QATM
Manufactures precision materialography and hardness testing equipment for metallurgical quality control of metal parts, including post-AM sintered components.
- CEO / Founder
- Rafael Sussani
- Team Size
- 51-200
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- Acquired by Verder Scientific Group (2018)
- Latest Round
- Acquired by Verder Scientific Group (2018)
- Key Investors
- Verder Scientific Group (acquired Qness in 2018, ATM earlier)
Technology & Products
Key Products
ATM Qness GmbH offers a comprehensive portfolio of equipment for materialography (metallography) and hardness testing, including cutting machines, mounting presses, grinders, polishers/electrolytic etchers, hardness testers, and analysis systems. They also provide associated consumables and software.
Technological Advantage
Integrated machine-software ecosystem (AdvancedWeb platform) enabling digital lab management, automated hardness mapping, and traceability for AM part qualification under Verder Scientific's global support network.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Integrated metallographic sample preparation and hardness testing solutions enabling full AM part quality characterization — from sectioning to microstructure analysis and hardness mapping.
How They Differentiate
ATM Qness combines German metallographic sample preparation technology (ATM heritage) with Austrian hardness testing expertise (Qness heritage), offering a complete integrated workflow for AM quality control — from cutting and mounting through grinding/polishing to microhardness mapping.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Metal AM manufacturers, foundries, and quality control laboratories
Industry Verticals
Additive Manufacturing; Automotive; Aerospace; Materials Research; Medical Devices
Competitors
Struers (Denmark); Buehler / Illinois Tool Works (USA)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Employee count of 100-199 as of latest data (post-2015 founding); no revenue, expansion, or other metrics available
Major Milestones
ATM GmbH (Germany, Mammelzen) and Qness GmbH (Austria, Golling) merged to form ATM Qness GmbH under Verder Scientific Group around 2020. Combined entity offers full metallographic workflow from cutting to hardness testing. Serves AM quality control market with hardness testing and sample preparation for metal AM parts. Operates AdvancedWeb digital platform for remote lab management.