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Bitzer SE

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Manufacturer of refrigeration and air conditioning technology

Bitzer SE (Societas Europaea) is a manufacturer of refrigeration and air conditioning technology. In 2024, the company, which is headquartered in Sindelfingen, Germany, earned sales of €1,12 billion. Bitzer SE has 75 locations and, as of 2024, had approximately 4,500 employees worldwide.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1
  • HeadquartersSindelfingen1
  • Websitewww.bitzer.de
  • Legal formSocietas Europaea1
  • LEI529900CXDK8KGTVM22553
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressPeter-Schaufler-Platz 1, 71065 Sindelfingen, Germany3
  • Registered withLocal Court Stuttgart, HRB 7273173

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Bitzer SE (Societas Europaea) is a manufacturer of refrigeration and air conditioning technology. In 2024, the company, which is headquartered in Sindelfingen, Germany, earned sales of €1,12 billion. Bitzer SE has 75 locations and, as of 2024, had approximately 4,500 employees worldwide.2

Corporate structure

Bitzer SE sits at the top of its group. 6 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Bitzer SE Sindelfingen, Germany
    • BPOWER, a.s. Subsidiary · 100% · Havlíčkův Brod, Czechia
    • Armaturenwerk Altenburg GmbH Subsidiary · Altenburg, Germany
    • BITZER Electronics A/S Subsidiary · Sønderborg, Denmark
    • BITZER Kuhlmaschinenbau GmbH (BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH) Subsidiary · Sindelfingen, Germany
    • BITZER Kuhlmaschinenbau Schkeuditz GmbH (BITZER Kühlmaschinenbau Schkeuditz GmbH) Subsidiary · Schkeuditz, Germany

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Martin Bitzer founded what would later become Bitzer in 1934 as Apparatebau für Kältetechnik. The company started out by manufacturing expansion valves and 2-cylinder DC piston compressors. By 1959, Martin Bitzer had expanded his company to 206 employees and was exporting his products to 56 countries.

In 1961, graduate engineer Ulrich Schaufler took over the Bitzer Kühlmaschinenbau GmbH company. He remained as its head until his death in 1979, when he was succeeded by his son, Peter Schaufler. The company had 270 employees and earned sales of 30 million German marks (DM).

From Wikipedia’s article on Bitzer SE, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

The company manufactures components for refrigeration and air conditioning technology:

Reciprocating compressors

Screw compressors

Scroll compressors

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Pressure vessels

Heat exchangers

From Wikipedia’s article on Bitzer SE, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. 1934Founded Founded1

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