Industrial Automation Magazine India

Dürr and teamtechnik to jointly expand Medtech business

Published on : Thursday 04-03-2021

The market for systems for the manufacture of medical technology products is growing every year in the high single-digit percentage range.

March 2021 – The world’s population is growing and getting older. At the same time, many people still consume fast food, snacks and soft drinks – despite the trend towards a more conscious diet. All this is causing the worldwide demand for medical care products to increase: from disposable syringes to infusion sets and insulin pens. Every year, billions of such products are manufactured in compliance with high safety standards. This requires automated production plants that operate with absolute reliability. A leading supplier in this growth market is Teamtechnik, based in Freiberg near Stuttgart. The international automation specialist has been majority-owned by the Dürr Group since February 2021. Together, they want to expand in the MedTech business field.

Systems for the assembly and testing of medical technology products are Teamtechnik’s second largest product area. In 2020, they accounted for just under one third of sales of around €140 million – and the tendency is rising. Over the past few years, the business has grown. Since 2019 alone, Teamtechnik has acquired ten new customers, including prestigious pharmaceutical and medical technology groups. “That is a great success because the business is based on trust. Our customers manufacture essential products that are often used in hospitals. That is why system suppliers are scrutinised before an order is placed,” says Stefan Roßkopf, CEO of Teamtechnik.

The market for systems for the manufacture of medical technology products is growing every year in the high single-digit percentage range. “The growth opportunities in medical technology were a crucial argument for our entry into Teamtechnik,” explains Dr Jochen Weyrauch, Deputy CEO of Dürr AG. The business is to be further expanded under the umbrella of the Dürr Group. In this regard, Teamtechnik can benefit, for example, from the financial strength, project management expertise and global presence of the new parent company.

Teamtechnik is well positioned for expansion. With its TEAMED product plat-form, the company covers the entire spectrum of customer demands: from the entry-level machine for test purposes to the high-performance large-scale production system in which parallel production takes place on up to eight production tracks. The systems are packed with high-tech components, such as feeding, dosing and testing technology, handling systems, sensors and grippers that precisely position even the finest needles for injection systems. Added to this are optional laser welding stations, gluing technology, palletizing and packaging equipment or vision systems with up to 15 cameras, as well as complete software packages.