ABS Armaturen

What ABS Armaturen does

ABS-Armaturen GmbH is a privately held German specialty manufacturer of houseless penstocks and wastewater system elements, headquartered at Gohfelder Straße 2 in Bad Oeynhausen, Germany, founded in 2002 and operating as a GmbH with 11-50 employees. The firm designs, engineers, and produces custom water-control hardware including slide gates, backwater flaps, dam boards, stop logs, and hydromechanical steel components, all compliant with DIN 19569 part 4 at seal class 3 and DIN 19556. Its competitive posture rests on in-house capabilities spanning construction, statics, production, assembly and maintenance, which the company states yields above-average product lifespan for municipal water infrastructure use cases. Reference projects include channel slide gates up to 5,000mm x 2,500mm withstanding 12-meter water pressure, executed for government water management clients across Germany (Bönen, Dortmund, Karlsruhe/Röthenbach), the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

The company operates a direct-to-customer B2B sales model with project-based, quote-driven pricing — no public price list is published, and customers engage the in-house sales team by phone or email for specification consultation. Revenue is generated entirely through one-time hardware sales of custom-manufactured valves and accessories, with no recurring software, service-contract, or telemetry revenue stream identified. ABS addresses a single primary vertical — municipal water utilities and government infrastructure buyers — and reaches them through direct sales, a downloadable PDF product catalog, exclusive distribution partnership with Gumplmayr in Austria, and trade show presence at sector events (IFAT 2016, IRO 2016). Leadership consists of Managing Director Andre Dieme; the firm has no disclosed outside investors, subsidiaries, or M&A activity and maintains a minimal digital marketing footprint (bilingual website only, no social media profiles listed).

Name

ABS Armaturen

Legal name

ABS-Armaturen GmbH

Website

https://abs-armaturen.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ABS-Armaturen GmbH is a German specialty manufacturer of custom houseless penstocks, backwater flaps, dam boards, and wastewater system elements (DIN 19569/19556 compliant) serving municipal water utilities and government infrastructure projects primarily in Germany and select European markets, via direct project-based B2B sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial valve and hydraulic component manufacturing

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530)

akta.pro primary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water Storage & Conveyance Structures (Tanks, Reservoirs, Canals, Ponds) (AFAAACAH)

Keywords

• Penstock manufacturing
• Wastewater valves
• Slide gate systems
• Hydraulic steel structures
• Backwater prevention

Headquarters

HQ city

Bad Oeynhausen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Valve and Armature Sales: One-time hardware sales of industrial valves and wastewater control components including penstocks, backwater flaps, stop logs, drives, and piping accessories. Products are manufactured to order with custom specifications.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ABS-Armaturen GmbH manufactures gehäuselose Armaturen (penstocks and slide gates), backwater flaps (Rückstauklappen), stop logs (Dammbalken), dam boards (Dammtafeln), overflow weirs, hydraulic drives, shaft and basin equipment, and pipe accessories for wastewater and water management infrastructure. Products are custom-built to DIN 19569 part 4 and DIN 19556 standards, with soft sealing technology and three-sided sealing variants, supplied to municipal water utilities and infrastructure project managers across Europe.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Penstocks (Gehäuselose Armaturen) Custom-manufactured penstocks and slide gates (Gewindeschieber, Absenkrinnenschütze, Rollenschütze, Gleitschütze, Doppelschütze, Steckschütze) for water flow control in wastewater and hydraulic infrastructure. Includes variants functioning as control slide gates, electric slide gates, bottom outlet slide gates, operating outlet slide gates, and emergency closure slide gates. Designed for municipal water utility and infrastructure projects, with pressure ratings up to 12m water column.
• Drives for Penstocks (Antriebe für gehäuselose Armaturen) Actuators and drives designed to operate gehäuselose Armaturen (penstocks), enabling mechanical, electrical, or hand-operated actuation of slide gates.
• Backwater Flaps (Rückstauklappen) Backwater prevention devices including Froschklappen (frog flaps), Pumpenklappen (pump flaps), and Fischbauchklappen (Torsionsklappen / fish-belly flaps). Used in drainage and wastewater systems to prevent reverse flow and backwater incidents.
• Stop Logs and Dam Boards (Dammbalken/Dammtafeln) Stop logs (Dammbalken) and dam boards (Dammtafeln) for water level control and dam/weir management. Three-sided soft sealing per DIN 19569 part 4, seal class 3, for concrete structures. Available in multi-part configurations with wire rope hoists (e.g., Knielinger See: 1600mm x 7900mm, 3-parted with wire rope hoist).
• Steel Hydraulic Structures (Stahlwasserbauten) Steel hydraulic structures including shaft equipment (Schachtausrüstung) and basin equipment (Beckenausrüstung) for water and wastewater infrastructure installations.
• Pipe Accessories (Rohrleitungszubehör) Pipe accessories and fittings complementing the valve and penstock portfolio for hydraulic infrastructure installations.
• Housed Valves (Gehäusearmaturen) Valves with housings (Gehäusearmaturen), complementing the company's gehäuselose (houseless) penstock line for water control applications.

Named customers8 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Gumplmayr (Austria)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2015Exclusive representation in Austria. Gumplmayr was recognized as the highest-revenue ABS exclusive representation in 2015.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AVK Holding A/S: Danish-based global manufacturer of valves and hydrants for water and wastewater, with European DACH subsidiaries. Competes broadly in the same municipal infrastructure space as ABS-Armaturen but with a much wider product and geographic footprint.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: German global player in pumps, valves, and related service. Overlaps with ABS-Armaturen on wastewater/dam applications but operates across the full industrial fluid-handling value chain at much greater scale.
• VAG-Armaturen: Large German manufacturer of valves, penstocks, and hydromechanical equipment for water and wastewater. Competes with ABS-Armaturen on municipal tenders but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• GF Piping Systems (Georg Fischer): Swiss-based manufacturer of piping systems, valves, and fittings for water, gas, and industrial applications. Sells overlapping solutions to municipal and industrial customers across Europe through direct and distributor channels.
• Saint-Gobain PAM (Water Infrastructure): French-headquartered manufacturer of ductile iron pipes, fittings, valves, and access covers for water and sewer networks. Provides broadly overlapping supply portfolios to European municipal water utility customers.

Direct peers

• Hawle Austria / Hawle International: Austrian-headquartered manufacturer of valves, fittings, and hydrants for water supply and wastewater. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base, with strong presence in German-speaking and Benelux water markets.
• Orbinox: Spanish-headquartered manufacturer of penstocks, knife gate valves, and hydraulic actuators for water/wastewater. Directly competes with ABS-Armaturen on gehäuselose Armaturen and dam-board applications across Europe and globally.
• Ham Baker Adams: UK-based manufacturer of penstocks, stop logs, and ancillary water-control equipment. Direct competitor in the UK and European municipal infrastructure market, with comparable product range and engineering depth.
• Erhard (AVK Erhard): German manufacturer of valves and penstocks for water infrastructure, now part of AVK Holding. Directly competes with ABS-Armaturen on penstocks, gate valves, and hydromechanical equipment in DACH-region tenders.
• BÜSCH Technology GmbH: German manufacturer specializing in gehäuselose Schieber (penstocks), backwater flaps, and dam systems for municipal water infrastructure. Closest peer given shared German Mittelstand profile and near-identical product focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/abs-armaturen-gmbh

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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