Manufacturer of stainless-steel smoking, cooking, baking, cooling and ripening systems for the food industry
GERMOS NESS GmbH & Co. KG
Welzheim (Hundsberger Straße 25)New on Amplifa
About GERMOS NESS
GERMOS NESS GmbH & Co. KG is an owner-managed family company based in Welzheim (Baden-Württemberg) that has been manufacturing systems for food refinement for more than 50 years. The product range includes smoking systems (hot and cold smoke) for 1 to 14 trolleys, cooking systems, cooking kettles from 200 to 1200 liters, baking systems, intensive cooling systems, ripening and drying systems from 4 to approx. 100 m², as well as compact climate units. The offering is complemented by smoke generators in four processes (steam smoke, friction smoke, smoldering smoke, liquid smoke), plant control systems of the GN 22.1 / GN 22.2 series, an energy management system in accordance with ISO 50001, and systems for smoke elimination and exhaust gas aftertreatment. All systems are produced at the company's own main plant in Welzheim and are made exclusively from stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571. Customers are businesses in the meat and sausage products, fish and cheese processing sectors, as well as special applications such as eggs, hops, fruit or tofu. The company supports projects from design through commissioning to maintenance, retrofit and spare parts supply, and offers its services worldwide.
- Site
- Welzheim
- Processes
- Smoking (hot smoke and cold smoke), Cooking, Baking, Cooling (intensive cooling), Drying and ripening, Smoke generation (steam smoke, friction smoke, smoldering smoke, liquid smoke), Air conditioning for ripening (compact climate unit CCU, temperature range up to 25°C), Smoke elimination / exhaust gas aftertreatment (scrubber system, HeatBox HTB-C100)
- Materials
- Stainless steel 1.4301, Stainless steel 1.4571
- Industries
- Meat & sausage products, Fish processing, Cheese processing, Special applications (eggs, hops, fruit, tofu), Fish, Cheese
- 01
Consulting and requirements capture
- 02
Design of customized system solutions
- 03
Planning of the system layout
- 04
Production at the Welzheim main plant
- 05
Acceptance with real product tests
- 06
User training
- 07
Maintenance, contracted customer service, retrofit and spare parts supply
Materials & Processes
Stainless steel 1.4301
Non-rusting stainless steel for system housings and components in the food industry.
Stainless steel 1.4571
Higher-grade stainless steel for corrosion-stressed system parts.
Locations
Welzheim
DEMain plant, production and administration
- Materials
- Stainless steel 1.4301–1.4571
- Smoking systems GERMOS series (1–14 trolleys)
- COMPACT series (1–10 trolleys)
- Cooking kettles GARANT 200–1200 l
- Steam smoke generator R60
- Friction smoke generator
- Smoldering smoke generator
- Liquid smoke generator
- System control GN 22.1 / GN 22.2
- Compact climate unit CCU
- HeatBox HTB-C100
Systems & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking (hot smoke and cold smoke)Heat treatment | – | 14 trolleys | – | – | Stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571 |
| CookingHeat treatment | – | 1 to 14 trolleys | – | – | Stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571 |
| BakingHeat treatment | – | 1 to 14 trolleys | – | – | Stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571 |
| Cooling (intensive cooling)Heat treatment | – | 1 to 14 trolleys | – | – | Stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571 |
| Drying and ripeningHeat treatment | – | 4m² to approx. 100m² | – | – | Stainless steel 1.4301 to 1.4571 |
| Smoke generation (steam smoke, friction smoke, smoldering smoke, liquid smoke)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Air conditioning for ripening (compact climate unit CCU, temperature range up to 25°C)Heat treatment | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Smoke elimination / exhaust gas aftertreatment (scrubber system, HeatBox HTB-C100)Surface | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Design and elaboration of customized system solutionsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance, upkeep, contracted customer service, retrofit, remote maintenance, user trainingAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Exhaust gas measurementsTesting | – | – | – | – | – |
| Energy management system according to ISO 50001Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
10 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smoking system (hot/cold smoke, cooking, ripening, baking, cooling) | GERMOS GERMOS series 2/1 to 7/1 (single-row), 4/2 to 14/2 (double-row) | – | Trolley capacity 2–14; chamber width 1.6–3 m; depth 2.41–8.04 m; total height 4–5 m | – | – |
| Smoking system (hot/cold smoke, cooking, ripening, baking, cooling) | GERMOS COMPACT series Cxx/80-1-1 to Cxx/100-10-2 | – | Trolley capacity 1–10; chamber width 1.09–3 m; depth 0.92–9.05 m; total height 2.55–4.1 m | – | – |
| Cooking kettle | NESS GARANT, 200l to 1200l | – | – | – | – |
| Steam smoke generator | GERMOS R60 (successor to R54) | – | – | – | – |
| Friction smoke generator | NESS | – | Friction sticks up to 8 x 8 x 100 cm; optional magazine with 4 sticks | – | – |
| Smoldering smoke generator | NESS | – | – | – | – |
| Liquid smoke generator | NESS | – | – | – | – |
| System control | GERMOS NESS GN 22.1 / GN 22.2 | – | – | – | – |
| Compact climate unit | GERMOS NESS CCU | – | Temperature range up to 25°C | – | – |
| Thermal exhaust air treatment | GERMOS NESS HeatBox HTB-C100 | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
At the side of customers in system refinement for more than 50 years (year of foundation not published).