What Sera does

Sera GmbH is a privately held, family-owned German industrial technology company headquartered in Immenhausen (Hesse) and founded in 1945, specializing in precision dosing, transfer, and compression of liquids and gases. The product portfolio spans two complementary technology domains: a liquids side built on diaphragm, magnetic-diaphragm, piston, hose (peristaltic), and centrifugal pumps combined with modular dosing systems (CVD, CTD, PolyLine polymer preparation, NaOH make-up stations); and a gases side built on hermetically sealed, oil-free piston compressors (AG series, Agility) and metal-membrane compressors (PU series, Compact Compressor Solution CCS), complemented by the iSTEP intelligent pump controller and PROFIBUS/PROFINET interface modules. Underlying differentiators are lubricant-free, hermetically sealed designs suited to hygienic, high-purity, and explosion-protected environments, plus a modular configuration philosophy delivered as engineered skids and panels.

Sera addresses mission-critical process challenges in five primary verticals: water and wastewater treatment (municipal drinking water, desalination pretreatment, sludge conditioning); food and beverage (CIP dosing, conveyor lubrication, brewery and dairy hygiene); energy and power generation (boiler water chemistry, flue-gas treatment, waste-to-energy); hydrogen technology (refueling stations, power-to-gas, trailer-to-cylinder transfer, seasonal storage); and chemicals/industrial gases (process dosing, CO2 and noble-gas compression, electronics cleaning). Customer evidence skews toward large enterprises and utilities — Linde, Heineken, Erdinger, Vynova, HBI plants, Stadtwerke operators, GS Inima, VA TECH WABAG — with several relationships measured in decades.

The business model combines direct enterprise sales from the Immenhausen headquarters, seven wholly-owned regional subsidiaries (UK, South Africa, Spain, Austria, UAE/MENA, Switzerland, plus the German carve-outs sera AQUA and sera HYDROGEN), and a network of 30+ distribution partners covering 80+ countries. Revenue is generated primarily through capital equipment sales of pumps, compressors, dosing skids, and integrated solutions, with a recurring aftermarket tail via the sera 360° Service program (maintenance, spare parts, commissioning). Standard dosing systems are quoted on unit pricing with 4–6 week lead times, while custom-engineered projects follow multi-year contract cadences; no public list pricing is disclosed.

Name

Sera

Legal name

sera GmbH

Website

https://sera-web.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1945

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sera is a German family-owned industrial technology firm founded in 1945 that designs and manufactures precision dosing pumps, modular dosing systems, and oil-free gas/hydrogen compressors for water treatment, food & beverage, hydrogen, chemical, and power-generation customers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fluid and Gas Handling Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533)

akta.pro primary industry

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Gas & High-Pressure Compressors (IMAHANAF), Controls, Monitoring & Condition Management (for Pumps/Compressors) (IMAHANAI)

Keywords

• Precision dosing pumps
• Fluid handling equipment
• Gas compression systems
• Hydrogen compression technology
• Water treatment dosing

Headquarters

HQ city

Immenhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Fluid Technology Products: Sale of precision dosing pumps, metering pumps, and fluid handling systems for water treatment, chemical processing, food & beverage, and industrial applications
2. Hydrogen Technology: Compression, transfer and storage solutions for hydrogen mobility and energy applications including compressors, refueling stations, and power-to-gas systems
3. Gas Compression Systems: Metal membrane compressors and piston compressors for industrial gases including CO2, noble gases, and specialty gases
4. sera360 Service: Service, maintenance, and support services for installed equipment and systems

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Sera manufactures precision fluid and gas handling equipment for industrial customers, including diaphragm, piston, magnetic, hose and centrifugal pumps, modular chemical dosing systems (CVD, CTD, PolyLine, NaOH preparation stations), and gas compressors covering piston compressors, hermetically sealed metal diaphragm compressors and the Agility hydrogen compressor. Offerings are complemented by accessories (valves, pulse dampeners, control units) and the sera 360° Service program for maintenance and spare parts. Customers are industrial operators in water treatment, food & beverage, chemical processing, energy, hydrogen infrastructure and industrial gas applications.

Product overview

Sera is a German industrial technology company (founded 1945, family-owned) providing precision fluid and gas handling solutions. Its portfolio divides into two main technology areas: (1) Liquids — encompassing diaphragm pumps (membrane pumps 409.2/410.2, intelligent iSTEP pumps, magnetic diaphragm pumps 204.1, hose pumps), centrifugal pumps, air-operated diaphragm pumps (airPUMP), and modular dosing systems (CVD compact dosing systems, CTD systems, Natronlauge-Ansatzstation for NaOH preparation, PolyLine/PolyLine Flow polymer preparation systems); and (2) Gases — including piston compressors (AG series with Modular Energy System MES), metal diaphragm compressors (PU series), the Compact Compressor Solution (CCS), and the Agility compressor. Supporting these core products are accessories (valves, pulse dampeners, suction lances), control systems (Pro+, Pro, C204.1, R204.1), material handling (IBC emptying stations, dry material feeders, electric agitators), and the sera 360° Service program. The company also operates specialized subsidiaries: sera AQUA GmbH (water/wastewater), sera HYDROGEN GmbH (hydrogen infrastructure), and regional entities across Austria, Switzerland, the UK, Spain, and South Africa. All systems share a modular, application-specific design philosophy centered on precise dosing, transfer, and compression of liquids and gases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• sera Dosieranlage CVD (Compact Dosing System) Compact dosing system (Kompaktdosieranlage) for precise metering of alkalis, acids and disinfectants in cleaning-in-place (CIP) processes in breweries, dairies and food & beverage production. Designed to meet hygiene standards EG 1935/2004 and FDA.
• sera Dosieranlage CTD Dosing system for continuous, precise chemical metering in industrial water treatment and process applications, used in chemical processing and industrial water conditioning.
• sera Natronlauge-Ansatzstation (NaOH Preparation Station) Sodium hydroxide preparation station featuring a stainless-steel preparation tank with level and temperature monitoring, separate solid feed unit with hopper and auger, and integrated transfer pump, used to prepare CIP cleaning solutions on-site in breweries and food plants.
• sera PolyLine / PolyLine Flow Polymer Preparation Systems Modular polymer preparation and dosing systems (PolyLine Flow 4000 S, 16000 S, 23000 S) with Big-Bag racks, dry material feeders and dilution units for continuous, reproducible polymer solution preparation in sludge conditioning and wastewater treatment.
• sera Kolbenkompressor AG series (Piston Compressor) Piston compressor series for gas compression, including the AG series and the Modular Energy System (MES) for hydrogen and industrial gas applications, with hermetically sealed, oil-free and friction-free operation.
• sera Metallmembrankompressor PU series (Metal Diaphragm Compressor) Metal diaphragm compressor series (PU series) for lubricant-free, hermetically sealed, abrasion-free compression of high-purity gases such as CO2, hydrogen, krypton and xenon, ensuring no contamination of the compressed medium.
• sera Compact Compressor Solution (CCS) Integrated compressor solution pairing PU-series metal diaphragm compressors with complementary compression technology to form complete hydrogen and industrial gas handling systems for refueling and process applications.
• sera Kompressor Agility (Hydrogen Compressor) Dry-running, hermetically sealed piston compressor for hydrogen compression from approximately 20-30 bar to 300 bar, used in energy storage and power-to-gas applications with oil-free and hermetically separated design.
• sera Hydrogen Tankstelle (H2 Dispensing Station) Reference hydrogen refueling station installed at sera's Immenhausen facility, using cylinder bundles for hydrogen storage, a compact membrane compressor in a 20-ft container and a dispenser for vehicle refueling at 70 MPa, with a 35 MPa extension prepared for forklift applications.
• sera Membranpumpen 409.2 / 410.2 (Diaphragm Pumps) Diaphragm pump series (membrane pumps 409.2 / 410.2) available in standard, multi-layer and piston diaphragm variants for precise liquid metering and transfer in industrial applications.
• sera Kolbenpumpen 409.2 (Piston Pumps) Piston pump series (409.2) for high-pressure liquid transfer and metering applications.
• sera iSTEP Intelligent Membrane Pumps Intelligent diaphragm pump with integrated control and communication capabilities, supporting variable speed operation and PROFIBUS/PROFINET connectivity for adaptive dosing based on operating parameters.
• sera Magnetmembranpumpen 204.1 (Magnetic Diaphragm Pumps) Magnetic diaphragm pump series (204.1) for leak-free liquid transfer in chemical and industrial process applications.
• sera Membranförderpumpen ZX411 (Diaphragm Transfer Pumps) Diaphragm transfer pumps in the ZX series (e.g., ZX411) for robust liquid transfer in industrial and environmental applications.
• sera airPUMP (Air-Operated Diaphragm Pumps) Air-operated diaphragm pumps in multiple sizes (AP025, AP05, AP10, AP15, AP20, AP30) in both plastic and metal constructions for versatile liquid transfer applications.
• sera centrifugalPUMP (Magnetically Coupled Centrifugal Pumps) Magnetically coupled centrifugal pumps in standard (M) and MP variants for seal-less liquid transfer in chemical and industrial process applications.
• sera Schlauchpumpen (Hose / Peristaltic Pumps) Hose/peristaltic pumps for gentle product transfer, particularly suited for yeast dosing in breweries due to low-shear, slow-speed operation that preserves cell viability.
• sera IBC-Entleerstation (IBC Emptying Station) IBC emptying station for the safe and complete withdrawal of chemicals from intermediate bulk containers, used in combination with dosing systems including in hazardous-area (explosion-protected) configurations.
• sera Steuerungen Pro+, Pro, C204.1, R204.1 (Pump Control Units) Pump control units (Pro+, Pro, C204.1, R204.1) providing variable speed control, process integration and interface options for sera pump and dosing systems.
• sera Elektrorührwerke MU 1500 / MU 180 (Electric Agitators) Electric agitator/mixer series (MU 1500, MU 180) for stirring tanks and preparation vessels in dosing and polymer preparation systems.
• sera Trockengutdosierer (Dry Material Feeder) Dry material feeder for precise dosing of powdered or granular chemicals such as polymer powder into preparation systems.
• sera 360° Service Comprehensive service program covering maintenance, technical support, spare parts and on-site service for sera products and installed systems worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Energy savings through energy-efficient systems
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Hennlich (Multiple countries: Austria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Slovenia, Romania, Poland, Croatia, Serbia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Hungary)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-standing distribution partnership with Hennlich companies across Central and Eastern Europe. Hennlich entities serve as exclusive or primary distribution partners in multiple countries, providing local sales, Beratung, and support services for sera products.
• Netzsch (Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetzsch subsidiaries in Brazil, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam serve as distribution partners for sera products, providing local market access and support services.
• Liquid Controls PTY. LTD. (Australia)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustralian distribution partner for sera products with local sales and support capabilities.
• Christian Berner AB (Sweden)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwedish distribution partner for sera products.
• Hennlich s.r.o. (Czech Republic)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerStrategic partnership for implementation of polymer preparation systems for Prague wastewater treatment plant - one of the largest in Central Europe.
• GS Inima (Spain/UAE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with GS Inima for large-scale desalination projects including Shuweihat S4RO in Abu Dhabi (318,000+ m³/day).
• VA TECH WABAGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Tobruk seawater desalination plant in Libya (MED-TVC, 13,000+ m³/day) supplying drinking water for 100,000 people.
• HPS (Home Power Solutions)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration of sera compressors into picea energy systems for hydrogen-based seasonal energy storage in commercial buildings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Watson-Marlow (Spirax Group): UK-based specialist in peristaltic and sinusoidal pumps for bioprocessing, F&B, and chemical dosing. Watson-Marlow's hose/peristaltic pumps and CIP dosing systems compete directly with sera Schlauchpumpen and CVD dosing systems in brewery and dairy applications.
• Verder Group: Dutch pump manufacturer with a dedicated dosing and metering division (Verderflex, Verderdos) competing in chemical processing, water treatment, and F&B. Verder offers comparable specialty pump and dosing system offerings targeting the same industrial customers.
• ProMinent Group: German-headquartered direct competitor offering metering pumps, dosing systems, and water treatment solutions. ProMinent and sera compete head-to-head across water treatment, F&B CIP, and chemical dosing applications with overlapping product portfolios (diaphragm pumps, polymer preparation, controllers).
• Seko S.p.A. Italian dosing pump and system manufacturer with strong F&B, water treatment, and industrial hygiene applications. Seko overlaps directly with sera in CIP dosing, polymer preparation, and disinfectant metering for breweries, dairies, and municipal water.
• Iwaki (part of Atsugi): Japanese manufacturer of diaphragm, magnetic drive, and metering pumps for chemical dosing, water treatment, and semiconductor wet-process applications. Iwaki competes with sera's magnetically-coupled and diaphragm pump offerings in industrial process and high-purity chemical handling.

Broad incumbents

• Xylem: US-listed water technology company providing pumps, dosing, and treatment systems for municipal and industrial water. Xylem overlaps with sera in water/wastewater dosing and desalination pretreatment, with vastly greater scale and direct municipal relationships.
• Grundfos: Global Danish pump manufacturer with a substantial dosing and disinfection subsegment serving water treatment, industrial processes, and F&B. Significantly larger than sera, Grundfos competes via broad product breadth, global service network, and digital dosing platforms.
• Sulzer: Swiss industrial group with a substantial pumps and flow control division serving water, energy, and chemical applications. Sulzer overlaps with sera in chemical metering, water dosing, and hydrogen-related pumping applications, and dwarfs sera in revenue and global footprint.
• IDEX Corporation: US diversified fluidics holding company whose pump platforms (including Milton Roy metering pumps and Vetter dosing) directly overlap sera's precision dosing portfolio. IDEX competes via industrial scale, breadth across dosing/metering niches, and channel reach.
• Atlas Copco: Swedish industrial group whose compressor division (including hydrogen refueling and high-pressure gas compressors) competes with sera's hydrogen and gas compression portfolio. Atlas Copco has scale, brand, and channel advantages particularly in mobility and refueling applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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