Bungartz
Bungartz is a German family-owned manufacturer, founded in 1947, of special centrifugal pumps engineered for difficult fluid-handling applications, serving chemical, petrochemical, power, and industrial customers globally through direct enterprise sales and a 26-country representative network.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1947
- HeadquartersDüsseldorf, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Bungartz does
Bungartz, formally Paul Bungartz GmbH & Co. KG, is a German family-owned manufacturer of special centrifugal pumps founded in Düsseldorf in 1947 and currently led by third-generation Managing Director Frank Bungartz. The company designs and builds pumps engineered for fluid-handling applications that defeat standard equipment: boiling media, gas-laden liquids, toxic and corrosive substances, slurries with solids, vacuum conditions, and low or zero NPSH feed. Its core technology rests on three proprietary pillars: a hydrodynamic shaft seal using impeller back vanes (patents originating with founder Paul Bungartz in the 1930s), a self-regulating cavitation-free V-AN pump series with NPSHR below 0.1 m, and silicon carbide ceramic wear components at high-stress points. The product range spans magnet-coupled chemical pumps, semi-submersible and vertical pumps, horizontal slurry pumps, tanker unloading systems, and a hermetic rotary piston pump (HRK), with ATEX Zone 0 and TÜV TA-Luft certifications on specific lines.
The company sells custom-configured pumps directly to large industrial customers in chemical, petrochemical, power plant, environmental, pharmaceutical, mining, fertilizer, and industrial gas sectors, supported by a network of country representatives in 26 countries. Revenue derives from custom pump equipment sales and a long-tail aftermarket parts and service stream, with the company still supplying replacement components for pumps manufactured over 50 years ago. Named customers include BASF, Bayer, Evonik, Lanxess, Wacker, Shell, OMV, Total, BP, Siemens, Yara, OCP, Aurubis, Cargill, and Sanofi-Aventis, among others. Marketing is multilingual (nine languages) and supported by technical animations, downloadable brochures, LinkedIn, paid digital advertising via Meta and Google, and 3D virtual factory tours. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set through application-specific consultation.
With a headcount in the 11-50 range and no external institutional ownership, Bungartz operates as a tightly held specialty industrial manufacturer, monetizing deep application engineering and proprietary sealing technology rather than scale.
Bungartz firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Bungartz
- Legal name
- PAUL BUNGARTZ GMBH & CO. KG
- Website
- https://bungartz.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1947
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Bungartz is a German family-owned manufacturer, founded in 1947, of special centrifugal pumps engineered for difficult fluid-handling applications, serving chemical, petrochemical, power, and industrial customers globally through direct enterprise sales and a 26-country representative network.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Bungartz industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Industrial Centrifugal Pumps
- NAICS
- Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)
- SIC
- Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Centrifugal Pumps (IMAHANAA)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Seals, Valves & Auxiliary Components (for Pumps/Compressors) (IMAHANAH)
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Where Bungartz is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Düsseldorf
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Bungartz business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Industrial Centrifugal Pump Sales: Bungartz generates revenue through the design, manufacture, and sale of special centrifugal pumps and pumping systems. The company sells directly to large industrial customers in chemical, petrochemical, power plant, and environmental sectors. Revenue is derived from custom-configured pump equipment, with long-term customer relationships (some spanning decades). Replacement parts for pumps over 50 years old are also supplied, indicating recurring after-market revenue.
- Spare Parts and After-Market Services: Bungartz continues to supply replacement parts for pumps manufactured over 50 years ago, providing a recurring after-market revenue stream for spare parts, servicing, and technical support.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels8 records
Bungartz product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Bungartz designs, manufactures, and sells special centrifugal pumps and pumping systems for difficult and complex fluid-handling applications in the chemical, petrochemical, power plant, and environmental sectors. The portfolio includes submerged pumps (MPCH DryRun, MOS/UMOS, TWU), magnet-coupled hermetic chemical pumps (MPCVAN, MPATAN, HRK), vertical pumps with TÜV-certified VKC-AN lip seals, and the self-regulating cavitation-free V-AN series. Pumps are engineered to handle boiling, polymerising, crystallising, toxic, abrasive, and solids-laden media across all ATEX zones, with materials of construction ranging from stainless steel to titanium, zirconium, rubber-lined cast iron, and SiC ceramic wear components, and are configured per application via direct enterprise consultation.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- MPCH DryRun Hermetic Magnetic-Drive Centrifugal Pump Hermetic, magnetically coupled centrifugal pump capable of dry running and handling media with significant gas content; targets chemical and petrochemical applications requiring zero leakage and tolerance for gas-laden feeds, with power capacity up to 300 kW at 1,500 rpm.
- MOS / UMOS & MOR / UMOR Submersible Centrifugal Pumps Submersible centrifugal pump series designed for challenging fluid-handling applications in chemical and industrial environments; utilises Bungartz hydrodynamic shaft-sealing technology.
- TWU Submersible Centrifugal Pump Submersible centrifugal pump for challenging feed conditions across chemical, petrochemical, and power-plant applications.
- MPCVAN ATEX-Certified Vertical Submersible Pump ATEX Zone 0 certified vertical submersible pump rated for immersion depths up to 5m in explosive atmospheres; engineered for chemical applications requiring hermetic sealing in hazardous-area environments.
- MPATAN ATEX-Certified Submersible Pump ATEX Zone 0 certified submersible pump for use in explosive atmospheres with immersion depth capability beyond standard units.
- HRK Hermetic Rotary Piston Pump Hermetic rotary piston pump for chemically aggressive, viscous, or solids-containing media that exceed the operating envelope of standard centrifugal pumps.
- TWO Horizontal Centrifugal Pump Horizontal centrifugal pump designed for challenging chemical and industrial fluid-handling duties.
- T Series Centrifugal Pump Centrifugal pump configuration within the Bungartz product family for chemical and industrial feed tasks.
- V-AN Self-Regulating, Cavitation-Free Pump Series Self-regulating centrifugal pump series that requires no suction capacity, achieves NPSHR < 0.1m, is self-venting, and can operate at Q = 0 m³/h indefinitely without damage. Its operating point automatically adjusts to incoming flow without any external control system, eliminating the need for large feed tanks and reducing plant height and cost.
- VKC-AN Vertical Pump with TÜV-Certified Lip Seal Vertical centrifugal pump featuring a lip seal TÜV-certified as technically leakproof under Germany's TA-Luft regulations, enabling dry running for several hours and providing a lower-cost, simpler alternative to double mechanical seals for chemical applications requiring zero leakage.
Quantifiable outcome
- NPSHR < 0.1m (cavitation-free operation)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Bungartz
Customer profileNamed customers30 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Bungartz technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Bungartz partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators2 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Bungartz competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Sulzer: Sulzer is a global pump manufacturer with a dedicated chemical and process-pump portfolio (including the acquired Richter specialty chemical-pump line). It overlaps directly with Bungartz in chemical/petrochemical centrifugal pumps but operates at significantly greater scale and broader product breadth.
- KSB (Karlsruher Schrauben- und Bolzen-Werk): KSB is a German-headquartered global pump and valve manufacturer serving the same chemical, petrochemical, power-plant, and water-industry customers as Bungartz, with a broader product range. Like Bungartz, it makes submersible and process centrifugal pumps for challenging fluids.
- Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve is a major US-listed pump and seal manufacturer with a strong chemical and petrochemical process-pump portfolio (including IDP, Innomag, and Worthington brands). It competes with Bungartz on chemical-process centrifugal pumps, magnetic-drive pumps, and seals for hazardous fluids.
- Grundfos: Grundfos is a leading global pump manufacturer with a substantial industrial-process pump offering (including CR/CM vertical multistage and chemical-process ranges). While Grundfos is strongest in HVAC/building services, its industrial division directly overlaps with Bungartz in chemical applications.
- Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global equipment manufacturer whose Pump and Heat Transfer division serves chemical, petrochemical, energy, and environmental customers with centrifugal pumps for hygienic and industrial processes. Its range overlaps with Bungartz's chemical/petrochemical pump applications.
- Ebara Corporation: Ebara is a Japanese global pump manufacturer with strong chemical-process and semiconductor pump offerings. It competes with Bungartz for high-purity chemical, slurry, and corrosive-media pump applications in Asian and global chemical plants.
- Wilo SE: Wilo is a German pump specialist focusing on building services, water management, and industrial applications. While its core is HVAC and water, its industrial process pump and submersible-pump ranges overlap with Bungartz's chemical-process pump offerings for plant and wastewater applications.
- Xylem Inc. Xylem is a global water and process-equipment company whose industrial-pump segment (Flygt, Godwin, Bell & Gossett) serves chemical, environmental, and industrial customers. Its chemical-process and wastewater pump offerings compete with Bungartz in industrial fluid-handling applications.
Direct peers
- Richter (now part of Atlas Copco Power Technique): Richter Chemie-Technik (recently integrated into Atlas Copco's Power Technique) produces lined and metallic chemical centrifugal pumps for corrosive, abrasive, and hazardous media. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Bungartz, specifically targeting chemical-process pumps for challenging fluids with similar seal and material technology.
- CPC (Colfax / now part of EnPro / CIRCOR alternative) — Casing & chemical pumps: PCM (formerly PCM Pump) and related niche European manufacturers build peristaltic and progressive-cavity pumps for chemical/industrial applications. While the technology differs, they compete for similar chemical-process fluid-handling applications where challenging media, solids, or gas content would defeat standard centrifugal pumps.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Bungartz social profiles
Digital presenceBungartz financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Bungartz leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Bungartz funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Bungartz M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Bungartz
What does Bungartz do?
Bungartz designs, manufactures, and sells special centrifugal pumps and pumping systems for difficult and complex fluid-handling applications in the chemical, petrochemical, power plant, and environmental sectors. The portfolio includes submerged pumps (MPCH DryRun, MOS/UMOS, TWU), magnet-coupled hermetic chemical pumps (MPCVAN, MPATAN, HRK), vertical pumps with TÜV-certified VKC-AN lip seals, and the self-regulating cavitation-free V-AN series. Pumps are engineered to handle boiling, polymerising, crystallising, toxic, abrasive, and solids-laden media across all ATEX zones, with materials of construction ranging from stainless steel to titanium, zirconium, rubber-lined cast iron, and SiC ceramic wear components, and are configured per application via direct enterprise consultation.
Is Bungartz a public or private company?
Bungartz is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was Bungartz founded?
Bungartz was founded in 1947. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Bungartz based?
Bungartz is headquartered in Düsseldorf, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Bungartz make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Industrial Centrifugal Pump Sales are the primary driver. The others are spare Parts and After-Market Services.
Who are Bungartz's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Sulzer, KSB (Karlsruher Schrauben- und Bolzen-Werk), Flowserve Corporation, Grundfos, Alfa Laval, Ebara Corporation, Wilo SE and Xylem Inc.. Direct peers are Richter (now part of Atlas Copco Power Technique) and CPC (Colfax / now part of EnPro / CIRCOR alternative) — Casing & chemical pumps.
Does Bungartz have an API?
No public API is recorded for Bungartz.
What industry is Bungartz in?
Bungartz's product category is Industrial Centrifugal Pumps. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHANAA, Centrifugal Pumps, with a secondary code of IMAHANAH, Seals, Valves & Auxiliary Components (for Pumps/Compressors). Its NAICS code is 33391 and its SIC code is 3561.