Seccua

Water Filtration Equipmentseccua.de

Seccua, founded 2006 in Steingaben, Germany, develops and manufactures standardized filtration equipment and systems for pathogen removal in drinking and process water, and has been a subsidiary of MANN+HUMMEL's Water & Membrane Solutions division since 2019.

Company typePrivate
Founded1941
HeadquartersSteingaden, Germany
Headcount11–50
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What Seccua does

Seccua GmbH, founded in 2006 and headquartered in Steingaden, Germany, is a specialized water-treatment equipment company that develops, manufactures, and sells standardized systems for the removal of pathogens. Its core competency is engineered filtration hardware, applied across drinking-water purification, industrial process water, and decentralized water treatment use cases for municipal and commercial buyers.

In July 2019, Seccua was acquired by MANN+HUMMEL, the family-owned German filtration group, and its pathogen-removal product line has since been integrated into the parent's Water & Membrane Solutions division (MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions GmbH). The division operates a comprehensive membrane technology stack spanning prefiltration, microfiltration (MF), ultrafiltration (UF), nanofiltration (NF), reverse osmosis (RO), membrane bioreactors (MBR), and ion exchange, marketed under multiple proprietary brands (BIO-CEL, MICRODYN, NADIR, TRISEP, TurboClean, Oltremare, AQUADYN, ULTRADYN, MIONEX, FILTER Line) and augmented by STREAMETRIC intelligent monitoring and control. Seccua's pathogen-removal expertise functions as a specialization within this broader membrane portfolio rather than as a standalone product line.

Commercially, the combined entity serves municipal, industrial, pharmaceutical/life science, food & beverage, chemical/textile, water utility, and environmental/energy customers via direct regional sales offices in APAC, China, India, Europe (Germany, Italy), and US/Canada/LATAM. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; revenue is project- and specification-driven (capital equipment plus consumable membranes/replacement modules), with the parent leveraging 80+ years of German engineering heritage and family-ownership stability as core go-to-market differentiators. No public financials, headcount time series, or transaction value are disclosed for the Seccua entity or the parent division in the available data.

Seccua firmographics

Firmographics

Name: Seccua
Legal name: MANN+HUMMEL Water & Fluid Solutions GmbH
Website: https://seccua.de
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1941
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 11–50 employees
Short description: Seccua, founded 2006 in Steingaben, Germany, develops and manufactures standardized filtration equipment and systems for pathogen removal in drinking and process water, and has been a subsidiary of MANN+HUMMEL's Water & Membrane Solutions division since 2019.
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Seccua industry classification

Industry

Product category: Water Filtration Equipment
NAICS: Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)
akta.pro primary industry: Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)
akta.pro secondary industries: Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment) (EUANABAB), Effluent Polishing & Filtration (MBR/UF/RO/GAC) (EUANADAL)

Keywords

Water filtration systems
Membrane filtration technology
Pathogen removal equipment
Ultrafiltration membranes
Water purification solutions

Where Seccua is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Steingaden
HQ country: Germany
HQ region: Europe

Markets served

Seccua business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Seccua product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Seccua develops, manufactures and sells state-of-the-art standardized equipment and systems for the removal of pathogens, leveraging membrane filtration technology that spans the entire filtration spectrum from prefiltration to reverse osmosis, including MBR, MF, UF, NF, RO, and ion exchange. The company delivers water and fluid treatment solutions for municipal, industrial, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, and chemical applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

BIO-CEL: Membrane Bioreactor (MBR) product line including BIO-CEL M+, BIO-CEL L Series, and BIO-CEL EASY models.
MICRODYN
NADIR
TRISEP
TurboClean
Oltremare
AQUADYN
FILTER Line
STREAMETRIC Lifestyle
MIONEX

Products and services

BIO-CEL M+ MBR Membrane

Companies that use Seccua

Customer profile

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Seccua technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Seccua partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Seccua competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Direct peers

Pentair: Major manufacturer of membrane and filtration systems for residential, commercial, municipal, and industrial water applications. Comparable product breadth and customer overlap, particularly in commercial and municipal pathogen/contaminant removal.
Hydranautics (Nitto Denko): Membrane specialist offering RO, NF, and UF products to municipal and industrial users, including brackish/seawater and reuse. Comparable in desalination and brackish-water segments called out in Seccua's water-utility use cases.
Suez Water Technologies & Solutions: Direct competitor offering membrane filtration, UF/RO systems, and wastewater reuse solutions globally. Overlaps with Seccua on MBR, UF, RO, and industrial process-water applications.
Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions: Global water-treatment technology provider offering membrane and process solutions for municipal and industrial customers across the same verticals as Seccua. Closest large-scale comparable across municipal, industrial, and specialty water segments.
Toray Membrane USA: Leading membrane manufacturer offering RO, NF, UF, and MBR products globally. Directly comparable technology stack and serves overlapping municipal, industrial, and reuse applications.
Evoqua Water Technologies: Provides filtration, disinfection, and wastewater treatment solutions for municipal and industrial customers. Direct overlap on pathogen removal and membrane-based systems, especially in municipal and industrial reuse.
Koch Membrane Systems (KMS): Specialist manufacturer of UF, MF, NF, and RO membrane products serving municipal and industrial customers. Closest pure-play membrane-technology comparator to Seccua's BIO-CEL / MICRODYN / NADIR lines.
Pall Corporation (a Danaher company): Provides filtration, separation, and purification solutions across industrial, life-sciences, and water markets. Strongly comparable to Seccua in life-sciences process water and high-purity applications.
Xylem: Global water technology company providing treatment, filtration, and pumping solutions to municipal and industrial customers. Overlaps with Seccua on membrane-driven water and wastewater treatment, and offers a notable reference for institutional scale.

Broad incumbents

3M Purification: Large diversified manufacturer with a substantial filtration business spanning industrial, life-sciences, and consumer water. Broader incumbent rather than pure-play water competitor, but a relevant scale and channel reference for Seccua.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Seccua financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Seccua leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

Seccua funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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Seccua M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about Seccua

What does Seccua do?

Is Seccua a public or private company?

Seccua is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was Seccua founded?

Seccua was founded in 1941. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Seccua based?

Seccua is headquartered in Steingaden, Germany, in the Europe region.

Who are Seccua's main competitors?

Direct peers on record are Pentair, Hydranautics (Nitto Denko), Suez Water Technologies & Solutions, Veolia Water Technologies & Solutions, Toray Membrane USA, Evoqua Water Technologies, Koch Membrane Systems (KMS), Pall Corporation (a Danaher company) and Xylem. 3M Purification is listed as a broad incumbent.

Does Seccua have an API?

No public API is recorded for Seccua.

What industry is Seccua in?

Seccua's product category is Water Filtration Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAB, Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes), with a secondary code of EUANABAB, Filtration (Rapid/Slow Sand, Media, Membrane Pretreatment). Its NAICS code is 2213.