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GEA Air Treatment Production GmbHCompetence Center for GEA Air Handling Units

Optimal climate from Wurzen, Germany, for the global market

Focused competence in the production of GEA air handling units

Since 2010 GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH is the

Competence Center for production of GEA air handling

units. At present, more than 350 employees work at the

plant location in Wurzen, Germany. Beginning with

modernization of this GEA factory, European production

of GEA air handling units has been concentrated at the

Wurzen site. This plant controls all development, produc-

tion, and logistics processes.

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GEA experts for heat exchange and air handling

From initial concept to production

GEA Group AG is one of the largest systems providers for the production of foodstuffs

and energy. As an internationally active technological enterprise, GEA Group concen-

trates on process engineering and components for sophisticated production processes

in a wide range of end-user markets. In each of its Business Units, GEA is recognized

by its customers as market and technology leaders, and as top innovators. The largest

Segment within GEA Group, GEA Heat Exchangers, concentrates on all activities in-

volving heat exchangers – and covers most application areas from HVAC to cooling

towers. GEA Heat Exchangers offers one of the most extensive portfolios of heat

exchangers around the world: finned-tube heat exchangers, single finned-tube heat

exchangers, Heller systems, air-cooled condensers, cooling towers with open and closed

cooling cycles, plate heat exchangers, air handling systems, and all types of shell-and-

tube heat exchangers. By focusing all heat exchanger activities in one Segment, GEA

can offer the most reliable solutions for the entire spectrum of industrial applications.

Top-quality production of air treatment systems at the modernized GEA plant in Wurzen, GermanyWhen you require the heating, cooling, filtration, scrubbing, humidification, or dehu-

midification of air, GEA Heat Exchangers is your strong and reliable partner. We offer

customized HVAC and air-treatment systems with maximum reduction of energy con-

sumption over the entire service life of your facilities. Within the course of growing

systems responsibilities, our air treatment and handling systems cover the entire pro-

cess chain of air handling: from intake of outdoor air up to input of treated air into

rooms. This includes engineering, concepting, design, and production of air treatment

systems. Since 2010 GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH is the Competence Center

for European production of GEA air handling units. The plant in Wurzen has been

modernized and previous capacities have been significantly enlarged. With manufac-

ture of the GEA CAIRplus air handling system, the Wurzen site has achieved a high

technological level. In parallel, we have sophisticated our GEA CAIR product range,

with its integrated cooling and control systems – and have integrated it into series pro-

duction. In addition, the location offers experience and know-how for the engineering

design and production of customized special solutions, as well as for the implementa-

tion of complex individual projects. A special focal point at the GEA site at Wurzen is

the close interplay among the activities of project execution, engineering design, pro-

duction, and logistics. Ongoing optimization of these processes leads to continuous

further development and improvement of our products and services. In Wurzen the

cornerstone was laid in 1912 for what is now the internationally successful company

GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH. Throughout the decades, the company has con-

tinued development: and our investments are a definite sign for the future.

Peter Kern,

Factory Director

Freya Fuhlrott,

Chief Financial Officer

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GEA air handling units Customized air handling and cooling

Healthy, comfortable, and quiet room

air conditioning

Maximum energy efficiency with

minimal CO2 emissions

Precise monitoring and control

Many and various adaptation

possibilities to a great variety of

environments

Durability and great availability at

low maintenance costs

Optimal climate control from Wurzen

for the global market

The very best for each application

In many facilities today, air is treated before use: in factories, computer centers, food

and beverage production processes, the pharmaceutical industry, shopping centers, air-

ports, offices, hospitals, hotels, museums, schools, swimming pools, and cruise ships.

The applications are just as different. Air is purified, heated, cooled, humidified, or de-

humidified – depending on the requirements involved.

The portfolio of GEA air handling units is used throughout the world in hotels, public

buildings, retail and other commercial facilities, leisure complexes, factories, and in

various special applications such as ships and on offshore rigs.

We feel pleasant when the condition of room air lies in the comfort zone. This com-

fort zone, however, is not simple to achieve or to maintain – since room climate de-

pends on many factors. As a result, climate-control requirements are different almost

Welcome to the (virtual) world of HVAC

We feel comfortable in air that has been optimally

handled and treated – but we cannot see with our

eyes where this good air is coming from. For this

reason, we have created an animated urban scenario

to show you the areas of modern life in which air

treatment by GEA is at work. You will be surprised

to see how often you come into contact via room air

with GEA technology – without being able to see it.

Factory

Cruise ship

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Also use your iPhone® or iPad® to

experience which technologies come

from the city of Wurzen. At our Web

site under www.gea-airtreatment.com

you will also find the way to our

application in our AppStore at http://

itunes.apple.com/us/app/gea-city/

id433245979?l=de&ls=1&mt=8

everywhere. They depend in part on the type and the use of a room, and in part on the

side of the building occupied by a room – and on the continent where the building is

located. In any case, regular supply of fresh air is critical for any conditions. GEA air

handling units supply fresh air in a centrally defined state to any room and keep this

state constant. In some application areas, simple air exchange will suffice – for but oth-

ers the strictest of requirements apply for temperature, humidity, and purity of the air.

Modular units allow a free selection of components and functions, and enable their in-

dividual adaptation to the respective application. Compact GEA units are optimized

for their applications, equipped with highly efficient heat-recuperation functions, and

delivered ready for connection with integrated control systems. Their special engineer-

ing design, with smooth surfaces, allow GEA air handling units to achieve especially

hygienic treatment of the air and to provide fresh room air in accordance with

VDI 6022.

GEA City: a live view behind the scenes and panelsIn the virtual GEA City under www.gea-airtreatment.com you can discover many

possibilities of employment of GEA HVAC systems and filters. Take a look at typical

application and building examples as 3D animation.

Office building

Museum

Hospital

Swimming pool

Hotel

Shopping center

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Our Wurzen factory produces the most advanced air handling units at a high techno-

logical level, with two and three working shifts per day. As a result of extensive invest-

ment in modern machine facilities and in expansion of plant infrastructure, the

Wurzen plant is well prepared for future challenges of the global market.

Since 2006 we produce air handling units in Wurzen from the GEA CAIR range. CAIR

stands for “customized air” – our production principle, which helps us to optimally ful-

fill the requirements of our customers. In the new GEA CAIR generation, a great vari-

ety of different volume sizes and models is available for almost any installation varia-

tion required: indoor and outdoor units for installation vertically or horizontally – or

over, behind, or next to each other.

With expansion of our production shop floors by construction of two new factory halls,

we have also expanded our portfolio in Wurzen. As a result, we likewise manufacture

compact units (the GEA COM4 range), units for swimming pools (the GEA Fricostar

range), and systems for special and customized applications.

Production focus at the Wurzen plant

Central building climate control

CNC stamping Fully automatic profile-section warehousing:

prefabrication with annual production of

approx. 456,000 m of profile sections.

Panel production

GEA CAIRplus at a glance: High-end air handling units with

maximum flexibility

Modular design and complete system

solutions

Great number of available components

Individual, tailored solutions as

requested

Reliable functioning under all

climatic conditions

Quality components with long life

cycles

Highly efficient heat recuperation with

energy savings up to 85 %

Certification by German TÜV and

Eurovent

Hygiene conformity with test seal

Low investment, operating, and

maintenance costs

GEA CAIRplus GEA CAIRfricostar GEA Fricostar Micro

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Greatly advanced and effective

Several advanced press-working

and shaping centers produce up

to 156,000 panels annually in the

GEA plant in Wurzen.

In our own factory halls we produce virtually everything that we need for our proj-

ects: complete units, sheet-metal components, and panels.

In Wurzen alone we produce 156,000 panels per year. Our press-working and shaping

center is designed to process around 4,000 tons of sheet metal per year. Primarily thin

sheets are processed here. From two warehouse towers, with a capacity of 36 tons, the

sheet metal is sent to the press. The sheet metal is guided in and out on the following

manipulation line, where it is pressed and cut or turned. Finally the parts are edge-

formed fully automatically.

GEA COM4plus GEA COM4mini GEA COM4top

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Traineeships at GEA at the Wurzen factories

Good starting positions with the best

perspectives

GEA does a great deal to assure an excellently trained future generation of colleagues.

Those trainees who gain their qualifications at the GEA plant in Wurzen enjoy top per-

spectives from the very start. At GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH in Wurzen,

they have access to comprehensive knowledge of HVAC technologies – from industrial,

technical, and business standpoints.

Good colleagues, top results

In the midst of the action: in addi-

tion to practical relevance, a great

deal of personal commitment and

motivation are also part of trainee-

ships at GEA.

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We offer two attractive training programs as part of the German Dual System: i.e., with

alternating periods in the company and in professional school:

Business AdministratorsWithin three years, our trainees achieve a high professional level of qualification in

the new central departments of our company: Production, Contracting, Purchasing

and Goods Reception, Service and Engineering, Human Resources, Financial Account-

ing, Controlling, IT, and Logistics.

Industrial MechanicsOnly a few of the focal points of this intensive three-year traineeship: planning and

organizing, fastening goods, securing and transporting, business processes and qual-

ity-assurance systems, manual and mechanical tensioning, production, assembly and

erection, disassembly of components and groups, control technology, as well as its ex-

tensions and testing.

As a partner on international markets, we represent and encounter all cultures with

openness and respect. With our commitment to future generations of young colleagues

from our region and from the whole world, we add to the reputation of Wurzen as a

place to live with good quality of life and a promising future.

Wurzen – living pleasantly here

Known as Ringelnatz City, Wurzen is

one of the oldest cities in Saxony. It is

the principal city in its district and lies

in the heart of Saxony, between Leipzig

and Dresden. Wurzen is, on the one

hand, an important industrial location

and, on the other, is also known for its

special cultural status as the birthplace

of Joachim Ringelnatz, the famous poet,

painter, and cabaret actor.

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The first assembly line for Airzent units The first GEA CAIRplus, in July of 2005 GEA CAIRplus (formerly, CAIRpicco),

in August of 2005

Wurzen as city and industrial location – a long success story

From machine construction to an HVAC Competence Center

Foundation of Juwil, a company for machine construction, by Julius Wilisch. The company primarily pro-

duced compressed-air filters in pressurized containers (models for compressed-air and steam equipment), sev-

eral types of plate filters (passage filters for room-air filtration), and round filters for piston machines.

Purchase of the property at Nemter Weg 5 in Roizsch, Germany. Construction of several low-rise buildings

as production and administration space. Production of supply- and exhaust-air filters for humidification and

dehumidification, climate control, and dust separation; cleaners, de-waterers, and de-oilers for compressed

air; de-waterers for live steam and exhaust steam; cleaners for industrial and exhaust gas.

The Juwil machine-construction company is nationalized and renamed VED Filter- und Entölerbau Wurzen

(VEB FEWU). Its 95 employees achieved annual sales of no less than 1,444,000 East German marks.

VEB Luftfilterbau Berlin acquires the production of mechanical filters with moving fabric filters. Until 1990,

VEB Luftfiltertechnik was the only manufacturer of filters for atmospheric air in East Germany. With around

125 staff, annual sales were around 4,700,000 East German marks. Creation of a research and development

department.

Renaming of the company to VEB Luftfiltertechnik Wurzen.

The plant in Wurzen demonstrated its flexibility beginning in 1970 when it was integrated in the ILKA fac-

tory complex in Dresden for integrated air treatment and refrigeration systems. The company was essential

for the state-controlled economy of East Germany. The company produced the following products until 1989:

compact filters, H roll filters for use in chemical fiber plants, filter plates for passenger train coaches, plate

filters, oil-mist filters for grinding machines, compressor filters as suction filters in piston-compressor sys-

tems, circulating-air filters for power plants with extremely great dust burdens, electrostatic mist filters for

use in tool machines, HEPA filters and duct filters, wedge filter cells, airborne-fiber filters, and bag filters.

Beginning of business contacts to GEA Happel Klimatechnik. LFT Wurzen received contracts to produce wall

consoles.

German reunification: renaming of VEB Luftfiltertechnik to Luftfiltertechnik Wurzen GmbH. Soon thereaf-

ter, acquisition by GEA Aktiengesellschaft and integration into the business area Air and Refrigeration Tech-

nology. Company assignments included development, production, and sales of air filters and air-filter sys-

tems, as well as their assembly and maintenance.

Renaming of Luftfiltertechnik Wurzen GmbH to GEA Klima- und Filtertechnik Wurzen GmbH. Beginning

of production of Airzent air handling units.

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Transfer of filter production to the affiliated company LVZ Liberec in the Czech Republic.

Complete relocation of the plant to the present site on Lüptitzer Strasse. At this site, with a total area of

34,000 m2, with 14,000 m2 of factory floor, investment followed – with restructuring, modernization, and fur-

ther expansion of Airzent system production. Certification of GEA Klima- und Filtertechnik Wurzen GmbH

in accordance with DIN EN ISO 9001.

Series production of low-profile units. Priority in the company: ongoing improvement of production processes

and product quality. Launch of production of the GEA ATplus air handling unit (predecessor: GEA CAIRplus).

Beginning of production of GEA ATpicco, the typical GEA air handling unit at that time for simple installa-

tion under suspended ceilings.

Launch of exclusively order-oriented production of GEA CAIRplus and GEA CAIRpicco units.

Renaming of the company to GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH. Relocation of production from an Aus-

trian affiliated company to Wurzen. Beginning of production of the ranges CAIRfricostar, GEA COM4plus,

GEA Fricostar Micro and GEA Campos at the Wurzen site. Expansion of the production facilities by adding

one factory hall with 2,400 m2 shop floor.

New standards in manufacturing processes by GEA Air Treatment Production GmbH as Competence Centre

for production of GEA air handling units. Expansion of site capacity by an additional factory hall with

5,400 m2 shop floor. As a result, GEA Group invested once again for the long term in maintenance and

expansion of its site in Wurzen.

One-hundredth anniversary of Wurzen as a production site: from the machine-construction company

Juwil to the GEA Competence Centre for production of air handling units.

The GEA Competence Centre for production of air handling units in Wurzen today.

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