Two international leaders in heat exchanger technology join forces.

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16 May 2009

GEA PHE Systems has agreed to a strategic partnership with Vahterus Oy of Finland. Vahterus, founded in 1990, is one of the internationally leading manufacturers of fully welded plate heat exchangers. In future the joint strengths of both companies are to be focussed in the development and global sales. The powerful, gastight Finnish heat exchangers round off GEA PHE Systems’ product portfolio as technological market leader for plate heat exchangers.

The compact Vahterus plate heat exchangers form the perfect addition to the fully welded high-performance plate heat exchangers from GEA PHE Systems. The units are mainly used in the chemical industry, in power stations and in refrigeration engineering.

These gastight heat exchangers are designed for extreme pressure and temperature ranges. Process reliability is guaranteed, especially under extreme operating conditions. The units stand out with their high heat recovery rates, extremely low space requirements and a price that is clearly lower than conventional shell-and-tube heat exchangers.

Vahterus Oy employs a staff of over 140 at its location in Vahterus/Kalanti. The company is represented in over 50 countries and is the technological market leader for fully welded units.

Within the GEA Process Equipment Division of the international GEA Group, GEA PHE Systems is responsible for plate heat exchanger technology. Strong individual companies: GEA Ecoflex, GEA ViEX, GEA WTT, GEA Ecobraze and GEA PHE Systems NA with production facilities in Germany, Sweden, the USA, Canada and India manufacture gasketed, fully welded and brazed plate heat exchangers for just about every industrial application for worldwide distribution.

GEA EcoServe – the service organisation of GEA PHE Systems – with its customer service centres in many countries provides a rapid and reliable maintenance and spare parts service. With around 1,000 employees GEA PHE Systems achieves a group annual turnover with plate heat exchangers of several hundred million euros.