Weinkauf Gmbh

What Weinkauf Gmbh does

Weinkauf GmbH is a family-owned, owner-managed German manufacturer of high-quality fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) components, founded in 1994 by Dirk Weinkauf and registered as a GmbH in 2002. Operating from a 14,000 m² site in Buchholz-Mendt, Rhineland-Palatinate, with three production buildings and over 5,000 m² of production area, the company produces carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) components for the motorsport, automotive, aerospace, medical technology, and industrial sectors.

The company's offering is an integrated, in-house process chain spanning development and design (using Catia V5), tool and fixture construction (5-axis CNC machining plus CFRP tooling via vacuum infusion and prepreg), prototype manufacturing (including 3D-printed prototypes with close-to-production moulds), and series component manufacturing. Production processes include hand laminate, pressing, vacuum infusion, and prepreg, with finishing handled via CNC cutting, trimming, assembly, bonding, and surface refinement. Core technical assets include two Scholz autoclaves (2500mm × 4000mm, up to 350°C and 12 bar), four tempering ovens totaling 60 m², 5-axis machining centers from EIMA, Zimmermann and DMG, two Zünd CNC flatbed plotters, and a process documentation system for batch traceability. Quality and information security are certified to DIN EN ISO 9001 and TISAX (Participant ID LF9FLM, assessed by Dekra).

Weinkauf generates revenue through project-based B2B contract manufacturing, selling custom composite components directly to OEMs and tier suppliers via enterprise field sales. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, determined by project scope, complexity, materials, and production volumes. The go-to-market emphasizes close customer collaboration from initial development through series production. There are no external funding rounds, subsidiaries, M&A activity, or patent disclosures in the source material; growth has been organic, funded by reinvestment, and supported by capacity expansions in 2020 (2,000 m² new hall) and 2023 (750 m² new building). The company also maintains sustainability initiatives including in-house photovoltaic systems, energy-efficient heat pumps, and ongoing development of bio-fiber composite materials.

Name

Weinkauf Gmbh

Legal name

Weinkauf GmbH

Website

https://weinkauf-gmbh.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Weinkauf GmbH is a family-owned German manufacturer of custom carbon and glass fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP/GRP) components, serving motorsport, automotive, aerospace, medical technology and industrial OEMs with in-house design, tooling, and series production capabilities.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Buchholz-Mendt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Composite Component Manufacturing: B2B contract manufacturing of custom fiber composite components for motorsport, automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications. Revenue generated through project-based contracts from development through series production.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Weinkauf GmbH is a B2B contract manufacturer of custom fiber composite components (CFRP and GRP) for motorsport, automotive, aerospace, medical technology and industrial customers. The company covers the full product lifecycle in-house: development and CAD design (Catia V5), tool and fixture construction, prototype manufacturing (including 3D printing), and series production using hand laminate, pressing, vacuum infusion and prepreg processes supported by autoclaves, tempering ovens and 5-axis CNC machining.

Product overview

Weinkauf GmbH is a manufacturer of high-quality fiber composite components (FVK/Faser-Verbund-Kunststoffe), including carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFK/CFRP) and glass fiber reinforced plastic (GFK/GRP). Its portfolio comprises a unified set of engineering and manufacturing services organized around the core product of composite components. The service modules include Development & Design (requirements analysis, CAD design with Catia V5, prototyping via 3D printing and close-to-production moulds), Tool and Fixture Construction (CNC-machined tools and CFRP tools via vacuum infusion and prepreg), and Component Manufacturing (hand laminate, pressing, vacuum infusion, and prepreg processes with CNC cutting, trimming, assembly, finishing, and quality control). All services are delivered in-house across over 5,000 m² of production space, covering the full lifecycle from initial idea through to series production and delivery, serving motorsport, automotive, aerospace, medical technology, and industrial sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fiber Composite Components (Faserverbundbauteile / FVK) — CFRP and GRP
• Development & Design Services (Entwicklung & Design)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FACC AG: Direct peer: Austria-based tier-1 manufacturer of fiber-reinforced composite components and aerostructures for aerospace, automotive and motorsport customers with in-house design-to-series capabilities mirroring Weinkauf's vertically integrated model.
• Toray Advanced Composites: Direct peer: Developer and manufacturer of thermoset and thermoplastic composite materials and prepregs used in automotive, motorsport, and aerospace parts — a comparable supply-position in the same value chain Weinkauf operates in.
• HEXCEL: Direct peer: U.S.-based supplier of advanced composite materials and engineered parts to aerospace and automotive OEMs, competing in the same CFRP prepreg and part fabrication space Weinkauf serves.
• Mubea: Direct peer: German tier-1 automotive supplier specializing in lightweight composite and metal components for high-performance vehicles, sharing Weinkauf's automotive lightweighting and structural component focus.

Broad incumbents

• SGL Carbon: Broad incumbent: German carbon fiber and composite solutions provider with much broader materials IP and customer base, but overlapping end-markets (motorsport, automotive, aerospace) and similar CFRP-based component portfolio.
• GKN Aerospace: Broad incumbent: Global tier-1 supplier of composite aerostructures, engine components and wiring; overlaps in autoclave-cured CFRP aerospace parts serving the same European airframer customer base as Weinkauf.
• Premium AEROTEC: Broad incumbent: Large-scale manufacturer of CFRP aerostructures and composite assemblies for Airbus platforms; overlaps with Weinkauf in autoclave-cured aerospace components but at much greater scale and OEM-integrated scope.
• MT Aerospace (MANN+HUMMEL Aerospace): Broad incumbent: German tier-1 supplier of composite and metal aerospace structures and rocket components; overlaps with Weinkauf's autoclave-cured aerospace part manufacturing but operates at substantially larger OEM scale.

Emerging players

• Forward Engineering GmbH: Emerging player: German engineering services firm specialized in composite part development and process consulting for automotive and aerospace OEMs, competing for similar design-to-prototype scope adjacent to Weinkauf's Development & Design module.
• Cecence: Emerging player: UK-based composites design and manufacturing consultancy serving aerospace, motorsport and medical device customers — comparable niche scale and customer overlap with Weinkauf's automotive, motorsport and medical segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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