Lenze Se

Name

Lenze Se

Legal name

Lenze SE

Website

https://lenze.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1947

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Drive and Automation Technology

NAICS

Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (336320), Motor Vehicle Electrical and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing (33632), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324)

SIC

Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620), Motors & Generators (3621), Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment (No Computer Equip) (3600)

akta.pro primary industry

Motor Drive & Motion Control Electronics Manufacturing Services (VFDs, servo drives, controllers) (IMAGAGAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial automation
• Drive systems
• Motion control
• Frequency inverters
• Industrial motors

Headquarters

HQ city

Uxbridge

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Hardware Products: Sale of physical drive and automation components including motors, inverters, geared motors, servo drives, gearboxes, and accessories. Primary revenue stream from product catalog sales through direct sales, distributors, and e-commerce.
2. Engineering Services: Custom engineering services accompanying machine design from initial concept through development, commissioning, and project management. Supports selection of drive components and actual engineering work.
3. Training Services: On-site training programs and online e-learning solutions covering product operation, commissioning, programming, and maintenance for technicians, application engineers, programmers, and maintenance engineers.
4. Software Licenses and Tools: Sale of engineering software tools, applications, and software licenses including EASY Product Finder, Drive Sizing, Machine Design, CAD Configurator, and Lenze FAST Application Software.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lenze SE designs, manufactures, and sells drive and automation technology for industrial machinery, including motors, gearboxes, geared motors, geared servo motors, inverters/frequency drives, and controllers. The company complements this hardware portfolio with engineering software tools (such as EASY System Designer and Lenze FAST Application Software), IIoT solutions, and engineering services supporting OEM machine builders across industries such as packaging, intralogistics, automotive, textiles, food and beverage, and converting/printing.

Product overview

Lenze SE is a German motion control and automation company that offers a comprehensive portfolio of drive and automation products organized around a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offering includes IIoT, Controllers, Inverters, Three-phase geared motors, Geared servo motors, Motors (including high-performance IE5/IE6 models), Gearboxes, and Accessories. Supporting the hardware portfolio are engineering software tools including EASY System Designer, Engineering tools for drive sizing and CAD configuration, and Lenze FAST Application Software for simplified engineering. Additional solutions include X4 Remote for remote support, Functional safety hardware, Machine Visualization software, and SMART Engineering apps. The company also provides Decentralized Drive Packages as complete system solutions, targeting industries such as automotive, packaging, textile, converting and printing, warehouse logistics, and food and beverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Motors (including IE5/IE6 high-efficiency motors) Electric motors including high-efficiency IE5/IE6 models used as the power source in industrial drive applications for OEM machine builders.
• Inverters / Frequency Drives Variable frequency drives and power conversion systems for controlling motor speed and improving energy efficiency in industrial machinery.
• Controllers Industrial control systems for automating machine operations and processes, used by OEM machine builders in industrial automation.
• Three-phase Geared Motors Geared motors combining electric motors with gearboxes for controlled power transmission in industrial applications.
• Geared Servo Motors Precision servo motors with integrated gearboxes for high-accuracy motion control applications.
• Gearboxes Industrial gearboxes for reducing speed and increasing torque in mechanical power transmission systems.
• IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) Solutions Industrial Internet of Things products and platforms for connecting, monitoring, and analyzing industrial equipment and machinery, including X4 Remote for remote support and diagnostics.
• Lenze FAST Application Software Application software module designed to simplify and accelerate engineering processes and configuration of Lenze automation solutions for machine builders.
• EASY System Designer Online engineering tool for configuring and sizing Lenze drive and automation components, supporting machine design, drive sizing, and system configuration.
• Decentralized Drive Packages Complete drive packages with decentralized architecture for distributed automation systems, used by OEM machine builders.
• Functional Safety Hardware Safety-certified hardware components for implementing functional safety in industrial automation systems.
• MOBILE System Modular system for controlling auxiliary unit functions in commercial vehicles, with E1 approval and certification by the Federal Motor Transport Authority. Over 10,000 MOBILE units in use worldwide as of 2019.
• Engineering Services Custom engineering services accompanying machine design from initial concept through development, commissioning, and project management, supporting selection of drive components.
• Training Services On-site training programs and online e-learning solutions covering product operation, commissioning, programming, and maintenance for technicians, application engineers, programmers, and maintenance engineers.

Quantifiable outcome

• High-performance IE5/IE6 motor drive system — energy-efficient solutions for industrial machinery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers34 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Hillcrest Energy TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLenze SE signed a letter of intent with Hillcrest Energy Technologies, a Vancouver-based clean technology company. The partnership is part of Hillcrest's automotive customer development alongside Equipmake plc. Hillcrest's Zero Voltage Switching (ZVS) power conversion technology targets energy-efficient applications including AI data centres and automotive. The partnership signals Lenze's interest in advanced power electronics for next-generation drive systems.
• Equipmake plcminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEquipmake plc is listed alongside Lenze SE as an automotive letter of intent partner of Hillcrest Energy Technologies. This indicates shared interest in evaluating Hillcrest's ZVS power conversion technology for automotive applications.
• Tex ComputerminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLenze and Tex Computer have signed a strategic partnership to strengthen the industrial automation business in the Italian and Mediterranean markets.
• Rubix S.p.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRubix S.p.A. is part of the European Rubix Group, serving as a leading distributor of industrial maintenance, repair, and MRO products in Italy. Rubix offers nationwide coverage with over 150 salespeople trained in industrial processes and components.
• Nuova Elva SrlminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNuova Elva Srl is an independent company focused on sales and distribution of industrial automation components, offering products, services, and solutions for Industry 4.0. Lenze Performance Partner (LPP) for the provinces of Novara, Verbania, Vercelli, Biella, and Pavia in Italy.
• Bianchi IndustrialminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorBianchi Industrial is part of the Bianchi Group (founded 1921) with turnover exceeding €200 million in 2023, operating in 5 Western European countries. European leader in specialized distribution of rolling bearings, motion transmissions, linear motion, automation, and related services. Lenze Performance Partner (LPP) for Veneto, Trentino-Alto Adige, and Friuli-Venezia Giulia in Italy.
• AVACON S.A.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLenze Performance Partner for system integration in Araba/Álava, Spain. Provides industrial automation and drive solutions to local machine builders.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB Ltd. ABB provides variable frequency drives, servo drives, and motion control products through its Motion Business, competing directly with Lenze in industrial drives. As a much larger global conglomerate, ABB also offers robots, electrification, and process automation that exceed Lenze's scope.
• Siemens AG (Digital Industries / Motion Control): Siemens offers SINAMICS drives, SIMOTION motion control, and SIMATIC controllers within a much broader industrial automation portfolio. It is a broad incumbent that competes with Lenze across drives and motion control but also offers PLCs, software, and digital enterprise platforms beyond Lenze's narrower specialization.
• Bosch Rexroth: Bosch Rexroth manufactures drives, motion control, and factory automation components, including frequency converters and servo motors that overlap with Lenze's portfolio. It is a broad incumbent within the wider Bosch organization, serving factory automation, mobile applications, and machinery applications.
• Nidec Corporation: Nidec is a global leader in electric motors and drives, with overlapping products in industrial motors, gearmotors, and motor-and-inverter packages. It competes with Lenze in motors and drives, while also serving appliance, automotive, and HDD markets well beyond Lenze's scope.
• Schneider Electric: Schneider Electric offers Altivar drives, Lexium servo drives, and motion controllers as part of its industrial automation portfolio. It competes with Lenze in drives and motion, while also offering PLCs, software, and energy management across a much wider scope.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation offers Allen-Bradley drives, motion control, and controllers as part of a broader Logix-based automation platform. It competes with Lenze in drives and motion, but with a deeper software and controls stack and stronger North American presence.

Direct peers

• SEW-Eurodrive: SEW-Eurodrive is one of the closest direct peers to Lenze, manufacturing geared motors, drive electronics, and mechatronic systems for industrial automation. Both companies focus on OEM machine builders across packaging, logistics, and materials handling, with comparable product portfolios in gear motors, inverters, and servo drives.
• Danfoss Drives: Danfoss Drives is a direct peer in variable frequency drives and power conversion, with a comparable focus on industrial OEM customers. Like Lenze, it emphasizes energy efficiency and motion control, though Danfoss has broader HVAC and refrigeration adjacencies.
• Nord Drivesystems: Nord Drivesystems manufactures geared motors, industrial gearboxes, and drive electronics with a comparable product focus to Lenze. Both target OEM machine builders and emphasize modular, energy-efficient drive solutions, with strong European industrial footprints.
• Yaskawa Electric Corporation: Yaskawa is a global specialist in servo motors, servo drives, and motion controllers, directly comparable to Lenze in motion-centric automation. The companies overlap in servo drive and geared servo motor offerings for OEM machine builders, though Yaskawa is also stronger in robotics.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance11 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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