AM-Team
AM-Team is a Ghent-based specialist that builds proprietary mechanistic models, CFD simulations and digital twins to help water utilities, industrial players and technology vendors design and optimize wastewater and drinking-water treatment plants across more than 20 countries.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersGhent, Belgium
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingServices
What AM-Team does
AM-Team generates revenue through three streams: project-based modelling consulting (CFD simulations, process optimization, treatment plant design support), long-term service contracts for ongoing optimization, and licensing/service agreements for digital twin deployments. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct-to-enterprise, with the CEO Dr. Wim Audenaert actively driving thought leadership through content, webinars and conference participation. Customer segments are horizontal — water utilities, process industry, technology vendors and engineering firms — and the firm operates either directly or in partnership with OEMs and engineering firms. The company is privately held, founder-controlled, and bootstrapped, with no disclosed venture or private equity backing.
AM-Team firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- AM-Team
- Legal name
- AM-Team
- Website
- https://am-team.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- AM-Team is a Ghent-based specialist that builds proprietary mechanistic models, CFD simulations and digital twins to help water utilities, industrial players and technology vendors design and optimize wastewater and drinking-water treatment plants across more than 20 countries.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
AM-Team industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Water Process Modelling and Engineering Services
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)
- akta.pro primary industry
- MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAE)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO)
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Where AM-Team is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Ghent
- HQ country
- Belgium
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
AM-Team business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Services
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Project-based Modelling Services: Modelling services and support delivered as discrete consulting projects for water utilities, industry, technology vendors, and engineering firms. Projects include CFD simulations, process optimization studies, and treatment plant design support.
- Long-term Service Contracts: Ongoing modelling support and consulting arrangements with clients for continuous optimization and operational support.
- Digital Twin Licensing: Licensing and service agreements for digital twin solutions. Digital twins are implemented at treatment facilities for ongoing operational use and optimization.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
AM-Team product offering
Product offeringCore offering
AM-Team provides advanced 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling, mechanistic process models, and digital twin solutions for the global water industry. The company delivers project-based modelling consulting, long-term service contracts, and licensed digital twin implementations that help water utilities, industrial facilities, technology vendors, and engineering firms design, optimize, and digitalize wastewater and drinking water treatment plants. Its proprietary AMNOXA and AMOZONE models target nitrogen/N2O emission mitigation and ozonation/advanced oxidation process optimization respectively.
Product overview
AM-Team is a specialized modelling and digitalisation company for the global water industry, offering a portfolio of proprietary models and solutions. The core offerings include AMNOXA (N2O emissions modelling), AMOZONE (ozonation simulation), CFD (computational fluid dynamics), and Digital Twins. These solutions apply a 'model fit-for-purpose' approach combining knowledge-driven (mechanistic) models with data-driven approaches (statistics, ML) to help water utilities, industry, technology vendors, and engineering firms design, maximize, and digitalize treatment plants. The company has implemented solutions at over 150 facilities across 4 continents.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- AMNOXA: Mechanistic model for nitrogen removal and N2O emissions prediction in wastewater treatment
- AMOZONE
Products and services
- AMNOXA Globally unique patented mechanistic model targeting nitrogen emissions and N2O (nitrous oxide) mitigation in wastewater treatment, used to design treatment plants for minimal N2O emissions and improved treatment efficiency.
- AMOZONE Mechanistic model for ozonation and advanced oxidation processes predicting ozone consumption, micropollutant removal, bromate formation, and operational costs, enabling virtual piloting for wastewater ozonation applications.
- CFD (Computational Fluid Dynamics) Advanced 3D process modelling services that combine computational fluid dynamics with biological kinetics and chemical conversions for full-scale wastewater and drinking water treatment plant simulation, mixing analysis, and reactor design.
- Digital Twins Dynamic digital representations of real treatment systems providing real-time prediction, optimization, monitoring, and decision-making, implemented at treatment facilities through licensing and service agreements.
Quantifiable outcome
- 87% N2O emission reduction achieved through virtual mitigation testing and carbon dosing optimization
- +6 more outcomes
Companies that use AM-Team
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
AM-Team technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature4 records
AM-Team partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- BIOMATH (Ghent University)coreCollaborative research partnership with BIOMATH at Ghent University for water tower mixing optimization research. Joint development of methodologies for transforming CFD results into actionable decision-making tools.
- Waterboard De DommelcoreLong-standing partnership with Dutch water authority for advanced bioreactor CFD modelling and N2O emissions research. Includes validation campaigns at full-scale wastewater treatment facilities.
- PidpacorePartnership with Belgian drinking water company for water tower mixing dynamics research using 3D CFD modelling to minimize bacterial regrowth risk.
- HRSD (Hampton Roads Sanitation District)coreImplementation of AMOZONE digital twin for SWIFT (Sustainable Water Initiative for Tomorrow) indirect potable reuse project. Digital twin predicts pharmaceuticals removal and bromate formation for 100 MGD reuse facility.
- Cobalt Water GlobalcoreCollaboration on N2O risk modelling combining CFD-biokinetic simulations with AI expert/fuzzy-logic systems for greenhouse gas emission prediction and mitigation.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves2 records
Expansion highlights5 records
AM-Team competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hydromantis (Waterleau): Provider of wastewater process modeling software (GPS-X, CapdetWorks) and engineering consulting. Most direct competitor to AM-Team in mechanistic water process modeling; was acquired by Waterleau, a European water treatment firm.
- Dynamita: Developer of Sumo and Nova wastewater process simulators used globally for activated sludge and bioreactor modeling. Competes head-to-head with AM-Team's CFD-biokinetic approach in the digital water modeling segment.
- Royal HaskoningDHV: Large international engineering consultancy with deep water and wastewater treatment practice, including process modeling, plant design, and digital water services. Comparable in service model and customer base.
- Stantec: Global engineering consultancy with significant water treatment and digital water practice, providing process modeling and plant optimization to municipal and industrial clients — a broad incumbent in AM-Team's addressable market.
Broad incumbents
- Jacobs: Multinational engineering and professional services firm with extensive water/wastewater practice (legacy CH2M). Operates broadly in the same industry and can deliver modeling, design, and digital twin capabilities at global scale.
- Veolia Water Technologies: Largest global water technology and services company, with in-house process engineering and digital water offerings. Both a customer/partner of AM-Team and a competitor with the resources to build internal equivalents.
- Xylem: Major water technology company with growing digital water and analytics portfolio (including through acquisitions like Idrica and Visenti). Competes with AM-Team for digital transformation budgets at utilities globally.
- Bentley Systems: Provider of infrastructure digital twin platforms (iTwin) used across water and wastewater utilities. Competes for the digital twin layer of utility digitalization roadmaps where AM-Team is also active.
- Schneider Electric (AVEVA): Industrial digital twin and process simulation platform (AVEVA) widely used in water and process industries. Adjacent competitor for process modeling and digital twin deployments in industrial wastewater.
Emerging players
- Cobalt Water Global: UK-based digital water specialist collaborating with AM-Team on N2O risk modelling combining CFD-biokinetic simulations with AI. Operates in the same niche of advanced digital water tools and is a natural adjacent peer.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
AM-Team social profiles
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Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
AM-Team leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
AM-Team funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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AM-Team M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about AM-Team
What does AM-Team do?
AM-Team provides advanced 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling, mechanistic process models, and digital twin solutions for the global water industry. The company delivers project-based modelling consulting, long-term service contracts, and licensed digital twin implementations that help water utilities, industrial facilities, technology vendors, and engineering firms design, optimize, and digitalize wastewater and drinking water treatment plants. Its proprietary AMNOXA and AMOZONE models target nitrogen/N2O emission mitigation and ozonation/advanced oxidation process optimization respectively.
Is AM-Team a public or private company?
AM-Team is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was AM-Team founded?
AM-Team was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is AM-Team based?
AM-Team is headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, in the Europe region.
How does AM-Team make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Project-based Modelling Services are the primary driver. The others are long-term Service Contracts and digital Twin Licensing.
Who are AM-Team's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hydromantis (Waterleau), Dynamita, Royal HaskoningDHV and Stantec. Broad incumbents are Jacobs, Veolia Water Technologies, Xylem, Bentley Systems and Schneider Electric (AVEVA). Cobalt Water Global is listed as an emerging player.
Does AM-Team have an API?
No public API is recorded for AM-Team.
What industry is AM-Team in?
AM-Team's product category is Water Process Modelling and Engineering Services. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAHAIAE, MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing) Engineering Consulting, with a secondary code of EUAKAAAO, Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 8731.