Our history

The new location in Hohenems (AT) is managed by former KÖB employees with a total experience of more than 80 years. Thus, an operational reliability of Schmid GmbH energy solutions for the product types PYROT / PYROTEC / VITOFLEX-300 (RF / UF) is guaranteed. Thanks to our long experience we are your strong partner for service of KÖB / Viessmann – plants. Our offer includes the supply of spare parts, execution of maintenance, troubleshooting up to the optimization of operation.

By using the Revolution adaptive control, a permanently low residual oxygen content is maintained in the flue gas even with changing fuel quality and the target output is always achieved. The flue gas recovery and air distribution are automatically adjusted and the ember bed is kept constant. This has a positive effect on efficiency, fuel consumption, emissions and wear.

Together with a leading manufacturer, Schmid AG has now developed an electrostatic particle separator that can be installed directly in the boiler: the e-clean. Even with changing fuel quality and stricter emission limits, with e-clean you are well equipped for the future.

Permanent in-house exhibition (showroom)

Experience products for sustainable heat generation up close. Visit our permanent exhibition in Eschlikon, Laupersdorf or Oey to see our wide range of products without obligation.

What is there to discover?

• UTSD wood chip and pellet heating system
  Comfortable and individual

• Pellet heaters RTB & Hapero
  Ideal for the single and multi-family house
• Log boiler XV
  The new series for 1m or ½ m chips
• Heat pumps NIBE
  Smart, innovative and environmentally friendly

Schmid AG energy solutions convinces with new touch panel. The PersonalTouch visio is a completely new development. In addition to a modern design and high user-friendliness, attention was paid to the use of the latest web technology.
technology is used. Through the consistent implementation of these three points, a modern operation has been created, which meets the high demands of Schmid combustion plants.

The heat pumps of the NIBE brand are among the world leaders and complement the Schmid product range perfectly. Since 2019, brine/water heat pump and air/water heat pump are offered in Switzerland.

In 2019, the Schmid moving grate boiler was redesigned. The UTSR visio impresses with a new air guidance system, newly developed grate bars, an innovative rezi concept, and a controlled bypass for high filter availability. This ensures consistently low emissions in all operating conditions.

Development of the UTSD with an operating range up to 250 kW. The combustion system impresses with excellent values and can be supplied with an integrated electric filter.

NBE (RTB) pellet heating systems are among the world’s leading brands and perfectly complement Schmid’s product range. They have been available exclusively in Switzerland since 2018.

With the acquisition of Rieben Heizanlagen AG, Schmid is strengthening its Swiss location with two new branches in Oey BE and Roggwil TG.

The entire product range of log boilers has been brought up to the latest state of the art.

Type-approved according to EN 303-5:2012 Trend-setting and powerful. Schmid energy solutions has also fundamentally redesigned its proven combustion systems for large-scale plants, thereby creating added value for customers.

With its own heating network, Schmid became a heat supplier itself. This has also had a positive effect on the company’s innovative strength. Product innovations can be tested promptly. In addition, the new building has transformed the entire headquarters into a modern test facility.

The Austrian subsidiary is being established in order to serve the Austrian market directly on site.

Foundation of IS SaveEnergy AG, a start-up company in the field of filter and condensation systems.

Schmid Polska is founded in Elblag.

On the occasion of the “75 Years of Schmid AG” anniversary celebrations, Hans-Jürg Schmid stepped down as CEO after more than 50 years with the company. In consultation with the family, Philipp Lüscher has been appointed as his successor.

The Personal Touch control system has made operating the systems much easier.

After many years of focusing new developments on automatic combustion systems, Schmid launched a new in-house development for log wood in 2005.

It became apparent that pellets were also used in the higher operating range, depending on the circumstances and requirements. The existing boiler types were adapted to pellets as a fuel.

Waste wood and problematic board residues not only have a high % of ash, but also a very low ash melting point. The water-cooled moving grate prevented the resulting slag formation.

Developed by Schmid, later copied by all competitors. Automatic fire tube cleaning made maintenance easier and helped to maintain consistently high efficiency.

For electricity generation using wood, not only steam but also oil was used as a heat carrier. The advantage is that oil does not develop pressure even at 300 degrees.

The demand for high-pressure steam boilers for industrial production heat and electricity generation grew steadily. The high-pressure steam was fed through a turbine, generating electricity.

The fuels required for wood chip firing became increasingly damp and had a significantly higher ash content. The moving grate boiler was better able to process this fuel and automatically remove the ash.

With the Vracomat, waste wood from carpentry workshops, carpentry shops, or sawmills was filled into a large container, shredded, and automatically fed into the combustion system. A converted Vecoplan slow shredder was used as the shredder.

The subsidiary Schmid GmbH energy solutions Deutschland is founded to serve the German market directly on site.

The new control system enabled a quantum leap in efficiency and lower exhaust emissions, as the control now automatically adjusts itself continuously to the required heating output.

With the moving floor discharge for woodchips, even difficult material could be discharged more easily and evenly.

Schmid AG developed the first control system that automatically adjusted the material and combustion air according to the power requirement.

A suitable boiler had to be developed so that the damp woodchips could be used as fuel immediately after processing in the forest. With the new underfeed combustion system, the fuel no longer had to be stored temporarily.

The designers develop Schmid AG’s first wood chip heating system.

Due to Albert Schmid’s long-term illness, his son Hans-Jürg had already been managing the company for several years. In 1980, Hans-Jürg Schmid officially took over the company as sole owner.

Due to automatic combustion, the wood industry increasingly needed shredding systems for wood waste. Schmid took over the general agency for Vecoplan chippers.

The office wing of the existing property in Eschlikon is being expanded. With the acquisition of a property in Moudon, a branch office is being opened in western Switzerland.

The largest order received by Schmid Ventilatoren AG was for the production of a total of 22 fans for the Gotthard Road Tunnel. These are still in operation (as of 2021).

In 1976, Schmid launched the first mobile chipping machine in Europe. This meant that it was no longer necessary to install a stationary chipper with the chip heating system. This option led to a significant increase in demand for wood chip combustion systems in Switzerland and Europe.

Compared to the blow-in combustion system, the new underfeed combustion system also allows forest woodchips or woodchips from the wood industry to be used as fuel.

The slogan “wood energy stored” became a hit. Schmid was the first company in the world to sell log boilers with buffer tanks. Ridiculed by competitors, highly sought after by customers. Today, the use of a buffer tank is required by law.

The first automatic wood combustion system for shavings and sawdust increased convenience in the wood industry. The existing log boilers were expanded with a blow-in combustion system.

Schmid AG and Schmid Firma Ventilatoren AG were founded in 1969. In the same year, the company moved into its new factory and office building in the industrial area of Eschlikon. This is still the headquarters of the Schmid Group today.

As a metalworking company, Schmid also manufactured fans for Sulzer. This division was taken over by Sulzer in 1968 and continued as an independent business unit.

In 1965, the first warm water boiler for log wood and wood chips was developed and produced.

With the move to Eschlikon, the company expanded its range to include combustion systems and wood drying systems.

The top combustion furnace was used in drying plants in the wood industry. The air heated in a walled air heater was forced through the stack of boards by means of a fan. The drying of wood also required steam to prevent cracking in the wood.

Albert Schmid opened a locksmith’s shop in his hometown of Grüningen in 1936. In addition to locksmithing, he also shoed horses.