HETTICH FRANCE

What HETTICH FRANCE does

Hettich France is the French sales and support subsidiary of the Hettich Group, a 120-year-old, family-owned German manufacturer of laboratory centrifuges, incubators, and related equipment. The French legal entity is a small 7-person operation based in Sarreguemines, whose role is local commercial coverage, customer support, and lead generation for the group's product portfolio rather than independent manufacturing or R&D. End customers are laboratories in clinical diagnostics, transfusion services, life sciences / pharmaceutical research, industrial / food-and-beverage testing, environmental analysis, and laboratory automation.

The product portfolio is built on German-engineered mechanical platforms. The centrifuge range spans more than 20 models across seven categories (small, micro, benchtop, floor-standing, cell-wash, dual-rotation, and robotic centrifuges), supported by interchangeable rotors, refrigerated variants, and dual-rotation architectures such as the ZentriMix 380 R. The HettCube incubator line offers five models (60, 120, 200/200 R, 400/400 R, 600/600 R) for microbiology, genetics, and biotechnology applications. Adjacent offerings include the Kirsch Medical range of blood-bank, medication, laboratory, cleanroom, and explosion-proof refrigerators and freezers, plus thermomixers and aspiration systems for sample preparation. Products carry TÜV certification and most medical devices are IVDR-compliant, and parts and service are guaranteed for 10 years after production discontinuation, with an average product lifespan of 8+ years.

Commercially, Hettich France runs a sales-led B2B go-to-market with pricing handled through individual quotes rather than a public price list. Lead generation and configuration are supported by an online product catalog (catalog.hettichlab.com) and dedicated product configurators (mycentrifuge.com and mon-incubateur.com), while fulfillment runs through the Hettich Group's global subsidiary network and authorized distributor channel. Hardware sales constitute the primary revenue stream, with a long aftermarket tail from parts and service. The French entity sits within a group that in 2024 entered a growth partnership with Bregal Unternehmerkapital to accelerate global expansion.

Name

HETTICH FRANCE

Legal name

Hettich France

Website

https://hettichlab.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1904

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hettich France is the 7-person French sales and support arm of Hettich Group, a 120-year-old German family-owned manufacturer of laboratory centrifuges, HettCube incubators, and medical refrigerators and freezers. It sells TÜV- and IVDR-certified equipment to clinical, transfusion, life-science, and industrial laboratories in France through the group's global subsidiary and distributor network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Laboratory Equipment Manufacturing

NAICS

Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334)

SIC

Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826), Laboratory Apparatus & Furniture (3821), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro primary industry

General Lab Equipment (Centrifuges, Incubators, Shakers, Ovens) (HLAGAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Liquid Handling & Laboratory Automation (Pipettes, Robots, Workstations) (HLAGAIAD)

Keywords

• Laboratory centrifuges
• Laboratory incubators
• Medical refrigerators
• Sample preparation equipment
• Robotic centrifuge systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Sarreguemines

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Laboratory Equipment Sales: Sale of centrifuges, incubators, refrigerators, freezers, and sample preparation equipment to laboratories and healthcare facilities. Products range from small manual centrifuges to high-performance floor-standing models, with accessories and peripheral articles. Parts and service support available for 10 years after production discontinuation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hettich France manufactures and distributes laboratory centrifuges (benchtop, floor-standing, micro, robotic, cell-wash, and dual-rotation models) and HettCube incubators, complemented by medical and laboratory refrigerators, plasma freezers, thermomixers, and aspiration systems. Offerings target clinical diagnostics labs, blood banks, life sciences research, pharmaceutical development, and industrial quality-control laboratories, with spare parts and service guaranteed for 10 years after production discontinuation.

Product overview

HETTICH FRANCE is a manufacturer of laboratory equipment specializing in centrifuges and incubators. The product portfolio includes over 20 centrifuge models across seven categories (small centrifuges, micro centrifuges, benchtop centrifuges, floor-standing centrifuges, cell wash centrifuges, dual rotation centrifuges, and robotic centrifuges) and five HettCube incubator models ranging from compact to large capacity. Additional offerings include laboratory refrigerators and freezers for blood bank, medication, general laboratory, cleanroom, and explosion-proof applications, plus sample preparation equipment including thermomixers and aspiration systems. The company emphasizes German engineering quality, in-house manufacturing, and long-term product support with spare parts available for 10 years after discontinuation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HettCube: Line of laboratory incubators including models HettCube 60, 120, 200, 200 R, 400, 400 R, 600, 600 R.
• ROTINA
• ROTANTA
• MIKRO
• ROTOFIX
• Kirsch Medical

Products and services

• Small Centrifuges (EBA 200, EBA 270, EBA 280, HAEMATOKRIT 200)
• Micro Centrifuges (MIKRO 185, MIKRO 2.0, MIKRO 200, MIKRO 220)
• Benchtop Centrifuges (ROTOFIX 32 A, UNIVERSAL 320, ROTINA 380, ROTINA 420, ROTANTA 460, ROTOFIX 46 H)
• Floor-Standing Centrifuges (ROTANTA 460 RC/RF, ROTIXA 500 RS, ROTO SILENTA 630 RS)
• ROTOLAVIT II Cell Wash Centrifuge
• ZentriMix 380 R Dual Rotation Centrifuge
• Robotic Centrifuges (MIKRO 220 Robotic, SBS 300 Robotic, ROTINA 380 Robotic, ROTANTA 460 Robotic)
• HettCube Incubators (HettCube 60, 120, 200, 200 R, 400, 400 R, 600, 600 R)
• Laboratory Refrigerators (Blood Bank, Medication, General Purpose, Cleanroom, Explosion-Proof)
• Laboratory Freezers (Plasma, General Purpose, Explosion-Proof)
• Thermomixers (Refrigeration-Heating, Heating-Shaking, Blocks)
• Aspiration Systems (Automatic, Standard, Compact)

Quantifiable outcome

• Average product lifespan of at least 8 years with low repair rates
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (Danaher): Major manufacturer of laboratory centrifuges (Avanti floor-standing, Allegra benchtop, Microfuge series), ultracentrifuges, and lab automation. Competes with Hettich across nearly every centrifuge category and is a primary reference point for Hettich's robotic centrifuge competitors.
• Eppendorf: German-based manufacturer of centrifuges (including the well-known 5424/5810 series), pipettes, and sample-preparation consumables. Directly competes with Hettich in the benchtop centrifuge category with similar pharma/clinical/biotech customer targets.
• Hermle Labortechnik: German-based manufacturer of benchtop and floor-standing laboratory centrifuges (Z series) with comparable emphasis on precision engineering and medical-device applications. Like Hettich, focuses on general-purpose lab centrifuges serving clinical and research customers.
• Sigma Laborzentrifugen (Sartorius): Specialist laboratory centrifuge manufacturer (now part of Sartorius) with overlapping product range covering benchtop and floor-standing units, refrigerated centrifuges, and rotor systems. Direct competitor to Hettich's ROTINA and ROTANTA lines in European research and biotech labs.

Others

• Andreas Hettich GmbH: German parent company and original manufacturer of the Hettich centrifuge and incubator portfolio. Included as the upstream entity whose products and brand Hettich France distributes; not a competitor but the principal affiliate in any group-level analysis.

Broad incumbents

• Agilent Technologies: Major analytical instrument and lab automation vendor whose centrifuge and cell-analysis portfolio overlaps with Hettich's installed base in pharmaceutical, biotech, and academic accounts. Often competes for larger instrument-budget line items where Hettich is short-listed.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific: Diversified life-sciences giant selling Sorvall/Labofuge centrifuges alongside a vast portfolio of lab equipment, consumables, and services. Competes with Hettich broadly in lab instruments and offers bundled purchasing that smaller specialists cannot match.
• Sartorius AG: Leading bioprocessing and lab equipment supplier with a strong centrifuge offering (via Sigma) and complementary bioreactor, filtration, and lab essentials portfolio. Overlaps with Hettich in biopharma production and process-development settings.

Emerging players

• Centurion Scientific: UK-based centrifuge manufacturer (formerly part of larger instrument groups) offering benchtop and floor-standing centrifuges targeting clinical and research labs. A smaller specialist that competes with Hettich primarily on price in emerging markets.
• Biobase Biodustry (Shandong): China-based manufacturer of laboratory equipment including centrifuges, incubators, and refrigerators. Overlaps with Hettich in mid-tier lab product categories and competes primarily on price in emerging markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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