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Largest Industry 4.0 Public Companies in Germany
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Rheinmetall, Knorr-Bremse, Hensoldt, Theon and Jungheinrich.
 | Rheinmetall is an international group active in various markets with leading technological products and services. The sales focus is on the security technology and mobility segments. Since February 2021, the group structure has been made up of five divisions-vehicle systems, weapons and ammunition, electronic solutions, sensors and actuators, and materials and trade. The vehicle systems, weapons and ammunition, and electronic solutions divisions are among the defense and security industry's leading suppliers of innovative products to German and international defense forces. The sensors and actuators and materials and trade divisions' core area of expertise is the reduction of emissions, pollutants and fuel consumption. | $1,394 | -33% | $65B | $64B | 5.6x | 24.5x | ||
| Knorr-Bremse AG is engaged in the development, production, marketing, and servicing of Automotive parts. It operates its business activities in two divisions: Rail Vehicle Systems and Commercial Vehicle Systems. Its product portfolio comprises Braking, entrance, and HVAC systems; power electric and control technology; digital solutions; couplers; signal systems; pneumatic braking systems; energy supply and distribution systems; wiper and wash systems; and others. Majority of revenue is from Rail Vehicle System. Its geographical segments are Europe/Africa, North America, South America, and Asia-Pacific. | $117 | +23% | $19B | $21B | 2.3x | 14.1x | ||
| Hensoldt, founded in 2017 and headquartered in Taufkirchen, Germany, completed its initial public offering on Sept. 25, 2020, on Deutsche Börse AG. The company specializes in defense and security electronics, operating across two main segments: sensors and optronics, with the majority of its revenue generated by the sensors division. Hensoldt has deep roots and its strongest market presence in Germany, but it also maintains production sites in France, the United Kingdom, and South Africa. Its sales footprint extends across Europe, the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, North America, Africa, Latin America, and other regions. | $92 | -18% | $11B | $12B | 4.4x | 26.3x | ||
| Theon International PLC is engaged in providing Night Vision and Thermal Imaging Systems for military and security applications. The main product lines of the company include Night Vision Monoculars and Binoculars, Family of Night Vision Sights, Clip-on Night Sights, Night Driver's Viewers, Digital day and night cameras, and upgrade kits for armoured vehicles, Thermal Stand-alone and Clip-on uncooled Sights, and Vehicle and Platform-based Thermal imaging systems. The Group has one operating business segment, Optronics. | $36 | +7% | $3B | $3B | 5.1x | 19.2x | ||
| Jungheinrich AG provides material-handling equipment, automation, and matching services. The company is engaged in the development, production, and sale of new material handling equipment and the planning and realization of automation projects, the short-term rental of new and used material handling equipment, the refurbishment and sale of used forklifts as well as after-sales services. The company also supplies stacker cranes and load-handling equipment and creates fully automated intralogistics workflows with a range of automated warehouse systems, mobile robots, and software. The company's reportable segments are Intralogistics, which generates key revenue, and Financial Services. | $28 | -40% | $3B | $3B | 0.4x | 2.7x | ||
| SMA Solar Technology AG produces, develops, and sells systems and solutions for the efficient and sustainable generation, storage and use of solar energy. Its products include PV and battery inverters, monitoring systems for PV systems, charging solutions for electric vehicles as well as energy management systems, and digital services for the future energy supply. The company operates through the following segments; Home Solutions, Commercial & Industrial Solutions, and Large Scale & Project Solutions. The Large Scale & Project Solutions segment, which derives key revenue for the company, offers products, systems and solutions for industrial solar, storage and hydrogen projects as well as for the conversion of utility grids to a higher proportion of renewable energy. | $75 | +204% | $3B | $2B | 1.4x | (32.9x) | ||
| Duerr AG is engaged in mechanical and plant engineering. The company has five reportable segments; Paint and Final Assembly Systems division plans, builds, and updates paint shops and final assembly lines for the automotive industry; Application Technology includes sales with technologies for the automated spray application of primers, base coats, and clear coats; Woodworking Machinery and Systems, which derives maximum revenue, provides products like panel dividing and through-feed saws, CNC processing centers, drilling machines, sanders, edge banding machines, as well as handling and storage systems; Industrial Automation System provides Production Automation Systems and Measuring and Process Systems for different business areas; and Corporate center. | $24 | -8% | $2B | $2B | 0.3x | 3.8x | ||
| H&K AG develops, manufactures, and, together with its subsidiaries, markets and distributes infantry and sidearms for governmental security forces. The company offers its products to the security forces, the police, and special forces of NATO and NATO-associated states. The products include Rifles, Submachine guns, Machine guns, Pistols, Development services, and Other products and services. The segments of the company are Germany, USA-Commercial, USA-Defence, Great Britain and France. | $38 | -66% | $1B | $1B | 3.1x | 19.5x | ||
| PSI Software SE is a software producer in process control and information systems. Its core business consists of process control and information systems for managing energy and material flows in industries tailored to the electricity, gas, oil, and district heating sectors, engineering, automobile, and automotive supply and logistics sectors. The company's segments include Energy Management, which offers intelligent solutions for utility companies in the electricity, gas, oil, and water sectors; the Production Management segment provides solutions for planning and controlling production processes in metals production, logistics, mechanical engineering, and automotive manufacturing. It generates maximum revenue from the Energy Management segment. | $52 | +49% | $818M | $886M | 2.9x | 2462.1x | ||
| LPKF Laser & Electronics SE designs and produces laser systems. Its products are PCB (printed circuit board) prototyping, IC packaging, Stencil laser equipment, PCB processing technology and depaneling technology, laser direct structuring, solar equipment, laser welding equipment, motion control technology, and others. The firm operates through the following segments: Development, Electronics, Welding, and Solar. Its products are used in the electronics industry, automotive parts, solar industry, semiconductor industry, medical technology, research institutions, and universities. | $25 | +161% | $623M | $617M | 4.6x | 825.7x | ||
| Homag Group AG is a German-based company that manufactures machines and equipment for the woodworking industry. The company operates its business in four segments namely Industry segment, Cabinet shops, Sales & Service segment, and others. Maximum revenue comes from an industry segment which includes solutions for industrial companies based on plants, machines, information, control technology, and woodworking processes. The company carries its operations in the European region including Central, Western and Eastern Europe, American region including North and South America, Asia Pacific and Central Europe. The majority of the company's revenue comes from Central Europe. | $30 | -10% | $466M | $466M | 80.4x | 12.8x | ||
| Stemmer Imaging AG is a provider of image processing technology for use in industry and science in Europe. The company's product consists of image processing systems and intelligent cameras, light-emitting diodes, lenses including telecentric, and macro and system, cameras, tested analog and digital cables, image processing connectors, calculators, and equipment. It provides services, such as the option to hire, feasibility studies, and customized cabling. In addition, the company serves automotive, electronics, semiconductor and solar, medical imaging, pharmaceutical, traffic, and rail and transport markets, as well as sports, entertainment, and broadcast industries. | $71 | +13% | $460M | $445M | 3.7x | 39.2x | ||
| Circus SE is a technology company based in Germany that develops autonomous solutions for the food service industry, using robotics and artificial intelligence. The Circus group's core products consist of three components: CA-1 Food-Robots, which includes the CA-1 Series 4, a patented autonomous kitchen robot system with AI integration, designed for autonomous use in commercial environments, from retail to cafeteria replacement; CA-M Food Robots, an autonomous field kitchen specifically designed for military operations, disaster relief, and remote, high-risk environments; and the Circus Operating System, the group's central, Al-native operating system for managing, monitoring, and maintaining CA-1 and CA-M robots. | $8 | -53% | $182M | $187M | 641.3x | (13.7x) | ||
| Innoviz Technologies Ltd is a provider of solid-state LiDAR and perception solutions that feature technological breakthroughs across core components and bring enhanced vision and superior performance to enable safe autonomous driving at a mass scale. The company provides a complete and comprehensive solution for OEMs and Tier-1 partners that are developing and marketing autonomous driving vehicles to the passenger cars and other relevant markets, such as robotaxis, shuttles, delivery vehicles, buses and trucks and other industries that require 3-dimensional high resolution sensors. Company's solutions can enable safe autonomy for industries like logistics, drones, robotics, construction and other industrial applications, agriculture, smart city, smart infrastructure, security and mapping. | $1 | -54% | $166M | $141M | 2.6x | (2.6x) | ||
| Planoptik AG is a German based manufacturer of structured wafers. Its products are Glass wafers, Carriers and tools, Packaging wafers and Interposer. Its products used in consumer electronics, automotive, aerospace, chemistry and pharmaceuticals industry. | $14 | +262% | $65M | $64M | 4.6x | 29.5x | ||
| ABO Energy GmbH & Co KGaA develops and builds wind and solar farms as well as battery and hydrogen projects worldwide. It monitor, manage, maintain, and repair renewable energy plants with more than 2,500 megawatts of capacity. | $7 | -84% | $63M | $383M | 0.7x | 5.4x | ||
| Viscom SE develops, manufactures, and sells automated inspection systems. Its product portfolio includes the bandwidth of optical, conformal coating, solder paste inspection, bond, X-ray inspection operations, battery inspection, and others. The company's products are used in the production of automotive electronics, aerospace technology, and industrial electronics. Its products consist of solder joint inspection, which includes AOI, AXI, and MXI; solder paste inspection, wire bond inspection, and others. | $7 | +30% | $59M | $96M | 1.0x | 18.1x | ||
| XCHG Ltd is engaged in designing, manufacturing and selling Electric Vehicle (EV) chargers and EV charging solutions, which include the DC fast chargers named the C6 series and the C7 series, the battery-integrated DC fast chargers which is Net Zero Series (NZS), as well as accompanying services. Its integrated solution, combining proprietary charging technology, energy storage technology, and accompanying services significantly improves EV charging efficiency and unlocks the value of energy storage and management. Its NZS solution enables fast charging at low power locations or vis-a-vis aged grid infrastructures (which typically are not compatible with fast charging equipment) with no site improvements or grid upgrades needed. | $1 | -54% | $50M | $47M | 1.9x | (1.5x) | ||
| Softing AG is engaged in developing software, hardware, and system solutions. The business operates in segments namely, Industrial, Automotive, and IT Networks. The Industrial segment which derives the majority of revenue engages in the provision of industrial communications solutions and products for the manufacturing and process industry. The Automotive segment stands for key technologies in automotive electronics as well as such closely related areas in electronics as the commercial vehicle or agricultural machinery industry. The IT Networks segment is engaged in testing, qualifying, and certifying cabling in IT systems. Geographically, it derives the majority of its revenue from the USA. | $3 | -20% | $35M | $42M | 0.4x | 3.9x | ||
| NanoFocus AG is engaged in the nano and microtechnology sector. The optical 3D surface measurement technology of the company is used in industry and in science to examine surfaces with structures in the micro and nano range. Its principal areas of activity include the development, production, and distribution of surface measuring systems from the laboratory to production control. The company's products include Surface 3D measurement, Precise 3D profilometry, Fast line sensor, and Powerful software. It provides measurement solutions for the automotive, Medical technology, Fuel cell technology, Electronics and semiconductors, mechanical engineering, Tooling, Microsystems, solar, Material Science, security technology, Art printing, and paper industry. | $2 | -- | $8M | $7M | - | - | ||
| BigRep SE is engaged in manufacturing large-format 3D printers in Additive Manufacturing. Geographically, the company operates in Germany, the USA, Singapore, and Austria, with the majority of revenue from Germany. | $0 | -88% | $4M | $5M | 0.6x | (0.1x) | ||
| Median | $25 | -14% | $466M | $466M | 2.7x | 13.4x |
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