Sales, inspection, and overhaul of safety and industrial valves as well as energy technology equipment for steam, gas, and liquids.
André Ramseyer AG
Flamatt (CH)New on Amplifa
About Us
André Ramseyer AG, based in Flamatt (CH), is a Swiss company specializing in safety and industrial valves. The product range includes safety valves, rupture discs, safety devices, shut-off and control valves, steam traps, boiler valves, industrial electronics, as well as apparatus and vessels for media such as steam, gases, and liquids. In addition to distributing leading brands such as LESER, PROTEGO, GESTRA, Mankenberg, Goetze, and Herose, the company offers overhauls, maintenance, inspections, steam trap measurements, consulting, plant planning, and seminars. The workshop in Flamatt is equipped with test benches for testing, setting, and sealing safety valves and is authorized by SVTI as a specialist body for their inspection. The products made of steel, cast steel, cast iron, stainless steel, Hastelloy, titanium, and PTFE-lined versions are used in chemicals, pharma and food, plant engineering, energy and gas industries, cryogenic and HVAC technology, as well as in conventional and nuclear power plants. Since 1944, the company has been active in the market with more than 40 employees.
- Site
- Flamatt
- Processes
- Overhaul and maintenance of safety valves (inspection, testing, setting, sealing), Overhaul and maintenance of safety fittings and energy technology equipment, On-site disassembly and assembly of valves (service), Steam trap measurements (testing of all makes per GESTRA TRAPtest VKP, evaluation), Consulting, planning of new installations and conversions (engineering), Commissioning of steam boilers and construction of control systems, Training / further education in the field of safety and energy (seminars), Consulting (safety and energy consulting)
- Materials
- Stainless steel 1.4404 / 316L, Stainless steel 1.4435 / 316L, Stainless steel 1.4571, Hastelloy C4, Titanium (seat bushing/disc), PTFE (full lining), Cast iron 0.6025, Steel 1.0460
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, SVTI specialist body for safety valve inspection, LESER Authorized Repair Center (LARC), PROTEGO Authorized Repair Center (PARC), VKP GESTRA TRAPtest (steam trap testing), Goetze authorization, GESTRA TRAPtest VKP
- Founded
- 1944
- Employees
- over 40
- Industries
- Chemicals, Pharma & Food, Industrial plant engineering, Energy, Gas, Biogas
- 01
Consulting and plant planning
- 02
Sales and warehousing
- 03
Inspection and testing
- 04
Overhaul, setting, and sealing
- 05
On-site installation and commissioning
- 06
Maintenance, servicing, and seminars
Materials and Product Areas
Stainless steel 1.4404 / 316L
Low-carbon stainless steel for clean-service safety valves in pharma and food applications.
Stainless steel 1.4435 / 316L
Stainless steel for aseptic safety valves with the highest purity requirements.
Stainless steel 1.4571
For level electrodes and transmitters in steam and hot-water boilers as well as power plant applications.
Hastelloy C4
Highly corrosion-resistant seat bushings for chemical safety valves in critical service.
Titanium
Seat bushings and discs for aggressive media in chemical safety valves.
PTFE (full lining)
Full lining of safety valves for maximum corrosion resistance against aggressive media.
Cast iron 0.6025
For safety valves in heating systems per TRD 721.
Steel 1.0460
Main body of PTFE fully lined safety valves.
Cast steel 1.0619
Housing material for chemical safety valves PN 40.
FDA-approved elastomers
Seals for applications in the pharma and food industry.
Locations
Flamatt
CHHeadquarters, office, workshop, warehouse
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, cast, PTFE
- Test benches for safety valves (testing, setting, sealing)
- 2 warehouse high-bay towers
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overhaul and maintenance of safety valves (inspection, testing, setting, sealing)Testing | – | – | – | – | Steel, Stainless steel |
| Overhaul and maintenance of safety fittings and energy technology equipmentTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| On-site disassembly and assembly of valves (service)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Steam trap measurements (testing of all makes per GESTRA TRAPtest VKP, evaluation)Testing | – | – | – | – | – |
| Consulting, planning of new installations and conversions (engineering)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning of steam boilers and construction of control systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training / further education in the field of safety and energy (seminars)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test benches for safety valves (testing, setting, sealing) | – | – | – | – | Flamatt |
| Warehouse high-bay towers (2) | – | 2 | – | – | Flamatt |
Additional services
Quality and Certifications
The integrated management system per ISO 9001:2015 (Swiss Safety Center, No. 11-319-133) covers consulting, sales, maintenance, overhaul, inspection, and training. Ramseyer is an SVTI-authorized specialist body for the inspection of safety valves as well as an authorized repair center for LESER (LARC) and PROTEGO (PARC).
| Evidence | Flamatt |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001:2015 | |
| SVTI specialist body for safety valve inspection | |
| LESER Authorized Repair Center (LARC) | |
| PROTEGO Authorized Repair Center (PARC) | |
| GESTRA TRAPtest VKP | |
| Goetze authorization |
History
- 1944
Founding of the sole proprietorship 'André Ramseyer' on 28.08.1944 in Bern; later entry into the valve business through the acquisition of an insolvent valve company.
- 1952
Start of the partnership with LESER of Hamburg; the foundation for its position as the Swiss market leader for safety valves.
- 1960er
Supply to all nuclear power plants and the most important district heating plants in Switzerland.
- 1965
Conversion into the stock corporation 'André Ramseyer AG, Industriearmaturen' and move to a larger operational building in Bern.
- 1987
Move to Industriestrasse in Flamatt; authorization by SVDB/SVTI as a specialist body for the inspection of safety valves.
- 1993
Expansion of the operational building in Flamatt.
- ca. 1999
First ISO 9000 certification; later the first valve company in Switzerland certified per ISO 9001:2015.
- 2000er
Expansion of the warehouse with the construction of two warehouse high-bay towers.
- 2024
80 years of company existence with a workforce of more than 40.
- 2026
Groundbreaking for the new 'NeuWerk' building in Flamatt (May 6, 2026).