Advanced Flow Technologies Group GmbH & Co. KG

Management:
Joerg Friedrich Mayer, Thomas Voigt
Revenue 2025:
approx. 97.0 EUR million *
Employees:
574
Founding:
1944
At INDUS since:
1991
Locations:
Flensburg (DE), Gütersloh (DE), Humble (US), Mumbai (IN), Rotherham (GB), Shanghai (CN), Sheffield (GB), Vlotho (DE)
*with external third parties

Components and systems for controlling liquids and gases in industrial applications

The Advanced Flow Technologies Group brings together specialist brands that develop, manufacture, and distribute solutions for the safe handling of liquids, gases, and other media across a wide range of industries, applications, and markets.

The portfolio includes both standardized products for fluid handling in demanding environments and custom-designed solutions in the areas of dosing, tank systems, pumps, measurement technology, and air supply technologies. These are used in various industrial applications, including the energy, chemical, as well as in mechanical engineering.

The brands

Each brand possesses deep expertise in its respective niche. Together, they strengthen their technology, execution capabilities, and global reach – while preserving the entrepreneurial spirit and operational independence of their companies.


  • Advanced Flow Technologies Americas develops and manufactures high-quality components and turnkey system solutions for industrial applications. The company combines engineering expertise with modern technology to deliver reliable, efficient, and sustainable solutions for safe and optimized operations across a wide range of industrial sectors.

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  • Buschjost develops process valves for controlling fluid and gas flows in industrial plants. Its solutions enable the safe shutoff, regulation, and distribution of media under various pressure and temperature conditions.




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  • Colson develops and manufactures precision valves for controlling and securing liquid and gas flows in safety-critical industrial applications. Its product portfolio ranges from instrumentation valves to custom double-block-and-bleed solutions.

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  • Eezy distributes products and services across Europe using a revenue-sharing model. These primarily include compressed air systems for tire inflation and tire pressure monitoring for vehicles.

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  • FLACO develops system solutions for the efficient fluid management of mineral oil, AdBlue®, and metalworking fluids (MWF). The company offers mobile, stationary, and customized systems for workshops, service stations, fleet operations, and industrial applications – ranging from dispensing and monitoring to mixing and documentation.

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  • GSR develops and manufactures valves for controlling liquids and gases in industrial applications. Its product portfolio ranges from solenoid valves to custom solutions designed to meet demanding pressure, temperature, and media requirements.



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  • HORNGROUP China manufactures products at its Shanghai facility for various companies within the Group and also supports collaboration with Chinese suppliers. On the sales side, products from the PCL and Tecalemit brands are marketed in China.

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  • PCL develops compressed air and tire pressure solutions for industrial, commercial, and automotive applications. Its product portfolio ranges from tire inflation systems to compressed air components such as hoses, couplings, and tools.

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  • Tecalemit is one of the leading manufacturers of systems for the measurement, monitoring, and dispensing of mineral oil, diesel, and lubricants. The company develops innovative digital solutions for workshops, service stations, fleet management, and agriculture.


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  • TECALEMIT Inc. is a manufacturer of industrial equipment specializing in fluid transfer and inventory management systems. The company develops and manufactures solutions for the transfer of fuels and fluids, with a particular focus on DEF pumps and dispensing systems, flow meters, cloud-based management systems, and complete DEF tank systems.

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JUNGMANN Systemtechnik GmbH & Co. KG

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DECKMA GmbH

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IPETRONIK GmbH & Co. KG

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HEIBER + SCHRÖDER Maschinenbau GmbH

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MESUTRONIC GmbH

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PEISELER GmbH & Co. KG

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HELD-Group

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BUDDE Fördertechnik GmbH

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Axel Meyer

COO Engineering
Axel Meyer (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since October 2017.

Until joining INDUS, he held various management positions at Schuler AG, most recently as Managing Director of Schuler Pressen and Head of the Service Division of the Schuler Group, Goeppingen, Germany.

Previously, Axel Meyer worked as a member of the Board of Management of the international management consultancy IMAGIN Prof. Bochmann AG, Eppstein im Taunus, Germany. He started his professional career in the Schuler Groups’ Solid Forming Division, initially in global sales and later as Division Manager.

Axel Meyer studied industrial engineering in Germany and the USA and earned a Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (LL.M.) at the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management while working. 

Gudrun Degenhart

COO Materials Solutions
Gudrun Degenhart (German citizen, born 1970) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since October 2023.

She has more than 20 years of experience in the management and development of portfolio companies in Europe, the USA and the Asia-Pacific regions.

Prior to joining INDUS, she served as the CEO of the German portfolio companies of the international service group ISS. She previously worked for the thyssenkrupp Group, serving as the CEO of the international business unit for special lifts, as well as the CEO of Materials Western Europe and Asia-Pacific . She gained experience in medium-sized companies as a board member of the construction technology company Schöck.

A graduate in business administration, she began her career by building up the Central and Eastern European operations of the construction specialist Lindner Group.

Dr. Jörn Großmann

COO Infrastructure
Dr. Jörn Großmann (German citizen, born 1968) has been a member of the INDUS Board of Management since January 2019.

Up until joining INDUS, he worked for the Dutch group Aalberts Industries, with his last position being the sole managing director of Impreglon, Lüneburg, Germany.

He previously held various positions at the Georgsmarienhütte Group, initially becoming managing director of Mannstaedt, Troisdorf, Germany and later managing director of GMH Edelstahl Service Center Burg and GMH Engineering. Before Dr. Großmann became the managing director of Buderus Feinguss, Moers, Germany, he worked as a development engineer and as a technical director for Doncasters Precision Castings, Bochum, Germany.

He studied material sciences and earned a doctorate in the field of natural sciences.

Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt

CEO
Dr. -Ing. Johannes Schmidt (German citizen, born 1961) has been a member of the Board of Management of INDUS since January 2006. He has held the position of CEO since July 2018.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt was previously the sole managing director of ebm-papst Landshut, Germany, a manufacturer of ventilation motors and fans. During his tenure there, his main achievements included advancing the development of new product platforms and the internationalization of production sites.

Dr. -Ing. Schmidt began his career at Richard Bergner, a manufacturer of electrical instruments from Schwabach, Germany. He initially led product development before rising to the position of managing director during his 12 years at the company.

Schmidt, who studied mathematics, gained an engineering doctorate in mechanics from the Technical University of Darmstadt. 

Rudolf Weichert

CFO
Rudolf Weichert (German citizen, born 1963) is the CFO and deputy Chair of the Board of Management of INDUS.

Before joining the INDUS Board of Management in June 2012, he was a Partner at KPMG for nine years. He spent three of those years in Detroit, Michigan, United States, where he worked mainly with companies in the engineering and materials trading industries.

Mr. Weichert, who holds a masters degree in business administration, worked for KPMG for about 20 years, primarily in the firm’s Duesseldorf office, where he worked mainly with multinational manufacturing corporations.