Steimel GmbH

Steimel GmbH — formally Gebr. Steimel GmbH & Co. Maschinenfabrik — is a German manufacturer of pumps, industrial centrifuges, chip breakers, chip conveyors and palletizers for industrial applications. The company was founded in 1878 by Johann Steimel in Hennef (Sieg), North Rhine-Westphalia, where it remains headquartered today. It is fully family-owned and describes itself as an expert in conveying and separating all types of parts and liquid media, offering solutions from individual components to complete automation systems. Steimel's product portfolio is organized around four main areas: palletizers, pumps, centrifuges and chip breakers, complemented by plant engineering and automation. Its solutions are used in parts handling, conveying of liquid media, coating of parts, de-oiling and drying of parts, coolant recovery, chip breaking, and washing of parts and chips. The company serves a wide range of industries and has built a global customer base over decades. The company's history began with agricultural machinery — threshing machines, hay tedders and seed drills — before expanding into hand-operated milk centrifuges in the mid-1880s. These became the most important revenue source, winning a gold medal at the 1897 Brussels World's Fair for the "Ceres" milk centrifuge and another medal at the 1900 Paris World's Fair. Before World War I, blood separators and de-oiling centrifuges for metal chip processing were added. From around 1928, pump production was greatly expanded to compensate for reduced sales of private milk centrifuges, and gear and centrifugal pump programs helped the company survive the Great Depression. After World War II, the milk centrifuge business dried up and Steimel expanded its industrial centrifuge program toward automatically fillable and dischargeable, continuously operating centrifuges. From this centrifuge technology, complete chip processing systems including chip breakers and associated conveying and separation technology were developed. The original drying centrifuges evolved into complex fully automatic surface treatment systems for washing, drying and coating mass-produced parts. Steimel employs around 250 people (as of January 2009) and is fully family-owned. It was led from early 2002 by Norbert Peth, a great-grandson of the founder, in the fourth generation. Thomas Manth joined as co-managing director in April 2013 and took over alone in October 2013 after Peth's departure. Since early November 2019, Justus Volhard has led the company as managing director. In 2003, on the occasion of the company's 125th anniversary, the city of Hennef named the square in front of the main building Johann-Steimel-Platz, honoring the founder of the oldest industrial company still located in the town.

Steimel was founded in 1878 by Johann Steimel as a production facility for agricultural machinery, manufacturing threshing machines, hay tedders, seed drills and similar equipment. Around the mid-1880s, the production program was expanded to include hand-operated milk centrifuges, which became the company's most important revenue source. In 1897, the company received first prize ("Goldene Medaille mit Diplom") at the Brussels World's Fair for the "Ceres" milk centrifuge, and at the 1900 Paris World's Fair it also won a medal for its milk centrifuges. Until 1925, the company produced the cast blanks needed for production in its own iron foundry. Before World War I, blood separators and de-oiling centrifuges for metal chip processing were added. To compensate for the sharp decline in sales of private milk centrifuges caused by the milk and fat law, pump production was greatly expanded from around 1928; until then, only liquid manure pumps had been manufactured. A gear and centrifugal pump program sold well and pulled the company out of the depths of the Great Depression. In centrifugal pumps, the company specialized in seawater-resistant self-priming centrifugal pumps as cooling water and bilge pumps for water-cooled marine diesel engines. Major manufacturers of large engines are among the customers of Gebr. Steimel GmbH & Co. In addition to conventional use as lubrication pumps, the gear pumps are increasingly produced for special applications (paints, varnishes, chocolate, bitumen) in cooperation with customers. The milk centrifuge business dried up completely after World War II, and Steimel began to expand its industrial centrifuge program toward automatically fillable and dischargeable, continuously operating centrifuges. Since then, based on centrifuge technology, complete chip processing systems including chip breakers and associated conveying and separation technology have been designed and produced. The original drying centrifuges evolved into complex fully automatic surface treatment systems in which mass-produced parts can be washed, dried and coated. The two product areas of pumps and centrifuges each account for about half of total sales. The company employs around 250 people (as of January 2009). It is fully family-owned and was led from early 2002 by Norbert Peth, a great-grandson of the founder, in the fourth generation. Norbert Peth left as managing director of Gebr. Steimel GmbH & Co. in October 2013. Since April 2013, Thomas Manth led the company together with Norbert Peth — and alone since October 2013. Since the beginning of November 2019, Justus Volhard has led the company Gebr. Steimel GmbH & Co. as managing director. On the occasion of the company's 125th anniversary, the city of Hennef named the square at the intersection of Frankfurter Straße and Steinstraße in front of the main building of Gebr. Steimel GmbH & Co. as Johann-Steimel-Platz on 27 June 2003. This honored the founder of the oldest industrial company still remaining in the town of Hennef (Sieg).

• 2019

  Justus Volhard became managing director in early November.

• 2013

  Thomas Manth joined as co-managing director in April and became sole managing director in October after Norbert Peth's departure.

• 2003

  City of Hennef named the square in front of the main building Johann-Steimel-Platz on the company's 125th anniversary.

• 2002

  Norbert Peth, great-grandson of the founder, took over leadership in the fourth generation.

• 1928

  Pump production greatly expanded to compensate for reduced milk centrifuge sales.

• 1925

  Until this year, the company produced cast blanks in its own iron foundry.

• 1900

  Won a medal at the Paris World's Fair for milk centrifuges.

• 1897

  Received first prize ("Goldene Medaille mit Diplom") at the Brussels World's Fair for the "Ceres" milk centrifuge.

• 1880

  Around the mid-1880s, production expanded to include hand-operated milk centrifuges.

• 1878

  Johann Steimel founded a production facility for agricultural machinery in Hennef (Sieg).

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• Palletizers

  Palletizing systems for industrial parts handling.

• Pumps

  Gear pumps and centrifugal pumps, including seawater-resistant self-priming centrifugal pumps for cooling water and bilge service, and gear pumps for special applications such as paints, varnishes, chocolate and bitumen.

• Centrifuges

  Industrial centrifuges for chip processing and surface treatment, evolving from milk centrifuges to automatically fillable and dischargeable, continuously operating centrifuges.

• Chip breakers

  Machines for breaking metal chips as part of chip processing systems.

• Chip conveyors

  Conveying and separation technology for chip handling.

• Plant engineering and automation

  Customized plant engineering and automation solutions from planning to commissioning.

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