Plant engineering for the circular economy: compaction, sorting, baler presses and automation technology from a single source.
LM Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Haren (Ems) · Meppen · Dörpen · Bergisch Gladbach · Ludwigsburg · Niederlangen · Hamburg · LangenfeldNew on Amplifa
About the LM GROUP
The LM GROUP is a corporate group specialised in environmental technology with more than 680 employees at 19 locations. Under the brands L&M Entsorgungs-Systeme (compaction systems, transfer stations, lift-and-tilt devices), Sutco RecyclingTechnik (sorting and processing plants), unoTech (fully automatic channel baler presses, cardboard and baling presses) and TIG Automation (automation and process control engineering as well as ultrapure water plant engineering), the group covers the entire value chain of waste and recycling technology. Its range of services includes planning, engineering, manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, handover & training as well as after-sales service, including the digital monitoring platform Sutco ProDigit. Customers are waste and circular economy operators, energy providers and industrial companies; more than 600 plants have been realised worldwide, including in Germany, Poland, the United Kingdom, Austria, Brazil, Singapore, Sweden and Romania. The group is a family-owned company headquartered in Haren (Ems).
- Site
- Haren (Ems)
- Processes
- Planning and engineering of sorting and processing plants, Manufacturing (plant engineering, mechanical production), Assembly, Commissioning and maintenance, Production of sorting plants (mechanical/physical sorting), Biological processing (composting plants, MBA), Stationary and mobile compaction systems, Transfer stations
- Certificates
- ISO 9001
- Founded
- 1991 (L&M
- Employees
- 680+ (LM GROUP)
- Industries
- Waste management / Recycling, Environmental technology, Circular economy, Energy (processing of waste-derived fuels ahead of combined heat and power, Ultrapure water technology, Ultrapure water technology (TIG Purita)
- 01
Planning and engineering
- 02
Manufacturing
- 03
Assembly
- 04
Commissioning
- 05
Handover & Training
- 06
After-Sales Service / Maintenance
Locations
Haren (Ems)
DEHeadquarters LM Holding GmbH & Co. KG / Sutco manufacturing
- Materials
- Steel construction/plant components (not further specified)
Meppen
DELocation of LM Holding / L&M / Sutco
Dörpen
DELocation of L&M Entsorgungs-Systeme GmbH
Bergisch Gladbach
DEHeadquarters of Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH
Ludwigsburg
DESutco branch office
Niederlangen
DELocation of unoTech GmbH
Hamburg
DELocation of TIG Automation GmbH
Langenfeld
DELocation of TIG Purita ultrapure water plant engineering
Plants & Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning and engineering of sorting and processing plantsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Manufacturing (plant engineering, mechanical production)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| AssemblyAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Commissioning and maintenanceAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Production of sorting plants (mechanical/physical sorting)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Biological processing (composting plants, MBA)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Stationary and mobile compaction systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Transfer stationsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Lift-and-tilt devicesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Custom plant engineeringEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Fully automatic channel baler presses (UPAMAT, UPAFLEX, UPAMAX, UPAK, UPAXX, UPANEXT)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Cardboard pressesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Baling pressesEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Automation and process control engineering for plant control systemsEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Ultrapure water, process and beverage as well as wastewater treatment (TIG Purita)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Digital product development / real-time monitoring (Sutco ProDigit)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorting plant | Sutco | – | 22 Mg/h throughput | 2018 | Gernsheim, Germany |
| Channel baler press | unoTech | – | – | 2018 | Gernsheim, Germany |
| Mechanical-biological processing plant (MBA, BIOFIX system) | Sutco BIOFIX | – | 29 Mg/h, 100.000 Mg/a | 2016 | Kielce, Poland |
| Two-Ram Baler | unoTech | – | 35 Mg/h | 2014 / 201 | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Sorting plant for packaging waste | Sutco | – | 18 Mg/h | 2014 | Iserlohn, Germany |
| Processing plant for waste-derived fuels ahead of combined heat and power plant | Sutco | – | – | 2011 | Linz, Austria |
Additional services
Reference customers
Quality
Projects are accompanied from a single source, from planning through manufacturing and assembly to commissioning and maintenance; digital process data is analysed in real time via the Sutco ProDigit platform.
| Evidence | Haren (Ems) |
|---|---|
| ISO 9001 |
History
- 1985
Start of operations of Sutco – development and construction of sorting and processing systems worldwide
- 1991
Start of operations of L&M Entsorgungs-Systeme (Ludden & Mennekes)
- 2009
Foundation of unoTech GmbH (baler presses)
- 2022
TIG Automation joins the LM GROUP
- 2026
Presence at IFAT in Munich; Michael Ludden in the VDMA podcast