- Business
- Dürr AG (DUE.DE) is a leading global mechanical and plant engineering firm specializing in automation, digitalization, and energy efficiency for production processes; it provides robot, process, and assembly technology with a focus on painting and final assembly lines for vehicle production, smart automatic and supervisory control systems, and comprehensive service offerings to automotive manufacturers and suppliers; through the HOMAG Group, it supplies woodworking machines, software, and services including panel dividing and through-feed saws, CNC processing centers, drilling machines, sanders, edge banding machines, and handling/storage systems for furniture, flooring, doors, windows, CLT/GLT, and timber house construction; via BBS Automation, it delivers assembly/test, winding, insertion/take-out, feeder, and palletizing systems for mobility, medtech, consumer goods, new energy, and electronics sectors; Schenck offers balancing technology, diagnostic tools, and production systems for battery modules/packs serving chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electrical engineering, and battery production industries. Founded in 1896 and headquartered in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, the company operates 130 locations across 32 countries, with key regions in North America, Western Europe, and emerging markets accounting for 33% of order intake and 42% of 2024 sales. Recent strategic changes include the sale of its environmental technology business to Stellex Capital Management in 2025 to streamline into three core divisions—Automotive, Industrial Automation, and Woodworking—following the divestiture of Agramkow in the prior year; it increased its HOMAG Group AG stake to 83.8% and fully acquired Kallesoe Machinery A/S in 2025, alongside full ownership of System TM in 2024 and BBS Automation in 2023 to bolster automation capabilities.