Center Of Safety Excellence

What Center Of Safety Excellence does

CSE-Engineering Center of Safety Excellence GmbH is a private German engineering consultancy founded in June 2015 and headquartered in Pfinztal near Karlsruhe. It delivers process and plant safety services to operators in the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, food, power generation, and offshore sectors, primarily across Europe. The firm is led by two co-founders — Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jürgen Schmidt (former Hoechst AG) and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Jens Denecke (former BASF SE) — each with 40+ years of process safety experience and academic affiliations at KIT and TU Kaiserslautern, and the company is part of a three-entity CSE umbrella together with CSE-Institut and CSE-Society.

The company operates four core service lines: consulting (risk management, HAZOP, safety concepts, functional safety); sizing of safety devices such as safety valves and rupture discs; type and component testing performed at its proprietary HIGH PRESSURE LOOP facility (pressures up to 3,400 bar, diameters DN4–DN1,400), described as unique in Europe; and digital services including the CSE PROSaR web-based sizing tool and the CSE Academy training and ProSE certification program. Its authority is reinforced by the chairman role on the ISO Technical Committee 185 covering safety devices for protection against excessive pressure, and by officially appointed and sworn expert witness status under §29b BImSchG.

Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, fees for in-house component testing at the HIGH PRESSURE LOOP, subscription and self-service access to CSE PROSaR, and paid training delivered via the CSE Academy. The go-to-market relies on direct technical engagement, conference presence (including the European User Group meetings), and a Preferred Vendor partnership with REMBE GmbH for joint delivery with a major rupture disc manufacturer. The firm reports 200+ customers, 500+ completed risk analyses, and 12+ experts dedicated to risk analysis projects.

Name

Center Of Safety Excellence

Legal name

CSE-Engineering Center of Safety Excellence GmbH

Website

https://cse-engineering.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CSE-Engineering is a German specialist consultancy, founded in 2015, that delivers process and plant safety services — risk analysis, safety-device sizing, component testing, and training — to chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil & gas, food, and power-generation operators across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Process and Plant Safety Engineering

NAICS

Engineering Services (541330), Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAIAK

Reliability, Safety & Risk Engineering (RAMS/PSM) Consulting

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAIAL

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYBPAHAIAI

Systems Engineering & Technical Program Management

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

SECONDARYEDABAEAG

Machine Safety, Guarding & Industrial Equipment Safety

Education/Corporate Training & Professional Development/Workplace Safety (EHS) Training

SECONDARYEUAEAHAL

Leak Detection, Emissions & LDAR Testing (OGI, methane, fugitive emissions)

Energy, Utilities & Environment/Energy Infrastructure & Services (EPC, O&M, Field Services)/Inspection, Testing & Certification (ITC) / NDT for Energy Infrastructure

Keywords

• Process safety engineering
• Plant safety consulting
• Risk analysis HAZOP
• Safety valve sizing
• High pressure testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consulting Services: Professional consulting services covering risk management, safety concepts, hazard assessments, functional safety, explosion protection, emission reduction, environmental protection, and damage investigation. Revenue generated through project-based engagements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

CSE-Engineering Center of Safety Excellence GmbH is a specialized process and plant safety consultancy providing risk analysis, safety concept development, sizing of safety devices (safety valves, rupture discs, low-pressure valves), component type testing at a unique high-pressure facility, functional safety programming, CFD flow simulation, and professional safety training. The firm sells engineering consulting services, the proprietary CSE PROSaR web-based sizing software, the HIGH PRESSURE LOOP test facility, and the CSE Academy training program to industrial clients primarily in the European chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, oil and gas, food, and power generation sectors.

Product overview

CSE-Engineering (Center of Safety Excellence GmbH) is a specialized engineering consultancy and service provider for process and plant safety. The company operates across four main business divisions: (1) Consulting Services covering risk management, safety concepts, functional safety (PLT), explosion protection, emissions, and environmental protection; (2) Sizing Services for calculating and sizing safety devices including valves, rupture discs, and retention systems; (3) Type Testing via the HIGH PRESSURE LOOP — a unique European high-pressure testing facility for component certification; and (4) Digital Services including the CSE PROSaR web-based sizing software, CSE3D CFD flow simulation, and functional safety programming. Supporting these, the CSE Academy delivers Applied Safety Premium Seminars and the CSE Professional Safety Engineer (ProSE) certification. Leadership Groups (EURISG, EURIM, EUGAH, CESIS) facilitate industry knowledge exchange, and the CSE-Sicherheitstage annual conference rounds out the ecosystem.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CSE PROSaR: Web-based sizing software for safety valves, rupture discs, and low-pressure valves
• CSE Academy
• CSE3D
• CSE Risk Experts
• HIGH PRESSURE LOOP

Products and services

• CSE Consulting Services Full-service process and plant safety consulting for industrial clients covering risk management, safety concept development, hazard assessments (HAZOP, HAZID, LOPA, FMEA, What-if, AEA, FTA, QRA), functional safety, explosion protection, emission reduction, environmental protection, damage investigation, and §29b BImSchG expert opinions.
• CSE Sizing Services Calculation and sizing services for safety devices including safety valves, rupture discs, venting devices, retention systems (separators, quenches, dips, flares), emissions dispersion calculations, pressure surge calculations, and laboratory material property measurements using reaction calorimetry.
• CSE Type Testing (HIGH PRESSURE LOOP) Component testing and certification of safety devices (safety valves, rupture discs, armatures) at a Europe-unique high-pressure test facility with pressure stages up to 3400 bar and sizes from DN4 to DN1400. Performance measurement KD, flow resistance KR, flow factors Kv/Kvs/Cv, and certification per ISO 4126, AD 2000, and ASME PTC 25.
• CSE Digital Services Computer-based and digital technology services encompassing the CSE PROSaR sizing software, functional safety programming (PLT/SIL), CFD flow simulation (CSE3D), plant IT/OT security, and remote consultation via CSE Webbased Safety video conference delivery.
• Applied Safety Premium Seminars Premium seminar series covering all core process and plant safety topics including risk management and HAZOP, safety valves, rupture discs, containment systems, exothermic chemical reactions, dispersion calculations, PLT safety devices, plant safety concepts, hazardous substances, explosion protection, pressure surges, fire protection, emergency relief modeling, and ethics in safety engineering. Available as open seminars and in-house trainings.
• CSE Professional Safety Engineer (ProSE) Certification Program Professional certification program for process safety engineers, providing comprehensive training in all core areas of process and plant safety. Process Safety Engineers at CSE-Engineering complete this internal certification program.
• CSE PROSaR Web-Based Sizing Software Web-based proprietary sizing software developed by CSE engineers for the efficient calculation of safety valves, rupture discs, and low-pressure valves, accessible globally via the web platform at proscar.de.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% time savings compared to internal execution of risk analyses
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• REMBE® GmbH Safety + ControlcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerREMBE is a leading manufacturer of high-quality rupture discs for the chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and oil & gas industries. CSE-Engineering Services GmbH is a Preferred Vendor at Rembe for sizing burst disc venting systems for customers. The partnership provides comprehensive safety services combining CSE's sizing expertise with REMBE's product portfolio.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC firm with marine, offshore, oil & gas and process industry safety services including HAZOP, risk assessment, and asset integrity. Comparable to CSE in serving process operators and offering risk-based safety services, but at much larger scale.
• Applus+ IDIADA: Applus+ Group division providing testing, certification, and engineering services with industrial safety offerings for energy, oil & gas, and chemical customers. Comparable to CSE in process and plant safety services but at international scale.
• DEKRA: Leading international TIC organization with process safety, industrial inspection, and certification services for chemical, petrochemical, and energy customers. Overlaps CSE in safety concepts, explosion protection, and pressure equipment testing, but operates globally.
• TÜV Rheinland: Major TIC provider with industrial and plant safety services including pressure equipment certification, explosion protection, and functional safety. Competes with CSE across consulting and certification work but across a much broader service portfolio and global footprint.
• TÜV SÜD: Global testing, inspection, certification and engineering services firm with significant process safety, plant safety, and functional safety practices. Directly comparable as a TICx incumbent whose industrial safety portfolio overlaps CSE's consulting, sizing and type testing offerings, but at vastly larger scale.

Emerging players

• ioMint (Fauske & Associates / FAI): US-based specialist in DIERS-style two-phase flow emergency relief sizing, reaction calorimetry, and process safety consulting for the chemical industry. Closest international technical peer to CSE in terms of two-phase flow sizing methodology and calorimetry-based safety data generation.
• BSL BIOSERVICE Scientific Laboratories: Provider of reaction calorimetry, thermal stability testing, and process safety laboratory services for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Overlaps with CSE's reaction calorimetry laboratory capabilities (DSC, TGA, ARC, TAM) used for safety data determination.
• Grohn Safety & Reliability: Independent German specialist consultancy for process safety, explosion protection, and functional safety, serving chemical and petrochemical clients. Comparable to CSE as a focused mid-sized German process safety specialist with similar methodology-based offerings (HAZOP, SIL, risk analysis).

Direct peers

• REMBE GmbH Safety + Control: Leading manufacturer of rupture discs and explosion protection equipment serving chemical, petrochemical, pharma, and oil & gas. CSE is REMBE's Preferred Vendor for sizing burst disc venting systems, so REMBE is simultaneously a strategic partner and a directly adjacent peer in pressure relief and explosion protection.

Others

• Siemens Industry Software (Plant Simulation / COMOS): Provides digital engineering, plant simulation, and functional safety software used in industrial plant design. Adjacent peer to CSE's CSE PROSaR and CSE3D digital services, given overlap in digital tools for safety-related plant engineering rather than direct consulting competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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