Bonnenberg & Drescher

What Bonnenberg & Drescher does

Bonnenberg & Drescher is a privately held German GmbH founded in 1971 and headquartered in Aldenhoven, Germany, that designs and manufactures acoustic gas temperature measurement systems under its proprietary AGAM (Akustische Gasanalyse Messung) platform. The core technology uses the speed-of-sound principle to determine gas temperatures in hot, dusty, and aggressive industrial environments where conventional thermocouples degrade or fail, and is applied across waste incineration, fossil and nuclear power generation, blast furnace, and cement kiln operations. The company also sells the INDAS process data management system, alongside complementary air pollution control hardware such as H3/C14 collectors and HOK adsorbers, and operates as a subsidiary within the TMT Group (Tapping Measuring Technology).

The company primarily serves heavy industrial operators and OEMs, with a customer set that includes European utilities such as Vattenfall and EDF, integrated steel producers such as ArcelorMittal, ThyssenKrupp, and Aurubis, and industrial OEMs such as ABB and Andritz. AGAM is certified to DIN EN 15267 and QAL1 standards and approved under multiple BImSchV regulations, which makes the product a qualified solution for emission monitoring at regulated European combustion plants. The installed base comprises more than 300 AGAM systems and more than 400 INDAS systems globally, with an additional 20+ blast furnaces equipped through the TMT SOMA partnership.

The business model is project-based and engineered-to-order: revenue is generated through bespoke equipment sales, installation, and recurring services tied to certified emission monitoring, supported by distribution partnerships in China, Australia, and Poland. The most recent material product and regulatory milestones are the AGAM G3 generation and the AGAM Q1 certification received in February 2021, which together extend the platform's addressable retrofit and replacement market at European waste incineration and large combustion plants.

Name

Bonnenberg & Drescher

Legal name

Bonnenberg & Drescher GmbH

Website

https://budi.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Bonnenberg & Drescher is a private German GmbH that designs acoustic gas temperature measurement systems (AGAM) and process data management software (INDAS) for waste incineration, power, blast furnace, and nuclear operators, with 300+ AGAM installations globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Measurement & Instrumentation

NAICS

Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals (334515), Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing (334516)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Laboratory Analytical Instruments (3826)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Analytical Instrumentation (Gas analyzers, spectroscopy, pH/ORP, conductivity) (IMAGAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Gas Measurement & Regulation Engineering (Sizing, Design, Standards Compliance) (EUAJAKAH)

Keywords

• Acoustic gas temperature measurement
• Process data management
• Blast furnace measurement
• Waste incineration optimization
• Emissions monitoring systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Aldenhoven

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AGAM Systems (Hardware & Software): Sale and installation of acoustic gas temperature measurement systems (AGAM, AGAM Q1, AGAM G3) including hardware components and proprietary software. Systems are customized for each plant installation. Revenue is generated from equipment supply, installation, and ongoing support.
2. INDAS Process Data Management: Process data management software and system installations. INDAS is installed in over 400 plants and integrates process data from multiple sources. Revenue from software systems, integration services, and ongoing maintenance.
3. Technical Consultancy: Technical consulting services for combustion optimization in power plants and waste incinerators. Provided as a standalone service offering alongside product installations.
4. H3/C14 Collector and HOK Adsorber: Specialized measurement and filtration equipment sold to industrial customers in relevant sectors.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bonnenberg & Drescher designs, manufactures and installs the AGAM family of acoustic gas temperature measurement systems that derive real, radiation-error-free 2D gas temperature profiles contactlessly from outside the furnace using the speed-of-sound principle. Its offerings also include the INDAS process data management platform (installed in 400+ plants), H3/C14 isotope collectors, HOK adsorbers, and engineering consultancy for combustion optimization in power plants, waste incinerators, blast furnaces, and nuclear facilities.

Product overview

Bonnenberg & Drescher is a technology leader in acoustic gas temperature measurement for demanding industrial niches including waste incineration, fossil fuel power plants, iron and steel (blast furnaces), and nuclear technology. The product portfolio centers on AGAM - a 2D acoustic gas temperature measurement system that uses the physics principle that sound speed depends on temperature. AGAM provides contactless, drift-free temperature measurement from 20-2000°C without radiation errors. AGAM is offered in multiple variants: AGAM G3 (latest generation with enhanced speed and resolution), and AGAM Q1 (certified for regulatory compliance). Complementing AGAM is INDAS, a process data management system that monitors, analyzes, and controls technical processes with interfaces to SAP R/3 and Office applications. Additional products include H3/C14 Collector for isotope measurement and HOK Adsorber. The company also provides technical consultancy services for combustion optimization. The company is the world market leader in 2D gas temperature measurement with over 300 AGAM installations and 400+ INDAS installations worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AGAM: Acoustic gas temperature measurement system - 2D temperature measurement technology setting standards since 1990
• INDAS
• TMT SOMA

Products and services

• AGAM (Acoustic Gas Temperature Measurement) Flagship 2D acoustic gas temperature measurement system that measures real gas temperature free from radiation errors using the speed-of-sound principle. Provides high-resolution 2D temperature distributions via tomographic methods for combustion chambers, blast furnaces, and other industrial furnaces. Deployed in more than 300 plants worldwide.
• AGAM Q1 Certified temperature measurement system approved per DIN EN 15267 with QAL1 standard for officially ordered measurement and monitoring per DIN EN 14181. Suitable for German Federal Emission Control Act approvals (13th, 17th, 30th, 44th, 27th BImSchV and TA-Luft). Measuring range 50 to 1,500°C, IP66 rated for indoor/outdoor use.
• AGAM G3 Latest generation of AGAM with highest resolution and faster 2D measurement (200 path temperatures in under 15 seconds, tomographic 2D illustrations updated every second). Features halved compressed air consumption, modern web interface accessible via browser, modular software architecture with modern IT standards, decentralized digitization close to measurement points using Beckhoff industrial hardware, and guaranteed spare parts supply for at least 10 years.
• INDAS (Process Data Management) Process data management system for monitoring, analyzing, and controlling technical processes. Integrates data from any source in any format with 80+ functions to compute and link data, SOAP interface for data exchange, 30+ drivers for system integration, data management and archiving for any data volume, offline evaluations, SAP R/3 and MS Office interfaces, staggered authorization system, and historical process image. Installed in more than 400 plants supporting up to 8,000 data channels.
• H3/C14 Collector Specialized collector system for measuring H3 (tritium) and C14 (carbon-14) isotopes, designed for safe, easy, and reliable measurement in relevant industrial applications.
• HOK Adsorber Adsorber system offered as part of the product portfolio for process optimization applications.
• Technical Consultancy Combustion optimization consulting services for power plants and waste incinerators, provided as a standalone service offering alongside product installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Control quality improvement of up to 40%
• +12 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TMT – Tapping Measuring TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTMT (Tapping Measuring Technology) is the parent group of which Bonnenberg & Drescher GmbH is a member. The company operates under the TMT group umbrella, with TMT SOMA being the joint brand under which acoustic measurement technology is offered in the iron and steel sector.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Durag Group: German-headquartered specialist in combustion monitoring, emissions measurement, and process analytics for power plants, waste incinerators, refineries, and steel works. Closely comparable end markets and product overlap with Bonnenberg & Drescher in furnace temperature and emissions monitoring, with complementary rather than identical measurement modalities.
• AMETEK Land Instruments: Specializes in non-contact temperature measurement and combustion monitoring for industrial furnaces, power plants, and steel/glass processes — directly comparable to AGAM's acoustic gas temperature measurement niche. Competes in the same furnace-temperature-measurement category using infrared/pyrometric methods where AGAM uses acoustics.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Process Solutions: Supplies process measurement, combustion control, and emissions monitoring for power, waste-to-energy, and refining — directly comparable end markets to Bonnenberg & Drescher, with bundled temperature, analytical, and process data solutions competing with AGAM and INDAS.
• KROHNE Group: European-headquartered process instrumentation specialist for flow, level, temperature, and analytical measurement in industrial process industries. Operates in the same power, waste, steel, and chemical end markets with temperature and process measurement products that overlap with Bonnenberg & Drescher's portfolio.
• Yokogawa Electric: Industrial automation and process measurement supplier with a strong installed base in power, waste, and chemicals. Competes via temperature transmitters, combustion analytics, and plant data management solutions that overlap with both AGAM and INDAS offerings.
• Endress+Hauser: Global leader in industrial process instrumentation for flow, level, pressure, temperature, and analytical measurement across process industries. A broad incumbent operating in many of the same power, waste, and chemical/steel end markets as Bonnenberg & Drescher, with much larger scale and a broader portfolio that includes temperature measurement categories competing with AGAM at lower performance tiers.
• Emerson Process Management: Major automation and process measurement supplier whose combustion optimization and analytical portfolio is integrated at EDF Rybnik alongside AGAM. Operates across the same power, waste incineration, and refining customers with overlapping temperature, emissions, and process data management capabilities.
• ABB Measurement & Analytics: Global industrial automation and measurement supplier covering temperature, analytical, and combustion optimization solutions across power, metals, and waste-to-energy — the same verticals Bonnenberg & Drescher serves. Listed as a customer reference for AGAM and offers competing temperature-measurement and process-automation portfolios.
• Siemens Process Automation: Supplies industrial measurement, combustion control, and process automation systems to power plants, waste incinerators, and steel producers across Europe and globally. Overlaps with Bonnenberg & Drescher on temperature measurement, plant data integration, and combustion optimization use cases, with a much broader portfolio.

Others

• TMT (Tapping Measuring Technology): Parent group of Bonnenberg & Drescher and operator of the TMT SOMA brand for acoustic blast furnace measurement. Sister entity in the TMT group rather than a true peer, but the closest direct comparison in blast furnace top temperature measurement where it co-distributes the joint TMT SOMA offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

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