SOTEC × Avatec: Together Strong in the "Digital Industries" Business Unit

On November 26, 2025, SOTEC GmbH & Co KG from Ostelsheim (Calw district) acquired Avatec GmbH, based in Sindelfingen, as a 100% subsidiary.

Founded in 2009, Avatec specializes in surface finishing through vibratory grinding (mass finishing). In addition to meeting technical requirements such as deburring of highly complex contours, the finest grinding media can also achieve a finishing that meet the highest standards.

SOTEC looks back on 45 years of experience in the development of digital solutions and has, in recent years, focused on core areas including the digital transformation of industrial processes and AI-supported, automated quality controls.

Strategic Addition for Digital Transformation

In addition to continuing the existing trade in grinding machines and necessary consumables, the merger of the competencies of both family-run businesses will create new offerings in the field of digital manufacturing.

"The acquisition of Avatec is an important step to link the physical manufacturing world even more closely with our digital competencies," explains Florian Holz, Managing Director of SOTEC GmbH & Co KG. "We are combining Avatec's know-how in vibratory grinding with state-of-the-art AI and IoT technology. This will enable us to offer our customers even more forward-looking products and new, more innovative solutions for more efficient production in the future".

Transformative - Sustainable - Reliable

Avatec will continue to operate as an independent company at its proven location at the Sindelfingen and will be developed into the "Digital Industries" competence center in the medium term. The management of Avatec GmbH will be taken over by Thorsten Saggau, previously Head of Products at SOTEC.

The previous Managing Director, Andreas Haller, will remain with Avatec as a consultant, contributing his many years of expertise. The SOTEC management would like to explicitly thank him for the trust and cooperation, without which a seamless transition would not have been possible.