What Recom Services does

RECOM Services GmbH is a Stuttgart-based engineering firm, founded in 1999 as a spin-off from Stuttgart University, that specializes in the simulation and optimization of industrial combustion systems — specifically furnaces and boilers used by power generation, chemical, metal, and mineral processing companies. The company organizes its work around three business areas: Industrial Application (computer-aided studies for problem analysis, design, and process optimization), Software (its proprietary RECOM-AIOLOS platform), and Transfer-Research (research collaboration bridging academic work and industrial problem solving). Its stated single objective is minimizing the technical risks associated with the build-up and operation of industrial plants in the power and process industry.

The company's core technology is RECOM-AIOLOS, a 3D steady-state and time-dependent combustion simulation environment developed in cooperation with Stuttgart University. The platform employs a multi-domain meshing technique (cartesian, cylindrical, and body-fitted), multiple turbulence models (k-epsilon and differential Reynolds-Stress), multi-fuel combustion modeling (gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels including coal dust and biomass), NOx/SOx emission prediction, slagging/fouling and radiation models, and higher-order numerical solvers. It is optimized for high-performance parallel computing on Linux clusters using MPI communication, supported by close ties to the High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS).

Commercially, RECOM operates a B2B, project-based professional-services model, selling directly to industrial enterprise clients through an enterprise/field-sales motion rather than through channels. Revenue is generated primarily via computer-aided engineering studies and consulting engagements for combustion optimization, complemented by its RECOM-AIOLOS software and transfer-research projects. No pricing is publicly disclosed (typical of per-project industrial consulting). The firm operates internationally across Germany, Europe, the USA, China, and South Africa, and is led by Dr.-Ing. Benedetto Risio, CEO since 2001. It remains privately held and founder/management-owned, with no disclosed external funding.

Name

Recom Services

Legal name

RECOM Services GmbH

Website

https://recom-services.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RECOM Services is a Stuttgart-based engineering spin-off from Stuttgart University providing 3D combustion simulation software (RECOM-AIOLOS) and computer-aided optimization consulting for industrial furnaces and boilers, serving power generation, chemical, metal, and mineral processing companies internationally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Combustion Simulation Engineering

NAICS

Industrial Process Furnace and Oven Manufacturing (333994), Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Industrial Process Furnaces & Ovens (3567)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Steam Systems Decarbonization (Boiler Upgrades, Condensate Recovery, Steam Optimization) (EUABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Waste Heat Recovery & Heat Integration (HRSG/ORC, Pinch Analysis, Heat Exchangers) (EUABAJAF), Cooling, Water/Steam Cycle & Balance-of-Plant Retrofits (Condensers, Cooling Towers) (EUAEALAK)

Keywords

• Combustion simulation software
• Industrial furnace optimization
• Boiler CFD engineering
• Power plant simulation
• Reactive flow modeling

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Application Services: Computer-aided engineering studies and consulting services for industrial furnace and boiler optimization. Project-based work involving problem analysis, design optimization, and process optimization for client-specific combustion systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Recom Services provides computer-aided engineering studies and proprietary 3D combustion simulation software (RECOM-AIOLOS) to optimize industrial furnaces and boilers in power generation, chemical, metal, and mineral processing facilities. The company combines simulation-based problem analysis, design optimization, and process optimization with transfer-research collaboration linking university combustion science to industrial plant operation. Customers receive validated virtual plant modeling that minimizes technical risk during construction, fuel changes, retrofits, and ongoing operation.

Product overview

RECOM Services is a B2B technology company offering a unified portfolio centered on its proprietary RECOM-AIOLOS 3D combustion simulation software, complemented by Industrial Application engineering services and Transfer-Research consulting. The core product RECOM-AIOLOS is a physics-based simulation environment for modeling industrial furnaces and boilers, while the service offerings provide computer-aided studies and research collaboration to help power and process industry clients minimize technical risks during plant construction and operation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• RECOM-AIOLOS Proprietary 3D simulation environment tailored for industrial furnaces and boilers, supporting 3D steady-state and time-dependent modeling, multi-fuel combustion (gaseous, liquid, and solid fuels including coal dust and biomass), k-epsilon and differential Reynolds-Stress turbulence models, NOx/SOx formation modeling, slagging/fouling models, multiple radiation models, and parallel execution on Linux clusters with MPI communication. Intended for engineers and researchers at power plants and process industry operators.
• Industrial Application Services Computer-aided engineering studies for problem analysis, design optimization, and process optimization of industrial furnaces and boilers, including combustion efficiency improvement, emission control (NOx, SOx, CO, unburned carbon), flue gas cleaning, plant retrofits, burner interaction analysis, multi-fuel combustion optimization, slagging/fouling analysis, and corrosion assessment. Delivered project-based to power generation, chemical, metal, and mineral processing clients.
• Transfer-Research Services Collaborative research projects that solve industrial combustion problems with research needs in cooperation with universities and research centers, including computational workbench development, genetic-algorithm-based automatic optimization, reaction model development for coal and biomass gasification, and detailed/reduced reaction mechanisms for combustion modeling of non-standard fuels. Targeted at research institutions and government R&D programs (e.g., US DOE Vision 21).

Quantifiable outcome

• Cost savings at customer sites have consistently exceeded project budgets by orders of magnitude

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HLRS (High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart)coreTechnology or IntegrationHLRS is the High Performance Computing Center of Stuttgart University. As a spin-off from Stuttgart University, RECOM maintains close ties with HLRS for access to high-performance computing resources and research collaboration.
• IFK (Institute of Combustion and Power Plant Technology)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute for Combustion and Power Plant Technology at Stuttgart University. RECOM collaborates with IFK for technology transfer, research projects, and academic-industry bridging activities.
• Clyde BergemannminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDescribed as a partner with their own homepage linked. Likely a strategic partner in the combustion/energy sector.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ANSYS: ANSYS (including Fluent and Chemkin-Pro, the latter via Reaction Design acquisition) is the dominant general-purpose CFD and combustion simulation vendor globally. RECOM competes with Fluent in industrial furnace simulation, but ANSYS serves a much broader portfolio across aerospace, automotive, and electronics.
• Valmet: Valmet is a Finnish process technologies and services provider for pulp, paper, and energy industries, including boiler optimization and emission control services. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with RECOM's chemical and mineral processing customer segments.
• Siemens (Simcenter): Siemens Simcenter (including STAR-CCM+) provides multiphysics CFD with combustion models and is a broad incumbent in industrial simulation. RECOM's purpose-built combustion tool competes against Siemens' verticalized industrial simulation offerings.
• AVL: AVL is a global powertrain and combustion engineering services and software provider. While centered on automotive, AVL's CRUISE M (and historical FIRE) software compete in industrial combustion simulation and engineering services adjacent to RECOM's market.
• Babcock & Wilcox: Babcock & Wilcox is a major boiler OEM and aftermarket services provider with deep expertise in industrial combustion. While not a software competitor, B&W offers retrofit and combustion optimization services that overlap with RECOM's industrial application business in power generation.
• Mitsubishi Heavy Industries: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries provides power plant EPC, boilers, and aftermarket services globally, including combustion optimization for thermal power plants. It is a broad incumbent that competes indirectly with RECOM in providing engineering services for power plant operators.

Direct peers

• Convergent Science: Convergent Science produces CONVERGE CFD, a mesh-less combustion-focused simulation platform widely used in engine and industrial combustion research. It is the closest direct competitor to RECOM-AIOLOS in industrial combustion CFD, particularly for spray and reacting flow modeling.
• CMCL Innovations: CMCL Innovations (Computational Modelling Cambridge Ltd.) provides computational modeling tools and services for industrial combustion and emissions prediction (e.g., COALESC, 3DGLICOM). It is a direct peer as a specialist CFD/combustion modeling firm serving similar industrial customers.

Emerging players

• Exothermia: Exothermia is a Greek SME providing CFD and chemical reaction modeling services for industrial combustion applications. It is an emerging specialist peer with similar niche positioning and customer overlap in European industrial markets.

Others

• Clyde Bergemann: Clyde Bergemann (now part of the SUNWA group) is a strategic partner of RECOM and a supplier of sootblowing, boiler cleaning, and combustion optimization equipment. Listed by RECOM as a partner, it is an adjacent ecosystem player in the same industrial combustion market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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