VPT Kompressoren

What VPT Kompressoren does

VPT-Kompressoren GmbH is a privately held German engineering company headquartered in Remscheid (Bergisches Land) that designs, manufactures, and services custom industrial gas compressors and turnkey compression systems. Its product portfolio spans oil-injected and oil-free screw compressors, reciprocating piston compressors (60 HP to 20,500 HP), compact specialty-gas compressors, centrifugal blowers, microgas turbines (50 kW to 1 MW) with proprietary air-bearing technology, and dedicated LNG boil-off gas (BOG) compressor units for marine and terminal use. Supporting the equipment portfolio, VPT manufactures its own ESTSYN line of synthetic, semi-synthetic, and mineral lubricants, providing an integrated consumables revenue stream tied to its installed base.

The business model centers on direct enterprise sales of custom-engineered systems, delivered as turnkey containerized solutions weighing up to 100 tons that are fully piped, wired, and integrated with proprietary SCADA automation. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time equipment sales and turnkey plant deliveries, supplemented by manufacturer-independent service contracts, spare parts, and a 24/7 emergency hotline. The company maintains a regulatory and certification moat consisting of ATEX Zone 1/Zone 2 compliance, ISO 9001:2015, SCC 2011, and a comprehensive set of marine class certifications (DNV-GL, BV, ABS, CCS, LLOYD'S, RINA, KR), which collectively gate access to LNG, offshore, and explosive-gas customers. Named enterprise customers include HITACHI, GE, Solar Turbines, and Rolls-Royce for gas turbine fuel-gas booster applications, indicating integration into major OEM supply chains, alongside refinery, biogas, and oil-field deployments across energy, industrial, LNG/marine, and public utility segments.

Name

VPT Kompressoren

Legal name

VPT-Kompressoren GmbH

Website

https://vpt-kompressoren.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

VPT-Kompressoren GmbH is a privately held German engineering firm that designs, manufactures, and services custom industrial gas compressors, microgas turbines, and turnkey compression plants for energy, petrochemical, LNG/marine, and industrial customers worldwide from its Remscheid headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Compressors and Compressed Gas Equipment

NAICS

Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132), Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing (324191)

SIC

Oil & Gas Field Machinery & Equipment (3533), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Engines & Turbines (3510)

akta.pro primary industry

Process Gas & High-Pressure Compressors (IMAHANAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG), Air & Gas Compressors (General Purpose) (IMAHANAE), Controls, Monitoring & Condition Management (for Pumps/Compressors) (IMAHANAI)

Keywords

• Industrial gas compressors
• Screw compressor systems
• LNG BOG compressors
• Biomethane injection plants
• Compressor maintenance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Remscheid

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Compressor Systems: Design, manufacturing, and delivery of custom compressor systems including screw compressors, reciprocating compressors, compact compressors, and specialized gas compressors for industrial applications
2. Turnkey Plant Solutions: Complete plant solutions including engineering, construction, installation, commissioning, and containerized systems for biomethane injection and other applications
3. Special Lubricants: Manufacturing and supply of proprietary ESTSYN synthetic, semi-synthetic, and mineral lubricant products for compressors and industrial applications
4. Service, Maintenance & Spare Parts: Manufacturer-independent maintenance and repair services for compressor stations, including spare parts availability, emergency service (24/7 hotline), and economic calculations for repair vs. replacement decisions

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

VPT-Kompressoren GmbH designs, manufactures, and services custom-engineered industrial gas compressor systems, including oil-injected and oil-free screw compressors, reciprocating piston compressors, compact compressors, ATEX blowers, LNG BOG units, and air-bearing microgas turbines. The company delivers turnkey concrete-container plant solutions up to 100 tons for biomethane injection and process gas applications, and supplies its own proprietary ESTSYN synthetic and mineral lubricants along with manufacturer-independent maintenance, spare parts, and 24/7 emergency service.

Product overview

VPT Kompressoren offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial compressor solutions and related products. The core offering includes custom plant engineering and turnkey compressor systems, complemented by five main compressor types: oil-injected and oil-free screw compressors, compact compressors for specialty gases, reciprocating piston compressors (60 HP to 20,500 HP), and blowers for ATEX applications. Specialized solutions include LNG BOG compressors for marine and terminal applications and microgas turbines (50 kW-1 MW). Supporting the compressor portfolio, VPT offers the ESTSYN lubricant product line with synthetic compressor oils (CE, GLY, and POLY variants) and a full range of special lubricants for industrial applications. The company provides complete lifecycle support from engineering and manufacturing to commissioning and maintenance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Compressor Systems – Custom Plant Engineering (Verdichteranlagen – Sonderanlagenbau) Turnkey compressor systems with complete engineering, design, production, installation, commissioning, and training for industrial customers. Includes containerized concrete solutions for outdoor installation or industrial buildings, up to 100 tons total weight, with full piping, wiring, automation, SCADA, cooling, separators, filters and auxiliary units.
• Oil-injected Screw Compressors (Öleingespritzte Schraubenverdichter) Positive displacement screw compressors using oil injection for lubrication and cooling. Flow volumes 50 to 10,000 m³/h, pressures 0 to 80 bar, with variable speed, slide valve and bypass control options. Used for process gas and special gas compression in industrial plants.
• Oil-free Screw Compressors (Ölfreie Schraubenverdichter) Screw compressors operating without oil lubrication using synchronization gears that maintain the rotor-to-housing gap. Suitable for air, natural gas, and chemical/petrochemical gases. Flow rates 250 to 80,000 m³/h, vacuum up to 100 mbar, multi-stage final pressure up to 55 bar(a).
• Compact Compressors (Kompaktverdichter) RC compact compressors in space-saving design for specialty gas transportation with dedicated software control systems. ATEX-certified for explosive applications. Flow rate up to 1,000 m³/h, pressure range from mbar to 16 bar.
• Reciprocating Compressors (Kolbenverdichter) Piston-driven compressors ranging from 60 HP (45 kW) to 20,500 HP (15,300 kW). Available in oil-free and oil-lubricated designs for fuel gas supply, gas production, CNG fueling, and gas recovery applications. Flow volumes up to 1,000,000 Nm³/h, final pressure up to 450 bar(a).
• Blowers (Gebläse) Centrifugal blowers for explosive gases ATEX-compliant (Zone 1 and Zone 2). Oil-free, pulsation-free gas flow for biogas, sewage gas, landfill gas, natural gas, and CO2. Volume flows 200–20,000 m³/h with belt drive and direct drive options.
• LNG Solutions (LNG) Special compressors for LNG boil-off gas (BOG) terminals and marine applications. Includes standard BOG compressor units, custom BOG units, vacuum pump ship sets, and VRU blowers. Marine certifications: DNV-GL, BV, ABS, CCS, LLOYD'S, RINA, KR. Capacities 0–25,000 kg/h, discharge pressures up to 120 barg, oil separation <0.5 ppm (optional 0 ppm).
• Microgas Turbines (Mikrogasturbinen) Compact power generation units with air-bearing technology requiring no lubricants or coolants. All rotating parts on common shaft at 96,000 rpm nominal speed. Nominal capacities 50 kW to 1 MW. Modular design enables parallel operation of up to 20 turbines.
• Compressor Lubricants (ESTSYN line) ESTSYN synthetic lubricant product line engineered for VPT compressor systems. Includes ESTSYN CE (ISO VG 32–220), ESTSYN GLY (ISO VG 68–220), and ESTSYN POLY (ISO VG 32–150) compressor oils with exceptional durability and stability.
• Special Lubricants (Spezialschmierstoffe) High-performance synthetic, semi-synthetic, and mineral special lubricants including compressor oils, vacuum pump oils, gas engine oils, gear oils, hydraulic fluids, heat transfer oils, high-temperature oils, and lubricating greases for various industrial applications.
• Service, Maintenance & Spare Parts Manufacturer-independent maintenance and repair services for compressor stations of all common models — including rare or out-of-production machines — plus spare parts availability, 24/7 emergency hotline, and economic calculations for repair-vs-replacement decisions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Container systems fully piped and wired with process periphery, automation, SCADA, cooling, separators, and auxiliary units installed
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SAMAPI GroupminorOthersSAMAPI Group is referenced as part of the corporate structure/links. VPT operates within this corporate group structure for product and market development through to global service. The SAMAPI Group website is samapigroup.com.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atlas Copco: Global industrial group with broad compressor, blower, and vacuum portfolios plus industrial tool and assembly solutions. Larger incumbent offering standardized and custom compressor systems across the same end-markets as VPT, with vastly greater scale and global service footprint.
• MAN Energy Solutions: German-headquartered manufacturer of large-bore diesel engines, turbomachinery, and process gas compressors for oil & gas, marine, and power generation. Comparable in process gas compression and marine-certified products, but at much larger scale and broader scope.
• Ingersoll Rand: US-based global industrial company manufacturing compressors (oil-free, oil-flooded, centrifugal), blowers, and fluid management equipment. Comparable in oil-free screw compressor technology and energy/biogas application coverage, but at multinational scale.
• Sulzer: Swiss industrial engineering company producing pumps, compressors, and rotating equipment for oil & gas, power, and water applications. Overlapping product lines in industrial compression and aftermarket services, with broader portfolio scale.
• Siemens Energy: Global energy technology company producing gas turbines, compression systems, and grid technology for utilities and industrial customers. Directly comparable in gas turbine booster and process gas compression applications, with substantially larger resources.

Direct peers

• Kaeser Kompressoren: German-headquartered manufacturer of industrial compressors (rotary screw, reciprocating, oil-free) and turnkey compressed air systems serving industrial customers globally. Directly comparable in geography, mid-market industrial positioning, and full-system delivery model, though significantly larger than VPT.
• NEUMAN & ESSER: German manufacturer of reciprocating and rotary gas compressors for oil & gas, petrochemical, and industrial gas applications. Closely matches VPT's custom-engineered gas compression focus and German Mittelstand heritage, with overlapping customer segments in process gas and gas turbine boosting.
• Howden: Global specialist in air and gas handling equipment, including screw and reciprocating compressors, blowers, and aftermarket services for industrial and process applications. Closely comparable product portfolio, particularly in blowers, screw compressors, and energy industry exposure.
• Burckhardt Compression: Swiss manufacturer of reciprocating compressors and compression solutions for gas compression, LNG, refining, and petrochemicals. Direct peer in reciprocating compressor technology, LNG BOG applications, and manufacturer-independent service offerings.

Others

• Caterpillar Solar Turbines: Manufacturer of mid- to large-size industrial gas turbines (including Taurus 70 referenced in VPT's customer list). Listed as OTHERS because it is a customer/buyer of VPT's booster compressors rather than a competitor; it represents the prime-mover market VPT's microgas turbines may eventually address.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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