering Talent: Devoteq provides access to a network of freelance (ZZP) mechanical engineers, Werktuigbouwkundige engineers, and CAD drafters, placing them with companies on a freelance basis, taking a margin on the arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Devoteq is a Dutch mechanical engineering consultancy that designs, calculates, and develops special machines, industrial products, and prototypes for machine builders and OEMs. The firm delivers end-to-end engineering services including 3D CAD drafting, FEM/FEA strength calculations, product development, rapid prototyping, and assembly automation, supplemented by PLC software engineering and cobot/robot integration. It also supplies engineering capacity through detachment and freelance placement, allowing clients to scale mechanical engineering resources on demand.

Product overview

Devoteq is a Dutch mechanical engineering consultancy (ingenieursbureau) that functions as a flexible R&D and knowledge partner for industrial companies. The company operates as a unified engineering services firm — not a software product company — organized around mechanical engineering core disciplines. The portfolio is structured around three primary service pillars: Engineering (machine, apparatus, and product design), Special Machine Building & Automation (custom A-to-Z machine solutions), and Product Development (smart industrial product prototyping). These are supported by specialist sub-services including Strength Calculations / FEM analysis, Technical Drafting (across SolidWorks, Inventor, AutoCAD), Detachment/Staffing services (providing ZZP and freelance mechanical engineers and CAD drafters), Prototype Development (with in-house rapid prototyping capabilities), Software Engineering (PLC, cobot/robot integration, and system integration), and Assembly Automation. Services are delivered across sector specializations in Machine Building, Industrial Automation, Food, Offshore, Agri, Automotive, and Engineering. The company also offers CAD Engineering as an overarching discipline, and ZZP/freelance variants of its engineering and drafting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mechanical Engineering (Werktuigbouwkunde) End-to-end mechanical engineering service covering machine design, 3D CAD modeling, and technical documentation for machine builders and industrial product developers in the Netherlands.
• Special Machine Building & Automation Design, engineering, and delivery of special-purpose machines with integrated automation for industrial OEMs and machine builders across food, automotive, offshore, and agriculture sectors.
• Product Development Full-cycle product development service taking new industrial products from concept through engineered design and validation for OEMs and manufacturers.
• Engineering Detachment (Engineeringscapaciteit) Secondment of Devoteq's mechanical engineers to client sites to flexibly scale in-house engineering capacity for industrial customers.
• FEM Strength Calculations FEM/FEA-based strength and structural analysis service that validates mechanical components, machines, and structures for industrial designers and machine builders.
• Technical Drafting (CAD Tekenaar) CAD drafting service delivered in SolidWorks, AutoCAD, and Autodesk Inventor covering 2D drawings, 3D models, and assembly drawings for industrial clients.
• Rapid Prototyping Fast prototype development using 3D printing and conventional prototyping methods to validate designs and concepts before series production.
• Software Engineering (PLC & Cobot) PLC software engineering and cobot/industrial robot integration service that brings automation, control, and robotics to special machines and production lines.
• Assembly Automation Engineering of automated assembly solutions, including cobot/robot integration, for industrial production environments.
• ZZP Freelance Engineering Placement Freelance placement service matching independent (ZZP) mechanical engineers and CAD drafters with Dutch industrial clients needing short- or medium-term engineering support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 245 companies served over 11 years
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ManpowerGroup: Global staffing and workforce solutions provider with engineering and technical placement divisions — competes for the same client engineering capacity budgets but with vastly larger scale and broader service portfolio.
• Royal HaskoningDHV: Large Dutch engineering consultancy delivering design, engineering and project management across infrastructure, water, industry and mobility — broad incumbent with overlapping mechanical engineering capabilities.
• Brunel International: Dutch-listed global engineering staffing and project services provider — competes with Devoteq for mechanical engineering capacity but at materially larger scale and broader geographic reach.
• Arcadis: Global Dutch-origin design and engineering consultancy with industrial and manufacturing clients — broader scope and global footprint than Devoteq, but competes for similar engineering services budgets in the Benelux market.
• Hays: Global professional recruitment and staffing firm with strong engineering and technical practices in the Netherlands and Germany — overlapping with Devoteq's detachment and freelance placement offerings, though operating at much greater scale.

Direct peers

• VIRO: Dutch mechanical and product engineering firm offering CAD, FEM, prototyping and product development services to industrial customers — overlaps directly with Devoteq's core engineering, drafting and product development service lines.
• Yacht: Dutch professional staffing brand (part of Randstad) specializing in technical and engineering professionals placed on project or detachment bases — directly comparable to Devoteq's detachering and ZZP placement offerings.
• DPA: Dutch professional services and staffing firm with engineering and technical specializations, providing project-based and interim engineering capacity — closely comparable to Devoteq's capacity-as-a-service proposition.
• TMC Group: Dutch engineering consultancy operating a similar 'employeneurship' model that combines permanent engineering staff with project deployment across industrial clients — directly comparable to Devoteq's hybrid services-plus-detachering approach in the Netherlands.

Others

• Witteveen+Bos: Dutch engineering and consulting firm primarily serving water, infrastructure and maritime sectors — adjacent rather than directly competitive, but illustrative of the Dutch mid-sized engineering services ecosystem Devoteq operates in.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@devoteq
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/devoteq

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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