K Tech

What K Tech does

K-Tech GmbH is a Swiss industrial plant engineering company founded in 2012 and headquartered in Balterswil, canton of Thurgau. The company designs, constructs, manufactures, and assembles custom process plants for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries, operating as an owner-managed firm under Managing Director Kevin Schöb with 11–50 employees. Service offerings span the full plant lifecycle: 3D CAD-based engineering (using Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD), component manufacturing, pipeline construction, on-site assembly and commissioning, and a dedicated welding practice covering certified TIG/WIG orbital and laser welding. The company also operates a stainless steel tank sub-brand called inoxTANK, which delivers PED/ASME-compliant tanks worldwide, and a district heating pipe installation service in Switzerland serving the DACH market.

The underlying technology stack is industrial rather than digital: precision welding methods (TIG/WIG orbital with forming gas, and laser welding for thin-walled components and complex geometries) combined with CAD-based 3D design and project-led construction. There is no software platform or recurring product; revenue is generated through custom project contracts spanning quotation, engineering, fabrication, assembly, and certification, with pricing tied to a steel index. Go-to-market is enterprise field sales, with international coverage provided through partner agencies in the USA (Process & Project Innovations LLC, Hanover PA), Hungary (Chemicalproject Kft., Budapest), and Turkey (GG Iklim Grup Liman Hizmetleri A.S., Izmir), plus a regional sales representative in Basel (Thomas Schmidlin) added in 2022. K-Tech supplements direct sales with a network of vertical-specific partner websites (anlagenbau-pharma.ch, anlagenbau-lebensmittel.ch, anlagenbau-chemie.ch, inoxtank.ch, cip-anlagen.ch, permix.ch, perheattransfer.ch, fernwaerme-installation.ch) targeting each served vertical.

Name

K Tech

Legal name

K-Tech GmbH

Website

https://k-tech-gmbh.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

K-Tech GmbH is a Swiss owner-managed industrial plant engineering firm that designs, manufactures, and assembles custom process plants and stainless steel tanks for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries, with international partner agencies in the USA, Hungary, and Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plant Engineering

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Automotive & Heavy Manufacturing Plant Construction (IMAFADAK)

Keywords

• Industrial plant engineering
• Pharmaceutical plant construction
• Food industry equipment
• Chemical plant engineering
• Stainless steel tanks

Headquarters

HQ city

Baltenswil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Plant Engineering & Construction: Full-service industrial plant construction for food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Services include project execution, planning, construction, and manufacturing of turnkey solutions. Revenue generated through custom project contracts from quotation phase through commissioning and certification.
2. Manufacturing and Assembly: Professional manufacturing of components and complete systems using latest technology. Assembly and commissioning of plants by specialized assemblers at customer sites. Revenue from fabrication contracts, pipeline construction, and on-site assembly services.
3. Stainless Steel Tanks (inoxtank Brand): Sale of stainless steel tanks and containers (inoxtank brand) meeting PED and ASME standards, delivered worldwide.
4. District Heating Installation: Installation of district heating pipes in Switzerland, carried out by trained employees with state-of-the-art equipment.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

K-Tech GmbH is an owner-managed Swiss industrial plant engineering company that designs, constructs, manufactures, and assembles turnkey production plants for the pharmaceutical, food, and chemical industries. Services span 3D CAD engineering, certified TIG/WIG orbital and laser welding, pipeline construction, on-site assembly and commissioning, and PED/ASME-compliant stainless-steel tank fabrication under the inoxTANK sub-brand, with additional district heating pipe installation services in Switzerland.

Product overview

K Tech is a Swiss plant engineering company offering integrated solutions for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. The company provides a comprehensive suite of services including Engineering (planning from quotation through commissioning), Construction (3D CAD-based design), Manufacturing, Assembly, and specialized services in Pipeline Construction, Welding Work (TIG, orbital, and laser welding), Plant Manufacturing, and District Heating installation. Under the inoxtANK sub-brand, K Tech also manufactures stainless steel tanks compliant with PED and ASME standards. The offering operates as a unified service portfolio rather than a modular software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• inoxTANK©: Stainless steel tank brand operated by K-Tech GmbH for the food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries, following PED and ASME standards.

Quantifiable outcome

• High product safety ensured through strict quality and validation standards
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Process & Project Innovations LLCcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012K-Tech USA represented by Process & Project Innovations LLC based in Hanover, PA 17331. Provides local support and service for K-Tech plant engineering services in the North American market. Contact: +1 443 799 5386, www.ppinnovate.com.
• Chemicalproject Kft.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012K-Tech Hungary operated by Chemicalproject Kft. located at Gyömrői út 108, 1103 Budapest. Provides plant engineering services for the Hungarian market. Contact: +36 30 939 9226, www.chemicalproject.hu.
• GG Iklim Grup Liman Hizmetleri A.S.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2012K-Tech Turkey represented by GG Iklim Grup Liman Hizmetleri A.S. located in Alsancak, Izmir. Provides plant engineering services for the Turkish market. Contact: +90 232 463 86 32, www.ggiklim.com.
• inoxTANK BrandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2012inoxTANK is a brand operated by K-Tech GmbH for stainless steel tanks and containers. Delivers worldwide meeting PED and ASME standards. Available at inoxtank.ch. Tanks are offered within very short time frames using an inquiry form.
• inoxtank.chminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2012Stainless steel tank construction website for food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Part of the K-Tech partner ecosystem of vertical-specific websites.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• SPX FLOW: Process solutions provider for food, beverage, and industrial markets covering pumps, mixing, heat exchange, and plant engineering — overlapping with K-Tech's permix and perheattransfer offerings and CIP systems.
• Alfa Laval: Swedish global supplier of heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling equipment widely used in food, pharma, and chemical plants. Overlaps K-Tech in stainless fabrication, process piping, and hygienic plant equipment.
• GEA Group: Large German process technology and plant engineering group serving food, beverage, pharma, and chemical customers. Comparable in target verticals and turnkey plant delivery, though orders of magnitude larger than K-Tech.
• Tetra Pak: Swiss/Swedish food processing and packaging plant specialist. Overlaps K-Tech in food-industry plant construction, pipeline and tank fabrication, and stainless-steel hygienic equipment.
• JBT (John Bean Technologies): US-headquartered supplier of food processing and air transport equipment with strong plant-engineering presence in food and pharma — competes in similar stainless-steel hygienic plant build-outs and tank fabrication.
• Syntegon Technology (formerly Bosch Packaging Technology): German process and packaging technology specialist for pharmaceuticals, food, and fine chemicals. Direct overlap in pharmaceutical and food plant engineering with stainless-steel/aseptic capability.
• Bühler Group: Swiss-headquartered global plant and equipment supplier for food, feed, and advanced materials. Direct competitor in Swiss industrial plant engineering though vastly larger; shares the same regulated-vertical customer base in food and chemical-adjacent industries.

Regional players

• BWT (Best Water Technology): European water/process technology group with industrial plant installation capabilities for pharma, food, and chemical customers. Comparable service mix around process piping, tanks, and regulated-industry plant delivery across the DACH region.

Emerging players

• Mersen: Industrial equipment maker serving process industries including chemicals and pharmaceuticals with anti-corrosion and high-purity equipment. Overlaps K-Tech in chemical-process plant engineering and corrosion-resistant stainless fabrication.

Direct peers

• Hosokawa Micron: Mid-sized European specialist in processing and plant technology for pharmaceutical, chemical, and food powders/liquids. Closely comparable in scale and vertical focus to K-Tech, with similar welding/containment capabilities for regulated customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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