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KSB

ServiceFrankenthal, Germany· One of 2188 Service companies tracked by AMPulse

Global pump and valve manufacturer (Frankfurt stock exchange: KSB) providing certified metal additive manufacturing services and spare parts production for industrial customers, leveraging in-house AM capabilities for on-demand complex components.

CEO / Founder
Dr. Stephan Timmermann
Team Size
10000+
Stage
Public
Total Funding
Publicly Traded
Latest Round
IPO
Key Investors
Klein Schanzlin & Becker Foundation (controlling stake)

Technology & Products

Key Products

Pumps, valves, and related systems for various applications including water treatment, flood control, and industrial processes.

Technological Advantage

Proprietary database of materials and process parameters specifically for pump/valve applications, integrated with a dedicated AM technology center in Pegnitz.

Patent position

KSB filed 5 patent families in 2022–2024, down from 9 in 2019–2021: filings fell 44%, compared with an 11% fall in tracked AM filings in the same patent offices, underperforming that trend. AMPulse analysis

Filing momentum
5 families filed 2022–2024, 9 in 2019–2021 (-44%); all tracked AM filings in the same offices -11%
Filed in
CN 35%EP 29%US 18%WO 18%JP 12%

17 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.

Differentiation

Value Proposition

Reduces lead times for complex pump and valve components from months to days while ensuring TÜV-certified quality and material integrity for pressure-retaining equipment.

How They Differentiate

3x faster delivery of certified pressure-retaining parts compared to traditional casting, backed by early TÜV certification (PED 2014/68/EU) and deep fluid handling domain expertise.

Market & Competition

Target Customers

Industrial operators in power generation, water management, and chemical processing requiring obsolete or high-performance spare parts.

Industry Verticals

Energy; Water/Wastewater; Chemicals; Mining; Pharmaceuticals

Competitors

Grundfos, Wilo, Sulzer

Growth & Milestones

Growth Metrics

Revenue grew 6.43% YoY to €3.035B ($3.2B) in 2025; Order intake exceeded €3.2B.

Major Milestones

Founded in 1871; Established AM technology center in Pegnitz in 2018; Achieved TÜV certification for AM pressure equipment; Surpassed €3 billion revenue mark in 2025

Notable Customers

SISTO Armaturen

https://www.ksb.com

AM patents

AM-relevant patents linked to this company.

Patents
20
Granted
6
Families
17

Leading domains: process (19), material (13), equipment (3)

Filings by year: 2023: 5 · 2022: 1 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 2 · 2019: 2 · 2016: 2

  1. Pump assembly12060894 · US
  2. Flowing component6785778 · JP
  3. Centrifugal pump having an arrangement for sealing11619238 · US
  4. Magnetic coupling pump assembly having spacer tank and method for manufacturing spacer tank121532568 · CN
  5. REMOVING THE SUPPORT STRUCTURE BY MEANS OF A LASER BEAM INTEGRATED ON A ROBOT ARM2022184758 · WO

Why this company matters

AMPulse analysis, not a company disclosure

KSB SE & Co. KGaA is a publicly traded German industrial manufacturer that has integrated metal additive manufacturing into its core business of pumps, valves, and fluid handling systems. Unlike pure-play AM service bureaus, KSB brings over a decade of in-house metal 3D printing experience and a deep understanding of pressure-retaining equipment, positioning it as a hybrid OEM-service provider for mission-critical industrial spare parts.

The company's AM offering centers on laser powder bed fusion for metals and vat photopolymerization for polymers, applied specifically to complex pump and valve components. KSB operates a dedicated AM technology center in Pegnitz, Germany, which houses a proprietary database of materials and process parameters tailored to fluid handling applications. This infrastructure enables on-demand production of obsolete or low-volume parts with TÜV certification under the PED 2014/68/EU directive, a first for pressure-retaining components in the industry.

KSB serves industrial operators in power generation, water management, chemical processing, and mining, where downtime for custom cast parts can stretch for months. The company claims threefold faster delivery versus traditional casting for certified pressure-retaining parts. Notable partners include SISTO Armaturen and the NSERC HI-AM Network, while competitors such as Grundfos, Wilo, and Sulzer offer similar fluid handling portfolios but lack KSB's early TÜV certification for AM pressure equipment.

The company's strategic moat lies in its combination of domain expertise in fluid dynamics, a certified AM process for safety-critical components, and a century-and-a-half of customer trust in industrial markets. A key open question is whether KSB can scale its AM services beyond spare parts into higher-volume production without compromising certification rigor or cost competitiveness against dedicated AM service providers.