AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG

AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG, commonly known as AUMA, is a German manufacturer of electric actuators and valve gearboxes headquartered in Müllheim in the Markgräflerland region of Baden-Württemberg. The name AUMA is an abbreviation of "Armaturen- und Maschinen-Antriebe" (valve and machine drives), reflecting the company's core focus: motorised drives that open, close and modulate valves, dampers and other flow-control equipment. AUMA is widely described as the world market leader in the electric actuator segment, with a global market share of more than 20 percent. The company was founded in 1964 by Werner Riester and Rudolf Dinse in a garage in Nellingen, Germany. After several years of expansion, the headquarters was relocated to Müllheim, where a new site was occupied in 1973 and where SA actuators and GK and GST gearboxes have been produced since. Internationalisation began early: the first sales company outside Germany was established in the Netherlands in 1974, followed by a US subsidiary in 1976. Today AUMA operates a worldwide network of subsidiaries, regional offices, representatives and distributors, and its products are used in water supply and wastewater treatment, power plants, pipelines, refineries, the oil and gas industry, nuclear plants, marine applications and general industrial plants. AUMA's product range covers electric actuators for all types of valves, including quarter-turn valves such as butterfly, ball and plug valves, and multi-turn valves such as gate, globe, sluice gate and pinch valves. Its actuators are also used to operate dampers, including louver, guillotine and diverter types, and can be supplied for both open/close and modulating service. Integral motor controls and control accessories allow the actuators to interface with a wide variety of plant control systems. The company also manufactures valve gearboxes and offers tailored automation solutions, including the PROFOX-X flexible platform for intelligent valve automation. In North America, AUMA has been manufacturing since 1976 at its Pennsylvania facility, delivering solutions that meet AWWA standards and comply with Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements. AUMA Actuators, Inc. is headquartered near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with a Canadian headquarters in Barrie, Ontario, and regional offices across the Northeast, Southeast, Midwest, Gulf Coast and West Coast, supported by representatives and distributors throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The company's quality system is in compliance with ISO 9001. AUMA has grown both organically and through acquisitions. In 1991 the takeover of Getriebefabrik Coswig (GFC) laid the foundation stone for the AUMA Group, followed by the acquisition of SIPOS Aktorik GmbH in Altdorf near Nuremberg in 2000, Haselhofer Feinmechanik GmbH in Villingen-Schwenningen in 2006, and the inclusion of DREHMO GmbH in Wenden (Sauerland) in 2008. Group revenue rose from 139 million euros in 2001 to 400 million euros in 2017. The company reported around 2,600 employees worldwide in 2016 and later cited figures of roughly 2,800 to 2,900 staff members across about 30 to 35 locations worldwide, with more than 60 years of experience in actuator automation.

AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG was founded in 1964 by Werner Riester and Rudolf Dinse in a garage in Nellingen, Germany. The company name AUMA is an abbreviation of "Armaturen- und Maschinen-Antriebe" (valve and machine drives), and the founders' idea quickly developed into a full product programme of electric actuators and valve gearboxes. Seven years after founding, as part of the company's expansion, the headquarters was relocated to Müllheim in the Markgräflerland region of Baden-Württemberg, and the new site was occupied in 1973. SA actuators and GK and GST gearboxes have been produced there since. In 1974, AUMA established its first sales company outside Germany, in the Netherlands. Two years later, in 1976, a subsidiary was added in the United States, where manufacturing also takes place today at a Pennsylvania facility. Over time the company built up a worldwide network of subsidiaries, reaching 19 globally distributed branches at one point and later operating roughly 30 to 35 locations worldwide. In 1986 AUMA began producing the controls for its actuators in-house, deepening its vertical integration. In 1988 the main site was expanded by purchasing a neighbouring factory hall. A major strategic step followed in 1991 with the takeover of Getriebefabrik Coswig (GFC), which laid the foundation stone for the AUMA Group. This was followed by the acquisition of SIPOS Aktorik GmbH in Altdorf near Nuremberg in 2000, Haselhofer Feinmechanik GmbH in Villingen-Schwenningen in 2006, and the inclusion of DREHMO GmbH in Wenden (Sauerland) in 2008. In 2004, capacity at Müllheim was expanded through the construction of a new hall for machining housings and manufacturing machine parts. In 2008, the two company founders were awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany) in Müllheim. Between 2001 and 2017, the AUMA Group's revenue increased from 139 million euros to 400 million euros. In 2016 the company had around 2,600 employees worldwide. By the time of its later corporate communications, AUMA described itself as having more than 60 years of experience, roughly 2,800 to 2,900 staff members and about 30 to 35 locations worldwide, and it is regarded as the world market leader in the electric actuator segment with a global market share of more than 20 percent.

• 2017

  AUMA Group revenue reaches 400 million euros, up from 139 million euros in 2001.

• 2016

  AUMA has around 2,600 employees worldwide.

• 2008

  DREHMO GmbH in Wenden (Sauerland) is included in the AUMA Group; the two founders are awarded the Bundesverdienstkreuz in Müllheim.

• 2006

  Haselhofer Feinmechanik GmbH in Villingen-Schwenningen joins the AUMA Group.

• 2004

  Capacity at Müllheim is expanded with a new hall for housing machining and machine part production.

• 2000

  SIPOS Aktorik GmbH in Altdorf near Nuremberg joins the AUMA Group.

• 1991

  Takeover of Getriebefabrik Coswig (GFC) lays the foundation stone for the AUMA Group.

• 1988

  The main site is expanded by purchasing a neighbouring factory hall.

• 1986

  AUMA begins producing the controls for its actuators in-house.

• 1976

  A subsidiary is established in the United States, where manufacturing also takes place today.

• 1974

  First sales company outside Germany is founded in the Netherlands.

• 1973

  The new Müllheim site is occupied; SA actuators and GK and GST gearboxes are produced there from then on.

• 1971

  As part of expansion, the company headquarters is relocated to Müllheim.

• 1964

  Werner Riester and Rudolf Dinse found AUMA Riester GmbH & Co. KG in a garage in Nellingen, Germany.

World market leader in electric actuators, offering sophisticated, well-proven products and tailored automation solutions for water, power, oil and gas, nuclear, marine and general industry, backed by worldwide service across the entire product lifetime.

• SA actuators

  Electric actuators produced at the Müllheim headquarters since 1973.

• GK and GST gearboxes

  Valve gearboxes produced at Müllheim since 1973.

• PROFOX-X

  AUMA's flexible platform for intelligent valve automation.

• Electric actuators for quarter-turn valves

  Actuators for butterfly, ball and plug valves.

• Electric actuators for multi-turn valves

  Actuators for gate, globe, sluice gate and pinch valves.

• Damper actuators

  Actuators for louver, guillotine and diverter dampers.

• Integral motor controls and control accessories

  Controls and accessories that interface with a wide variety of plant control systems.

• Manual operators

  Manual operators supplied alongside electric actuators.

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