Flimatec AG

What Flimatec AG does

Flimatec AG is a privately held Swiss engineering consultancy headquartered at Technikumstrasse 21 in Horw, Switzerland, specializing in thermal energy technology for industrial clients. Founded in 2014 around co-owner Peter Liem, the firm delivers a structured portfolio of services covering initial consultation (Beratung), energy-state analysis (Energetische Ist-Zustandsanalyse), preliminary screening (PinCH-Grobanalyse), detailed holistic optimization (PinCH-Analyse), technical-economic variant studies including waste heat recovery and thermal storage (Energiekonzepte), and dynamic process simulation (Dynamische Prozesssimulation). The underlying methodology centers on Pinch analysis applied to industrial production processes, complemented by numerical dynamic simulation that allows parameter studies and system-behavior prediction without physical prototypes; the firm claims the approach can reduce clients' thermal energy demand by up to 40%.

The firm's customer base is entirely enterprise industrial — production facilities with significant thermal and fossil-fuel loads in Switzerland — and it also lists political/government and general business stakeholders as secondary audiences. There are no named customer logos in the source material. Delivery is sales-led and direct: initial consultation discussions are followed by tailored project proposals, with engagements structured as multi-year contracts. Pricing is project-quoted and not publicly disclosed, but PinCH analyses for facilities with annual thermal energy costs above CHF 200,000 can qualify for financial support from the Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE), effectively subsidising the client acquisition.

Flimatec operates with a four-person core delivery team (co-owner/Managing Director Peter Liem, energy consultant Stefan Flück, and project managers Barbara Estermann and Adrian Lauber), supplemented by research ties to Hochschule Luzern – Technik & Architektur where Liem and Lauber hold concurrent scientific collaborator roles. The firm also operates under an energy consulting mandate from Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW), giving it an institutional channel into Swiss industrial clients for target-agreement engagements. The geographic footprint is Switzerland-only, with no disclosed expansion outside the domestic market.

Name

Flimatec AG

Legal name

Flimatec AG

Website

https://flimatec.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Flimatec AG is a privately held Swiss engineering consultancy that provides thermal energy optimization services to industrial clients in Switzerland, using Pinch analysis, dynamic process simulation, and energy state analysis delivered by a four-person specialist team.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Thermal Energy Engineering Consulting

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (541620)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Waste Heat Recovery & Heat Integration (HRSG/ORC, Pinch Analysis, Heat Exchangers) (EUABAJAF)

Keywords

• Thermal energy consulting
• Pinch analysis services
• Industrial energy optimization
• Process simulation engineering
• Waste heat recovery

Headquarters

HQ city

Horw

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Engineering Consultancy Services: Professional engineering consultancy services in thermal energy technology, including advisory, analysis, simulation, and optimization services for industrial clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

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Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Flimatec AG is an engineering consultancy (Ingenieurbüro) that delivers specialized services in thermal energy technology. Its core offerings include dynamic process simulations, energy demand analysis for thermal production processes, and holistic energy optimization of industrial processes using PinCH analysis, with the goal of sustainably increasing energy efficiency and economic viability for industrial clients. The service portfolio spans initial consulting, energy state analysis, preliminary and detailed PinCH analyses, energy concepts for waste heat utilization, and dynamic process simulation.

Product overview

Flimatec AG is an engineering consultancy offering thermal energy optimization services. The company provides a structured service portfolio comprising consulting, energy state analysis, PinCH-Grobanalyse (preliminary PinCH analysis), PinCH-Analyse (detailed PinCH analysis), energy concepts, and dynamic process simulation. These services work together as an integrated approach: consulting establishes client needs, analysis services quantify energy flows, PinCH-Grobanalyse identifies initial optimization potential, PinCH-Analyse delivers comprehensive optimization recommendations with up to 40% energy savings, energy concepts develop waste heat utilization strategies, and process simulation validates system behavior. The company specializes in helping industrial clients reduce thermal energy requirements through holistic system optimization.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beratung (Consulting) Individual consultation service that forms the basis of Flimatec's offerings. The team discusses problem statements with clients and reviews existing documentation on energy needs, production processes, and infrastructure systems.
• Energetische Ist-Zustandsanalyse (Energy State Analysis) Comprehensive analysis of the energy state of systems and processes, creating transparency on energy consumption and waste heat potential. Includes measurement concept development, systematic data collection, and detailed data evaluation through balance calculations.
• PinCH-Grobanalyse (PinCH Rough Analysis) Preliminary analysis of overall systems using basic data (annual energy needs, operating hours, equipment specifications) to determine efficiency improvement potential. Helps assess potential for internal heat recovery, waste heat utilization, and energy supply optimization.
• PinCH-Analyse (PinCH Analysis) Detailed thermal production process optimization using PinCH methodology. Holistic optimization of production processes, building technology, and energy supply systems to achieve energy savings of up to 40%. Analyzes how heat exchangers must be integrated into overall systems to utilize waste heat and cooling needs productively.
• Energiekonzepte (Energy Concepts) Technical-economic variant studies for waste heat utilization and energy supply reorientation. Includes alternative energy forms, efficient energy use, and thermal energy storage solutions.
• Dynamische Prozesssimulation (Dynamic Process Simulation) Simulation tool for analyzing the behavior of thermal systems and processes, applicable to existing or new applications. Enables parameter studies, system optimization, and characteristic value prediction without physical prototypes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduction of thermal energy demand by up to 40%

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Swiss Federal Office of Energy (BFE)coreOthersSwiss government agency providing financial support for PinCH analyses when certain conditions are met. Qualifying projects must have annual thermal energy costs exceeding CHF 200,000.
• Energie-Agentur der Wirtschaft (EnAW)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy Agency of the Economy provides energy consulting mandate. Team members Peter Liem and Stefan Flück conduct energy consulting within this mandate framework, advising clients on energy optimization.
• Hochschule Luzern - Technik & ArchitekturminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration with university. Team members Peter Liem (since 2009) and Adrian Lauber (since 2007) serve as scientific collaborators while also working at Flimatec.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Stantec: International engineering consultancy with significant energy, industrial, and environment practices serving process and manufacturing clients on thermal optimization, energy efficiency, and decarbonization. Comparable as a large incumbent offering overlapping services but as part of a much broader portfolio rather than a thermal-energy niche.
• AFRY: Nordic engineering consultancy (formerly ÅF/Pöyry) with a leading process-industry and energy practice serving pulp, paper, chemicals, and power clients. Comparable as a major incumbent engineering firm in industrial thermal/process energy system work.
• Ramboll Group: International engineering consultancy with deep energy and decarbonization practices advising industrial clients on energy efficiency and process heat systems. Comparable as a broad incumbent engineering firm covering the same industrial energy-adjacent space.
• Arcadis: International design and consultancy firm with sustainability, energy transition, and industrial clients. Comparable as a broad incumbent engineering consultancy that operates in the same industrial energy efficiency and decarbonization space, though at much larger scale.

Emerging players

• South Pole Group: Swiss-rooted global climate solutions provider offering sustainability advisory, energy and emissions reduction, and corporate decarbonization consulting to industrial clients. Comparable as a Swiss-based sustainability/energy consultancy that overlaps with Flimatec on industrial energy efficiency and waste-heat work, though at a much larger scale and broader scope.

Direct peers

• Eicher+Pauli AG: Swiss engineering consultancy focused on power and energy systems engineering for utilities, industry, and infrastructure clients. Comparable as another small/mid-sized Swiss specialist energy engineering firm pursuing overlapping thermal/energy system work with the same industrial mid-market.
• Amstein + Walthert AG: Major Swiss engineering consultancy with a deep energy, HVAC, and building-services practice that performs thermal energy optimization and process analysis for industrial and commercial clients, often using Pinch and similar holistic methodologies. Directly comparable as a Swiss-based specialist engineering firm serving the same customer type.

Regional players

• Drees & Sommer: German engineering consultancy focused on real estate, building services, MEP engineering, and energy efficiency for industrial and commercial clients across the DACH region. Comparable as a regional engineering consultancy serving similar customer types but operating primarily in Germany rather than Switzerland.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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