What inqu solutions does

InQu Solutions GmbH is a Dresden-based software vendor that develops and sells modular Manufacturing Execution System (MES) software and consulting services to industrial manufacturers. The company's flagship product, inqu.MES, is a composable MES platform built on C# and .NET and aligned with industry standards (VDI 5600, IEC 62264, MESA, NAMUR), offering over 10 specialized modules — including inqu.factoryhub, inqu.productionflow, inqu.materialtrack, inqu.resourcesync, inqu.integration, inqu.qualitylog, inqu.processtrace, inqu.workforce, inqu.planner, inqu.analytics, inqu.operator, and inqu.supervisor — that can be deployed independently and expanded over time without workstation or user-license restrictions. Industry-specific solution packages are offered for plastics processing, electronics manufacturing, mechanical engineering, and metal processing.

The company operates as an independent subsidiary of the Rosenxt Group, a 40+ year diversified technology group, and sells primarily through a direct enterprise field-sales motion targeting mid-sized manufacturers in the DACH region, while claiming a customer footprint across more than 25 countries. Revenue is generated through three streams: recurring MES software subscriptions, implementation and consulting services, and ongoing customer support and training, with multi-year enterprise contracts and quote-based pricing tied to module selection. InQu is triple ISO certified (9001, 14001, 45001), a member of BVMW, the MES D.A.CH Association, and joined the Smart Systems Hub (an Industry 4.0/IoT/AI innovation network) in 2025. The leadership team comprises Managing Directors Maik Adler and Dirk van Vinckenroye (who also serves as General Manager at Rosenxt), supported by dedicated sales leadership for the shopfloor and analytics product lines.

Name

inqu solutions

Legal name

InQu Solutions GmbH

Website

https://inqu.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

InQu Solutions GmbH develops modular MES software and consulting services for industrial manufacturers, targeting mid-sized DACH-region companies in plastics, electronics, mechanical engineering, and metal processing, operating as a subsidiary of the Rosenxt Group.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)

Keywords

• Manufacturing execution systems
• Modular MES software
• Shopfloor digitalization
• Production intelligence software
• Discrete manufacturing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Dresden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. MES Software Licenses/Subscriptions: Modular MES software solutions sold to manufacturing companies. No workstation or user license restrictions. Cost transparency without license barriers.
2. Implementation & Consulting Services: Strategic consulting, requirements analysis, business process modeling, technical project management, and implementation support services.
3. Customer Support & Training: Ongoing customer care including enablement (project management, application specialists, training) and partnership (Customer Success Management, ongoing support).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

inqu solutions develops and sells a modular Manufacturing Execution System (MES) platform called inqu.MES that connects planning and production in real time, providing transparency across machines, orders, and material flows. The platform is sold as a composable architecture of independently deployable modules (e.g., inqu.factoryhub, inqu.productionflow, inqu.materialtrack, inqu.analytics, inqu.operator) and is delivered with implementation consulting, training, and ongoing customer support primarily to mid-sized manufacturers in the DACH region across plastics processing, electronics, mechanical engineering, and metal processing.

Product overview

inqu solutions offers a modular MES platform architecture called inqu.MES, which serves as the digital backbone for efficient manufacturing. The platform consists of a core system (inqu.MES) complemented by specialized production modules including inqu.factoryhub (central administration), inqu.productionflow (operator guidance), inqu.materialtrack (material tracking), inqu.resourcesync (resource management), inqu.integration (ERP/machine connectivity), inqu.qualitylog (quality management), inqu.processtrace (traceability), inqu.workforce (workforce planning), and inqu.planner (production scheduling). Additional offerings include inqu.analytics for manufacturing intelligence and KPIs, and inqu.operator and inqu.supervisor as digital shopfloor assistants. The portfolio includes industry-specific solutions for electronics manufacturing, plastics processing, mechanical engineering, and metal processing. The modular composable architecture allows companies to deploy individual modules independently and expand over time, with no workstation or user license restrictions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• inqu.analytics: Real-time manufacturing intelligence and KPI analytics platform for production data visualization and analysis.
• inqu.factoryhub
• inqu.operator
• inqu.supervisor
• inqu.productionflow
• inqu.materialtrack
• inqu.resourcesync
• inqu.integration
• inqu.qualitylog
• inqu.processtrace
• inqu.workforce
• inqu.planner

Products and services

• inqu.MES Modular Manufacturing Execution System platform that connects planning and production in real time, ensuring transparency across machines, orders, and material flows. Designed for SMEs with a composable architecture allowing individual module deployment, with no workstation or user license restrictions.
• inqu.factoryhub Central hub module providing unified user, rights, and site management with simplified administration for all modules and multi-site capability for distributed manufacturing structures.
• inqu.productionflow Operator guidance module with intuitive screens, support for bills of materials, workflows, and instructions, ensuring standardized processes with customizable screens and layouts.
• inqu.materialtrack Material tracking module for recording inventory movements and material status, assigning materials to orders and resources, with integration of barcodes and scanners for fast, error-free data capture.
• inqu.resourcesync Resource synchronization module handling shift times and machine availability, integrating setup times, maintenance, and availability with automated data import from third-party systems.
• inqu.integration Integration module providing standardized interfaces to ERP and machines, enabling exchange of structured production data and integration of printing systems and special equipment.
• inqu.qualitylog Quality management module for digital recording of quality data with defined test plans, ensuring compliant and verifiable quality processes and analysis of errors and root causes.
• inqu.processtrace Process traceability module providing traceability down to serial number level with assignment of inspections, batches, and parameters, supporting legal documentation requirements.
• inqu.workforce Workforce management module for personnel and shift planning with consideration of planned absences and calendars, providing visual management for planners and operators.
• inqu.planner Production planning module with intelligent detailed scheduling and capacity balancing, dynamic response to changes, and graphical planning view for transparent visualization.
• inqu.analytics Manufacturing intelligence and analytics module providing real-time dashboards, KPI analysis including OEE, availability, scrap, and productivity, with role-based access for management, planning, quality, and IT.
• inqu.operator Digital assistant application for shopfloor operators providing digital feedback at workstations, display of orders, bills of materials, and workflows with customizable screens per role.
• inqu.supervisor Supervision application providing overview of machines, orders, and production progress with direct process interventions via interface and configuration via layout designer.
• inqu Implementation & Consulting Services Strategic consulting, requirements analysis, business process modeling, technical project management, and implementation support services delivered alongside inqu.MES deployments.
• inqu Customer Support & Training Ongoing customer care including enablement (project management, application specialists, training) and Customer Success Management for partners and end customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Paperless manufacturing in 30 days
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Smart Systems HubcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Since 2025, InQu has been part of Smart Systems Hub - a leading innovation center for Industry 4.0 and IoT with over 600 partners. The hub connects companies, research institutions, and start-ups to drive innovation in IoT, Edge, and AI.
• Bundesverband mittelständische Wirtschaft (BVMW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInQu is a member of BVMW's partner network - a network for exchange between SMEs, offering open, honest, and forward-looking collaboration with strong partners for knowledge sharing and joint shaping of the future.
• MES D.A.CH AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing member of the association dedicated to promotion and development of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Goal is to increase industry competitiveness through MES solutions and support digital transformation.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Forcam: Forcam (formerly Forcam GmbH, now part of FORCAM ENISCO) is a German-headquartered MES provider focused on shopfloor digitalization for mid-sized manufacturers. It is one of the closest direct peers to inqu given its SME focus, DACH strength, and modular MES approach for discrete manufacturers.
• MPDV (Mikrolab GmbH): MPDV is a long-established German MES vendor (HYDRA MES) serving mid-market and enterprise discrete manufacturers. It is a direct peer given its German roots, comparable target customer (industrial SMEs), and overlap in plastics, metalworking, and mechanical engineering verticals.
• Critical Manufacturing: Critical Manufacturing provides a modern, modular MES for high-tech and discrete manufacturers, with strong positioning in electronics and regulated industries. It is a direct peer given its comparable composable architecture philosophy and overlap in electronics manufacturing customers.
• iBASEt: iBASEt provides MES / manufacturing software for complex discrete and aerospace/defense manufacturers. It is a direct peer in the broader MES market, particularly where deep traceability, quality, and shopfloor integration are required — capabilities that overlap with inqu.processtrace and inqu.qualitylog.
• Aegis (Fischer Technology): Aegis Software (part of Fischer Technology) provides FactoryLogix MES for electronics and discrete manufacturers. It is a direct peer with particular overlap in the electronics manufacturing vertical where inqu.MES for Electronics also competes.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter Execution): Siemens Opcenter (formerly SIMATIC IT / Camstar) is a broad incumbent MES suite sold as part of Siemens' Digital Industries portfolio. It competes with inqu for the same buyer (manufacturing IT lead) but at larger scale and as part of a much broader automation and PLM ecosystem.
• SAP (Manufacturing Execution / DMC): SAP ME and Digital Manufacturing Cloud are broad-incumbent MES offerings tightly integrated with S/4HANA. They compete with inqu at the ERP-connected end of the MES market, particularly where mid-market customers already run SAP and prefer native integration over a best-of-breed MES.
• Rockwell Automation (Plex Systems): Plex (now part of Rockwell Automation) is a cloud-native MES/ERP platform for discrete and process manufacturers. It is a broad-incumbent peer offering overlapping capabilities to mid-market manufacturers, particularly in electronics and industrial verticals, and competes on integration depth.
• AVEVA: AVEVA's MES offerings (formerly Wonderware, now AVEVA Manufacturing Execution) address discrete and process manufacturing customers globally. It is a broad incumbent peer that competes for the same manufacturing-IT buyer but with a much larger installed base and global partner channel.

Emerging players

• Tulip Interfaces: Tulip is a frontline operations / MES-adjacent platform focused on no-code app building for the shopfloor, particularly in life sciences and discrete manufacturing. It is an emerging peer whose composable, app-based approach partially overlaps with inqu.operator / inqu.supervisor at the operator-experience layer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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