Portrait

Fluitec Deutschland was founded in 2021 as a subsidiary of Fluitec mixing + reaction solutions AG Switzerland. Fluitec Germany sees itself not only as a representative, but also as a partner that develops customised solutions together with its customers to increase efficiency and productivity. The close connection to Fluitec Switzerland makes it possible to draw on a wealth of knowledge and proven processes.

It was back in 1993 when Fluitec launched its first static mixers in the market back. Today, Fluitec is a reliable partner for high quality products whose know-how spans a wide range of mixing, heat transfer and reaction tasks in the chemical, petrochemical, pharma-ceutical, environment and food industries.

Where solutions are created

Apparatus weighing up to 3’500 kg is manufactured in our in-house workshop. Larger apparatus is built under our supervision by a partner firm located close by.

The Fluitec management from the left: Daniel Altenburger (Managing Director), Silvano Andreoli (Manager Production), Alain Georg (Manager R&D), Tobias Vögeli (Manager Sales)

We work with steel, austenite, Duplex, Hastelloy, Inconel, titanium and nickel. Static mixers made from PP, PE, PVC, PVDF or PTFE can likewise be supplied.

Since investing in a modern laser welding line, we are also optimally equipped to serve you with apparatus with virtually any dimensions. Our vertical range of production is exceptionally broad.

View of the production shop - apparatus weighing up to 3.5 tons is manufactured in-house

The laser welding line allows us to create miniaturised, reproducible welds that would be impossible manually. Orbital or automated TIG welding systems are available for large sizes.

Approvals:

- AD 2000 HP0, Module A2 CE, ISO 9001
- ASME U-Stamp and China Stamp manufacture through a subcontractor

Much of what goes into our product is hand -made

Structure of a Fluitec CSE-XR mixer / heat exchanger

All apparatus and equipment are modelled on a modern 3D CAD system. The models can be used directly for strength calculations based on the finite element method (FEM), which are also offered by us as a service. 3D models can be provided to our customers on request.

Research and development

In addition to continuously striving to perfect our mixing, heat transfer and reaction apparatus, we also conduct experiments in the Fluitec laboratory and carry out development work on behalf of our customers. We normally use reference fluids for this purpose to guarantee comparable results.

FEM calculation of a heat exchanger head

History

First mixing trials on the garage forecourt in 1993

Fluitec was founded by Alain Georg as a sole proprietorship in 1993; a new static mixer geometry – the CSE – was launched in the market just one year later. Georg’s innovative static mixer won him a young entrepreneur award: the prize money paid the rent for a workshop and production facility in Winterthur and also enabled him to take on his first staff and turn Fluitec into a public limited company.

During the next few years, Fluitec gained a foothold in various branches of industry with the development of several new mixer geometries, liquid gasification solutions and advances in the area of DeNOx systems.

The Fluitec mixer / heat exchanger was invented in 2000, marking the company’s entry into the mixing and reaction technology segment. From there, it was only a small step to first complete and successfully commissioned in-line reaction system based on the Fluitec mixer / heat exchanger.

By 2002, the original building had become too cramped and so the firm relocated to Neftenbach. Parallel to numerous smaller projects, Fluitec’s engineers and technicians spent much of their time researching into scalable CSE-X reactors. Fluitec continued to grow steadily and within seven years was bursting at the seams; the move into new premises with a large workshop and experimental laboratory in 2009 was a logical decision.

The company had barely settled in when the new Fluitec Contiplant system revolutionised reaction technology.

In 2021, the subsidiary Fluitec Deutschland GmbH is founded in Herdecke.

Through ongoing research and development work, Fluitec is constantly striving to design new solutions tailored to users’ practical needs.

Fluitec 2024

These activities take place concurrently with the development of theoretical calculation methods and Fluitec’s leadership role when it comes to static mixer design is widely acknowledged. Over the last few years, Fluitec has intensified its efforts to optimise mixer structures, achieve new breakthroughs in mixer / heat exchanger technology and, in particular, build novel solutions for in-line reactions. Fluitec currently employs 30 staff.

Partner

ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für
Angewandte Wissenschaften
Technikumstrasse 9
Postfach
CH-8401 Winterthur

Phone +41 58 934 71 71
Fax +41 58 935 71 71
info@zhaw.ch
www.zhaw.ch

eprotec extrusion technology AG
Pumpwerkstrasse 23
CH-8105 Regensdorf

Phone +41 (0) 43 388 90 90
Fax +41 (0) 43 388 90 99
www.eprotec-extrusion.com

OST
Ostschweizer Fachhochschule
Oberseestrasse 10
CH-8640 Rapperswil-Jona

Phone +41 (0) 55 222 41 11
Fax +41 (0) 55 222 44 00
info@ost.ch
www.ost.ch

FHNW
Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz
Campus Muttenz
Hofackerstrasse 30
CH-4132 Muttenz

Phone +41 (0) 61 228 55 55

empfang.muttenz@fhnw.ch
www.fhnw.ch

HEIA-FR
Hochschule für Technik und Architektur
Pérolles 80
CH-1700 Freiburg

Phone +41 (0) 26 429 66 11

info@hefr.ch
www.heia-fr.ch