PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co.KG

What PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co.KG does

PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co. KG is a privately-held German specialty engineering and plant construction company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Kirchheim bei München. The firm designs, manufactures, assembles, and commissions stainless steel process plants — primarily KZE/pasteurization systems, Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) systems, pipeline pigging systems, sterile tank storage, multi-component beverage mixing, and truck unloading stations — for breweries, mineral water and soft drink producers, dairy and cheese manufacturers, fruit juice processors, wineries, spirits producers, pharmaceutical and cosmetics firms, and selected non-food industrial customers. Services extend from initial concept and 3D engineering through control cabinet construction (EPLAN, VDE-compliant), PLC-based automation on the Siemens S7 TIA Portal platform (with WinCC/Aveva Intouch SCADA, Profibus/Profinet integration, and VPN-based remote maintenance), on-site installation by TÜV-certified welders, commissioning, and ongoing service.

The business operates as a project-based, quote-priced B2B engineering contractor targeting enterprise industrial customers across German-speaking Europe (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Revenue is generated through one-time custom plant engineering and construction projects, complemented by automation and service/maintenance contracts; pricing is bespoke per project with no published rate cards. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification (TÜV Süd, valid through Nov 2027) and WHG-Fachbetrieb certification (valid through July 2027), enabling it to bid on regulated food, beverage, and pharmaceutical work. Reference customers named on the website include Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Paulaner, Augustiner Bräu, Hofbräuhaus München, Bitburger, Apollinaris, Frankenbrunnen, Boehringer Ingelheim, Hexal Sandoz, Bionorica, Bosch, Maggi, and Goldsteig, among roughly 25+ named logos. The company is management-controlled (Managing Director Christopher Busch), has no external investors or PE backing, and operates with approximately 40 employees and an internal track record of over 7,500 completed projects.

Name

PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co.KG

Legal name

PAT GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://pat-online.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co. KG is a German specialty engineering firm founded in 1998 that designs, builds, and commissions stainless steel process plants — including pasteurization, CIP, pigging, sterile storage, and automation systems — for breweries, mineral water, dairy, pharma, and non-food industrial customers across German-speaking Europe, with a workforce of around 40.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Plant Engineering

NAICS

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

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Stainless steel process plants
• Cleaning-in-place systems
• Pasteurization systems
• Beverage plant engineering
• Industrial automation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Kirchheim bei München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Process Plant Design & Engineering: Complete plant engineering services from concept to detailed planning, including 3D models, flow diagrams, and CAD drawings. Project-based revenue with custom quotations based on scope and complexity.
2. Plant Construction & Installation: Manufacturing, assembly, and installation of stainless steel process equipment including piping, vessels, tank farms, and valve stations. Can be performed in-house or on-site at customer location.
3. Automation & Control Systems: Supply of control cabinets, PLC programming, visualization systems, and SCADA solutions integrated into customer process plants.
4. Commissioning & Service: Plant startup, commissioning, operator training, and ongoing maintenance services. Includes remote maintenance capabilities.
5. Energy Management Solutions: Heat recovery systems, plate and tube heat exchangers, hot water circuits, and energy measurement systems for improving production energy efficiency.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co. KG designs, engineers, manufactures, automates, and installs custom stainless steel process plants for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and industrial clients. Core deliverables include short-time heating (KZE) pasteurization systems, Cleaning-in-Place (CIP) installations, pigging (Molch) systems, sterile tank storage, multi-component mixing systems, and PLC-based automation, delivered as turnkey projects from initial planning through commissioning.

Product overview

PAT Process Anlagen Technik GmbH & Co.KG is a specialized plant engineering company that designs, builds, and installs process plants primarily for the food and beverage industry. The company's product portfolio centers on stainless steel process engineering solutions including KZE-Anlagen (short-time heating/pasteurization systems) for thermal product treatment, CIP-Anlagen (Cleaning-in-Place systems) for automated plant cleaning, Molchsysteme (pigging systems) for pipeline cleaning and product recovery, and Steriltanklager (sterile tank storage) for aseptic storage. Supporting equipment includes Mehrkomponenten-Ausmischanlagen (multi-component mixing systems) for beverage formulation, LKW-Annahme (truck unloading stations), and specialized systems for water treatment, carbonation, and degassing. The company serves diverse industry verticals including breweries, mineral water producers, soft drink/juice manufacturers, dairy/cheese producers, wineries, spirits producers, pharmaceutical/cosmetics manufacturers, and non-food industries. Services include project planning and engineering, automation using Siemens S7 TIA Portal with SCADA/HMI visualization (WinCC, Aveva Intouch), electrical control cabinet construction, stainless steel assembly and welding (including orbital welding), and energy management with heat recovery systems. The company operates from Kirchheim near Munich with approximately 40 employees and has delivered over 7,500 projects since 1998.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PAT Engineering: Engineering division focusing on project planning and design for process plants
• PAT Edelstahlmontage

Products and services

• KZE-Anlagen (Short-Time Heating / Pasteurization Systems) Custom pasteurization/short-time heating systems for breweries, mineral water, soft drinks, fruit juice, dairy, wine, and spirits producers, designed to extend shelf life while preserving nutrients and flavor.
• CIP-Anlagen (Cleaning-in-Place Systems) Automated Cleaning-in-Place installations for beverage, food, and dairy producers, available in scalable configurations to clean process equipment without disassembly.
• Molchsysteme (Pigging Systems) Pigging systems for efficient product recovery, cleaning verification, and separation of different products in pipeline systems with minimal product loss.
• Steriltanklager (Sterile Tank Storage) Aseptic stainless steel tank storage installations for beverages and food products, built to hygienic design standards.
• Mehrkomponenten-Ausmischanlagen (Multi-Component Mixing Systems) Batch and inline mixing systems for beverage producers needing precise formulation of syrups, longdrinks, cocktails, beer-mix drinks, mulled wine, and functional beverages.
• Schankanlagen (Draft Beer Systems) Draft beer installations for large-scale gastronomy, including portable systems for events and permanent beer distribution networks.
• Mobile CIP-Reinigung für Schankanlagen Mobile Cleaning-in-Place station for draft beer systems in gastronomy, providing professional hygiene standards with digital logging and cloud portal access.
• Milchpasteur (Milk Pasteurization Systems) Pasteurization systems tailored for dairy and cheese producers, maintaining product quality and food safety across 30–600 hl/h capacity ranges.
• Reinstmedien-Anlagen (Pure Media Systems for Pharma) Pure media systems (WFI, HPW, AP, VE) with GMP/FDA-compliant design, aseptic technology, and orbital welding for pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Kosmetik-Anlagentechnik (Cosmetics Process Plants) Process plant installations for cosmetics manufacturers, including water treatment, raw material storage, mixing technology, and filling supply systems with high hygiene standards.
• Industrieanlagen (Industrial Process Plants) Custom stainless steel process plants for industrial non-food sectors such as automotive, paint, construction materials, and sugar, including tank farms, distribution systems, cleaning systems, pigging, and high-pressure technology.
• Projektplanung und Engineering (Project Planning and Engineering) Custom engineering services for plant design, including flow diagrams, CAD block drawings, 3D modeling, and animation for project preview before construction.
• Automatisierung (Plant Automation and Visualization) PLC-based automation and SCADA/HMI visualization for process plants, using Siemens S7 TIA Portal with recipe management, batch logging, and VPN-based remote maintenance.
• Steuerungsbau (Control Cabinet Engineering) Design and construction of electrical control cabinets conforming to DIN-VDE and EMC standards, documented in EPLAN with hardware, terminal, and cable planning.
• Montage (Stainless Steel Assembly and Installation) Assembly and installation services for stainless steel process plants, combining workshop prefabrication with on-site installation by TÜV-certified welders in German-speaking Europe.
• Energiemanagement (Energy Management) Energy management solutions including heat recovery via plate and tube heat exchangers, hot water circuits, and energy consumption measurement to improve production efficiency.

Quantifiable outcome

• Product losses minimized during start-up, shutdown, and standby modes through precise control systems
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers29 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SICHORT Schankanlagen ServiceminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021SICHORT Schankanlagen Service is a partner for mobile CIP cleaning systems for beer dispensing. SICHORT took the first newly developed CIP compact system into operation in 2021, which has been successfully deployed since then.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group AG: GEA is a large German industrial group providing process technology and components for food, dairy, beverage, and pharma customers worldwide. It overlaps with PAT in dairy/cheese processing, liquid processing, and pharma pure-media systems, but at much broader and more international scale.
• Alfa Laval AB: Alfa Laval is a Swedish global leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, with deep exposure to dairy, beverage, brewery, and pharma process equipment. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps with PAT's pasteurization, heat-exchanger, and hygienic process equipment portfolio.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak is a global broad incumbent in food processing and packaging, with strong positions in dairy, juice, and beverage plant engineering. It overlaps with PAT in pasteurization, mixing, and aseptic process technology, although at much larger scale and global reach.
• Pentair plc: Pentair is a global water and fluid handling solutions company serving industrial, food/beverage, and pool/water treatment customers. It overlaps with PAT on stainless steel process fluid handling, water treatment, and CIP-system components.

Emerging players

• Centec GmbH: Centec is a German specialist in process measurement and systems for the beverage, brewing, dairy, and pharma industries, including CIP and inline analytics. It is comparable to PAT as a similarly sized German mid-market process-systems specialist serving overlapping F&B customers.
• ProMinent Group: ProMinent is a German manufacturer of metering technology, water treatment, and disinfection systems serving food/beverage, pharma, and industrial customers. It is comparable to PAT in process fluid treatment and metering/dosing systems, particularly for breweries and dairies.
• Holvrieka (Nilkamal Group): Holvrieka manufactures stainless steel storage tanks, process vessels, and tank farms for the food, beverage, and chemical industries. It is comparable to PAT for tank storage and process vessel work in breweries and dairies.

Direct peers

• KHS GmbH: KHS is a German manufacturer of filling and packaging systems for beverages, headquartered in Dortmund. It competes with PAT for brewery, soft-drink, and water process and filling line business in the same German customer base.
• Krones AG: Krones is a German global market leader in brewery and beverage process and packaging technology, offering complete plant engineering from process to filling. It is the closest large-scale direct peer to PAT for brewery, mineral water, and soft-drink process plant work in German-speaking Europe.
• SPX Flow Technology: SPX Flow designs and supplies process equipment for food, beverage, and industrial fluid handling, including mixing, heat exchange, and CIP-relevant components. It competes with PAT's mixing, pasteurization, and CIP offerings in similar end markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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