Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie

What Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie does

Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie is a privately held German engineering company that designs, manufactures, and sells industrial centrifugal pumps under the legal entity Schmalenberger GmbH + Co. KG, headquartered in Tübingen, Germany. Founded circa 1950–1954, the company has operated for over 70 years and maintains an export office in Saint Avertin, France, supported by a network of sales and service partners for global distribution.

The company's core offering is a broad centrifugal pump portfolio organized into 11 major categories: horizontal pumps (Typ NB, ZHB, SM, KSP, FB), vertical/immersion pumps (Typ ZHS, FZ, SZ, SZcut, Z, NZ, ZHT, TH, DUO), inline pumps (Typ S), plus specialized dry-installed, self-priming, plastic, cutter, free-flow, and normblock configurations. Flow rates span from 10 m³/h up to 450 m³/h and delivery heads up to 400 m, allowing the same platform to address very different pressure regimes. Technical capabilities are demonstrated through recent product launches including the SZcut 40-13 cutter pump with integrated chip-cutting mechanism for aluminum chip handling in coolant return systems (up to 300 l/min), efficiency improvements of up to 12% in the Type SM self-priming series with 50% larger solids handling, and an expanded bearing carrier program supporting motor sizes up to 225 (37 kW). The company also offers custom-engineered pump solutions for extreme or non-standard requirements, and distributes the PSpro+ pump selection software to support customer self-service.

The business model is B2B industrial equipment sales with quote-based pricing that varies by pump type, size, motor configuration, and materials. Revenue is generated primarily through hardware sales, supplemented by professional services for custom engineering and free software tools that drive specification wins. Go-to-market relies on direct sales from the Tübingen HQ, the French export office, and a partner channel, with customer acquisition reinforced by trade show presence at AMB (Stuttgart), EMO (Hannover), and GrindingHub, plus a multilingual website with an interactive product finder. Target customers are B2B OEMs and end users across eight industrial verticals including machine tools (the primary segment), surface treatment and cleaning, industrial cooling, glass, plastics, special plant engineering, environmental engineering, and swimming pool technology (under the Fluvo sub-brand). The company is led by managing director Dietmar Rogg (Dipl. Kfm.), with no public ownership, parent company, or external funding disclosed.

Name

Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie

Legal name

Schmalenberger GmbH + Co. KG

Website

https://schmalenberger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1950

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie is a German manufacturer of industrial centrifugal pumps, offering 14+ pump types for machine tools, surface technology, industrial cooling, glass, plastics, special plant engineering, environmental technology, and swimming pool applications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Pumps

NAICS

Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Centrifugal Pumps (IMAHANAA)

Keywords

• Industrial centrifugal pumps
• Fluid handling equipment
• Machine tool pumps
• Cooling circulation pumps
• Swimming pool equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Tübingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Centrifugal Pumps: B2B sale of centrifugal pumps across 14+ pump types and numerous sizes. Products serve machine tools, surface technology, industrial cooling, glass industry, plastics industry, special plant engineering, environmental engineering, and swimming pool technology sectors.
2. Pump Selection Software (PSpro+): User-friendly pump selection program provided to customers for self-service pump selection based on parameters. Distributed as downloadable software tool.
3. Custom/Individual Solutions: Custom pump design and engineering services for extreme requirements and individual configurations not available from standard product range.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie manufactures industrial centrifugal pumps across more than 14 pump types in numerous sizes, organized into horizontal, vertical, inline, immersion, self-priming, plastic, cutter, free flow, and normblock configurations. The pumps serve fluid handling needs in machine tools, surface treatment, industrial cooling, glass, plastics, special plant engineering, environmental engineering, and swimming pool technology, with custom-engineered solutions for extreme operating conditions and downloadable PSpro+ selection software.

Product overview

Schmalenberger Strömungstechnologie is a manufacturer of industrial centrifugal pumps with over 70 years of experience. The product portfolio consists of 14+ pump types organized into 11 major categories: horizontal pumps (Typ NB, ZHB, SM, KSP, FB), vertical/immersion pumps (Typ ZHS, FZ, SZ, SZcut, Z, NZ, ZHT, TH, DUO), inline pumps (Typ S), plus specialized categories for dry installation, immersion, self-priming, plastic, cutter, free flow, and normblock pumps. The company also offers custom pump solutions for extreme requirements. Key pump types include the Typ NB for standard industrial applications, Typ SM for self-priming operations, Typ SZcut with integrated chip cutter for coolant return systems, and the Typ DUO for high-pressure applications. Industrial applications span machine tools, surface technology, industrial cooling, glass industry, plastics industry, special plant engineering, environmental engineering, and swimming pool technology.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Fluvo: Swimming pool technology brand referenced in website XML tags

Products and services

• Typ NB Horizontal Centrifugal Pump

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 12% efficiency improvements in SM series self-priming pumps
• +2 more outcomes

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• WILO SE: German-headquartered global pump manufacturer with strong industrial, building services, and water management lines. Overlaps with Schmalenberger in industrial centrifugal pumps and shares a German Mittelstand engineering heritage, though Wilo is materially larger and more diversified.
• Grundfos Holding A/S: Global Danish pump manufacturer and one of the largest centrifugal pump producers in the world. Overlaps with Schmalenberger in industrial centrifugal pumps applied to cooling, process, and water handling, though Grundfos serves a much broader geographic and customer footprint.
• Sulzer Ltd. Swiss industrial engineering group with a substantial pump division covering centrifugal pumps for water, oil & gas, and process industries. Comparable product technology (centrifugal pumps), but operating at significantly larger scale and across more end markets than Schmalenberger.
• Xylem Inc. Global water technology company offering a broad portfolio of centrifugal pumps for water, wastewater, and industrial applications. Comparable product technology in industrial centrifugal pumps, particularly in environmental/water handling, but at substantially larger scale and with a public-company, water-utility focus.
• Flowserve Corporation: US-based global supplier of pumps, valves, and seals for power, oil & gas, chemical, and water industries. Comparable in offering industrial centrifugal pumps to process and OEM customers, though operating at far larger scale and with a different geographic and end-market mix.
• KSB SE & Co. KGaA: Germany's largest pump and valve manufacturer, offering a broad industrial centrifugal pump portfolio across water, waste water, energy, and process industries. Directly comparable product category (centrifugal pumps for industrial applications) but with much broader scale, vertical integration, and global service network.

Emerging players

• Tapflo Group AB: Swedish manufacturer of industrial pumps including centrifugal and specialty pump types for chemical, hygiene, and processing applications. Comparable as a European mid-sized pump specialist with a focus on industrial OEM and process customers, though Tapflo emphasizes plastic and hygienic pumps more heavily.
• Argal S.r.l. Italian manufacturer of centrifugal and plastic pumps for industrial chemical processing applications. Comparable as a European niche centrifugal pump maker with focus on plastic/aggressive-media pumps, overlapping with Schmalenberger's Kunststoffpumpen line for chemical resistance applications.

Direct peers

• Allweiler GmbH (CIRCOR): German centrifugal pump specialist (now part of CIRCOR International) with deep roots in industrial process pumps. Closely comparable as a German-engineered centrifugal pump manufacturer serving industrial process and OEM applications, with similar product breadth and customization DNA.
• Speck Pumpen Walter Speck GmbH & Co. KG: German family-owned manufacturer of centrifugal pumps for industrial and swimming pool applications. Almost directly comparable in size, ownership structure (family Mittelstand), geography, and product/customer mix — including the swimming pool vertical that Schmalenberger serves via Fluvo.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pumpentechnik
• Facebookfacebook.com/schmalenberger.fluvo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/schmalenberger

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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