About GEA HeatWorks

The GEA HeatWorks Story

Founded in 2004 in Hamburg, Germany, GEA HeatWorks started as a specialist plate heat exchanger manufacturer supplying Northern European food and chemical processing plants. The first production facility — a 4,200 m² plant in Hamburg-Wilhelmsburg — focused on gasketed plate heat exchangers with capacities from 50 kW to 2 MW.

By 2010, demand from pharmaceutical and marine clients drove expansion into shell-and-tube and brazed plate designs. A second manufacturing site opened in Brno, Czech Republic in 2014, adding ASME U-Stamp capability for the North American market. The third facility, in Pune, India, began operations in 2019 to serve Asia-Pacific customers with shorter lead times.

Today, 520 employees including 62 thermal engineers deliver AHRI-certified, PED-compliant, ASME-stamped heat exchangers to food & beverage, pharmaceutical, chemical processing, data center, HVAC, and marine sectors across 52 countries. Annual production capacity stands at 7,500 units across the three facilities.

GEA HeatWorks manufacturing facility in Hamburg

Our Values

The principles that guide every engineering decision and customer interaction.

Engineering Integrity

Every unit we ship is backed by thermal calculations, material certificates, and pressure test documentation. No shortcuts.

Partnership Mindset

Long-term service contracts, transparent pricing, and proactive communication during manufacturing and delivery. 78% of 2025 revenue came from repeat customers — a metric tracked since 2012.

Global Reliability

Twenty service centers across Europe, Asia, the Americas, and the Middle East hold critical spare parts inventory. Average emergency response time in core markets: 24-48 hours from initial contact to on-site technician arrival.