GERIMA

What GERIMA does

GERIMA GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of beveling machines and edge processing equipment for industrial weld preparation, headquartered in St. Wendel, Saarland. Founded in 1991/1992 by Stephan Rieth, the company serves industrial customers across bridge construction, shipbuilding, steel construction, wagon and large vehicle construction, toolmaking, and wind power/offshore. With approximately 60 employees, GERIMA operates a "world of beveling" portfolio organized into four lines: T (tools including CNC milling heads and diamond grinding discs), S (handheld milling and grinding machines with patented booster and spring technology), M (stationary and mobile edge milling machines), and L (high-performance belt grinding systems).

The technology foundation rests on multiple patents, including the booster system (claiming 30–80% more stock removal on high-strength materials up to 1,000 N/mm²), the spring coupling, and a quick-change milling head insert system. Applications include weld preparation, edge rounding per DIN EN 1090-2, pipe end processing, and contour processing for structural metal fabrication.

GERIMA monetizes through hardware sales of machines, consumable tools, spare parts, and repair services. Distribution combines a 25-year network of certified international dealers (who access sales materials and pricing through the GERIMA Cloud portal) with direct sales and a Poland-based sales/service subsidiary established in 2019. Production footprint has expanded from 200 sqm in 1997 to roughly 3,000 sqm, with a further €2.5M investment via GERIMA Holding GmbH committed for capacity, office, and storage expansion in 2024, alongside a generational leadership transition that year.

Name

GERIMA

Legal name

GERIMA GmbH

Website

https://gerima.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Short description

GERIMA GmbH is a German family-owned manufacturer of beveling machines and edge processing equipment for industrial weld preparation, serving bridge construction, shipbuilding, steel construction, and wind power customers worldwide through a 25-year dealer network and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Beveling Machines

NAICS

Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing (3335)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Grinding, Honing & Superfinishing Equipment (IMAHADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Beveling machines
• Weld preparation equipment
• Edge milling machines
• Belt grinding systems
• Industrial metalworking tools

Headquarters

HQ city

St. Wendel

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Beveling Machines (Hardware): Sale of beveling machines across four product lines: T (Tools/CNC), S (Small/hand-held), M (Medium/stationary), L (Large/belt grinding systems). Machines are sold through dealer network and direct sales with pricing based on specifications and machine class.
2. Beveling Tools and Accessories: Sale of beveling tools including TMA/TMW milling heads, TGD diamond grinding discs, shearing tools, and indexable inserts for CNC and manual machines. Tool range complements machine sales.
3. Repair and Spare Parts Service: Repair service and spare parts for existing machine installations. Service team provides telephone support Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

GERIMA manufactures and sells specialized beveling machines and edge processing tools for weld preparation, organized in a T/S/M/L product range (Tools, Small/handheld, Medium/stationary, Large/belt grinding). The product portfolio includes handheld milling machines with patented booster and spring technology, stationary and mobile edge milling machines, high-performance belt grinding systems, CNC milling heads, and diamond grinding tools. Products serve industrial customers in bridge construction, shipbuilding, steel construction, wagon/large vehicle construction, toolmaking, and wind power/offshore sectors, with machines designed for weld preparation, edge rounding, and surface processing applications.

Product overview

GERIMA offers a comprehensive 'world of beveling' product portfolio organized in the T/S/M/L series: T (Tools) includes CNC milling heads (TMA, TMW series) and diamond grinding tools (TGD series); S (Small) encompasses handheld edge milling machines (SMA series with patented booster/spring technology), pipe beveling machines (SMP series), face milling machines (SMC series), table edge milling machines (SMT series), and handheld grinding machines (SGA/SGB/SGC series); M (Medium) includes stationary edge milling machines (MMB, MMC, MMD series) and mobile edge milling machines (MMM series); L (Large) comprises high-performance belt grinding systems (LGA with clamping-grinding stroke method and LGC with pull-through process). The product line is complemented by the GERIMA Cloud dealer portal. All machines share proprietary technologies including patented booster technology, spring coupling, and quick-change systems, and are designed for weld preparation, edge rounding, and surface processing across industries including bridge construction, shipbuilding, steel construction, wagon construction, toolmaking, and wind power/offshore.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GERIMA Cloud - Dealer Portal Cloud-based dealer portal providing device-, time-, and location-independent access to sales-relevant data including current information, sales materials, price lists, and image/video downloads. Available to GERIMA dealer partners.
• SMA Series - Handheld Edge Milling Machines Handheld milling machines featuring worldwide unique booster and spring technology for bevel widths from 1-30mm. Models include SMA 20 AEF/APF, SMA 30 BER/BPV, SMA 40 BER, SMA 50 BEV/BER/BPV, and SMA 60 BEV/BER/BPV/BHV. Designed for industrial weld preparation and edge rounding applications.
• SMC Series - Face Milling Machines Face milling machines for weld bead removal. SMC 60 BER handles weld beads up to 60mm width, up to 15mm height, with up to 2.0mm undercutting depth. Used for industrial weld removal applications.
• SMP Series - Pipe Beveling Machines Pipe beveling machines with booster technology for pipe end processing. SMP 40 BER handles pipe diameters from 240mm with pipe thickness 4-20mm. SMP 60 BER handles pipe diameters 360-1,600mm. Designed for industrial pipe end preparation.
• SMT Series - Table Edge Milling Machines Table edge milling machines for small parts processing. SMT 30 EVR features 1,500W power, 300x250mm work area, bevel widths 1-8mm, radii 1.2-6mm, speed 2,500-7,900rpm. Designed for precision small parts manufacturing.
• SGA/SGB/SGC Series - Handheld Grinding Machines Handheld grinding machines in electric and pneumatic variants. SGA for surface processing, SGB for edge beveling (0-60° angles), SGC for edge processing with grinding belt or flap disc. Designed for industrial grinding applications.
• MMB Series - Stationary Edge Milling Machines Stationary edge milling machines for processing bevels on sheets, tubes, profiles, and segments. MMB 400 series handles material thickness 0.5-20mm, angles 25-55° (30-60° optional). MMB 500 handles bevel widths 1-30mm. MMB 600 handles bevel widths up to 190mm. Designed for industrial production environments.
• MMC Series - Stationary Edge Milling Machines Stationary edge milling machines for beveling and radius processing with double milling head capability for simultaneous two-sided machining. MMC 500 handles angles 0-90°. Designed for industrial production environments.
• MMD Series - Combined Milling and Grinding Machines Stationary edge milling and grinding machines for pipes and sheets. MMD 200 G combines milling and grinding capabilities for material thickness 4-40mm. Designed for industrial production environments.
• MMM Series - Mobile Edge Milling Machines Mobile edge milling machines for weld seam preparation. MMM 500 X handles bevel widths up to 70mm, angles 0-±60°, material thickness 6-80mm. MMM 600 handles bevel widths up to 100mm, angles 0-90°. Designed for industrial mobile weld preparation.
• LGA Series - High-Performance Belt Grinding Systems High-performance belt grinding systems using clamping-grinding stroke method. LGA Typ I: grinding stroke 2,000/3,000/4,500mm, bevel widths 2-60mm, angles 0-75°. LGA Typ II: stroke 6,500mm, bevel widths 2-100mm. LGA Typ III: angles -45 to +80°. Designed for industrial precision weld preparation.
• LGC Series - High-Performance Belt Grinding Systems High-performance belt grinding systems using pull-through process for continuous workpiece feeding. LGC handles bevel widths 1-100mm, angles 0-80° (up to -45 to +75° for Typ III). Designed for industrial high-volume precision weld preparation.
• TMA Series - Milling Heads Bevel and radius milling cutters for CNC machines and manual applications, equipped with indexable inserts. TMA-A series handles bevel angles 10-80° with bevel widths 5-20mm. TMA-R series handles radii 3-15mm at 45° bevel angle. Tools for industrial machining applications.
• TMW Series - High-Speed Milling Heads High-speed milling heads optimized for CNC machining with 8-flute inserts, featuring strong positive cutting geometry and lower cost. Suitable for processing carbon fiber composites, plexiglass, and plastics. CNC tools for industrial machining applications.
• TGD Series - Diamond Grinding Tools Vacuum-brazed diamond grinding tools including TGD-D (Dot-disc), TGD-F (Flexi-disc), and TGD-H (Heavy-disc) variants. Used for grinding steel, stainless steel, titanium, aluminium, and GRP with long service life and reduced emissions. Diamond tools for industrial grinding applications.
• GERIMA Repair and Spare Parts Service Repair service and spare parts for existing GERIMA machine installations. Service team provides telephone support Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm. Service for industrial customers maintaining GERIMA equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-80% more stock removal with booster technology on high-strength sheet metal up to 1,000 N/mm² yield strength
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves21 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Steelmax: Steelmax manufactures portable and stationary beveling machines for steel and plate edge preparation, directly competing with GERIMA's S/M/L product lines in weld-preparation applications across similar industrial end markets.
• Koike Aronson: Koike Aronson (and the broader Koike group) manufactures welding, cutting, and beveling equipment for heavy industry, including portable and stationary edge-preparation machines, overlapping directly with GERIMA's hand-held and stationary beveling lines.
• Protem: Protem (France) specializes in pipe end preparation and orbital machining machines, directly overlapping with GERIMA's SMP pipe beveling series and broader weld-preparation product range.
• BAVELLONI: BAVELLONI is an Italian manufacturer of edge-processing machinery for glass and metal, directly comparable to GERIMA's beveling and edge-rounding machines for material-processing applications.
• HGG Profiling Equipment: HGG (Netherlands) manufactures 3D pipe profiling and cutting machines for shipbuilding and offshore, sharing GERIMA's shipbuilding/offshore customer base and pipe-end processing use cases.

Broad incumbents

• ESAB: ESAB is a global welding and cutting equipment major that also offers beveling and edge preparation equipment; it overlaps with GERIMA in weld-preparation workflows but competes from a much broader welding-portfolio base.
• Lincoln Electric: Lincoln Electric is a global welding equipment and consumables leader with adjacent edge-preparation offerings; it competes with GERIMA through broad customer relationships, dealer networks, and cross-sell into shared industrial end markets.
• Trumpf: Trumpf is a large German metalworking machinery manufacturer serving sheet metal fabrication; while its core is laser cutting and bending, its customer base and 'Made in Germany' positioning create indirect competition for GERIMA in German industrial customers.

Regional players

• Böhler Welding: Böhler Welding (voestalpine) is an Austrian/German-speaking welding consumables and equipment supplier serving shipbuilding, steel construction, and heavy industry; it overlaps with GERIMA's verticals and German-speaking customer base though its focus is on welding consumables rather than beveling machines.
• Dallan: Dallan (Italy) manufactures roll forming, cutting, and metal-processing equipment serving steel construction and industrial customers in European markets that overlap with GERIMA's vertical footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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