What HUBER SE does

HUBER SE is a privately held German industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Berching, Germany, specializing in machines, plants, and stainless steel systems for municipal and industrial water, wastewater, sludge, and waste treatment. The company employs 1,001-5,000 people and operates globally through regional offices and wholly-owned subsidiaries including Huber Technology, LLC in the United States and HUBER do Brasil, serving customers across more than 20 countries in Europe, North America, Latin America, Oceania, and Asia.

The company's core technology portfolio spans the full physical/mechanical wastewater treatment value chain: screens and fine screens (ROTAMAT, STEP SCREEN), micro-screens and filters (disc filters, pile cloth media filters, sand filters, activated carbon filters), mechanical and thermal sludge treatment (Q-PRESS screw presses, belt dryers, disc dryers, cold air dryers, solar dryers), grit traps and classifiers, dissolved air flotation plants, wastewater heat exchangers, containerized treatment plants, and digital monitoring solutions (HUBER Cloud Solutions, SafetyVision, Wear Detection). HUBER claims over 65,000 installations worldwide and more than 2,000 references in grit processing alone. Vertical customers include municipal wastewater utilities, industrial processors (meat, dairy, beverage, fish, paper, textile, plastics recycling), maritime/cruise operators, waste disposal firms, and energy companies (notably RWE for sewage sludge thermal utilization).

HUBER's business model is a mix of one-time hardware sales (industrial equipment, custom plant solutions such as the record 85-machine Barueri order and double-digit million euro RWE belt dryer project), professional services (HUBER Lifecycle Service, maintenance contracts, spare parts), and a newer managed-services rental offering for containerized plants. Pricing is quote-based for custom enterprise equipment and is not publicly disclosed. The company operates a sales-led GTM model with direct enterprise sales through regional offices, supported by trade show presence (IFAT Munich, SMM), PR/news, and a multi-channel digital marketing presence. The company is family/founder-controlled with no disclosed external investors, PE/VC backing, or IPO activity.

Name

HUBER SE

Legal name

HUBER SE

Website

https://huber-se.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

HUBER SE is a German manufacturer of stainless steel machines, plants, and systems for municipal and industrial water, wastewater, sludge, and waste treatment, serving utilities, industrial processors, and energy companies globally through more than 65,000 installations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Water and Wastewater Treatment Equipment

NAICS

Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (3333), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (33341)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Monitoring & Control (Dosing Systems, Remote Monitoring, Sensors) (BPABAJAK)

Keywords

• Wastewater treatment equipment
• Sludge treatment machinery
• Stainless steel systems
• Municipal water treatment
• Industrial effluent equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Berching

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Equipment Sales: HUBER SE manufactures and sells high-quality machines, plants, and stainless steel equipment for water, wastewater, and sludge treatment. Products include screens, filters, flotation plants, dryers, conveyors, and complete treatment systems sold directly to municipal and industrial customers worldwide.
2. Custom Plant Solutions: Design and supply of customized treatment plants for specific customer requirements, including large-scale projects like the 85-machine order for Barueri wastewater treatment plant in Brazil and belt drying systems for RWE.
3. Service and Maintenance: HUBER Lifecycle Service offering maintenance contracts, spare parts, and ongoing support for installed equipment. The company operates a global service network across all regional offices.
4. Plant Technology Rental: Rental solutions for temporary or pilot applications allowing customers to rent containerized treatment plants instead of purchasing, addressing temporary bottlenecks and fast implementation needs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

HUBER SE manufactures and sells stainless steel machines, plants, and systems for municipal and industrial water, wastewater, sludge, and waste treatment. The portfolio spans screens, micro filters, grit traps and classifiers, mechanical and thermal sludge treatment equipment, dissolved air flotation plants, heat exchangers, containerized treatment plants, and digital monitoring solutions, complemented by lifecycle service, maintenance contracts, spare parts, and a rental program for pilot or temporary deployments. Customers include municipal wastewater utilities, industrial processors across multiple verticals, energy companies, maritime operators, and mineral waste disposal firms served through direct sales and global service offices.

Product overview

HUBER SE is a leading manufacturer of industrial water, wastewater, and sludge treatment equipment with more than 65,000 installations worldwide. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of physical/mechanical treatment equipment organized into product lines: Safe Access Solutions (stainless steel equipment for manholes, doors, windows), Screens and Fine Screens (including ROTAMAT® screens, STEP SCREEN®, ultra fine screens, bar screens, belt screens), Micro Screens and Filters (disc filters, cloth media filters, sand filters, activated carbon filters), Machines for Mechanical Sludge Treatment (screening, thickening, dewatering equipment including Q-PRESS® screw presses), Plants for Thermal Sludge Treatment (belt dryers BT, disc dryers ROTADRY, cold air dryers HPS, solar dryers SOLSTICE), Grit Traps and Classifiers (ROTAMAT® Ro6, GRITWOLF, Coanda RoSF3, grit treatment plants RoSF5), Conveyor Systems (tube and trough screw conveyors Ro8), Flotation Plants (Dissolved Air Flotation HDF), Wastewater Heat Exchangers (RoWin), Containerized Plants (MBR, drinking water, reverse osmosis), and Digital Solutions (cloud solutions, impurity detection, wear detection). The company serves municipal wastewater treatment plants, industrial facilities (meat processing, dairy, beverages, fish processing, plastics recycling, maritime, paper mills, textile, energy), and drinking water suppliers. Products are primarily sold as standardized modular equipment with some customization capabilities, and the company also offers rental plant technology and comprehensive lifecycle services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HUBER Technology Foundation: Foundation associated with HUBER SE focused on corporate sustainability and social responsibility initiatives.

Products and services

• ROTAMAT® Screens Comprehensive range of rotating drum screens for wastewater screening, including bar screens, belt screens, fine screens, and complete screening plants for mechanical pre-treatment in municipal and industrial applications.
• STEP SCREEN® Step screening system that performs multi-stage solids removal from wastewater with high separation efficiency.
• HUBER Disc Filter RODISC Disc filter for micro-screening and filtration of wastewater, providing efficient solids separation in advanced treatment stages.
• Pile Cloth Media Filter ROTAFILT Cloth media filter for pile-type filtration in advanced wastewater treatment applications.
• CONTIFLOW® Sandfilter Sand filter system for separation of filterable substances in advanced wastewater treatment processes, including fourth treatment stage applications.
• CONTIFLOW® GAK Active Carbon Filter Activated carbon filter for elimination of trace substances and micropollutants in advanced wastewater treatment.
• Screw Press Q-PRESS® Mechanical screw press for sludge dewatering, providing fully automatic and continuous operation with maximum volume reduction.
• Belt Dryer BT Belt dryer system for thermal sludge drying (including the BT 30 model), reducing sludge moisture from approximately 75% to 10-15% for thermal utilization as an alternative fuel.
• Disc Dryer ROTADRY Disc dryer for thermal treatment of sludge with energy-efficient drying technology.
• Cold Air Dryer HPS Low-temperature sludge dryer using cold air technology for sludge treatment applications.
• Grit Treatment Plant RoSF5 Complete grit treatment system for processing sewer grit, road sweepings, and mineral waste with separation rates exceeding 95% and excellent organics reduction; backed by more than 2,000 successful references worldwide.
• Longitudinal Grit Trap ROTAMAT® Ro6 Grit trap for separation and removal of grit from wastewater, including biological treatment option (Ro6 Bio).
• Lamella Grit Trap GRITWOLF Lamella-style grit trap for efficient grit separation in wastewater treatment.
• Coanda Grit Classifier RoSF3 Grit classifier using the Coanda principle to separate mineral solids from wastewater.
• Dissolved Air Flotation Plant HDF Flotation system for removal of ultra-fine suspended solids, grease, and oils from wastewater; available in HDF S variant for highly contaminated streams and used across fish processing, surface water and industrial applications with more than 500 installations worldwide.
• Wastewater Heat Exchanger RoWin Heat exchanger system for recovery of thermal energy from wastewater for heating and cooling applications in buildings and industrial processes.
• Containerized MBR Plants Membrane bioreactor plants delivered in containerized format for compact, mobile or temporary wastewater treatment deployments.
• Containerized Drinking Water Plants Containerized water treatment plants for potable water production in temporary, mobile or emergency deployments.
• Safe Access Solutions Stainless steel equipment for safe access to water and wastewater infrastructure, including manhole covers, safety climbing systems, entrance aids, ventilation stacks, technical doors and windows, and flood-proof enclosures.
• HUBER Cloud Solutions Cloud-based digital solutions for remote monitoring, control and management of HUBER wastewater and sludge treatment equipment.
• Sludgecleaner STRAINPRESS® Foreign matter separator that performs screening and dewatering in a single machine, particularly for black water applications in maritime settings such as cruise ships.
• Plant Technology for Rental Rental solutions for HUBER containerized plant technology, providing cost-efficient and flexible access to wastewater treatment equipment for temporary bottlenecks, pilot projects, or fast implementation needs.
• HUBER Lifecycle Service Comprehensive lifecycle service covering installation, maintenance, support, spare parts, and optimization throughout the operational lifespan of HUBER equipment, delivered through the global HUBER service network.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ separation rates achieved by grit treatment systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Andritz AG: Andritz is a major Austrian industrial group with a dedicated separation and water technologies division covering sludge treatment, drying, and dewatering equipment. Andritz is cited alongside HUBER SE in market commentary as a top-tier sludge treatment equipment competitor.
• Ovivo Inc. Ovivo is a pure-play water and wastewater treatment equipment specialist serving municipal and industrial markets globally, with overlapping product lines in screening, filtration, and sludge treatment. Ovivo is a focused, comparable mid-sized competitor to HUBER SE's core stainless steel treatment equipment business.
• Veolia Water Technologies: Veolia Water Technologies is a global leader in water and wastewater treatment equipment and services, directly competing with HUBER SE in municipal and industrial treatment plant solutions. Both companies are explicitly named alongside Andritz AG as the top players in the sludge treatment equipment market.

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global industrial equipment leader in heat transfer, separation, and fluid handling, with overlapping product lines in industrial wastewater treatment, sludge dewatering (decanters, centrifuges), and heat exchangers (RoWin competes here). Alfa Laval is a broader incumbent with adjacent rather than direct product overlap.
• GEA Group: GEA is a large German industrial engineering company with separation, homogenization, and wastewater process equipment serving food, dairy, and broader industrial customers. GEA overlaps with HUBER in industrial wastewater and sludge handling solutions but operates as a much broader industrial conglomerate.
• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a multi-billion-dollar global water technology company with comprehensive municipal and industrial water treatment portfolios following its acquisition of Evoqua. Xylem competes broadly with HUBER in screens, filtration, and pumping, though its focus is broader than HUBER's stainless steel mechanical treatment specialization.
• Evoqua Water Technologies (Xylem): Evoqua (now part of Xylem) was a leading North American pure-play in water and wastewater treatment equipment and services, with screening, filtration, and disinfection offerings overlapping with HUBER's mechanical treatment portfolio. Useful as a direct competitor benchmark prior to Xylem acquisition.
• SUEZ Water Technologies & Solutions: SUEZ (now part of Veolia) provides water and wastewater treatment solutions globally, including process equipment and digital monitoring. SUEZ competes with HUBER in advanced wastewater treatment and sludge handling for municipal and industrial customers, though at much larger scale and broader portfolio scope.

Emerging players

• De Nora: De Nora is an Italian water technology specialist in electrodes, disinfection, and filtration for industrial and municipal water treatment. De Nora overlaps with HUBER in advanced wastewater treatment applications and is a credible emerging competitor in trace substance removal.
• Kubota Membrane Systems: Kubota supplies membrane bioreactor (MBR) and submerged membrane systems used in municipal and containerized wastewater treatment plants — overlapping with HUBER's MBR containerized product line. Kubota is a focused competitor in the membrane-based treatment niche that HUBER addresses.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries2 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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