What Sensorik-Bayern GmbH does

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH is a privately-held German limited liability company (GmbH) headquartered at Franz-Mayer-Str. 1 in Regensburg, founded in 2008 as a 100% subsidiary of Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e.V. — the formal regional network of the Bavarian sensor industry. With six employees led by managing directors Stefanie Fuchs and Matthias Streller, the firm operates as a research partner and development service provider, supporting small and medium-sized companies in realizing new ideas through electronic hardware, firmware, and prototype series, and acting as a sparring partner at eye level for development departments of large enterprises from concept through pre-series, with additional services in quality assurance, technology research, feasibility studies, and partner scouting.

The company's core technology stack spans application-specific sensor systems, System-on-a-Chip solutions, Industrial IoT (IIoT), modeling and simulation (optics, heat conduction, electromagnetic fields, deformation), and evaluation algorithms, with sensor principles grounded in optics, acoustics, microsystem technology, radar, and impedance spectroscopy. Its flagship commercial asset, the SensorBeaconSystem, is a Regensburg-hosted IIoT development platform built on miniaturized, battery-powered ultra-low-power wireless sensor beacons with a five-plus-year lifespan, gateways for data routing, and a SensorCloud for application- and customer-specific analytics, marketed as plug-and-play integration into existing plants. Supplementary offerings include multi-parameter sensor probes, sensor meshes, flexible 3D sensor skins for robotics, and miniaturized sensors embedded in 3D-printed medical exoskeletons, complemented by trusted electronics services using encryption and blockchain.

Commercially, Sensorik-Bayern derives revenue primarily from professional services — bespoke hardware/firmware development, R&D partnerships, and consortium-funded research projects (including publicly-funded initiatives such as AdaPEdge, SiEvEI 4.0, DeepSea Protection, Bionic RoboSkin, 3DHandSens, and BASIL) — supplemented by hardware sales through the SensorBeaconSystem platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated project-by-project. The firm's primary customer segments are SMBs seeking end-to-end electronics execution and large enterprise development departments seeking specialized sensor expertise, with documented engagement spanning Siemens, Fraunhofer IZM, Micro-Epsilon, Scale MT GmbH, and sun-X GmbH across mechanical and plant engineering, automotive, medical technology, and environmental monitoring verticals. Its geographic focus is regional (Bavaria) with early EU collaboration signals via Czech and other European partners.

Name

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH

Legal name

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH

Website

https://sensorik.bayern

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH, a Regensburg-based 100% subsidiary of Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e.V., is a six-person research and development services firm providing IIoT, sensor system, and bionics engineering for German SMBs and large enterprise development departments, anchored by its SensorBeaconSystem wireless IIoT platform and consortium-funded project work.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sensor and Industrial IoT Engineering Services

NAICS

Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Condition Monitoring & Predictive Maintenance Instrumentation (Vibration/ultrasound, oil analysis sensors, IIoT monitoring) (IMAGAFAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sensor Fusion, Interface ICs & Modules (AFE/Readout/Packaging/Calibration) (HDAHALAO)

Keywords

• Sensor development services
• Industrial IoT platform
• Custom electronics design
• Wireless sensor networks
• Embedded firmware development

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Development Services: Custom electronics development services including hardware design, firmware development, prototype series, miniaturization and optimization of existing systems for small and medium-sized companies and large enterprise development departments.
2. Research Partnerships: Research partnership services including quality assurance, technology research, feasibility studies, and scouting of cooperation partners.
3. SensorBeaconSystem Platform: IIoT development platform with SensorBeaconSystem for industrial condition monitoring, including data acquisition sensors, gateways, and cloud processing.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH is a research partner and development service provider that designs customer-specific sensor systems and electronics using state-of-the-art sensors and System-on-a-Chip solutions, supporting clients from idea through to prototype series and pre-series. Its flagship product is the SensorBeaconSystem IIoT platform, comprising miniaturized battery-powered ultra-low-power wireless sensor beacons, gateways, and a SensorCloud for data acquisition, processing, and analytics. The company also delivers simulation/modeling, sensor principle development, ultra-low-power wireless design, hardware layout, firmware/cloud, and trusted-electronics (encryption/blockchain) engineering services.

Product overview

Sensorik-Bayern GmbH operates as a research and development services provider offering both a core product platform and specialized sensor technologies. The flagship SensorBeaconSystem serves as the central IIoT development platform for Industry 4.0 integration, providing wireless sensor beacons with extended battery life, gateway-based data processing, and cloud storage capabilities. Complementing the platform, the company develops specialized sensor technologies including multi-parameter probes for environmental monitoring, sensor meshes for industrial applications, flexible 3D sensor skins for robotics, and miniaturized sensors for medical exoskeletons. The company also provides a comprehensive suite of development services spanning simulation and modeling, sensor principle development, system and electronics design, firmware and cloud development using the Nordic ecosystem, trusted electronics with encryption and blockchain, quality assurance, technology research, feasibility studies, and partner scouting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SensorBeaconSystem: IIoT development platform enabling easy integration of Industry 4.0 solutions with miniaturized, battery-powered ultra-low-power wireless sensor beacons, data processing through gateways, and cloud-based data storage and analysis.

Products and services

• SensorBeaconSystem An Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) development platform for B2B buyers enabling rapid integration of wireless sensor technology into Industry 4.0 environments. Features miniaturized, battery-powered ultra-low-power wireless sensor beacons with 5+ year lifespan, gateway-based data processing, and a SensorCloud for storage and application-specific analytics.
• Custom Sensor and Electronics Development Services End-to-end R&D service covering simulation and modeling, sensor principle development, sensor system design, electronics design and PCB layout (including BGA), firmware and cloud development on the Nordic ecosystem, and trusted electronics with encryption and blockchain. Delivered from idea to pre-series for small/medium-sized companies and as a sparring partner for large enterprise development departments.
• Research Partnership and Feasibility Services Supporting research services including quality assurance, technology research/feasibility studies, and cooperation partner scouting for the Bavarian sensor technology network and beyond.
• Multi-Parameter Sensor Probes Custom-developed sensor probes capable of measuring multiple environmental parameters simultaneously, designed for deployment in challenging monitoring scenarios such as deep-sea or industrial environments.
• Sensor Meshes Interconnected networks of sensors enabling comprehensive monitoring of industrial environments with distributed sensing capabilities.
• Flexible 3D Sensor Skins Flexible sensor technology designed for application on robotic systems, providing tactile sensing capabilities across complex three-dimensional surfaces.
• Miniaturized Sensors for 3D-Printed Exoskeletons Compact sensor solutions integrated into custom 3D-printed medical exoskeletons, enabling precise movement monitoring and feedback for rehabilitation applications (developed in the 3DHandSens project).

Quantifiable outcome

• Sensor beacons with 5+ years battery life
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

24 partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Strategische Partnerschaft Sensorik e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerParent organization - the regional network of the sensor industry in Bavaria. Sensorik-Bayern GmbH is a 100% subsidiary of this association. Together with the actors of the Bavarian sensor technology network, they shape future technologies in cooperation projects.
• EvoLogics GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject coordinator for DeepSea Protection project. Develops intelligent ground network in form of small water vehicles ('deep-sea squid'). Also partner in Bionic RoboSkin project.
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Zuverlässigkeit und Mikrointegration (IZM)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in DeepSea Protection, SiEvEI 4.0, AdaPEdge, and Bionic RoboSkin projects. Provides expertise in reliability and microintegration.
• Sea & Sun Technology GmbHmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in DeepSea Protection project for deep-sea monitoring systems.
• PlascoTec GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in DeepSea Protection project.
• Plasma Parylene Systems GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in DeepSea Protection project.
• Hochschule AalenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for electrical drive technology and power electronics in DeepSea Protection project.
• Fraunhofer-Institut für Graphische Bildverarbeitung (IGD)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in DeepSea Protection project.
• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 and AdaPEdge projects. Collaborates on secure and intelligent electronic systems for Industry 4.0.
• Wibu-SystemsmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 project for secure electronic systems.
• TU BerlincoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 and AdaPEdge projects for academic research and development.
• Uni BielefeldcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 and AdaPEdge projects.
• WagenbrettminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 project.
• atgminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in SiEvEI 4.0 project.
• creonicminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in AdaPEdge project for edge computing modules.
• MSEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in AdaPEdge project.
• MieleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAssociated partner in AdaPEdge project for manufacturing applications.
• University of West Bohemia in PilsenmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in BASIL project. IT experts developed assistance system for motor-impaired people together with Sensorik-Bayern.
• BalticminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Bionic RoboSkin project.
• GeominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Bionic RoboSkin project.
• titvminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in Bionic RoboSkin project.
• TU DresdencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in 3DHandSens project for development of patient-specific sensory exoskeleton.
• Fraunhofer IWScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProject partner in 3DHandSens project.
• EKFZ FoundationcoreOthersFunding organization for the 3DHandSens project - a 3D-printed patient-specific sensory exoskeleton for hand mobility measurement.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SICK AG: Major German manufacturer of industrial sensors used in factory, logistics and process automation — comparable in end-market (industrial condition/process monitoring) though far broader in product scope.
• Turck: German industrial sensor, interface and fieldbus/IIoT provider; comparable in industrial sensing, condition monitoring and connectivity stack.
• ifm electronic: Large German industrial sensor and IIoT vendor with a broad portfolio in position, process and condition-monitoring sensors; overlaps directly with Sensorik-Bayern's industrial sensing and IIoT focus but at much greater scale and breadth.
• Sensirion: Swiss manufacturer of high-precision sensors (flow, gas, humidity, temperature) and sensor modules; comparable in the sensor-systems and SoC-based module layer of the stack.
• Pepperl+Fuchs: German industrial sensor and explosion-protection specialist with a strong IIoT and sensor-systems portfolio; competes for similar industrial sensing and integration budgets.
• Advantech: Global industrial IoT and embedded computing platform vendor; competes in the IIoT platform/cloud stack that Sensorik-Bayern's SensorCloud targets.
• Balluff: German sensor and connectivity specialist focused on industrial automation and IIoT; comparable target market in industrial condition monitoring and networked sensors.

Emerging players

• HMS Industrial Networks: Swedish specialist in industrial communication and IIoT gateways; overlaps with Sensorik-Bayern's wireless/edge connectivity and gateway layer of the SensorBeaconSystem.
• IAV: German engineering services provider to automotive and industry with strong sensor/electronics development capabilities; comparable as a mid-sized R&D services competitor in sensor and embedded systems.

Direct peers

• Disruptive Technologies: Norwegian company commercializing miniaturized, battery-powered wireless sensor beacons with cloud infrastructure for building and industrial monitoring — a near-direct functional analogue to Sensorik-Bayern's SensorBeaconSystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

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