High-pressure plants and components such as valves, pumps, reactors, heat exchangers and waterjet cutting systems up to 14,000 bar
thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH / Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH
Dortmund (headquarters) · Hagen (UHPT manufacturing) · Berlin · Domat/Ems (CH) · Houston (US) · Nova Lima (BR) · CelleNew on Amplifa
High-pressure technology from Dortmund and Hagen
thyssenkrupp Uhde with its subsidiary Uhde High Pressure Technologies (UHPT) manufactures high-pressure plants and components for the process industry: valves, piping, pumps, reactors, heat exchangers, pressure vessels as well as complete plants for LDPE, fertilizer and hydrogen applications. Manufacturing in Hagen includes bending, welding and cold forming of high-pressure pipes (PN 200 to PN 4,000), centrifugal casting of creep-resistant reformer tubes, stainless steel overlay welding as well as valve and pressure testing. In addition, UHPT supplies ultra-high-pressure pumps up to 6,000 bar, industrial waterjet cutting systems, HPP plants (Uhde 400L+) and supercritical CO2 extraction plants. Materials include carbon steel, heat-resistant austenitic steels, Safurex duplex steel and hydrogen-resistant low-alloy steels. Customers come from the fertilizer, chemical, LDPE, coking and food industries. thyssenkrupp Uhde plant engineering (approx. 4,000–4,500 employees worldwide) is headquartered in Dortmund; further locations include Berlin, Houston and Nova Lima.
- Site
- Dortmund
- Processes
- Industrial waterjet cutting systems (waterjet cutting, pure and abrasive), Ultra-high-pressure pumps up to 6,000 bar for waterjet, High-pressure pumps (125 to 14,000 bar, flow rate 10 to 20,000 l/h, double-acting reciprocating, High-pressure piping manufacturing (bending, welding, cold forming of large radii, hot forging, Manufacture of high-pressure vessels (separator 300–700 bar), Autoclave reactor systems (reactor volumes 250 to over 2,000 l, function-tested), Tubular reactors (inner diameter 70 to 90 mm, up to 3,600 bar), Heat exchanger manufacturing (double pipe/tube bundle, 300–500 bar, overlay welding with stainless
- Materials
- High-alloy steel (centrifugal casting, creep-resistant, reformer tubes), Carbon steel, Heat-resistant austenitic steels, Stainless steel (pressure vessels hydrogen, valve bodies, overlay welding), Safurex duplex steel (Sandvik, for urea processes), Low-alloy, hydrogen-resistant materials (high-pressure steam boilers), Aluminium, Titanium
- Founded
- 1921 (Frie
- Employees
- ca. 4,000–4,500
- Industries
- Fertilizer industry, Chemical/petrochemical, LDPE/EVA plastics production, Coking/steel, Hydrogen/energy transition, Food industry
- 01
Engineering and process design
- 02
Material selection and raw material inspection
- 03
Centrifugal casting / pipe manufacturing (bending, welding, cold forming)
- 04
Overlay welding and vessel construction
- 05
Autofrettage
- 06
Testing (non-destructive, pressure, leak tightness)
- 07
Installation and commissioning worldwide
- 08
Service and spare parts supply
Materials and processes
High-alloy steel (centrifugal casting)
Creep-resistant centrifugally cast tubes for steam reformer tubes at 850–1000 °C metal temperature.
Carbon steel
Pressure-bearing shells of cold outlet manifolds and analysis valve bodies.
Heat-resistant austenitic steels
For hot pipe sections and internals of outlet manifold systems.
Safurex duplex steel (Sandvik)
Corrosion-resistant material for high-pressure equipment in urea plants.
Low-alloy, hydrogen-resistant materials
For high-pressure synthesis loop boilers and waste heat recovery.
Stainless steel
Pressure vessel systems for gaseous hydrogen, valve bodies and overlay welds.
Aluminium
Machining material for waterjet cutting applications.
Titanium
Thermally unstressed cutting of titanium sheets by waterjet.
Brass
For waterjet cutting of sheets and components.
Composite materials/composites
Thermally stress-free cutting of fibre composite materials.
Ceramics and glass
Hard, brittle materials for abrasive waterjet cutting.
Locations
Dortmund
DEHeadquarters of thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH
Hagen
DEManufacturing and engineering of Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH
- Materials
- Carbon steel, stainless steel, duplex
- Ultra-high-pressure pumps up to 6,000 bar
- High-pressure pumps 125–14,000 bar
- Waterjet cutting systems
- UHDE 400L+ HPP plant (up to 1,600 kg/h)
- Valve test bench
Berlin
DEUhde Inventa-Fischer, polycondensation technologies
Domat/Ems
CHLocation of Uhde Inventa-Fischer
Celle
DEAMTEQ Machining GmbH (acquisition as of 01.10.2026), precision machining
Houston, TX
USthyssenkrupp Uhde USA, LLC
Nova Lima/MG
BRthyssenkrupp Uhde Brazil Ltda.
Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industrial waterjet cutting systems (waterjet cutting, pure and abrasive)Machining | – | – | – | – | Plastics, Metals (aluminium, steel, titanium, brass), Composite materials (composites), Ceramics, Glass, Stone (granite, marble, slate), Food |
| Ultra-high-pressure pumps up to 6,000 bar for waterjetEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| High-pressure pumps (125 to 14,000 bar, flow rate 10 to 20,000 l/h, double-acting reciprocatingEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| High-pressure piping manufacturing (bending, welding, cold forming of large radii, hot forgingJoining | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel |
| Manufacture of high-pressure vessels (separator 300–700 bar)Casting | – | – | – | – | Steel (selected steel grades), Stainless steel |
| Autoclave reactor systems (reactor volumes 250 to over 2,000 l, function-tested)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Tubular reactors (inner diameter 70 to 90 mm, up to 3,600 bar)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Heat exchanger manufacturing (double pipe/tube bundle, 300–500 bar, overlay welding with stainlessJoining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel, Steel |
| Valve manufacturing (shut-off, control, three-way control valves, pressure stages 300–4,000 bar)Joining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Valve test bench (leak and function testing)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Hydraulic systems (max. operating pressure 185 bar)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steel structures/constructions for reactors and interstage coolers (static/dynamic)Assembly | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| High-pressure pipe manufacturing according to PN 200, PN 325, PN 500 (bending, welding,Joining | – | – | – | – | Carbon steel, Stainless steel |
| Valve manufacturing for fertilizer plants (control valves DN 1"–16", hand valves DN 0.25"–10",Joining | – | – | – | – | Carbon steel, Stainless steel |
| Hairpin heat exchangers up to several hundred barEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Precision machining (in-house precision machining, acquisition AMTEQ Machining GmbH)Machining | – | – | – | – | – |
| Centrifugal casting of steam reformer tubes (high-alloy steel)Casting | – | – | – | – | high-alloy steel (creep-resistant) |
| Welded fabrication of stainless steel pressure vessel systems for gaseous hydrogenJoining | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacture of high-pressure components and complete systems (bending, drilling, fastening,Joining | – | – | – | – | Steel |
| Supercritical fluid extraction plants (scCO2), extractor volumes up to several m³Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| UHDE 400L+ high-pressure processing plant (food, up to 1,600 kg/h)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Testing: non-destructive testing, destructive tests, corrosion tests, hardness, pressure andTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Autofrettage of high-pressure componentsHeat treatment | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waterjet cutting system (waterjet cutting table) | Uhde High Pressure Technologies | – | – | – | Hagen, Germany |
| Ultra-high-pressure pump (up to 6,000 bar) | Uhde High Pressure Technologies | – | – | – | Hagen, Germany |
| High-pressure pumps (125–14,000 bar) | Uhde High Pressure Technologies | über 1.000 | – | – | Hagen, Germany |
| UHDE 400L+ high-pressure processing plant (up to 1,600 kg/h) | Uhde High Pressure Technologies 400L+ | – | – | – | Hagen, Germany |
| Valve test bench | Uhde High Pressure Technologies | – | – | – | Hagen, Germany |
| Extraction plant (scCO2, extractor volume 6,500 l, reference) | Uhde High Pressure Technologies | – | 6,500 L extractor volume | 1982 | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
- 1921
Friedrich Uhde founds his engineering office with seven employees in Dortmund-Bövinghausen.
- 1928
First ammonia plant based on the Mont-Cenis-Uhde process goes into operation at the Zeche Mont Cenis colliery in Herne; since then more than 100 ammonia plants.
- 1930
Foundation of Hochdruck-Apparatebau GmbH in Dortmund (later Uhde High Pressure Technologies GmbH) with the first high-pressure laboratory.
- 1933
Relocation of Hochdruck-Apparatebau to Hagen.
- 1952
Conversion of Friedrich Uhde KG into a GmbH.
- 1969
Pioneering work on high-pressure synthesis loop boilers for waste heat recovery.
- 1982
First supercritical CO2 extraction plant with a usable extractor volume of 6,500 litres.
- 2008
First commercial Evonik-Uhde HPPO plant (SKC, South Korea) goes into operation.
- 2024
Nadja Håkansson becomes CEO of thyssenkrupp Uhde GmbH.
- 2026
UHPT acquires AMTEQ Machining GmbH in Celle on 1 October and expands precision machining in-house.