MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG

What MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG does

MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG, operating commercially as DUROtherm, is a German Mittelstand industrial plastics manufacturer founded in 1961 and headquartered in Haiterbach in the Black Forest, now consolidated under DUROtherm Holding GmbH. The company operates three production sites — Haiterbach (Baden-Württemberg), Lindlar (North Rhine-Westphalia), and Krupka (Czech Republic) — and employs roughly 380 people across the group. Its core technology base covers single-sheet and twin-sheet thermoforming under the DUROtherm brand, plus PUR reaction injection molding (PUR-RIM) for foam components. ISO 9001:2015 certification applies to the German operations.

The company serves B2B industrial customers across at least twelve verticals, including automotive, agricultural machinery, rail transport, aviation, mechanical engineering, caravanning, medical technology, HVAC, presentation technology, furniture and store fitting, construction machinery, and cab manufacturing. Its product portfolio includes the DUROtherm thermoformed parts, PUR-RIM foam parts, an in-house automation offering branded RUNbyROBOT, and a bundled service package comprising DUROdesign (design), DUROquality (quality assurance), and DUROgreen (sustainability/recycled-material offering). The business model is custom engineered-to-order industrial parts manufacturing, monetized through project-based contracts and serial production supply to OEM customers, with the DURO service package representing an effort to capture additional value beyond pure part production.

MENSCHIK/DUROtherm was acquired by the Swiss swissplast group, and the durotherm.de website now redirects to swissplast.com, indicating a completed corporate transaction. As part of the swissplast group, the company now sits within a larger plastics processing platform with broader geographic and customer reach. The owner-managed heritage of the firm has been preserved in operating style but ultimate control has shifted to the Swiss parent.

Name

MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

DUROtherm Holding GmbH

Website

https://menschik.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG (DUROtherm) is a German Mittelstand thermoforming and PUR-RIM plastics manufacturer serving 12 B2B industrial verticals, including automotive, aviation, rail, medical, and construction machinery, across three production sites in Germany and the Czech Republic, now part of the Swiss swissplast group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Plastic Thermoforming Manufacturing

SIC

Unsupported Plastics Film & Sheet (3081), Plastics Foam Products (3086)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Thermoforming & Contract Manufacturing (IMANAHAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

Polyurethane (PU) Rigid Foam Manufacturing (IMANAIAD)

Keywords

• Custom thermoforming services
• Plastic component manufacturing
• PUR-RIM foam parts
• Industrial plastic fabrication
• Automotive plastic parts

Headquarters

HQ city

Haiterbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Thermoforming Manufacturing: End-to-end custom manufacturing services for thermoformed plastic parts and PUR/RIM foam parts, covering design phase, engineering phase, prototyping, tool manufacturing, and series production

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

DUROtherm (operating under MENSCHIK GmbH & Co. KG's broader group) is an industrial plastics processor that designs and manufactures custom thermoformed plastic parts using Single-Sheet and Twin-Sheet thermoforming, as well as PUR-RIM (Reaction Injection Molding) foam parts. The company delivers end-to-end manufacturing services from design consultation and engineering through prototyping, tool manufacturing, and series production for industrial customers across multiple sectors.

Product overview

DUROtherm is a plastics processing company offering a comprehensive thermoforming and PUR/RIM foam manufacturing platform with integrated service packages. The core offerings include Single-sheet and Twin-sheet thermoforming technology and PUR-RIM foam parts, supported by the automated RUNbyROBOT manufacturing system. Service delivery follows a structured five-phase approach (Design, Engineering, Prototyping, Tool, Series), supplemented by three branded service modules: DUROdesign (consultation and development), DUROquality (quality assurance), and DUROgreen (sustainability with CO2 accounting and PCR materials). The company serves diverse industries including automotive, rail, aviation, agriculture, medical technology, and construction machinery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DUROdesign: Consulting, planning, development and construction services including data, drawings and material specifications
• DUROquality
• DUROgreen
• RUNbyROBOT

Products and services

• Thermoforming Manufacturing Services (Single-Sheet and Twin-Sheet) Custom thermoforming of plastic components using Single-Sheet and Twin-Sheet thermoforming processes, producing high-quality precision parts for industrial customers across automotive, aviation, rail, agriculture, medical technology, and other sectors.
• PUR-RIM Foam Parts Manufacturing Manufacturing of polyurethane and Reaction Injection Molding (PUR-RIM) foam parts for demanding industrial applications, produced alongside thermoformed components.
• RUNbyROBOT Automated Thermoforming Manufacturing Proprietary automated thermoforming manufacturing system enabling efficient and precise production of thermoformed plastic parts at scale, differentiating DUROtherm's production capacity from conventional thermoforming operations.
• Precision Tool Manufacturing (Werkzeug-Phase) Standalone precision tool manufacturing service for producing the production tooling required to manufacture customer-specific thermoformed parts at optimal quality.

Segments12 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• swissplast groupcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe assets of DUROtherm in Lindlar and Haiterbach were acquired by the swissplast group. The company operates under the swissplast group umbrella while maintaining its thermoforming expertise and service offerings.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• REHAU Industries: REHAU is a large German polymer products company operating across automotive, construction, and industrial markets with thermoformed, extruded, and molded components. Comparable as a broad incumbent in industrial plastics serving automotive and construction verticals with overlapping thermoforming capabilities, though it operates at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• SIMONA AG: SIMONA is a German manufacturer of semi-finished plastics (sheets, rods, profiles) including thermoforming-grade sheets and custom thermoformed parts for industrial, chemical, and construction applications. Comparable as a German industrial plastics manufacturer serving capital equipment and chemical customers with thermoformed components.
• Recticel: Recticel is a Belgian polyurethane foam manufacturer producing rigid and flexible PUR foam parts for automotive, bedding, and industrial applications. Closely comparable in PUR-RIM foam parts manufacturing for automotive and industrial markets, with overlapping customer base in European mobility OEMs.
• Wirthwein AG: Wirthwein is a German plastics manufacturer serving automotive, sanitary, and industrial markets with injection-molded, extruded, and thermoformed parts. Closely comparable as a German custom plastics manufacturer with multi-vertical exposure and full development-to-series production capabilities.
• Röchling Group: Röchling is a large German family-owned plastics processor with industrial, automotive, and medical divisions that produce thermoformed and molded plastic parts. Directly comparable in custom thermoforming for automotive, medical, and industrial customers, with a similar German mid-market customer base and contract-manufacturing service model.
• Pöppelmann GmbH: Pöppelmann is a German family-owned plastics processor producing thermoformed, injection-molded, and extruded parts for automotive, horticulture, and industrial customers. Directly comparable in custom thermoforming and contract manufacturing for German mid-market industrial OEMs.
• Polynorm GmbH (Voestalpine): Polynorm is a German automotive supplier (owned by voestalpine) producing thermoformed and molded plastic body and chassis components. Comparable in custom thermoforming for European automotive OEMs with similar program-based project execution from development to series production.
• Dr. Schneider Kunststoffwerke: Dr. Schneider is a German automotive plastics supplier producing thermoformed and injection-molded interior trim components for European OEMs. Comparable in thermoformed automotive interior parts manufacturing with similar Tier-1 automotive customer base.
• Greiner PURtec: Greiner PURtec is part of the Austrian Greiner Group and produces polyurethane foam parts and RIM components primarily for automotive interiors. Comparable as a European PUR-RIM foam parts manufacturer serving automotive OEMs with similar reaction injection molding technology.

Emerging players

• KraussMaffei Group: KraussMaffei is a German manufacturer of reaction injection molding (RIM) and polyurethane processing machinery, with an adjacent parts-production capability. Comparable via the shared PUR-RIM technology stack and customer base, though primarily a machinery OEM rather than contract parts manufacturer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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