Ziegler GmbH

What Ziegler GmbH does

Ziegler GmbH (operating as Ziegler SIA) is a family-owned agricultural machinery manufacturer with more than 100 years of heritage, founded in 1923 and headquartered at Spalu 3, Daugavpils, Latvia, with primary phone contact on a German +49 prefix indicating historic German operational roots. The company designs and manufactures equipment across three categories: harvesting headers (corn, sunflower, rapeseed, and pickup attachments branded Corn Champion, Corn Master Gen. II, Sunflower Champion, Sunmaster Pro, FLEX PROFI, and rapeseed kits), transport solutions (single-axle, tandem, 2WT, 4WT, and 4WT HD trailers, including over 350 cutting unit car models compatible with AGCO, CASE, CLAAS, JOHN DEERE, NEW HOLLAND, ROSTSELMASH, and SAMPO combine harvesters), and soil cultivation equipment (Combi Expert, Field Profi, Disc Master in multiple widths, Cambridge rollers, Disc Master LM, Slurry Cultivator, Straw Master, Soil Star, Terra Pro).

The business model is straightforward industrial OEM economics: one-time sale of new machinery, recurring spare-parts revenue through dealers and the company online shop, and resale of used equipment via the Technikboerse marketplace partnership. Distribution relies on a nationwide dealer network (Händlernetz) across Germany/Austria, complemented by direct e-commerce, multilingual product manuals (German, English, Russian, Czech), a bilingual website, and event-driven demand generation at agricultural trade fairs. The customer base is horizontally segmented between farmers (Landwirte) and contractors (Lohnunternehmer), with no disclosed anchor accounts. Headcount stands at 19 employees and revenue is not publicly disclosed, making Ziegler a small, lean specialty manufacturer whose scale signal rests primarily on brand longevity, product breadth (350+ cutting unit cart variants), and dealer-channel reach rather than volume or financial disclosure.

Name

Ziegler GmbH

Legal name

Ziegler SIA

Website

https://ziegler-harvesting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1923

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ziegler GmbH (Ziegler SIA) is a family-owned agricultural machinery manufacturer with over 100 years of history, producing harvesting headers, transport trailers, and soil cultivation equipment for farmers and contractors across the German-speaking market and selected Eastern European geographies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Machinery

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Crop Protection & Application Equipment (Sprayers/Spreaders) (IMAHACAC)

Keywords

• Agricultural machinery
• Harvesting equipment
• Soil cultivation
• Transport trailers
• Combine headers

Headquarters

HQ city

Pöttmes, Bayern

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Agricultural Machinery Sales: Sale of harvesting, transport, and cultivation equipment to farmers and contractors. Robust, efficient machines built for daily professional use.
2. Spare Parts and Accessories: Fast spare parts delivery through dealer network and online shop. Replacement parts for all product lines including manuals in multiple languages (DE, EN, RU, CZ).
3. Used Equipment Sales: Resale of used agricultural machinery through Technikboerse marketplace partnership.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Ziegler GmbH (legally Ziegler SIA) designs, manufactures, and sells agricultural machinery for professional farming operations. The product portfolio spans three categories: harvesting headers for combine harvesters (corn, sunflower, rapeseed, and pickup systems), transport equipment (cutting unit cars and trailers in over 350 models), and soil cultivation machinery (combined tillage systems, disc cultivators, rollers, and slurry applicators). Products are built for daily professional use by farmers and contractors.

Product overview

ZIEGLER (Ziegler SIA) is a family-owned agricultural machinery manufacturer with over 100 years of experience, producing a comprehensive portfolio of harvesting, transport, and soil cultivation equipment. The product line centers on three core categories: Harvesting Technology (including Corn Champion, Corn Master Gen. II, Sunflower Champion, Sunmaster Pro, ZPU Pick Up, FLEX PROFI headers and rapeseed equipment), Transport Solutions (single axle and tandem trailers, 2WT and 4WT windrow transport systems, and over 350 cutting unit car models), and Cultivation Equipment (Combi Expert combined tillage systems, Field Profi, Disc Master in multiple sizes, Cambridge rollers, Disc Master LM and Slurry Cultivator for liquid application, Straw Master, Soil Star, and Terra Pro). The company serves farmers and contractors worldwide with robust, efficient machines designed for daily professional use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Corn Champion: Corn harvesting equipment available in Starr (fixed) and GEN III Klappbar (foldable) configurations
• CORN MASTER
• Sunflower Champion
• Sunmaster Pro
• ZPU Pick Up
• FLEX PROFI
• Combi Expert
• Field Profi
• Disc Master
• Cambridge
• Straw Master
• Soil Star
• Terra Pro
• Slurry Cultivator
• Rapskit
• Rapsmesser
• Rapstisch

Products and services

• Corn Champion Corn harvesting header attachment for combine harvesters, available in fixed and foldable GEN III variants for professional corn harvesting operations.
• Corn Master Gen. II Second-generation foldable corn harvesting header with improved folding mechanism for road transport, designed for combine harvesters.
• Sunflower Champion Sunflower harvesting header for efficient sunflower seed collection, offered in standard and ROWFREE variants.
• Sunmaster Pro Row-free sunflower harvesting header for combine harvesters, designed for sunflower harvesting operations.
• ZPU Pick Up Pickup header for combine harvesters, available in Standard, PROLINE, and FARMLINE variants for grain harvesting.
• FLEX PROFI Flexible header system compatible with multiple combine harvester brands including AGCO, CASE, CLAAS, JOHN DEERE, and DEUTZ.
• Rapsmesser (Rapeseed Cutter) Rapeseed cutting attachments including RT135 models available in mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic variants for combine harvesters.
• Rapstisch (Rapeseed Header Table) Rapeseed header tables compatible with AGCO, CASE, CLAAS, JOHN DEERE, NEW HOLLAND, ROSTSELMASH, and SAMPO combine harvesters.
• Cutting Unit Car (Schneidwerkswagen) Over 350 models of cutting unit transport carts for virtually every combine harvester header type, designed for safe road and field transport.
• Single Axle Transport Trailer (1-Achs) Single axle trailers with overrun brake options for transporting agricultural machinery such as combine harvester headers.
• Tandem Axle Transport Trailer Tandem axle trailers with higher load capacity for transporting agricultural machinery.
• 2WT Two-Windrow Transport Two-windrow trailer transport system designed for combine harvester headers.
• 4WT Four-Windrow Transport Four-windrow trailer transport system for larger combine harvester headers.
• 4WT HD Heavy-Duty Transport Heavy-duty four-windrow trailer for demanding transport applications of large combine harvester headers.
• Combi Expert Combined soil cultivation system integrating multiple tillage operations in one pass for efficient soil preparation.
• Field Profi Professional field cultivation equipment available in 3001, 3002, 4001, and 4002 models for primary and secondary tillage.
• Disc Master Disc-based soil cultivation system available in multiple sizes (3001, 3501, 4001, 4501, 5001, 6001) for various field widths.
• Cambridge Roller Cambridge roller for soil consolidation and seedbed preparation.
• Disc Master LM Slurry-application compatible disc cultivator that integrates liquid fertilizer application with tillage operations.
• Slurry Cultivator Specialized cultivator designed for slurry application and incorporation into soil.
• Straw Master Straw management equipment for post-harvest residue handling.
• Soil Star Soil cultivation tool for primary tillage operations.
• Terra Pro Professional-grade soil cultivation equipment for heavy-duty field work.
• Spare Parts and Accessories Replacement parts for all product lines, including operator manuals in multiple languages (DE, EN, RU, CZ), distributed through dealer network and direct online shop for fast delivery.
• Used Agricultural Machinery (Gebrauchtmaschinen) Resale of pre-owned Ziegler agricultural machinery listed through the Technikboerse marketplace partnership.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TechnikboerseminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for listing and selling used Ziegler agricultural machinery through the Technikboerse online marketplace platform.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CLAAS: German-headquartered global combine harvester and header manufacturer. Ziegler's Corn Champion and FLEX PROFI headers are explicitly designed to fit CLAAS combines, making CLAAS the closest reference peer for product overlap.
• Geringhoff: German specialist in corn and sunflower headers for combine harvesters. Most direct peer to Ziegler's Corn Champion, Corn Master, and Sunflower Champion product lines.
• Lemken: German specialist in soil cultivation and seeding equipment. Directly comparable to Ziegler's Combi Expert, Disc Master, and Slurry Cultivator lines in the tillage segment.
• Horsch: German family-run manufacturer of soil cultivation, seeding, and crop protection equipment. Comparable across Ziegler's cultivation portfolio, including disc and slurry-injection equipment.
• Pöttinger: Austrian family-owned manufacturer of harvesting, tillage, and transport equipment for professional farms. Directly comparable across Ziegler's harvesting and cultivation product lines.
• Krone: German family-run manufacturer of harvesting and transport equipment. Highly comparable to Ziegler across header transport (Schneidwerkswagen) and harvesting product categories.
• Amazone: German agricultural machinery specialist active in soil cultivation, sowing, and crop protection. Comparable to Ziegler's Disc Master and Cambridge roller product families.
• KUHN Group: French agricultural machinery manufacturer producing harvesting, soil cultivation, and crop protection equipment. Overlaps with Ziegler across soil tillage (Disc Master, Field Profi equivalents) and headers.

Broad incumbents

• AGCO Corporation: Global full-line agricultural equipment manufacturer (Fendt, Massey Ferguson, Valtra). Ziegler headers are designed to be compatible with AGCO combines, making it both a customer-ecosystem reference and a broader competitive incumbent.
• CNH Industrial: Global full-line agricultural OEM (Case IH, New Holland). Ziegler's Rapstisch and FLEX PROFI lines are explicitly compatible with CNH brands, positioning CNH as a broad incumbent peer and ecosystem anchor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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