Combustion systems, process control systems and proprietary products such as burners and dosing valves for furnaces and dryers
innovatherm Prof. Dr. Leisenberg GmbH + Co. KG
Butzbach (Headquarters) · Weimar (Office) · Matthews, Missouri, USA (Subsidiary Innovatherm USA Inc.)New on Amplifa
About innovatherm
innovatherm Prof. Dr. Leisenberg GmbH + Co. KG, headquartered in Butzbach, is a globally operating plant engineering company and equipment supplier for thermal process technology. The company supplies complete combustion systems with in-house developed burners, safety technology in accordance with DIN EN ISO 13577 and process control technology for furnaces and dryers, including the ProBake® system for anode baking furnaces, ProCeram for tunnel kilns and dryers in the ceramics industry, ProCast for production control in foundries and ProClean for flue gas cleaning. The combustion systems are designed for gaseous fuels (natural gas, butane, propane, hydrogen) and liquid fuels (light fuel oil, medium fuel oil, heavy fuel oil); high energy efficiency is achieved with proprietary pulse-firing technology. Proprietary products include side- and roof-gap burners, high-velocity burners, ignition burners, fine control valves and magnetic dosing valves, whose components are made of steel, stainless steel, grey cast iron, aluminium, bronze and silicon carbide. Main customers are the primary and secondary aluminium industry, the heavy ceramics industry, foundries as well as cathode and electrode manufacturing. A quality management system in accordance with ISO 9001 has been certified since 1999.
- Site
- Butzbach
- Processes
- Combustion systems and pulse-firing technology for furnaces and dryers (gaseous and liquid fuels), ProBake® combustion and control system for anode baking furnaces, ProCeram combustion and control systems for tunnel kilns and dryers of the heavy ceramics industry, Consulting, Process analysis and process optimisation, Modernisation of existing combustion systems, Engineering (mechanical engineering design), Automation / process control systems
- Materials
- Fuels (natural gas, butane, propane, hydrogen), Light fuel oil, medium fuel oil, heavy fuel oil, Silicon carbide (SiC), Grey cast iron, Steel, Stainless steel, Aluminium, Bronze
- Certificates
- ISO 9001:2015, ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1958
- Industries
- Aluminium industry (primary and secondary), Heavy ceramics industry, Foundries, Cathode and electrode manufacturing, Foundries
- 01
Consulting and process analysis
- 02
Mechanical engineering design
- 03
Burner and valve technology development
- 04
Project planning and turnkey plant construction
- 05
Installation and commissioning supervision
- 06
Automation and process control systems
- 07
After Sales Service and spare parts supply
Fuels, Materials and Systems
Hydrogen
Fuel for which the burners and the magnetic dosing valve EMD06 were specifically developed and have already been proven in operation.
Natural gas, butane, propane
Gaseous fuels for the combustion systems and proprietary products.
Light fuel oil, medium fuel oil, heavy fuel oil
Liquid fuels, covered by dosing valves such as EMD98-OE and light fuel oil burners.
Silicon carbide (SiC)
Material for burner nozzles and combustion chambers of the NOVAPULS and NOVAJET burners.
Grey cast iron (GG)
Material for valve housings, e.g. of the dosing valves EMD-L and EMD-GA.
Steel / stainless steel
Materials for burner components and valve housings.
Aluminium
Material for valve housings such as that of the fine control valve IFR-2.
Bronze
Material component in the electromagnetic dosing valves.
Locations
Butzbach
DEHeadquarters with development, engineering, sales and project management
- Materials
- Steel, stainless steel, grey cast iron, aluminium, bronze, SiC
- Engineering and development
- Project management for turnkey systems
- Automation and process control systems
Weimar
DEOffice, automation management
Matthews, Missouri (USA)
USSubsidiary Innovatherm USA Inc. for the North American market
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combustion systems and pulse-firing technology for furnaces and dryers (gaseous and liquid fuels)Engineering | – | – | – | – | Natural gas, Butane gas, Propane gas, Hydrogen, Light fuel oil, Medium fuel oil, Heavy fuel oil |
| ProBake® combustion and control system for anode baking furnacesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | Flue gas volume 40.000 Nm3/h – Flue gas volume 160.000 Nm3/h | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| ProCeram combustion and control systems for tunnel kilns and dryers of the heavy ceramics industryEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | Natural gas, Butane gas, Propane gas, Hydrogen, Light fuel oil |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Quality
innovatherm operates with a quality management system certified since 1999 in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001 (revised to ISO 9001:2015). All employees are integrated into a continuous quality improvement process.
| Evidence | Butzbach |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
Company History
- 1958
Foundation of Manfred Leisenberg KG, burners for furnaces and dryers of the ceramics industry
- 1991
Founding of innovatherm by Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Leisenberg together with Hans Lingl Anlagenbau
- 1999
Certification in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001:2000
- 2008
Start of activities in the field of FTC and foundation of the US subsidiary Innovatherm USA Inc. (Missouri)
- 2016
Management of the company by Detlef Maiwald
- 2021
Acquisition of 100 % of the company shares by Frank Appel and Andreas Lingl; managing directors since September 2021