MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH

What MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH does

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH is a German family-owned Mittelstand manufacturer founded in 1985 and headquartered in Michelstadt, Hessen, with a wholly-owned production subsidiary in Arad, Romania established in 1999. The company designs, manufactures, and programs in-house CNC machines and automation solutions for the rubber profile extrusion industry, covering the full production line from upstream material supply and extrusion, through heating (hot-air, infrared, microwave, and shock channels), cooling, cutting, punching, drilling, and laminating, to downstream winding onto large reels, spools, cardboard boxes, or plates. Its product catalog includes the KSA, MSA, CSA, CUT, ESM, and RSM cutting and punching series, HAC/IR-HAC/UHF-HAC/Shock-HAC heating channels, GSW/AHW/KW/TW winding systems, and a wide accessory range (BoA drilling, RA/RO pullers, stackers, splicers, measurement, and packaging). Drive and control technology is sourced from Siemens for European customers and Allen Bradley (Rockwell Automation) for American customers, with 3M heat-activated adhesive tape integrated into the laminator.

The company sells custom-engineered machinery on a quote-based, project-driven basis via direct enterprise field sales, complemented by a multilingual website and ongoing customer service, spare parts, software/electrical, and mechanical support. End customers are industrial producers of technical rubber profiles, and machines are configured to individual line specifications. Revenue is not publicly disclosed; the company is privately held, independently owned by the Kubitza family, and operates with approximately 13 employees across Germany and Romania.

Name

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH

Legal name

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH

Website

https://mk-kubitza.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH is a German family-owned Mittelstand manufacturer founded in 1985 that designs, builds, and programs in-house CNC machines and automation systems for technical rubber profile extrusion production lines, serving industrial rubber profile producers through custom-engineered direct enterprise sales.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Michelstadt - Würzberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom CNC Machine Sales: Sale of customized CNC machines and automation solutions for rubber profile extrusion. Machines are developed, manufactured, and programmed in-house according to customer specifications. Drive and control technology sourced from Siemens (European market) or Allen Bradley (American market).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH develops, manufactures, and programs customized CNC machines and fully automated production systems for technical rubber profile extrusion. The portfolio covers cutting machines, extrusion line equipment (heating, cooling, upstream and downstream modules), winding systems, and accessories, all engineered to individual customer specifications and built in-house with Siemens or Allen Bradley drive and control technology. The company sells directly to industrial customers and provides ongoing customer service and spare parts support.

Product overview

MK Maschinenbau Kubitza GmbH is a German family-owned company (founded 1985) specializing in the development and manufacturing of CNC machines and automation solutions for technical rubber profile extrusion. The product portfolio consists of four main categories: (1) Cutting machines including circle blade cutters (KSA series), traveling punch cutters (MSA series), servo punch machines (ESM, RSM series), and combination punch-cutting units (CUT series); (2) Extrusion line equipment including heating channels (HAC, IR-HAC, UHF-HAC, Shock-HAC), cooling channels, and upstream/downstream equipment for the complete extrusion process; (3) Winding systems (GSW, AHW, KW, TW series) for large reels, standard spools, cardboard boxes, and plates; (4) Accessories including stackers, pull-off belts, drilling equipment (BoA series), caterpillar pullers (RA series), roller pullers (RO series), laminators, splice equipment, and measurement systems. The company develops and manufactures all systems in-house, with drive and control technology sourced from Siemens for European markets or Allen Bradley for American markets.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• KSA Series Cutting Machines Customizable circle blade cutting automatons for cutting rubber technical profiles to length. The KSA series includes the KSA1C Compact (basic version), KSA1 Standard (high-end with optional automatic knife changing system), KSA2 Premium (twin circle blade), and KSA3 Premium (two rotary cutting blades with fixed or synchronous cut options). Built for industrial rubber profile extrusion customers.
• MSA Series Traveling Punch Cutters High-end traveling punch automatons for synchronous or fixed cut operations on rubber profiles. The MSA2 Special includes tool support for fixed/synchronous cut, while the MSA3 Advanced features a traveling tool holder with a replaceable tool module for flexible profile punching operations. Designed for industrial rubber extrusion customers.
• CUT Series Punch Cutting Machines Universal punch-cutting machines available in compact to premium variants. The CUT1 compact and standard versions serve versatile profile cutting and punching applications, the CUT1 tool extends with replaceable die inserts, the CUT2 premium is a high-end twin punch cutter for highest precision, and the CUT3 advanced features a modular design with replaceable tool module. Targets industrial rubber profile processors.
• ESM Series Servo Punch Cutters Servo-driven eccentric punch cutters offering higher performance with lower energy consumption compared to conventional units. The ESM1 Standard serves general servo-driven cutting, while the ESM1-T Tool variant uses a crank drive suitable for different tools with replaceable die sets. Designed for energy-conscious industrial rubber profile extrusion customers.
• HAC Heating Channels Hot-air channel systems (HAC, IR-HAC, Shock-HAC, UHF-HAC) for vulcanization of rubber profiles, with modular 3m segments allowing adjustable channel length and energy-efficient operation. The 3-belt-HAC variant enables 3-fold profile track for space-saving vulcanization. Targets industrial rubber extrusion lines.
• Cooling Channels Cooling channels for rubber profile extrusion lines, including the Kühl Kanal which provides maximum cooling capacity for maximum profile quality, and the Kühlkanal Flock u. Lack designed for cooling profiles before flock and varnish booths. Built for industrial extrusion line operators.
• Carrier Systems Upstream extrusion equipment including the pivoted Large Reel Carrier-Unwinder for continuous material supply, horizontal and vertical accumulators for uninterrupted production, and Carrier Pre-heating Units for material preparation before extrusion. Designed for industrial extrusion line operators.
• CSA 1 Compact Cutting/Saw Unit Compact circle blade and saw unit with integrated length measuring system for technical profile processing. Designed for industrial rubber profile manufacturers needing a compact cutting solution.
• RSM50 Rotary Cutting Machine Fly cutter (RSM50) for cutting special materials in rubber profile processing. Serves industrial rubber profile manufacturers needing a rotary cutting solution for specialty materials.
• Material Supply Unit (Fellabzug) Material supply unit (Fellabzug) with flexible operating options for extrusion lines. Designed for industrial extrusion customers who need flexible material handling configurations.
• Extruder Pressure Controller Extruder support air control device designed specifically for hose extrusion processes. Serves industrial hose manufacturers requiring precise pressure control.
• Thread Feed Systems (RE/SE/SG) Thread feed systems for processing up to 4 threads, available in three variants: Thread Feed RE (roller haul-off and electric heating), Thread Feed SE (spool drive and electric heating), and Thread Feed SG (spool drive and gas heating). Designed for industrial rubber profile manufacturers with multi-thread processing requirements.
• Bending Unit Bending unit for flexible profile shaping, supplied with comprehensive accessory options. Serves industrial rubber extrusion customers needing on-line profile shaping capability.
• Support Cord Removing Device Downstream device for removing support cords from profiles, with optional testing functionality that verifies proper removal. Built for industrial rubber extrusion customers requiring support cord removal in their finishing workflow.
• APS1 Profile Accumulator Profile accumulator (APS1 Standard) for Stop-and-Go processes, enabling intermittent production workflows in rubber extrusion lines. Designed for industrial customers who need buffering between processing stages.
• Brush Unit and Flock Cleaning Station Downstream cleaning equipment consisting of a Brush Unit for cleaning profiles after flocking or alternatively for roughening profile surfaces, and a Flock Cleaning Station for removing flock material from processed profiles. Targets industrial rubber profile processors with flocked surface finishes.
• Water Blow-off Equipment Water blow-off equipment for removing water from profiles after cooling or cleaning processes. Designed for industrial rubber profile extrusion customers needing final water removal before winding or packaging.
• GSW Large Reel Winders Large reel winders for winding profiles onto large coils, including the GSW1 Compact (price-performance focused), GSW1 Premium (with laying arm technology), GSW1 Advanced (fully automatic double coil winder), GSW1 Special (for grid box coils), and GSW2 Premium (capable of winding 2 profile cords simultaneously). Targets industrial rubber profile customers with high-volume winding needs.
• HW/AHW Reel Winders Reel winders for winding profile cords onto different spool sizes, including HW2 Basic (semi-automatic, up to 2 cords), AHW1 Standard (fully automatic with automatic profile handover during spool change), AHW2 Premium (fully automatic double coil winder for 2 strands), and AHW4 Premium (fully automatic quadruple coil winder for up to 4 cords). Serves industrial rubber profile manufacturers with variable spool requirements.
• KW Cardboard Winders Cardboard winders for winding profile strands into cardboard boxes or grid boxes, including KW1 Standard (single cord), KW1 Premium (with magazine for automatic box change), KW2 Light (double winding support with 2 fixed caterpillar pullers), and KW2 Premium (double cord automatic box winder with individually controlled winding stations). Designed for industrial customers needing winding into cardboard packaging.
• TW Plate Winders Plate winders for plate materials, including TW1 Light (manual winding and unwinding), TW1 (automatic plate winder for standard operations), and ATW1 Standard (fully automatic plate winder capable of automatically winding multiple layers). Serves industrial customers winding plate-shaped rubber products.
• Stacker Systems Stacker systems for integration with MK cutting or punching equipment, configurable with ejector, pivoting belt, measuring system, cross belt, sorting function, or control system. Belt length 2-6m available on request. Designed for industrial customers needing automated stacking downstream of cutting/punching operations.
• Pull-off Belts (ABZ Series) Pull-off belts for profile extraction from processing equipment, available in three lengths: ABZ-400 (400mm), ABZ-1000 (1000mm), and ABZ-2500 (2.5-6m for extended extraction requirements). Designed for industrial rubber profile processing customers.
• BoA Drilling Equipment Drilling equipment for profile processing, including BoA Universal (1 cord with variably insertable drill stations), BoA Standard (independent machine with freely selectable number of drilling stations), BoA 360 (360-degree drilling for single-cord profiles), BoA 2 (double-cord drilling), BoA Ring (with semicircle guides and integrated caterpillar puller), and ExBoA (eccentric drilling station with optional docking station). Targets industrial rubber profile manufacturers needing precision drilling.
• Laminator (Single/Double-cord) Laminator for application of heat-activated 3M adhesive tape on EPDM profiles, available in single or double-cord versions. Serves industrial rubber profile extrusion customers adding adhesive tape to EPDM profiles.
• RA Caterpillar Pullers Caterpillar pullers for controlled profile extraction, available in belt lengths from RA14 (140mm) up to RA120 (1200mm), with standard or customized lower belt configurations. Designed for industrial rubber profile extrusion customers requiring consistent pull-off performance.
• RO Roller Pullers Roller pullers for automatic extraction of profiles or hoses, available in RO 4 (4 driven rollers), RO 6 (6 driven rollers), and RO 8 (8 driven rollers) configurations. Targets industrial customers requiring automatic extraction of profiles or hoses.
• Splice Equipment Splicing equipment for manufacturing endless profile frames, with integrated grinding function. Serves industrial rubber profile manufacturers producing frame profiles that need to be spliced into continuous loops.
• KSV Pneumatic Cutting Devices Pneumatic cutting devices for profile processing, including KSV1 (1-fold with angle-adjustable cutting unit) and KSV2 (2-fold rotary cutting blade device with 2 angle-adjustable cutting units). Designed for industrial rubber profile manufacturers needing pneumatic cutting capability.
• Length Measuring System - High-end High-end length measuring system using light barrier sensor technology, with optional overlength monitoring documentation. Targets industrial rubber profile manufacturers requiring precision length measurement and quality control.
• Profile Packaging Equipment - Inline Inline profile packaging machine with storage space for 3 profile boxes. Designed for industrial rubber profile extrusion customers requiring automated inline packaging of finished profiles.
• MK 2000 High-Vacuum Suction Unit High-vacuum suction unit (MK 2000) for extracting rubber profile cutting residues during profile processing. Serves industrial rubber profile manufacturers needing clean cutting environments.
• Cross Conveying Systems Cross conveying systems for transferring profiles between processing stations, including the QSSM (with customer-specific tooling for high-precision drilling, cutting, or punching) and standard Cross Conveying Processing Units. Targets industrial rubber profile manufacturers with multi-station production flows.

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Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

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Feature10 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationSiemens provides drive and control technology for machines sold in the European market. MK develops and programs automation solutions using Siemens components.
• Allen Bradley (Rockwell Automation)coreTechnology or IntegrationAllen Bradley provides drive and control technology for machines sold in the American market. MK develops and programs automation solutions using Allen Bradley components.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Iddon Brothers: UK manufacturer of rubber extrusion and downstream equipment including cutting, winding, and ancillary machinery. Comparable as a focused mid-sized specialist in rubber profile extrusion automation.
• Davis-Standard: Global supplier of extrusion and converting machinery for rubber, plastics, and specialty applications, with a broad portfolio covering extrusion lines, downstream equipment, and control systems comparable to MK's offering.
• Reifenhäuser Group: German family-owned manufacturer of extrusion lines for plastics and rubber, including downstream and winding systems. Comparable as a specialty extrusion line builder with a similar Mittelstand heritage and global footprint.
• Barwell International: UK-based supplier of rubber processing machinery including extrusion, cutting, and handling equipment. Comparable as a niche specialist serving the rubber profile and molded-goods industry with custom-engineered solutions.
• Troester GmbH & Co. KG: German-based manufacturer of specialized machinery for rubber and plastics processing, including extrusion lines, calendering, and downstream equipment. Direct competitor serving the same rubber profile extrusion customer base as MK Kubitza.
• VMI Group: Dutch-based manufacturer of tire and rubber processing machinery, including extrusion, cutting, and assembly equipment for rubber products. Directly comparable as a rubber-industry automation specialist.

Emerging players

• Colmec S.p.A. Italian supplier of rubber processing machinery including extrusion lines and downstream handling. Comparable as a European mid-market specialist with overlapping product scope in rubber profile production.

Regional players

• Shaw Almex Industries: North American manufacturer of rubber processing and vulcanizing equipment for industrial rubber products. Comparable as a regional specialist serving North American rubber processors with overlapping downstream automation capability.

Others

• Siemens (Drive & Control Technology): Core technology partner supplying drive and control components integrated into MK's European-market machines. Included as an ecosystem/partner peer reflecting MK's strategic dependency on Siemens automation platforms rather than as a direct competitor.

Broad incumbents

• KraussMaffei (Plastics & Rubber Technology): Large German machinery manufacturer with a rubber extrusion line portfolio alongside much larger plastics processing equipment divisions. Provides overlapping capability but as part of a significantly broader industrial portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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