– globally connected, locally present
Centec GmbH is an internationally operating company headquartered in Maintal near Frankfurt. We offer complete process solutions and high-precision measurement technology – developed and manufactured in Germany. Our customers benefit from quality, innovation, and a strong global network.
Technology built on experience
for more than 50 years
For more than five decades, Centec has been a trusted partner for the beverage, food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and energy industries. As one of the few providers delivering both fully automated, skid-mounted process systems and high-precision measurement technology from a single source, we offer an almost unique product portfolio.
Our plant concepts are fully customized — engineered to meet the specific requirements and spatial constraints of each customer. At the core of every system is Centec’s precision sensor technology, ensuring maximum reliability and accuracy throughout the process. That is our formula for success.
Everything from a single source
from concept to commissioning
Our range of services includes:
Process plants for breweries, pharmaceuticals, food
Sensors for oxygen, CO₂, density, concentration
Turnkey projects with engineering & automation
Commissioning of turnkey systems
Whether it's a complete cold block for a brewery or a multi-stage pharmaceutical water treatment system according to cGMP and FDA guidelines – Centec delivers convincing solutions.
Where innovation takes shape
One of the five production halls in Horatev
Dr. Robert Koukol
"We develop solutions that are precisely tailored to our customers' processes – efficient, precise and sustainable."
Milestones:
2024 Establishment of a sales and service office in Thailand
2023 1,200 kW PV systems installed on company buildings in Germany and the Czech Republic
2022 Expansion of the plant manufacturing facility
2021 Market launch of yeast propagation
2019 First production lines for hard seltzer
2019 Market launch of a new generation of sensor electronics
2015 Establishment of a subsidiary in China
2014 Start of in-house tank manufacturing in the Czech Republic
2013 Acquisition of 3,500 m² of office space in Maintal for expansion
2013 Production site expanded by two new assembly halls
2013 First greenfield production line for infusion solutions
2012 Market launch of laboratory density measurement
2010 First complete brewery cold block
2009 Establishment of a subsidiary in India
2007 Market launch of dealcoholization
2006 First turnkey WFI (Water for Injection) production plant
2006 Market launch of optical oxygen measurement
2005 Market launch of column water deaeration
2003 Market launch of high-precision carbon dioxide measurement
2002 First turnkey HPW (High Purity Water) production plant
2001 Market launch of nitrogenation
2000 Establishment of a subsidiary in the USA
2000 Start of in-house sensor manufacturing in Germany
1998 Market launch of multi-component blending
1997 Market launch of flash pasteurization
1996 Establishment of a subsidiary in Brazil
1995 Market launch of membrane water deaeration
1994 Market launch of carboblending
1993 Market launch of yeast dosing
1993 Market launch of wort aeration
1991 Market launch of carbonation
1990 Start of process plant engineering using in-house measurement technology
1990 Dr Robert Koukol joins the company as Managing Director
1976 Start of high-precision concentration measurement
1976 Dr Hubert Koukol founds the company