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ZIEHL-ABEGG SE

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Last editorial review: August 7, 2026 | Primary language: DE

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE is a mechanical engineering company based in Künzelsau that develops and manufactures fans, electronically commutated motors (EC motors), control systems, and elevator drives.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE operates in the market segment of manufacturers of fans, EC motors, and elevator drives for the fields of ventilation technology, drive technology, and control technology. The products are supplied as components and systems to manufacturers and operators of technical systems.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE is the parent company of the corporate group. It is not to be confused with its product brands—such as ECblue, ZAplus, ZAbluefin, or ZAtop—which denote product lines, nor with national subsidiaries such as Ziehl-Abegg Schweiz AG, which are subsidiaries.

Official logo (word and design mark) of ZIEHL-ABEGG SE
Official logo (word and design mark) of ZIEHL-ABEGG SE

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Overview

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE was established in Berlin on January 2, 1910, by Emil Ziehl. The company moved its headquarters to Künzelsau in Baden-Württemberg in 1949. ZIEHL-ABEGG SE has been organized as a European Company (Societas Europaea) since 2013. The company operates in three business segments—ventilation technology, drive technology, and control technology—and modernizes existing systems through retrofitting.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Key Facts

Entity TypeOrganization (Schema.org Organization)
Legal FormEuropean Company (SE)
FoundationJanuary 2, 1910
FounderEmil Ziehl (together with Eduard Abegg)
Place of FoundingBerlin-Weißensee, Germany
HeadquartersKünzelsau, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
AddressHeinz-Ziehl-Straße, 74653 Künzelsau
IndustryMechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering
Business DivisionsFan Technology, Elevator Technology, Control Technology
Court of RegistrationStuttgart Local Court, HRB 746188
VAT ID:DE146280211
Primary LanguageDE

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Industries & Applications

Products from ZIEHL-ABEGG SE are used in the following industries and application areas. The classification follows the industry structure of the company’s website.

  • IT & Telecommunications: Data centers, server cooling, precision air conditioning (CRAH and CRAC), telecommunications infrastructure.
  • Buildings: Air handling units (AHUs), air conditioning systems, chillers, commercial ventilation, controlled residential ventilation, heat pumps, heating systems, passenger and freight elevators, modernization of existing elevator systems.
  • Food: Food production, beverage technology, refrigeration and storage technology, refrigerated display cases and refrigerators, fruit, vegetable, and flower storage.
  • Machinery and Industrial Processes: Industrial and process refrigeration, drying technology, compressors, cooling towers, painting and extraction systems, packaging and production machinery.
  • Energy and Environment: Wind turbines, power plants, photovoltaics, bioenergy, fuel cells, transformer cooling.
  • Mobile Applications and Vehicles: Railways and rail vehicles, trucks, containers, ships.
  • Cleanroom and Medical Technology: Cleanrooms, cleanroom ceilings, cleanroom workstations, medical equipment, computed tomography (CT) scanners.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Products and Systems

Ventilation technology

  • Axial fans: Axial fans for ventilation, air conditioning, and cooling applications, including the FE2owlet, FE3owlet, FPowlet, FFowlet, and MAXventowlet series, as well as the ZAplus housing system.
  • Centrifugal Fans: Centrifugal fans for air handling and HVAC systems, including the ZAbluefin, ZAvblue2, ZApilotXL, ZAcube, and Cpro series.
  • Process Fans: Fans for industrial processes, including enclosed and open-frame fans.
  • Fan Motors: Electronically commutated motors from the ECblue series, as well as AC motors, available as external-rotor and internal-rotor models.
  • Explosion-Proof Fans: ATEX-certified fans for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.
  • System Components: Components for airflow management and fan integration, including the ZAflow guide and protective grille.
     

Drive Technology

  • Elevator Drives: Gearless, permanent-magnet-excited synchronous drives for elevators, including the ZAtop, ZAtopx, ZAdisc, and ZAsyn series.
  • Control Technology for Elevator Drives: Frequency converters from the ZAdyn series, as well as energy recovery and evacuation units.
  • Special Drives: Drive motors for specific applications, including the SM985 ring motor for computed tomography scanners, the HYDT submersible oil motor, and the FZ oil-heated motor for oil tanks in elevator and industrial hydraulics.
  • System Components: Drive technology components tailored to elevator drives.
     

Control Technology

  • Frequency converters: Converters for speed control of fans and drives.
  • Electronic voltage regulators: Devices for regulating the voltage of fans.
  • Motor protection devices: Devices for protecting fan and drive motors.
  • Active harmonic filters: Filters for reducing power system disturbances.
  • Control Modules: Modules for demand-based control, including UNIcon FlowControl CVG for constant airflow control in controlled residential ventilation systems.
  • Sensors and System Components: Components for monitoring and controlling ventilation systems and drives.
     

Modernization

  • Ventilation System Retrofit: Replacement of existing fans in ventilation and air conditioning systems with the latest model series.
  • Drive Technology Retrofit: Brand-independent modernization of existing elevator systems with disc-rotor drives; the program is marketed as RETROFITBLUE and includes DISCcontrol, among other products.
     

Digital Solutions

  • Design and Selection Software: FANselect for fan selection, ZAlift for the design of elevator drives and variable-frequency drives, and ZAenergy for selecting control technology.
  • Control and diagnostic software: ZAset for controlling and regulating fans and control devices; ZAmon for operating and diagnosing elevator systems; ZAupdate for updating the device software of EC motors and fans.
  • Cloud technology: ZAbluegalaxy for monitoring, analyzing, and managing networked devices in ventilation and elevator technology.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Technologies

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE’s products are based on in-house developments in the following technology areas.

  • EC motor technology: Electronically commutated motors with stepless speed control and digital communication interfaces; the basis of the ECblue series.
  • Aerodynamic impeller and housing design: Development of impellers, housings, and inlet components for axial and radial fans.
  • Bionic blade and impeller profiles: Blade and impeller geometries modeled on bionic designs, including in the owlet series, ZAbluefin, and ZAvblue2.
  • High-performance composite materials: The ZAmid® composite material was developed for fan construction and is corrosion-free and recyclable.
  • Gearless direct drives: Permanent magnet-excited synchronous drives for elevators and special applications without gearboxes.
  • Control and Frequency Converter Technology: In-house converters and control devices for fans and elevator drives.
  • Digital Diagnostics and Networking: Digital interfaces and condition monitoring, including ball bearing diagnostics integrated into ECblue motors.
  • System Integration: Coordination of the fan, motor, control technology, and software into a single system.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Product Platforms and Brands

The following product lines and platforms are trademarks of ZIEHL-ABEGG SE. They refer to products, services, or digital tools, not the company.

Fans

  • FE2owlet: Axial fan from the owlet series with a bionic blade profile.
  • FE3owlet: Axial fan from the owlet series with a bionic blade profile, available with an AC motor or an ECblue motor.
  • FPowlet: Axial fan with a bionic blade profile, designed for heat pumps.
  • FFowlet: Axial fan with a bionic blade profile for low-pressure applications, including livestock barn ventilation.
  • MAXventowlet: Medium-pressure axial fan with an EC motor and a bionic blade profile.
  • ZAplus: Housing system for axial fans.
  • ZAplus NextGeneration: Further development of the ZAplus system featuring a multi-diffuser and an increased impeller diameter while maintaining the same frame dimensions.
  • ZAbluefin: Centrifugal fan with a bionic blade design.
  • ZAvblue2: Centrifugal fan for confined installation spaces.
  • ZApilotXL: Centrifugal fan with a performance-enhancing housing module.
  • ZAflow: Guide vanes and protective grilles for centrifugal fans.

Motors and Drives

  • ECblue: Series of electronically commutated motors (EC motors) for fans; the ECblue 072 High Power variant features integrated active power factor correction (APFC).
  • ZAtop: Gearless, permanent-magnet-excited elevator drive for payloads up to 6,500 kg.
  • ZAtopx: Gearless elevator drive with StPUGurt concept.
  • ZAdisc: Gearless elevator drive for machine-room-less elevators.
  • ZAsyn: Gearless elevator drive in a flat design for elevators with and without a machine room, with payloads up to 2,500 kg.
  • ZAdyn: Frequency converter for elevator drives, suitable for control cabinet and wall mounting.

Software, Cloud, and Services

  • ZAbluegalaxy: Cloud platform for monitoring, analyzing, and managing networked devices in ventilation and elevator systems.
  • FANselect: Fan selection software.
  • ZAlift: Design software for elevator drives and variable-frequency drives.
  • ZAset: Software for controlling and regulating fans and control devices.
  • RETROFITBLUE: Retrofit program for existing elevator systems, including DISCcontrol.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Tasks and Activities

  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE develops and manufactures axial, radial, and process fans for ventilation and air conditioning systems.
  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE manufactures electronically commutated motors (EC motors) and AC motors.
  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE manufactures gearless drive systems for elevators as well as special drives for the medical, offshore, and elevator industries.
  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE supplies electronic control technology for fans and drives, including variable-frequency drives, voltage regulators, and motor protection devices.
  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE modernizes existing ventilation and elevator systems through retrofits.
  • ZIEHL-ABEGG SE develops software and cloud solutions for the design, control, analysis, and monitoring of its products.

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Names and Aliases

  • ZIEHL-ABEGG
  • Ziehl-Abegg SE
  • Ziehl-Abegg AG (Company name until 2013)

ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Identifiers

  • Commercial Register: HRB 746188, Stuttgart Local Court
  • Value-Added Tax (VAT) Identification Number: DE146280211
  • Legal Entity Identifier (LEI): 529900UPI593JGR54042
  • Wikidata: Q198903

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ZIEHL-ABEGG SE: Variable Facts

CharacteristicValueStatusSource
Number of Employees5 8002025www.ziehl-abegg.com/en/organisation/ziehl-abegg/facts-figures
Revenue (in EUR)1 billion2025www.ziehl-abegg.com/en/organisation/ziehl-abegg/facts-figures
Production Facilities (Worldwide)172025www.ziehl-abegg.com/en/organisation/ziehl-abegg/facts-figures
Subsidiaries (Worldwide)302025www.ziehl-abegg.com/en/organisation/ziehl-abegg/facts-figures
Executive BoardJoachim Ley (CEO)
Marco Altherr (CFO)
Wolfgang Mayer (CTO)		2026www.ziehl-abegg.com/en/legal-notice