Herbert Maschinenbau Gmbh & Co.

What Herbert Maschinenbau Gmbh & Co. does

Herbert Maschinenbau GmbH & Co. KG is a German industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in equipment, molds, containers, and tooling for tire production. Headquartered in Hünfeld, Germany, the company designs and produces a comprehensive portfolio covering the tire manufacturing workflow — tire molds (Reifenformen) and their containers, heating bellows molds (Heizbalgformen), tire building drums (Reifenbautrommeln), transfer rings (Transferringe), heating bellows presses (Heizbalgpressen), tire heating presses (Reifenheizpressen), tire building machines (Reifenbaumaschinen), and tire post-treatment machines (Reifennachbehandler). The company also offers contract manufacturing and engineering services for large turned and milled parts (Lohnfertigung und Ingenieurdienstleistungen — Großdrehteile und Großfrästeile).

The company operates three production sites — in Germany (headquarters), the United States, and Russia — providing multi-region manufacturing and service coverage for international tire manufacturers. The firm is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2008 (quality management) and DIN EN ISO 14001:2009 (environmental management) standards by TÜV Profi Cert, and carries a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) rating. The tri-lingual website (German, English, Russian) functions as its primary marketing channel alongside direct enterprise field sales.

Commercially, Herbert operates as a B2B capital equipment supplier, selling tire production machinery directly to enterprise tire manufacturers. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital equipment sales, supplemented by contract manufacturing services for large precision components, and likely aftermarket spare-parts and service. The customer base consists of automotive and industrial tire manufacturers requiring specialized production equipment, with the company positioning itself as a single-source supplier across the full tire production process.

Name

Herbert Maschinenbau Gmbh & Co.

Legal name

HERBERT Maschinen- und Anlagenbau GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://herbert-maschinenbau.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Herbert Maschinenbau is a German industrial machinery manufacturer that designs and produces tire molds, building drums, heating presses, and complete tire production equipment for global tire manufacturers, operating production facilities in Germany, the USA, and Russia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hünfeld

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: One-time sales of tire manufacturing equipment including tire molds, tire building drums, heating presses, and tire building machines. These are capital equipment purchases for tire manufacturing facilities.
2. Contract Manufacturing Services (Lohnfertigung): Contract manufacturing and engineering services for large turned and milled parts. Provides additional revenue through custom manufacturing capabilities.
3. Aftermarket and Spare Parts: Likely includes spare parts and service support for installed machinery base.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Herbert Maschinenbau designs and manufactures specialized machinery, molds, and tooling for tire production, including tire molds (Reifenformen), tire building drums (Reifenbautrommeln), transfer rings, heating presses (Reifenheizpressen, Heizbalgpressen), tire building machines (Reifenbaumaschinen), and tire post-treatment equipment. The company also offers contract manufacturing and engineering services for large turned and milled parts (Großdrehteile und Großfrästeile).

Product overview

Herbert Maschinenbau is a manufacturer of tire manufacturing machinery and equipment. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of specialized machines and molds for the tire industry, including Reifenformen (tire molds), Reifenbautrommeln (tire building drums), Reifenheizpressen (tire heating presses), Heizbalgpressen (heating bellows presses), and Reifenbaumaschinen (tire building machines). The product line also includes supporting equipment such as Reifenform-Container (tire mold containers), Heizbalgformen (heating bellows molds), Transferringe (transfer rings), and Reifennachbehandler (tire post-treatment machines). Additionally, the company provides contract manufacturing and engineering services for large turned and milled parts. The offerings are organized as a unified portfolio of industrial tire manufacturing equipment rather than a modular platform architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Reifenformen (Tire Molds) Precision-engineered tire molds used in tire manufacturing processes for tire manufacturers.
• Reifenform-Container (Tire Mold Containers) Containers designed for storing and transporting tire molds, supporting tire manufacturing operations.
• Heizbalgformen (Heating Bellows Molds) Heating bellows molds for tire manufacturing applications, used in production of curing bellows.
• Reifenbautrommeln (Tire Building Drums) Tire building drums used as core equipment in the tire construction process.
• Transferringe (Transfer Rings) Transfer rings for tire manufacturing machinery, supporting material transfer in the production process.
• Heizbalgpressen (Heating Bellows Presses) Heating bellows presses for processing heating bellows in tire production.
• Reifenheizpressen (Tire Heating Presses) Heating press equipment used in the tire manufacturing curing process.
• Reifenbaumaschinen (Tire Building Machines) Tire building machines used for constructing vehicle tires.
• Reifennachbehandler (Tire Post-Treatment Machines) Tire post-treatment machines for finishing and processing completed tires.
• Lohnfertigung und Ingenieurdienstleistungen (Contract Manufacturing and Engineering Services) Contract manufacturing and engineering services for large turned parts (Großdrehteile) and large milled parts (Großfrästeile), serving industrial customers requiring precision components.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• LWB Steinl: German manufacturer of tire curing presses and rubber-molding machinery. LWB Steinl competes head-to-head with Herbert in tire manufacturing presses and serves European tire makers with similar capital equipment.
• COMEK Group: Italian-based supplier of tire manufacturing equipment and tire-building machinery, serving European tire OEMs. COMEK's product range and target market overlap materially with Herbert's tire-building equipment portfolio.
• Pelmar Engineering: Israel-based engineering firm specializing in tire manufacturing equipment, retreading machinery, and tire plant services. Pelmar competes with Herbert for tire plant equipment projects and serves similar international tire-maker customers.
• Mesnac: China-based, the world's largest dedicated tire equipment manufacturer, offering a full-spectrum tire manufacturing equipment portfolio. Mesnac is the dominant global scale competitor that Herbert competes against in tenders with major tire OEMs.
• Tianjin Saichi Science & Technology: Chinese manufacturer of tire building drums and tire-building equipment. Saichi is a focused Asian competitor in tire building machinery, comparable to Herbert's tire building drum product line.
• HF Rubber Machinery: Chinese manufacturer of tire building machines, curing presses, and other rubber/tire capital equipment. HF competes with Herbert primarily on price and is a relevant peer for global tire-maker procurement.
• VMI Group: Dutch-headquartered specialist in tire building equipment, including tire building drums and related machinery. VMI is one of the closest direct competitors to Herbert, serving the same global tire OEM customer base with overlapping capital-equipment product lines.

Broad incumbents

• KraussMaffei: Large German industrial machinery group with a rubber and tire machinery division. KraussMaffei is a broader incumbent that competes in tire/rubber processing equipment as part of a wider industrial machinery portfolio, overlapping with Herbert's tire presses and molds.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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