Manufacturer of hygienic stainless steel components, valves, fittings, cleaning and pigging technology for the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries
Armaturenwerk Hötensleben GmbH
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About AWH
Armaturenwerk Hötensleben GmbH (AWH), based in Hötensleben (Saxony-Anhalt), has been manufacturing valves and fittings since 1859 and is today a manufacturer of hygienic stainless steel components for the food, cosmetics, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. The product portfolio comprises connections (including clamp fittings in investment casting 1.4308), fittings, valve technology (diaphragm, ball, vacuum and safety valves), strainers and sight glasses, cleaning technology, pigging technology, pipes and accessories, mixer technology as well as tank equipment and hoses. Production includes welding machines for pressure vessels and piping, pipe grinding, mechanical polishing (product-contact surface Ra 0.8) and electropolishing in an e-polishing bath. Materials are mainly stainless steels such as 1.4404, 1.4435 and 1.4307, alongside investment casting 1.4308 as well as sealing materials made of EPDM and FKM. In addition, AWH offers custom manufacturing to customer specifications, modular system manufacturing, unit construction including assembly, pressure vessels, filter housings and expansion vessels. The company employs 433 staff at 10 sites, generated revenue of 86 million euros in 2025 and is a member of the NEUMO Ehrenberg Group.
- Site
- Hötensleben
- Processes
- Welding (welding machines, approved welding operation for pressure vessels and piping), Investment casting (precision casting) for clamp fittings, Surface treatment / mechanical polishing, Electropolishing (e-polishing bath), Pipe grinding, Manufacture of pipe fittings, pressure vessels, filter housings, expansion vessels and, Testing: roughness measurement, 3-D measuring station, X-ray testing of weld seams, dye penetrant, Modular system manufacturing / pre-assembly of subassemblies, customer-specific components
- Materials
- Stainless steel, Investment casting 1.4308 (CF-8), 1.4404 / 316L, 1.4435, 1.4307, Brass (historical production until 1959), EPDM, FKM
- Certificates
- DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, DIN EN ISO 50001:2018, DIN EN 14432:2006 (QM with in-house testing service), Pressure Equipment Directive 2014/68/EU (module A2, D, D1; audited production, EC Directive 2014/34/EU (ATEX), AD 2000 Data Sheet HP0 - HP100R, DIN EN ISO 3834-2 (welding operation), 3-A Sanitary Standard 63-04, 3-A Sanitary Standard 78-03, EHEDG Type EL Class I (diaphragm valves), Halal, EcoVadis Sustainability Scorecard 74/100, ISO 9001, ISO 50001, EN 14432 (in-house testing service), PED 2014/68/EU (modules A2, D, D1), ATEX (2014/34/EU), AD 2000 HP0–HP100R, ISO 3834-2 (welding operation), 3-A Sanitary Standard 63-04 / 78-03, EHEDG Type EL Class I, EcoVadis 74/100
- Founded
- 1859
- Employees
- 433
- Industries
- Food industry, Chemical industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Cosmetics industry, Breweries and beverage industry, Dairy and milk processing
- 01
Engineering and Design
- 02
Investment casting of clamp fittings (1.4308)
- 03
Pipe grinding
- 04
Welding on welding machines
- 05
Surface treatment: mechanical polishing and electropolishing (e-polishing bath)
- 06
Assembly / unit construction
- 07
Testing and quality assurance
- 08
Shipping and logistics
Materials and Processes
Stainless steel 1.4404 / 316L
Product-contact material of the valve technology, product-contact surface Ra 0.8 µm.
Stainless steel 1.4435
Material of the magnetic stirrer units in mixer technology.
Stainless steel 1.4307
Material for testing tools for vessel plates.
Investment casting 1.4308 (CF-8)
Precision casting for the entire clamp fitting portfolio, mechanically polished.
EPDM
Sealing material for vacuum valves and hose cores.
FKM
Sealing material for vacuum valves.
Natural rubber (NR)
Hose core of the dairy hose MILLESIME for milk-based products.
NBR
Hose core of the hose ALIKLER G2 for oily and fatty media.
SKM
Hose core of the brewery hose BEERDIAL for beverage processes.
Aluminium (polyester-coated)
Housing material of the electric valve actuators type E1 and E2.
Sites
Hötensleben
DEHeadquarters, manufacturing, shipping warehouse
- Materials
- Stainless steel, investment casting 1.4308, EPDM, FKM
- Welding machines
- E-polishing bath
- Pipe grinding
- 3-D measuring station
- X-ray fluorescence analyser
- Endoscopes with documentation
Firrel
DEManufacturing site (since 2015)
Wien
ATOperating facility with collection and distribution warehouse (since 2012)
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welding (welding machines, approved welding operation for pressure vessels and piping)Joining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Investment casting (precision casting) for clamp fittingsCasting | – | – | – | – | 1.4308 |
| Surface treatment / mechanical polishingSurface | Ra 0.8 (product-contact, valves) | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Electropolishing (e-polishing bath)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Pipe grindingMachining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacture of pipe fittings, pressure vessels, filter housings, expansion vessels andJoining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Testing: roughness measurement, 3-D measuring station, X-ray testing of weld seams, dye penetrantTesting | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Modular system manufacturing / pre-assembly of subassemblies, customer-specific componentsManufacturing | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacture of hygienic diaphragm valves, ball valves, vacuum and safety valves,Manufacturing | – | – | – | – | 1.4404, 1.4435, Stainless steel |
5 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E-polishing bath | – | – | – | 2012 | Hötensleben |
| Welding machines | – | – | – | – | Hötensleben |
| 3-D measuring station | – | – | – | – | Hötensleben |
| X-ray fluorescence analyser / spectrometer | – | – | – | – | Hötensleben |
| Endoscopes with documentation | – | – | – | – | Hötensleben |
Additional services
Quality
AWH ensures quality through roughness measurement, a 3-D measuring station, X-ray testing of weld seams, dye penetrant testing, delta ferrite content measurement, non-destructive material mix-up testing by X-ray fluorescence analysis, endoscopy with documentation, pressure tests, contour measurement and micrograph analysis. The quality management system is certified to DIN EN ISO 9001:2015.
| Evidence | Hötensleben |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 | |
| ISO 50001 | |
| EN 14432 (in-house testing service) | |
| PED 2014/68/EU (modules A2, D, D1) | |
| ATEX (2014/34/EU) | |
| AD 2000 HP0–HP100R | |
| ISO 3834-2 (welding operation) | |
| 3-A Sanitary Standard 63-04 / 78-03 | |
| EHEDG Type EL Class I | |
| Halal | |
| EcoVadis 74/100 |