What STUBBE does

STÜBBE is a German industrial manufacturer of plastic-based fluid handling equipment, including centrifugal pumps, industrial valves, and electronic measurement and control technology. Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Vlotho, Germany, the company engineers its products from high-quality plastics specifically to handle aggressive, corrosive, and abrasive media in chemical processing, mining, water treatment, surface finishing, and industrial plant construction. The product portfolio is organized into three centrifugal pump lines — X-CLASS for heavy-duty/extreme applications (launched 2018), E-CLASS for low-solids media (launched 2021), and CLASSIC for solids-free media — together with a broad range of shut-off, control, and measurement valves, plus electronic flow, pressure, level, and dosing devices.

The business operates a hybrid go-to-market model combining direct enterprise sales by named field representatives, inside sales, and a B2B e-commerce platform (the STÜBBE online shop) that enables self-configuration, immediate registration-based pricing, no minimum order value, and a 3D virtual showroom for product exploration. Distribution is international, with manufacturing facilities in Germany and Suzhou, China (relocated from Shenzhen in 2011), and wholly-owned sales subsidiaries in France, Spain, and China. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales of pumps, valves, and measurement technology, supplemented by spare parts, custom solutions, and consulting services. The company also offers an IIoT-Dashboard NODE for cloud-based visualization of measurement data from Modbus RTU-LoRaWAN converters.

STÜBBE is structured as a privately held German GmbH & Co. KG, with sole shareholder Ulrich Stiebel since 1994 (previously part of the STIEBEL ELTRON group from 1977). The company is led by Managing Director Matthias Getzlaff, employs 51–100 people, and serves enterprise industrial customers globally, with K+S AG documented as a major reference account for the X-CLASS pump line at the Werra potash facility.

Name

STUBBE

Legal name

STÜBBE GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://stuebbe.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

STÜBBE is a German manufacturer of plastic centrifugal pumps, industrial valves, and measurement and control technology, serving chemical, mining, water treatment, and industrial plant customers from facilities in Germany and China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Fluid Handling Equipment (Pumps & Valves)

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Centrifugal Pumps (IMAHANAA)

Keywords

• Industrial centrifugal pumps
• Plastic valves manufacturing
• Fluid handling equipment
• Chemical process equipment
• Measurement control technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Vlotho

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial pumps and valves product sales: Core revenue stream from manufacturing and selling centrifugal pumps (X-CLASS, E-CLASS, CLASSIC lines), industrial valves (shut-off valves, control valves, measurement valves), and measurement & control technology. Products are configurable and largely orderable through the online shop.
2. Measurement & control technology: Electronic measurement and control technology including flow meters, pressure sensors, level sensors, dosing technology, and display/control units sold as part of integrated fluid handling solutions.
3. Spare parts: Replacement parts for pumps, valves, and measurement technology available through the online shop and service department.
4. Custom solutions and consulting: Special solutions (Sonderlösungen) and consulting services for complex industrial applications, including application-specific product configuration and technical advisory.
5. Online shop B2B platform: B2B e-commerce platform with registration-based pricing, featuring no minimum order value and immediate discounts after registration. Payment methods include invoice (after second order), PayPal, credit card, and SOFORT.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

STÜBBE manufactures and sells industrial centrifugal pumps (X-CLASS, E-CLASS, CLASSIC lines), industrial valves (shut-off, control, measurement), and electronic measurement & control technology, all engineered from high-quality plastics for handling aggressive, corrosive, and abrasive media in chemical processing and mining applications. The company also operates a B2B online shop and virtual showroom for self-service configuration and ordering, complemented by direct enterprise sales and custom-solution consulting.

Product overview

STÜBBE is an industrial technology company manufacturing and distributing centrifugal pumps, industrial valves, and measurement & control technology. The product portfolio is organized into three main pump lines: STÜBBE X-CLASS (heavy-duty centrifugal pumps for extreme applications), STÜBBE E-CLASS (pumps for media with low solids content), and STÜBBE CLASSIC (pumps for media without solids content). Industrial valves span shut-off valves (butterfly valves, ball valves, diaphragm valves, vent valves), control valves (pressure relief, pressure reducing, control ball valves, water jet pumps), measurement valves (flow measurement tubes), and electronic measurement & control technology (flow meters, pressure sensors, level sensors, display units). Products are configurable and available through an online shop for B2B customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STÜBBE X-CLASS: Heavy-duty centrifugal pumps for extreme applications
• STÜBBE E-CLASS
• STÜBBE CLASSIC

Products and services

• STÜBBE X-CLASS Centrifugal Pumps Heavy-duty centrifugal pumps designed for extreme industrial applications, handling highly abrasive and corrosive media. Includes vertical chemical centrifugal pump (VCX), block chemical pump (BX), and chemical standard pump (NX). Targets chemical processing, mining, and other demanding industrial fluid-handling applications.
• STÜBBE E-CLASS Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal pumps designed for media with low solids content, featuring robust construction with mechanical seal in block design. Includes BE block chemical pump with mechanical seal. Targets industrial fluid-handling applications with low-solids chemical media.
• STÜBBE CLASSIC Centrifugal Pumps Centrifugal pumps designed for media without solids content. Includes magnetically coupled spiral casing pumps (SHM), plastic spiral casing pumps (SHB), and immersion pumps (ETLB). The new generation of magnetically coupled pumps was introduced in 2022 with hermetic sealing for leak-free operation.
• Butterfly Shut-off Valves (Absperrklappen) Shut-off butterfly valves including the K 210 model, manufactured from plastic for industrial applications with aggressive media.
• Ball Shut-off Valves (Absperrkugelhähne) Ball shut-off valves including C 200, C 10, C 108, and C 110 models for various industrial applications. Backed by the patented C16 ball valve technology registered in 1961.
• Diaphragm Valves (Membranventile) Diaphragm valves including MV 308, MV 309, MV 310, and MVB 100/200 models for industrial use with aggressive media.
• Pressure Maintenance Valves (Druckhalteventile) Pressure maintenance valves including DHV 712, DHV 712-R, and DHV 718 for industrial applications.
• Pressure Reducing Valves (Druckminderventile) Pressure reducing valves including DMV 750, DMV 755, and DMV 765 models for industrial fluid handling.
• Control Ball Valves (Regelkugelhähne) Control ball valves including C 200 Prop and C 200 DOS for flow regulation in industrial applications.
• Water Jet Pumps (Wasserstrahlpumpen) Water jet pumps including the SP 820 model for industrial fluid handling applications.
• USF Ultrasonic Flow Meter & Dosing Device Ultrasonic flow measurement and dosing device for industrial applications.
• PTM Pressure and Temperature Sensor Pressure and temperature sensor for industrial measurement applications.
• HFT Level and Temperature Sensor Hydrostatic fill level and temperature sensor for industrial tank monitoring.
• UNI DISPLAY — Display and Control Unit Display and control unit for industrial measurement and control systems.
• STÜBBE B2B Online Shop B2B-only e-commerce platform enabling business customers to self-configure and order pumps, valves, and measurement technology. Features pump finder and valve finder tools, registration-based discounted pricing, no minimum order value, and order tracking. Payment methods include PayPal, credit card, SOFORT, and invoice (after second order upon approval).
• Virtual Showroom Interactive 3D virtual showroom for exploring centrifugal pumps and industrial valves with guided expert tours of the Vlotho production facility, available with or without expert guidance.
• Consulting & Custom Solutions Technical consulting and custom product solutions (Sonderlösungen) for complex industrial applications, including expert consultation on centrifugal pump and industrial valve selection, and application-specific product configuration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly extended service life (Standzeiten) compared to traditional metal pumps in mining brine applications
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• STIEBEL ELTRON subsidiary networkminorOthers · 1 January 2004STÜBBE was acquired in 1977 by shareholders of STIEBEL ELTRON. In 1994, Ulrich Stiebel became the sole shareholder. The company operates as an independent subsidiary with its own manufacturing and sales operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Wilo SE: German pump manufacturer with a growing industrial pump portfolio including chemical and process applications. Domestic competitor to STÜBBE with broader scale and brand reach.
• Grundfos: Danish global pump manufacturer with a large industrial pump portfolio including chemical process pumps. Broader and more diversified than STÜBBE but overlaps in industrial fluid handling.
• Xylem Inc. US-based global water technology and pump manufacturer with industrial pump offerings serving chemical and mining customers. Much larger and broader than STÜBBE but overlaps in niche industrial pumps.
• Sulzer Ltd: Swiss global pump and rotating equipment manufacturer with deep presence in chemical, petrochemical and water applications. Competes with STÜBBE in industrial fluid handling for harsh media.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: One of the world's largest pump and valve manufacturers, headquartered in Germany. Overlaps with STÜBBE in chemical and industrial process pumps but offers a much broader product portfolio and global service network.
• Flowserve Corporation: US-based global manufacturer of pumps, valves, seals and automation for chemical, mining and general industrial markets. Overlaps with STÜBBE in industrial chemical pumps and valves.

Direct peers

• Richter Chemie-Technik: German specialist in PTFE/PFA-lined centrifugal pumps and valves for the chemical industry. Direct competitor to STÜBBE in plastic and plastic-lined fluid handling for aggressive media.
• Argal S.r.l. Italian manufacturer of plastic centrifugal and magnetic-drive pumps for the chemical industry. Closely comparable to STÜBBE in plastic fluid handling for aggressive media, with similar size and niche specialization.
• Watson-Marlow (Spirax-Sarco): Specialty pump manufacturer offering chemical-resistant peristaltic and sinusoidal pumps and fluid path solutions for chemical processing. Comparable to STÜBBE in niche industrial fluid handling for aggressive media.
• Almatec (part of PSG, Dover): German manufacturer specializing in plastic pneumatic diaphragm pumps and EODD pumps for chemical applications. Closely comparable to STÜBBE in plastic fluid handling for aggressive media.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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