elt entstaubungs- und lufttechnik gmbh

What elt entstaubungs- und lufttechnik gmbh does

ELT Entstaubungs- und Lufttechnik GmbH is a privately held German industrial air technology company headquartered in Rudersberg, Baden-Württemberg, founded in 1996 by two engineers with 30 years of combined experience in dust extraction and ventilation. The company designs, engineers, installs, and services custom industrial systems spanning four product pillars: dust extraction (Entstaubung), ventilation concepts (Lüftungskonzepte) including heat recovery, painting and coating systems (Lackieranlagen), and drying and tempering equipment (Trocknung & Temperierung). Its catalog also includes modular filter systems (round, row, and compact filters handling 20,000-300,000 m³/h), industrial fans including ATEX-certified explosion-protected variants, grinding tables, mobile dust extractors, and multiple spray wall configurations — most notably the RTS-Rotation dry spray wall with automatic brush-roller filter regeneration and the RIPPERT Type RES water-sprayed spray wall with over 3,000 global references.

The company operates a project-based, custom-engineering business model: customers initiate inquiries via phone, email, or web contact form, ELT conducts on-site measurement and detailed planning, manufactures or assembles configured equipment, and handles transport, heavy-crane installation, commissioning, and operator training. Revenue derives from one-time equipment sales supplemented by professional services (planning, installation, commissioning) and a recurring service and maintenance stream with 24/7 troubleshooting availability and electrical assembly support. Pricing is quote-based with no public disclosure. Customers span industrial manufacturing, with primary vertical depth in the wood industry (furniture, windows/doors, wood-based panels, prefabricated houses, insulation) and paint/coating operations; named logos include HOMAG, Steelcase, Pfleiderer, Schneider, Schwörerhaus, MEHA Dämmstoffe, and Zimmermann machining solutions.

ELT is founder-owned and managed by Geschäftsführer Jochen Bretzler and Susanne Bretzler (who also serves as Data Protection Officer). The company maintains a strategic development partnership with RIPPERT GmbH & Co. KG (founded 1966) for spray wall and environmental systems technology, and conducts project execution both domestically in Germany and internationally. Distribution is exclusively direct via enterprise field sales, with no disclosed channel partners, resellers, or external investors.

Name

elt entstaubungs- und lufttechnik gmbh

Legal name

ELT Entstaubungs- und Lufttechnik GmbH

Website

https://elt-lufttechnik.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ELT Entstaubungs- und Lufttechnik GmbH, founded 1996 in Rudersberg, Germany, designs, installs, and services custom industrial dust extraction, ventilation, painting, and drying systems primarily for wood, furniture, and coating manufacturers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Air Technology / Industrial Ventilation Equipment

NAICS

Industrial and Commercial Fan and Blower and Air Purification Equipment Manufacturing (333413), Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (3334), Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Industrial & Commercial Fans & Blowers & Air Purifing Equip (3564), Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Dust Collection & Air Filtration Equipment (Industrial) (IMAHALAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Air Quality & Filtration Equipment (IAQ) (IMAHAKAI), Industrial Vacuum Systems (Wet/Dry, Dust Extraction) (IMAHALAC), Emission Control & Scrubbing Equipment (Scrubbers, Dust Collectors, Catalytic Systems) (IMAHAEAK), HVAC Air Filtration & Air Purifier Installation (HSAOAIAC), Indoor Air Quality Equipment Installation (Humidifiers, Dehumidifiers, Air Purifiers) (HSAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Industrial dust extraction
• Air filtration systems
• Ventilation engineering
• Industrial spray booths
• Exhaust systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Rudersberg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Air Technology Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial dust extraction, ventilation, spray booth, filter, fan, grinding table, and mobile dust extractor systems. These are custom-engineered solutions built to specification.
2. Project Planning and Engineering Services: Consultation, planning, and project management services including on-site measurement, layout concepts, foundation plans, and coordination with construction trades.
3. Installation and Commissioning Services: On-site assembly, transport coordination, heavy crane operations, commissioning, and operator training services.
4. Service and Maintenance: Regular maintenance services with 24/7 availability for troubleshooting, breakdowns, and urgent questions. Includes electrical assembly services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ELT Entstaubungs- und Lufttechnik GmbH designs, manufactures, installs, and services custom industrial air technology systems covering dust extraction (Entstaubung/Absaugung), ventilation concepts (Lüftungskonzepte with heat recovery), wet painting systems (Lackieranlagen with overspray separation), and drying/tempering equipment (Trocknung & Temperierung including chamber dryers and continuous furnaces). The company delivers full-lifecycle solutions from on-site measurement and engineering planning through fabrication, on-site assembly, commissioning, and 24/7 maintenance.

Product overview

ELT Entstaubungs- und Lufttechnik GmbH is an industrial air technology company offering a comprehensive portfolio of dust extraction and ventilation solutions. The core offering spans dust extraction systems (Entstaubung), ventilation concepts (Lüftungskonzepte), painting systems (Lackieranlagen), and drying/tempering equipment (Trocknung & Temperierung). The product portfolio includes mobile dust extractors (Mobilentstauber ES series and Multi-Sauger MS), filter systems (ELT-Rundfilter, Reihenfilter, Kompaktfilter), industrial fans/ventilators (Transport-, Hochdruck-, Schneid-, and Ex-geschützte Ventilatoren), grinding tables (Schleiftisch ST 20), and spray walls (Trockenspritzwand, Wasserberieselte Spritzwand, RTS-Rotation, Typ RES). Products are available individually or as complete turnkey solutions with consulting, planning, installation, and maintenance services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobilentstauber ES 1, ES 2, ES 3 Mobile dust extractors with automatic jet cleaning for suction and cleaning of various dusts and chips, featuring low filter area loading of 114 m³/h/m², intended for industrial production environments requiring portable extraction.
• Multi-Sauger MS 160 / MS 200 / MS 250 Mobile extractors with double-walled filter bag for coarse dusts and chips, available in MS 160 (up to 2,000 m³/h), MS 200 (up to 3,000 m³/h), and MS 250 (up to 5,000 m³/h) variants.
• ELT-Rundfilter (Typ RK/RF) Round filter with continuous gentle filter cleaning without compressed air, suitable for air volumes up to 250,000 m³/h, with explosion protection and fire brigade connection, designed for industrial dust extraction.
• Reihenfilter (Modular Row Filter) Modular row filter system with expandable construction kit, suitable for air volumes from 20,000 to 300,000 m³/h, featuring high pressure shock resistance, integrated explosion protection, and optional stainless steel housing.
• Kompaktfilter (Typ RUV) Compact filter combining fan, filter, and discharge in one unit, suitable for air volumes up to 20,000 m³/h, with various filter media and discharge systems.
• Transportventilatoren Industrial fans with open impellers and optimized blade shapes for transporting large solid particles in the material flow, serving wood, plastic, and paper industries.
• Hochdruckventilatoren High-pressure fans for pressure ranges 3,000 to 16,000 Pa, with solid and compact design for industrial washing machines, compost plants, and other industrial applications.
• Schneidventilatoren Fans specially developed for shredding continuous strips from furniture, paper, or packaging industry, with process-specific knives for uniform shredding.
• Ex-geschützte Ventilatoren (ATEX Fans) Explosion-protected fans for explosive dusts or gases, equipped with spark protection at impeller entry and manufactured according to ATEX guidelines, for use in explosion-risk work areas.
• Schleiftisch ST 20 Grinding tables for manual grinding with integrated extraction and direct air return, available in three standard widths (1,500 mm, 2,000 mm, 2,500 mm), with pneumatic cleaning device.
• Trockenspritzwand Dry spray wall with automatic filter regeneration, suitable for spray systems with dry separation, with modular design and performance range of 20,000 to 300,000 m³/h.
• Wasserberieselte Spritzwand Water-sprayed spray wall with efficient wet separation for painting processes, where overspray is bound by continuous water film, with over 3,000 references worldwide.
• Trockenspritzwand RTS-Rotation Dry spray wall with automatically regenerating pre-filter using rotating brush rollers, achieving 75-95% overspray separation in the pre-filter stage, with amortization period often less than two years.
• Trockenspritzwand Typ RES Dry spray wall with box filter system using Rippert's modular construction kit, with individual filter boxes that can be varied without replacing all filter elements.
• Entstaubung / Absaugung (Dust Extraction Systems) Customized dust extraction and suction systems for industrial production processes, covering planning, integration, and maintenance as a complete engineered solution.
• Lüftungskonzepte (Ventilation Concepts) Individual ventilation solutions including supply and exhaust air systems, heat recovery, air purification, and demand-controlled ventilation with intelligent sensor technology.
• Lackieranlagen (Painting Systems) Wet painting systems with forced ventilation and overspray separation, available in manual and automated configurations for robot or spray gun application.
• Trocknung & Temperierung (Drying and Tempering) Drying and tempering systems including chamber dryers, continuous dryers, continuous furnaces, chamber furnaces, and rotary hearth furnaces for heating and cooling workpieces.
• Service & Wartung (Service and Maintenance) Regular maintenance services with 24/7 availability for troubleshooting, breakdowns, and urgent questions, including electrical assembly services for installed systems.
• Installation and Commissioning Services On-site assembly, transport coordination, heavy crane operations, commissioning, and operator training services for installed industrial air systems.
• Beratung & Planung (Consulting and Planning) Consultation, planning, and project management services including on-site measurement, layout concepts, foundation plans, and coordination with construction trades, provided from the start of each customer project.

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• RIPPERT (Rippert GmbH & Co. KG)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1966RIPPERT, founded in 1966, develops environmentally friendly and energy-saving systems for production processes for customers in almost all industries domestically and internationally. RIPPERT serves as ELT's development partner for air technology solutions. Together with RIPPERT, ELT realizes customer projects, particularly leveraging RIPPERT's proven spray wall technology (Type RES) and environmental systems expertise.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Rippert GmbH & Co. KG: German industrial air-technology and surface-treatment systems specialist (founded 1966) that co-develops the RES spray-wall platform with ELT. Direct competitor in dust extraction, spray walls and paint-shop exhaust systems, with comparable engineering scope and German Mittelstand positioning.
• Keller Lufttechnik GmbH + Co. KG: German manufacturer of industrial extraction, filtration and exhaust-air systems for metalworking, welding and process industries. Closely comparable product portfolio (filters, fans, complete extraction systems) and similar custom-engineered, project-based business model targeting industrial customers.
• Schuko GmbH & Co. KG: German specialist in industrial extraction systems, dust collectors and filtration units for woodworking and metal processing. Overlaps directly with ELT on wood-industry dust extraction and mobile/semi-mobile extraction units, with comparable engineering and customer type.
• J. Engelsmann AG: German industrial engineering firm focused on dust extraction, filtration and bulk-solids handling. Direct competitor in industrial dedusting systems for chemical, food and process industries, with comparable custom-engineered turnkey scope.
• KMA Umwelttechnik GmbH: German industrial air-technology company designing and manufacturing extraction, filtration and exhaust-air systems. Comparable product range (filters, fans, turnkey extraction), comparable Mittelstand profile and comparable customer verticals.

Broad incumbents

• Nederman Holding AB: Swedish global leader in industrial air filtration, dust and fume extraction, and workplace air quality. Overlaps with ELT across industrial extraction and filtration, but operates at global scale with a much broader product catalog including digital monitoring and aftermarket services.
• Donaldson Company, Inc. US-listed global manufacturer of filtration systems including industrial dust collection (Torit brand). Direct overlap on industrial air filtration and dust extraction, but with significantly larger R&D, global distribution and digital filtration-as-a-service offerings.
• MANN+HUMMEL GmbH: German-headquartered global filtration specialist serving automotive, industrial and life-sciences markets. Comparable industrial filtration portfolio, but with multinational scale and broader product breadth than ELT's industrial-air focus.
• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial process-equipment group with significant exposure to dedusting, pneumatic conveying and air-handling for food, feed and advanced materials. Overlaps with ELT in industrial air-handling and filtration, but operates at multinational scale with broader verticals.

Regional players

• Airflow Lufttechnik GmbH: German regional specialist in industrial ventilation and extraction systems, comparable in size and product scope to ELT. Direct overlap on ventilation, dust extraction and filter systems for industrial customers in the DACH region.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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