Manufacturer of custom plate heat exchangers and systems for the thermal treatment of pumpable media.

API Schmidt-Bretten GmbH

Bretten (DE)New on Amplifa

1879Founded

160Employees at the Bretten site

85,000+Units in operation worldwide

48 hMaximum on-site service response

10–20 %OEM discount on plates and gaskets

About API Schmidt-Bretten

API Schmidt-Bretten is a family-owned manufacturer based in Bretten, specialising in highly customised heat exchanger solutions and part of the international API Heat Transfer Inc. The company manufactures gasketed, semi-welded and fully welded plate heat exchangers as well as Plate & Shell heat exchangers and systems for the thermal treatment of pumpable media. Its products are sold worldwide under the SIGMA, SIGMADUAL, SIGMASHELL and SIGMAWIG brands and are in use on three continents. Customers come from the beverage and food industry, industrial markets, process engineering, and the energy and power generation sectors. 160 employees work at the Bretten site; the company looks back on a manufacturing tradition spanning more than 150 years, which began in 1879 with Wilhelm Schmidt's patented cooler invention. The portfolio is complemented by the SIGMA COVER service programme with a guaranteed annual service rhythm, 48-hour on-site response and spare parts for more than 85,000 installed units worldwide.

Site: Bretten
Processes: Manufacture of plate heat exchangers (gasketed, semi-/fully welded, Plate & Shell) and systems, Maintenance and servicing of heat exchangers, Spare parts and emergency service (plates and gaskets, 10–20 % OEM discount), Guaranteed annual service rhythm (SIGMA COVER), Max. 48 h on-site service commitment
Materials: Stainless steel
Founded: 1879
Employees: 160 (site
Industries: Beverages and food, Industrial markets, Process engineering, Energy and power generation, Energy and power generation

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Engineering and design of custom heat exchanger solutions
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Manufacture of plate heat exchangers (gasketed, semi-/fully welded, Plate &
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Assembly and system integration
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Sales and worldwide export
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Service, maintenance and spare parts supply (SIGMA COVER)

Materials & Processes

Edelstahl

Stainless steel

Material used for plates and product-contacting components of the heat exchangers, especially in the food and beverage industry.

Sites

Bretten

Headquarters and production

Materials: Stainless steel

Components & Products

**SIGMA – Gasketed plate heat exchanger**Plate heat exchanger · Beverages and food

**SIGMADUAL – Semi-welded plate heat exchanger**Plate heat exchanger · Process safety

**SIGMASHELL – Plate & Shell heat exchanger**Plate & Shell · Energy and power generation

Inside the production

Industries

Beverages and foodIndustrial marketsProcess engineeringEnergy and power generationEnergy and power generation

Processes & technical limits

Processes	Tolerance	Max. part	Weight	Lot size	Materials
Manufacture of plate heat exchangers (gasketed, semi-/fully welded, Plate & Shell) and systemsAssembly	–	–	–	–	Stainless steel (plates, mentioned indirectly, not

Additional services

Maintenance and servicing of heat exchangersSpare parts and emergency service (plates and gaskets, 10–20 % OEM discount)Guaranteed annual service rhythm (SIGMA COVER)Max. 48 h on-site service commitment

History

1879
Start of the success story with Wilhelm Schmidt's patented cooler invention; more than 150 years of manufacturing tradition