dieterle gmbh metall- und stahlcenter

What dieterle gmbh metall- und stahlcenter does

Dieterle GmbH Metall- und Stahlcenter is a privately held, family-owned German contract manufacturer founded in 1973 by Siegfried Dieterle in Ottenbach and now headquartered in Göppingen. The company processes heavy steel plates into finished precision components through an integrated in-house workflow: CNC oxy-fuel flame cutting (8–500 mm thickness, up to 20-tonne pieces, working area 12 x 3.5 m), in-house stress-relief annealing up to 750°C with digital temperature logging, disc grinding, 5-axis CNC milling (up to 6,000 x 3,200 x 1,400 mm), and flat/guideway grinding (up to 9,000 mm length). Production runs on approximately 3,000 sqm of covered production area within a 7,200 sqm total site that also includes substantial plate warehousing, and the company holds TÜV SÜD authorization (Prüf.-Nr. 600 126 577) to re-stamp and re-certify material.

The company's commercial offering is built around two intertwined B2B revenue streams: (i) custom contract manufacturing and toll processing (Lohnbearbeitung), priced per job on a quote basis against material, geometry, and processing complexity, with standard delivery approximately two weeks from order confirmation; and (ii) direct sale of plate material from a several-thousand-tonne on-site stock sourced from Western European mills in grades including S355J2+N, C45, C60, 16MnCr5, and 42CrMo4. Distribution is direct enterprise field sales to industrial customers, with no intermediaries, resellers, or international footprint disclosed; the operating geography is restricted to Baden-Württemberg and Germany.

Dieterle's primary customers are machine builders (Maschinenbau) and tool and die makers (Werkzeugbau) that require complete, traceable, precision-machined plate components — from raw blank to finished machine bed or guideway — but lack the in-house capacity to perform flame cutting, annealing, and large-format grinding and milling. The company is led by managing director Thomas Dieterle, has no disclosed parent, subsidiaries, external funding, or institutional investors, and is currently operating as an independent Mittelstand enterprise with a website (dieterle.de) as its primary marketing channel and active job postings indicating ongoing workforce recruitment.

Name

dieterle gmbh metall- und stahlcenter

Legal name

Dieterle GmbH, Metall- u. Stahlcenter

Website

https://dieterle.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Dieterle GmbH is a family-owned, German Mittelstand contract manufacturer in Göppingen that converts heavy steel plates into finished precision parts via in-house flame cutting, annealing, 5-axis milling, and grinding, serving regional machine building and tool and die customers.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Göppingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: One-time transaction-based manufacturing services where customers commission specific steel plate processing (flame cutting, grinding, milling, annealing). Revenue is generated per job/order based on material, processing complexity, and dimensions. The company also offers toll processing (Lohnbearbeitung) where customers provide material for processing.
2. Steel Plate Sales from Stock: Sale of steel plate materials from their warehouse inventory. The company maintains several thousand tonnes of plates (S355J2+N, C45, C60, 16MnCr5, 42CrMo4) from West European mills for immediate availability, generating revenue from direct material sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Core offering

Dieterle GmbH is a B2B contract manufacturer and toll processor of steel plates, executing every production step in-house from raw plate to finished precision part. Core services include oxy-fuel flame cutting of plates from 8 to 500 mm thickness, stress-relief annealing up to 750°C with digital temperature logging, disc grinding (Kreuzschliff), 5-axis CNC milling, and precision flat/guideway grinding on a production footprint of approximately 3,000 m² in Göppingen, Germany.

Product overview

Dieterle GmbH Metall- und Stahlcenter is a B2B metalworking service center offering a comprehensive suite of steel plate processing services. Founded in 1973 as a flame-cutting operation, the company has evolved into a full-service provider with approximately 3,000 m² of production space in Göppingen. The integrated service portfolio includes Brennschneiden (CNC flame cutting), Spannungsarm Glühen (stress-relief annealing), Diskusschleifen (disc grinding), Fräsen (5-axis CNC milling), Komplettbearbeitung (complete machining), Flach- und Führungsbahnschleifen (flat/guideway grinding), and Stahllager (steel inventory). All manufacturing steps are executed in-house, enabling the company to serve as both a contract manufacturer and toll processor for machine and tool manufacturing industries.

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Products and services

• Brennschneiden (CNC Flame Cutting) Contract oxy-fuel CNC flame cutting of heavy steel plates from 8 to 500 mm thickness on four automated burning machines with a working area of 12 x 3.5 meters and maximum piece weight of 20 tonnes. Processes S355J2+N, C45, C60, 16MnCr5, and 42CrMo4 grades for industrial manufacturers.
• Spannungsarm Glühen (Stress-Relief Annealing) In-house stress-relief annealing up to 750°C with dimensions of 3,500 x 2,100 x 1,500 mm, including digital temperature logging for every heat treatment cycle. Special annealings available on request for machine building and tool making customers.
• Diskusschleifen (Disc Grinding) Disc grinding of cut pieces up to 6,000 x 1,300 mm to finished thickness or with minimal allowance for finish machining, producing cross-hatch (Kreuzschliff) surface finish with high surface quality and tight parallelism tolerances.
• Fräsen (5-Axis CNC Milling) 5-axis CNC milling for production of ready-to-install parts up to 6,000 x 3,200 x 1,400 mm, accommodating heavy piece weights. All data formats can be processed for industrial machine and tool builders.
• Komplettbearbeitung (Complete Machining) Full machining services using portal and gantry milling machines up to 6,000 x 3,200 x 1,400 mm, ranging from drilled plates to complex machine beds and intricate geometries for machine builders.
• Flach- und Führungsbahnschleifen (Flat and Guideway Grinding) Precision flat and guideway grinding up to 9,000 mm length, 2,200 mm width, and 2,000 mm height for plates, slides, table plates, machine beds and standers, machine components, both new parts and overhauls.
• Stahllager (Steel Plate Stock Sales) Sale of steel plates from on-site warehouse inventory of several thousand tonnes sourced from West European mills, with immediate availability of S355J2+N, C45, C60, 16MnCr5, and 42CrMo4 grades, eliminating customer ordering and delivery lead time.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivery time approximately 2 weeks from order confirmation
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Technology focussed No

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Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TÜV SÜD Industrie Service GmbHcoreOthers · 1 August 2017TÜV SÜD has authorized Dieterle GmbH to perform material re-stamping (Umstempelung) under Prüf.-Nr. 600 126 577 dated 01.08.2017. This authorization is a significant regulatory certification that allows the company to verify and re-certify material documentation, which is critical for quality assurance in industrial steel manufacturing.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Trumpf SE + Co. KG: Trumpf is a leading German manufacturer of laser cutting and sheet/plate processing machinery used by contract manufacturers like Dieterle. Not a direct competitor — Trumpf sells equipment into the same customer base that Dieterle serves — but the most thematically adjacent large German metal-processing technology company.
• Bystronic Laser AG: Bystronic manufactures laser cutting and bending systems for sheet metal processing, serving many of the same machine-building and contract-fabrication customers Dieterle serves. Adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct contract-manufacturing competitor.
• EMAG GmbH: EMAG manufactures metal-cutting machine tools (turning, milling, grinding) and supplies turnkey production systems to industrial manufacturers. Provides the underlying equipment used by precision job shops and is a thematic peer in the German precision-metalworking ecosystem.

Direct peers

• August Mössner GmbH & Co. KG: A German metalworking company performing steel plate processing and contract manufacturing for industrial customers. Comparable to Dieterle as a regional German contract manufacturer (Lohnfertiger) operating similar flame-cutting and machining services for machine builders, though the precise process mix may differ.
• Dirostahl GmbH: Dirostahl is a German steel service center providing plate cutting, edge machining, and material certification for industrial buyers. Comparable to Dieterle's steel-stock-plus-cutting offering, though Dirostahl typically focuses on plate distribution rather than full downstream milling and grinding.
• Heller GmbH: Heller is a German manufacturer of 4/5-axis CNC machining centers and also operates contract machining services for heavy industrial components. Comparable precision-machining customer base (machine tools, heavy equipment) and 5-axis capability overlap with Dieterle's milling operation.

Broad incumbents

• ArcelorMittal Europe: ArcelorMittal operates steel service centers across Europe providing plate cutting, processing, and distribution. Comparable end-customer use cases (industrial machinery, heavy equipment) but the company is a global incumbent rather than a regional contract manufacturer and does not focus on precision downstream machining like Dieterle.
• Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG: Thyssenkrupp's flat-steel division operates large steel service centers in Germany offering cutting, slitting, and plate processing for industrial customers. Comparable to Dieterle in core plate processing capability but vastly larger in scale, broader in product range, and not specialized in the precision heavy-plate / one-stop-machining niche.
• Salzgitter AG: Salzgitter's Steel Processing business operates German steel service centers that perform plate cutting and preprocessing for industrial customers. Overlaps with Dieterle's flame-cutting and plate-stock model but at a much larger, integrated-steelmaker scale rather than as a precision contract manufacturer.
• Voestalpine AG: Voestalpine's Steel Division includes a network of steel service centers in Austria and Germany providing cut-to-size plate and special-steel processing to machine builders. Comparable customer segment (Maschinenbau) and similar cut/grade capabilities, but at corporate scale rather than as a focused regional Lohnfertiger.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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