What Schenck Process Europe does

Qlar (formerly Schenck Process Europe, legal entity Qlar Europe GmbH) is a Germany-based, privately held industrial process equipment and solutions provider founded in 1881 and headquartered in Darmstadt. The company designs and manufactures mission-critical hardware for bulk solids handling across four core technology pillars — weighing (static and dynamic scales, mass flow meters, weighing components), feeding (gravimetric and volumetric feeders), pneumatic and mechanical conveying (conveyors, airlocks, valves, chutes, bulk material intake and transfer), and milling, grinding, and air filtration — complemented by a digital layer that includes the CONiQ Control smart process control platform, LOGiQ software automation suite, and Qlar condition-monitoring offerings (Qlar Test Bench and Qlar Train Monitoring).

Qlar serves enterprise customers in chemicals (batteries, catalysts, fertilizers and agrichemicals, home and personal care, paints and coatings, adhesives and sealants), performance materials (polyolefins, masterbatch, bioplastics, film, recycling), infrastructure (cement, steelmaking, yard logistics and rail), energy (coal- and coke-fired and biomass-fired power), circular economy (alternative fuels, chemical recycling), and food, using a global enterprise field-sales motion supplemented by a worldwide network of service locations, a 24/7 hotline, and the shop.qlar.com e-commerce platform for spare parts and components.

The business operates four revenue streams: custom-quoted industrial equipment sales, hardware spare-parts and components (including via the online shop), professional services (repairs, installation, monitoring, prevention, testing, training, consulting), and recurring digital/software subscriptions tied to CONiQ, LOGiQ, and condition-monitoring offerings. Pricing for core equipment is quote-based on multi-year contracts and not publicly disclosed. In 2024 the company rebranded from Schenck Process to Qlar as part of a strategic repositioning toward sustainable and digitally enabled process solutions.

Name

Schenck Process Europe

Legal name

Qlar Europe GmbH

Website

https://schenckprocess.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1881

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Qlar (formerly Schenck Process Europe) is a Germany-based industrial process equipment maker serving chemicals, performance materials, infrastructure, energy, circular economy, and food customers with weighing, feeding, conveying, filtration, milling, and digital process-control and condition-monitoring solutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Darmstadt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of core process equipment including weighing systems, feeders, conveyors, mills, and filtration systems for mission-critical industrial applications
2. Spare Parts and Components: Online shop offering genuine spare parts, weighing components, load cells, controllers, and replacement parts through shop.qlar.com e-commerce platform
3. Service and Maintenance: Comprehensive service offerings including repairs, spares and upgrades, installation, monitoring and prevention, testing, and training services delivered through global service network
4. Consulting and Support Services: Technical consulting, support, and bespoke service concepts tailored to individual customer process challenges
5. Digital Solutions and Software: Smart process control software, condition monitoring, and software automation solutions including LOGiQ and CONiQ Control

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Schenck Process Europe (now Qlar) designs, manufactures, and services industrial process equipment for bulk material handling, including weighing systems, gravimetric and volumetric feeders, pneumatic and mechanical conveyors, mills, air separators, and air filtration units. The company complements this hardware portfolio with proprietary smart process control software (CONiQ Control), condition monitoring platforms (Qlar Test Bench, Qlar Train Monitoring), and digital automation software (LOGiQ). It also sells spare parts and components via an online shop and provides installation, maintenance, training, and consulting services through a global service network.

Product overview

Qlar (formerly Schenck Process Europe) is an industrial process equipment and solutions provider offering an integrated portfolio of hardware technologies and software solutions. The core product family includes: Weighing technologies (Static & Dynamic Scales, Mass Flow Meters, Weighing Components), Feeding systems (Gravimetric & Volumetric Feeders), Conveying solutions (Pneumatic Conveyors, Mechanical Conveyors, Bulk Material Handling, Airlocks/Valves/Chutes), Milling & Grinding (Mills), and Filtration (Air Separators). These are complemented by intelligent software platforms including Smart Process Control (CONiQ Control), Condition Monitoring (Qlar Test Bench, Qlar Train Monitoring), and Software Automation (LOGiQ). The company also operates an e-commerce platform (Qlar Online Shop) for components and spare parts, supported by global service offerings covering repairs, spares, upgrades, support, consulting, installation, monitoring, prevention, training, and testing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Static and Dynamic Scales
• Mass Flow Meters
• Weighing Components
• Gravimetric and Volumetric Feeders
• Pneumatic Conveyors
• Mechanical Conveyors
• Bulk Material Handling / Intaking and Transfer Systems
• Airlocks, Valves, and Chutes
• Mills
• Air Separators
• CONiQ Control
• Qlar Test Bench
• Qlar Train Monitoring
• LOGiQ Software Automation
• Qlar Online Shop
• Industrial Service and Support Portfolio

Quantifiable outcome

• Customer process optimization and operational efficiency improvements through tailored service concepts and intelligent digital solutions

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• ABB Ltd: ABB's Process Automation division provides measurement, weighing, and control products across cement, mining, and chemicals — adjacent incumbent competing with parts of Qlar's instrumentation and process control stack.
• Siemens AG (Process Industries & Drives): Siemens offers industrial automation, weighing, and process control solutions as part of a much broader portfolio that overlaps with Qlar's CONiQ-style smart process control and weighing integration offerings.

Emerging players

• Haver & Boecker (Processing Technology): Haver & Boecker offers feeding, screening, and packaging equipment for chemicals, food, and minerals — partial overlap with Qlar's feeding and bulk material handling equipment serving similar industrial customers.
• Piab AB: Piab provides vacuum and pneumatic conveying technology for material handling — narrower product scope than Qlar but directly relevant to bulk solids pneumatic conveying applications.

Direct peers

• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Coperion is a direct competitor in bulk material handling, feeding, and pneumatic conveying for plastics, chemicals, and food — offering extruders, feeders, and complete compounding systems that overlap directly with Qlar's feeding/conveying portfolio.
• Zeppelin Systems GmbH: Zeppelin Systems builds bulk material handling, conveying, and storage systems for plastics, chemicals, and cement — directly comparable to Qlar's pneumatic/mechanical conveying and material handling portfolio.
• Flexicon Corporation: Flexicon manufactures pneumatic and mechanical conveyors, bulk bag dischargers, and weighing systems for dry bulk solids — overlapping with Qlar's conveying, weighing, and feeding product lines for industrial customers.
• Gericke Group: Gericke designs and builds pneumatic conveying, feeding, and mixing equipment for food, chemical, and pharmaceutical bulk solids handling — a head-to-head peer to Qlar's gravimetric/volumetric feeders and pneumatic conveyors.
• AZO GmbH + Co. KG: AZO specializes in automated bulk material handling systems, including pneumatic conveying, screening, and weighing for chemicals, food, and plastics — directly comparable to Qlar's bulk material intake/transfer and conveying offerings.
• Bühler Group: Bühler provides processing equipment for food, feed, and advanced materials including milling, conveying, and weighing — a peer to Qlar's milling/grinding and bulk material handling businesses serving food and performance materials.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/qlargroup
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@qlargroup
• Facebookfacebook.com/qlargroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schenck-process
• Instagraminstagram.com/qlargroup

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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