IMS Messsysteme GmbH has acquired a stake in SECOPTA analytics GmbH effective June 26, 2026. The company will operate under the new name IMS Secopta GmbH. This partnership combines IMS Messsysteme’s global expertise in high-precision measuring and inspection systems with SECOPTA’s innovative LIBS-based material analysis solutions.
Heiligenhaus, July 2026
Competences
IMS Messsysteme GmbH, based in Heiligenhaus, and SECOPTA analytics GmbH, based in Teltow, are now combining their expertise. IMS has acquired a stake in SECOPTA analytics GmbH; the transaction took effect on 26 June 2026. Going forward, the new company will operate under the name IMS Secopta GmbH.
IMS Messsysteme GmbH is a globally leading provider of high-precision measuring and inspection systems for the steel, aluminium and non-ferrous metal industries. With this investment, the company is specifically expanding its portfolio in the field of automated material analysis.
SECOPTA analytics GmbH develops and markets analytical solutions based on LIBS technology (laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy). These are used in particular in the metal industry, in the recycling and waste recovery sector, in mining and in the raw materials and glass industries.
Strategic expansion in scrap analysis
The ongoing expansion of electric steel production and the growing importance of scrap recycling are increasing demand for precise electromagnetic, optical and radiometric inspection systems, particularly for sorting scrap and construction waste.
“Precise, early-stage characterisation of scrap is a key prerequisite for stable production processes and the targeted production of alloys. With our investment in SECOPTA analytics GmbH, we are specifically strengthening our technological expertise in this area, expanding our range of capabilities, and opening up new product and market opportunities – both within and beyond the metal industry,” explains Richard Rak, Managing Director of IMS Messsysteme GmbH.
“Fast response times and the highest level of service quality are key success factors for the industrial deployment of modern sensor technology. IMS Messsysteme GmbH’s decades of expertise in the development, production and worldwide deployment of complex sensor systems – combined with its established global service network – gives us the opportunity to support our international customers even more efficiently, quickly and to the highest professional standard in future,” explains Dr. Christian Bohling, Managing Director of SECOPTA analytics GmbH.
About IMS Messsysteme GmbH
X-ray, isotope, and optical measurement systems from the world’s leading manufacturer, IMS Messsysteme GmbH, have been synonymous with the highest product quality in the production and processing of steel, aluminum, and non-ferrous metals since 1980.
The impressive portfolio of high-precision, perfectly coordinated, and customizable measurement systems is unique in its scope worldwide and plays a key role in optimizing processes, increasing output, reducing scrap rates, and thereby enabling more economical, profitable, and environmentally friendly production.
Today, more than 4,500 IMS non-contact detection systems are an integral part of production facilities worldwide, including hot rolling mills, cold rolling mills, process lines, heavy plate rolling mills, long product rolling mills, tube rolling mills, and metal service centers.
About Secopta analytics GmbH
Secopta analytics GmbH, based in Teltow near Berlin, implements laser-based analysis solutions for tasks in industrial process control and in the production of primary and secondary raw materials. Application fields for the company’s systems range from extraction and refinement of raw materials to process control in industrial manufacturing and processing of secondary raw materials, environmental analytics and detection of hazardous substances. Secopta provides full-line customized solutions for automated analytical processes, including in-line, on-site and in-situ analyses during running production.
