Specialist in pump technology: consulting, sales of industrial pumps, maintenance and spare parts from Richigen.
Rototec AG
Richigen (Bern), SwitzerlandNew on Amplifa
About Rototec AG
Rototec AG is an independent, family-owned Swiss industrial, trading and service company for pump technology headquartered in Richigen near Bern. As a brand-independent partner, the company offers pump consulting, analysis and engineering/design, sales of industrial pumps, spare parts procurement, manufacturing and warehousing, as well as complete maintenance including servicing, overhauls, repairs and mechanical modifications in its own pump workshop. The portfolio covers rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal pumps, eccentric screw pumps, diaphragm pumps, hose pumps, screw spindle pumps, ring piston pumps and gear pumps, agitators, crushers/shredders, separators and industrial mixers from more than 80 manufacturers, including stainless steel components in AISI 304/316 and PP for hygienic applications. Customers include the food, beverage, cosmetics, chemical and pharmaceutical industries as well as coating technology, electroplating, environmental management, agriculture, biogas plants and recycling. In addition, commissioning, rental pumps, trial pump test phases, and manufacturing including programming of control technology are offered. More than 20 employees at the Richigen site supply customers in Switzerland within 24 hours from stock.
- Site
- Richigen, Switzerland
- Processes
- Pump consulting, analysis & pump engineering/design, Sales/distribution of industrial pumps (brand-independent), Maintenance: pump servicing, overhauls, repairs, mechanical modifications, adaptations and, Spare parts: procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and delivery (original parts from over 80, Commissioning of pumps, Rental pumps / trial pump test phase, Crushing technology (cutting-basket crusher OrbitGrinder, twin-shaft shredder Unihacker,, Manufacturing and programming of control technology for crushers
- Materials
- Stainless steel, PP (polypropylene), Stainless steel AISI 304, Stainless steel AISI 316, Polypropylene (PP), Stainless steel (crushers/shredders)
- Certificates
- In-house QA team (Logistics & QA)
- Founded
- 1989
- Employees
- Over 20
- Industries
- Food industry, Beverage industry, Cosmetics industry, Chemical industry, Pharmaceutical industry, Coating technology
- 01
Pump consulting and analysis
- 02
Engineering and solution development
- 03
Sales of industrial pumps (brand-independent)
- 04
Spare parts procurement, manufacturing and warehousing
- 05
Pump workshop: servicing, overhauls, repairs, mechanical modifications
- 06
Commissioning and trial pump test phase
- 07
Manufacturing and programming of control technology
- 08
Warehouse and shipping in Switzerland within 24 hours
Materials and Processes
Stainless steel AISI 304
Material for product-contact components such as the mounting brackets of the IBC mixer.
Stainless steel AISI 316
For product-contact parts, optionally with food-grade certification.
Polypropylene (PP)
Plastic variant for product-contact parts of industrial mixers.
Stainless steel (crushers/shredders)
Crushers such as OrbitGrinder, Unihacker and Rotorrake are available in stainless steel, partly ATEX-compliant.
Locations
Richigen
CHHeadquarters, operations building, pump workshop, spare parts warehouse
- Materials
- Stainless steel (AISI 304, AISI 316), PP
- Pump workshop for servicing, overhauls and repairs
- Warehousing for pumps and spare parts from over 80 manufacturers
- Control technology manufacturing and programming
Products and Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pump consulting, analysis & pump engineering/designEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Sales/distribution of industrial pumps (brand-independent)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Maintenance: pump servicing, overhauls, repairs, mechanical modifications, adaptations andAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Spare parts: procurement, manufacturing, warehousing and delivery (original parts from over 80Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel (mentioned for crushers/shredders and |
| Commissioning of pumpsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rental pumps / trial pump test phaseEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| Crushing technology (cutting-basket crusher OrbitGrinder, twin-shaft shredder Unihacker,Assembly | – | – | – | – | Stainless steel |
| Manufacturing and programming of control technology for crushersEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutting-basket crusher (OrbitGrinder) | Börger OrbitGrinder | – | Throughput 260 m³/h, pressure max. 2 bar (heavy duty 5 bar), temp. max. 120°C | – | Richigen |
| Twin-shaft shredder (Unihacker) | Börger HANN 25 / HPL 80 / HCL 120 / HFL 260 | – | max. throughput 12–260 m³/h, max. pressure 12 bar | – | – |
| Single-shaft coarse crusher (Rotorrake) | Börger RR 6000 / RR 9000 | – | max. throughput 360–540 m³/h, max. pressure 5 bar | – | – |
| IBC mixer (industrial mixer) | IBC mixer | – | Impeller diameter 130–360 mm, viscosity 0.3–20'000 mPas, temp. -20 to 70 °C | – | – |
| Pump workshop (maintenance) | – | – | – | – | Richigen |
| Pump product portfolio (rotary lobe pumps, centrifugal pumps, eccentric screw, diaphragm, hose, | brand-independent (>80 manufacturers) | – | – | – | Richigen |
Additional services
Quality
In the area of logistics & QA, a dedicated team monitors quality assurance of goods flows. Mechanical modifications, reconditioning of wear parts and overhauls are carried out in the company's own pump workshop.
| Evidence | Richigen |
|---|---|
| In-house QA team (Logistics & QA) |
Company History
- 1989
Foundation of the sole proprietorship «Rototec» by Anton Bickel
- 1995
Relocation to a commercial building in Worb with six employees
- 1998
Conversion of the sole proprietorship into Rototec AG; the Bickel family becomes owner
- 2004
New operations building in Richigen
- 2026
Start of training commercial clerks (EFZ); recognized training company of the canton of Bern