Service, modernization and spare parts for industrial heat treatment plants in Europe
AICHELIN Service GmbH
Ludwigsburg, Germany · Mödling, Austria · Besançon, FranceNew on Amplifa
About AICHELIN Service
AICHELIN Service GmbH, headquartered in Ludwigsburg, is part of the AICHELIN Group, an international manufacturer of industrial furnaces and systems for thermal and thermochemical heat treatment of metallic components. The company operates a Europe-wide service network for heat treatment plants – both for AICHELIN plants and for third-party plants. The range of services includes spare parts supply and logistics, inspections, maintenance and repair, preventive maintenance, conversions and modernizations (retrofit), safety inspections, and digital solutions in the sense of Industry 4.0. The Ludwigsburg site is home to the European competence center for all service offerings, the central spare parts warehouse with shipping logistics, and the dispatch center for scheduling service technicians. In addition, Aichelin Ges.m.b.H. in Mödling (Austria) covers Eastern and Southeastern Europe, while the Besançon site (France) serves France, the Benelux countries and adjacent regions with a focus on conversions and modernization. Around 100 employees also handle engineering, project management, training, and energy efficiency analyses (Green-Check).
- Site
- Ludwigsburg
- Processes
- Plant availability / commissioning and ongoing production operation, Spare parts supply and logistics for heat treatment plants, Inspections, maintenance and repair / preventive maintenance, Conversions and modernizations / retrofit of heat treatment plants, Digital solutions (Industry 4.0, process reliability, integration into production systems), Trainings and seminars (heat treatment seminars, technology forums, service technician conferences), Engineering & process design, technical consulting and plant concepts, Green-Check: energy efficiency analysis for CO₂ reduction of heat treatment plants
- Materials
- Metallic components, Heat treatment plants, Chamber furnace, All-in-one vacuum furnace, Pusher furnace plant, Rotary hearth furnace, Mesh belt conveyor furnace BD series, Battery 2-level roller hearth furnace
- Founded
- 2005
- Employees
- approx. 100
- Industries
- Industrial heat treatment, Thermal process technology, Maintenance of commercial and industrial machinery, Automotive (among others SEW-EURODRIVE)
- 01
Consulting & Engineering
- 02
Spare parts supply and logistics
- 03
Inspection, maintenance and repair
- 04
Conversions and modernization (retrofit)
- 05
Commissioning and plant availability
- 06
Digital solutions and training
Processes & Plant Technologies
Heat treatment plants
Service and modernization for furnace systems for the thermal and thermochemical treatment of metallic components, including third-party plants.
Chamber furnace
Batch heat treatment with high flexibility for changing requirements.
All-in-one vacuum furnace
Flexible vacuum heat treatment processes in a single plant.
Pusher furnace plant
Continuous gas carburizing for series production.
Rotary hearth furnace
Series processes with changing components at stable process times.
Mesh belt conveyor furnace BD series
Continuous heat treatment in atmosphere or air for many processes.
Battery 2-level roller hearth furnace
Continuous high-temperature plant for the thermal treatment of battery materials on two levels.
Sites
Ludwigsburg
DEService headquarters, European competence center, central spare parts warehouse with shipping logistics, dispatch
- Materials
- Metallic components (heat treatment)
- Service and maintenance of heat treatment plants
- Spare parts warehouse and shipping logistics
- Engineering & process design
- Trainings and seminars
Mödling
ATCoverage of Eastern and Southeastern Europe by Aichelin Ges.m.b.H., interface to plant engineering, complaints and
Besançon
FRCoverage of Central and Western Europe (France, Benelux), specialized in conversions and modernization
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plant availability / commissioning and ongoing production operationHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Metallic components |
| Spare parts supply and logistics for heat treatment plantsHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Inspections, maintenance and repair / preventive maintenanceHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Conversions and modernizations / retrofit of heat treatment plantsHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
| Digital solutions (Industry 4.0, process reliability, integration into production systems)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Trainings and seminars (heat treatment seminars, technology forums, service technician conferences)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering & process design, technical consulting and plant conceptsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Green-Check: energy efficiency analysis for CO₂ reduction of heat treatment plantsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering of conversions, project management, consultingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacture of industrial furnaces for thermal and thermochemical heat treatment of metallicHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | Metallic components |
7 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chamber furnace (batch heat treatment) | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
| All-in-one vacuum furnace | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
| Pusher furnace plant (continuous gas carburizing, series production) | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
| Rotary hearth furnace (series processes) | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
| Mesh belt conveyor furnace BD series (continuous, atmosphere or air) | Aichelin (Safed) BD | – | – | – | – |
| Battery 2-level roller hearth furnace (continuous high-temperature plant) | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
| Chamber tempering furnace | Aichelin | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 2005
Founding of AICHELIN Service GmbH
- 2026
Nicolai Saathoff additionally assumes site management in Ludwigsburg