Company history

INNOVATEC// Gerätetechnik GmbH was founded 1994 in Rheinbach, Germany. The corporate purpose has been the development and production of small apparatus and equipment for analytics and preparation in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, and in medical technology. Today the core products are ozone generators based on silent discharge and PEM-electrolysis. Our product portfolio also includes accessory components, e.g. catalytic ozone destructors and customer specific products which are marketed under OEM label.

The founders of INNOVATEC// Gerätetechnik GmbH have been in the ozone business since 1989. In 1997 INNOVATEC// expanded and moved from Rheinbach-Merzbach to the industrial area North II in Rheinbach. In 2006 a second expansion followed and the company moved to the university quarter in Rheinbach.

Many of our employees and associated advisors have an extensive experience in the development and production of PEM ozone electrolysis cells for the pharmaceutical industry. Some of them have been in the business since the beginning of the PEM technology in Switzerland.

In 1999 and 2000 the worlds largest “cold” purified water loop was built in the industrial park Hoechst (near Frankfurt am Main). It has a capacity of over 400 m³/h and is protected by electrolytically generated ozone. Over the whole area approx. 70 single electrolytic ozone generators were installed serving the companies that are located in the industrial park. Over 2.000 INNOVATEC// ozone cells have been installed and are in operation worldwide. This makes INNOVATEC// Gerätetechnik GmbH one of the market leaders in this area.

INNOVATEC// Gerätetechnik GmbH products are in operation in: Egypt, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, China, Germany, England, France, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Croatia, Malta, Marocco, Mexico, Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Puerto Rico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Spain, Slowakia, Slowenia, Czech Republic, Turkey, Hungary and the USA. INNOVATEC// Gerätetechnik GmbH is directly represented in the Netherlands, France and Switzerland and via worldwide partners.

We share our excitement of creating innovation with young engineers and students. This attitude is reflected by numerous joint projects with staff and students of the univerity Bonn-Rhein-Sieg.

Timeline

1994

Founding

Founded by Ms. Christel Beyer and Mr. Dieter Schulze

1995

1st ELaP Generation

Start of business in Rheinbach (Merzbach)

Shipping of the first ELAP generation

1996

Takeover of the management

Takeover of the management by Mr. Wolfgang Beyer and Mr. Dirk Schulze

Development of CMG and KVM devices

Development of Curie point pyrolysis for GC analysis

1997

Moving and
1st ELAG Generation

Moving to Rheinbach

Delivery of the first ELAG devices

2000

AP ring loop

World‘s largest cold AP ring loop on the grounds of Industriepark Höchst

2003

OMZ

Development of the ozone microcell

2006

Moving

Moving to the university campus in Rheinbach

2012

Expansion & cooperation

Expansion of the company
First project in cooperation with the HBRS

2015

Additive & subtractive production

Expansion of the business around the additive production

Expansion of the business around the subtractive/mechanical production

2016

New ELAP generation

Shipping of the new ELAP generation

2017

Mechanical production

Extension of the mechanical production

2018

New ELAG generation

Shipping of the new ELAG generation

ZAF cooperation with the university

2019

Additive electronic production

Expansion of the company to include additive electronic production

2020

Expansion

Expansion of the company

2021

New 3D printer

Expansion of the business by a Jet Fusion 3D printer

Processing station of the Jet Fusion 3D printer

2022

photovoltaic system

Installation of a photovoltaic system on the facade and roof

Innovatec Building 2020