innotech

What innotech does

innotech Vertriebs GmbH is a German privately-held manufacturer and distributor of maintenance and industrial chemistry products (Wartungs- & Instandhaltungschemie), headquartered in Regensburg, Bavaria, and operating since 1987 under the innotech brand. The company sells a portfolio of approximately 29 specialty SKUs organized into six numbered series: 100 specialty lubricating oils (chain oils, silicone lubricants, synthetic inner-bearing lubricants such as SIS 105), 200 cleaning and degreasing products, 300 maintenance specialties (rust removers, assembly pastes), 400 metalworking fluids (cutting oils and the Innocool/Innocut coolant lines), 500 high-performance greases (including high-temperature formulations), and 800 corrosion protection products. Its proprietary platform is tricomplex Technology®, a registered trademark that coordinates cleaning, lubrication, and corrosion protection components into a single re-lubrication system for industrial machinery, with documented claims of up to 30% drive-energy reduction in chain applications.

The company's commercial model is two-channel: an authorized dealer (Händler) network covering Germany, Austria, and Switzerland, supplemented by a direct B2B e-commerce storefront on its own website supporting prepayment, direct debit, and invoice payment, with shipping handled by GLS, Kiessling Spedition, Raben, and Scherbauer Spedition. End customers are industrial enterprises — automotive manufacturing, paper processing, shipyards (including an Austrian river-cruise shipyard), CNC and machine-tool operators, and metalworking shops — purchasing maintenance consumables for production equipment. The firm emphasizes German-based innovation and production, surfaces technical content (blog, downloads, case studies) as a marketing channel, and highlights a decades-long strategic supply relationship with TIEGEL GmbH.

Ownership, revenue, management team composition, funding history, and M&A activity are not disclosed in the available source material. The firm is structured as a GmbH (Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung) under German law with approximately 8 employees, no parent company, no subsidiaries, and no external investors reported. Note that the firmographics record lists 1992 as the year founded, while the company's own website and historical materials consistently cite 1987; the 1987 date is treated as more authoritative for this analysis.

Name

innotech

Legal name

innotech Vertriebs GmbH

Website

https://innotech-r.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

innotech Vertriebs GmbH is a German specialty manufacturer and DACH distributor of industrial maintenance chemistry — lubricants, cleaners, greases, metalworking fluids, and corrosion protection — serving industrial enterprises via a dealer network and B2B e-commerce under its proprietary tricomplex Technology® platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Product Sales: innotech generates revenue through direct sales of specialized maintenance and industrial chemistry products including lubricants, cleaning agents, corrosion protection, and metalworking fluids to industrial customers via their dealer network and direct B2B e-commerce shop.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

innotech Vertriebs GmbH develops, produces, and distributes specialty maintenance and industrial chemistry products for machinery and production facilities. The portfolio covers specialty lubricating oils, cleaning and degreasing agents, maintenance specialties (rust removers, assembly pastes), metalworking fluids, high-performance greases, and corrosion protection products. All offerings are built on the proprietary tricomplex Technology® platform that combines cleaning, lubrication, and corrosion protection components in a coordinated system, and are sold exclusively for commercial/industrial use (gewerblicher Gebrauch) through a dealer network across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland plus a direct B2B e-commerce shop.

Product overview

innotech Vertriebs GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of maintenance and industrial chemistry products organized into six product categories: (1) 100 Special Lubricating Oils including chain oils, silicone lubricants, and synthetic bearing lubricants; (2) 200 Cleaning & Degreasing products including cold cleaners, foam cleaners, and industrial degreasers; (3) 300 Maintenance Specialties including rust removers and assembly pastes; (4) 400 Metalworking Fluids including cutting oils and Innocool coolants (fully and semi-synthetic variants) and Innocut; (5) 500 High-Performance Greases including temperature-resistant and multi-purpose formulations; and (6) 800 Corrosion Protection including protective waxes and moisture barriers. The company's core technology platform, tricomplex Technology®, combines specialized cleaning, lubricating, and corrosion protection components for optimal re-lubrication performance. Products serve industrial manufacturing, production facilities, and commercial maintenance applications across Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• tricomplex Technology®: Proprietary technology for perfect re-lubrication ensuring optimal maintenance results

Products and services

• 100 Specialty Lubricating Oils Specialty lubricating oils including high-performance maintenance oils (e.g., HLW 100), weapon care fluid, synthetic inner bearing lubrication (SIS 105), high-performance chain oil (123), light chain and rope grease (HKS 135), silicone lubricants, multi-purpose silicone, and H1 food-grade fluid (190). Designed for industrial maintenance tasks including chain lubrication, bearing maintenance, and food-industry compatible applications.
• 200 Cleaning and Degreasing Industrial cleaning and degreasing products including fast degreaser (201), Isosol cold degreaser (203), Ekasol cold cleaner (204), general-purpose cleaner (220), super foam cleaner (240), and industrial cleaner SA (270). Used by industrial customers for surface preparation and contaminant removal prior to lubrication or maintenance.
• 300 Maintenance Specialties Maintenance specialty products including fast-acting rust remover (310), metal-free assembly paste (350), and nickel alloy paste (360) for high-stress assembly and anti-seize applications. Targeted at releasing corroded components and facilitating assembly/disassembly where metal contamination must be avoided.
• 400 Metalworking Fluids Metalworking fluids including adhesive cutting oil (401 Haftschneidöl), cutting oil (410 Schneidöl), fully synthetic coolant (430 Innocool), semi-synthetic coolant (440 Innocool), and Innocut cutting fluid (461). Used by industrial metalworking customers for cutting and machining operations.
• 500 High-Performance Greases High-performance greases including WDT grease (500), high-temperature grease (525), high-performance lubricant (528), and white high-temperature lubricant (535). Designed for demanding industrial lubrication requirements including high-temperature operating conditions and applications requiring clean appearance.
• 800 Corrosion Protection Corrosion protection products including protective wax (810 Schutzwachs) for long-term corrosion protection of metal surfaces, and moisture protection and care fluid (840) for environmental protection of equipment and components. Used by industrial customers for preservation of machinery and metal surfaces.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% reduction in drive energy for chain applications through optimal lubrication
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TIEGEL GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerA decades-long, close, trusting, and successful business relationship. innotech supplies TIEGEL GmbH with cutting oil (Schneidöl 410) and adhesive cutting oil (Haftschneidöl 401) products for industrial metalworking applications.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• FUCHS SE: Largest independent German manufacturer of specialty industrial lubricants, including maintenance oils, greases, metalworking fluids, and corrosion protection products. Overlaps directly with innotech's full 100/200/300/400/500/800 product categories and serves the same DACH industrial customer base, though at vastly larger scale.
• Liqui Moly GmbH: German lubricant and additive manufacturer with a comprehensive portfolio of motor oils, additives, and industrial maintenance products. Although larger and more consumer-facing, it competes directly with innotech in industrial maintenance chemistry, particularly greases, oils, and corrosion protection, sold through a DACH dealer network.
• Klüber Lubrication: Germany-based specialty industrial lubricant manufacturer (part of Freudenberg Group) with deep focus on high-performance and synthetic lubricants for industrial machinery. Closely comparable in product positioning (synthetic bearing lubrication, chain oils, high-temperature greases) and DACH-centric industrial customer focus.
• Carl Bechem GmbH: German specialty lubricant manufacturer focused on industrial high-performance oils, greases, and metalworking fluids. Comparable mid-sized German Mittelstand competitor with similar product range, including chain and gear lubricants, and a similar industrial B2B go-to-market.
• Meguin GmbH & Co. KG: German manufacturer of lubricants, oils, and maintenance chemicals distributed primarily through dealers and B2B channels in the DACH region. Closely comparable in business model (specialty maintenance chemistry, dealer-led distribution, regional focus) and in product categories including industrial oils and metalworking fluids.
• Zeller+Gmelin GmbH: German mid-sized specialty chemical and lubricant manufacturer with a strong industrial lubricants division including metalworking fluids, greases, and corrosion protection. Comparable in Mittelstand scale, DACH distribution model, and overlapping industrial maintenance product range.

Broad incumbents

• TotalEnergies Lubricants: Multinational lubricants division of TotalEnergies, offering industrial oils, greases, metalworking fluids, and maintenance chemicals globally. Competes in the same industrial end markets as innotech (manufacturing, automotive, heavy industry) with global approved-vendor status, representing a structural threat to mid-sized DACH players.
• Würth Group: Global market leader in fasteners and industrial supplies, with a large industrial chemical and maintenance product line (oils, greases, cleaners, corrosion protection) sold through a dense DACH direct-sales and dealer network. Overlaps with innotech in the dealer-distributed industrial maintenance category, but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Castrol (bp): Global industrial and automotive lubricant major owned by bp, with a broad portfolio covering industrial oils, greases, metalworking fluids, and corrosion protection. Competes in the same end markets (manufacturing, metalworking, heavy industry) as innotech but at multinational scale with global approved-supplier lists.
• Henkel AG (Loctite / Bonderite industrial maintenance): Global adhesives and industrial maintenance major, with Loctite and Bonderite brands covering lubrication, cleaning, corrosion protection, and assembly pastes. Directly comparable product range in industrial maintenance chemistry, though distributed through much larger sales and channel organizations.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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