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Heat pump production in Eibelshausen has started

Oldest Bosch Group site expands its portfolio

  • Indoor unit of the new heat pump generation with climate-friendly refrigerant propane is produced in Central Hesse.
  • 60 new jobs will be created by the end of this year.
  • Heat pump storage tanks installed on site.

Anne Kaletsch

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Anne Kaletsch

Eibelshausen – The Bosch Thermotechnik plant in Eibelshausen and its 400 or so associates have started the production of indoor units for the latest generation of heat pumps. 25 new jobs have already been created in 2022 for this purpose, with another 60 to follow this year. In the new heat pump production line, the storage tanks are inserted into the indoor unit of the heat pump directly on site. This greatly reduces the time needed for installation at the end user and also makes the system more robust.

Bosch expands existing heat pump production network

Until now, the Eibelshausen plant has solely produced hot water storage tanks for combination with various Bosch Thermotechnology products. “The start of production in Eibelshausen has expanded our existing heat pump production network in Tranås, Sweden, and Aveiro, Portugal. Bosch Thermotechnology will invest a total of 700 million euros in its heat pump business by 2025. We want to continue to outgrow the market and push ahead with the transformation of heat supply,” says Birte Lübbert, member of the Bosch Thermotechnology Executive Management in charge of Technology, Development, Production, Logistics and Quality Management.

Future-proof heat pump generation

The indoor unit produced in Eibelshausen since this year features an integrated 180-litre domestic hot water storage tank and a 16-litre buffer storage tank. It enables quick installation on a footprint of only 0.36 square metres and is characterised by good system robustness. The new heat pump generation is operated with the natural refrigerant R290 (propane). The natural raw material propane has a low greenhouse gas potential. In addition, propane has ideal thermodynamic properties that enables the heat pump to achieve particularly high energy efficiency and higher flow temperatures. Propane as a refrigerant in heat pumps thus ensures a future-proof and sustainable heat supply. In hybrid combination with conventional heating systems, the heat transition in existing buildings can be achieved quickly and cost-effectively, even without renovation. Thanks to an integrated sound diffuser and psychoacoustic optimization, the new generation of heat pumps is also one of the quietest units in its class.

Eibelshausen site looks back on a long history

Established more than 400 years ago, the Eibelshausen site is one of the oldest industrial plants in Germany and the oldest location of the Bosch Group. The site dates back to 1613, when a blast furnace plant fired with charcoal was taken into operation in Eibelshausen with the permission of the Count of Nassau-Dillenburg. Since then, metal has been processed at the plant into a wide variety of products, hot water tanks have been produced for Bosch Thermotechnik since 2007.

About Bosch

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 429,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). The company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. With its business activities, the company aims to use technology to help shape universal trends such as automation, electrification, digitalization, connectivity, and an orientation to sustainability. In this context, Bosch’s broad diversification across regions and industries strengthens its innovativeness and robustness. Bosch uses its proven expertise in sensor technology, software, and services to offer customers cross-domain solutions from a single source. It also applies its expertise in connectivity and artificial intelligence in order to develop and manufacture user-friendly, sustainable products. With technology that is “Invented for life,” Bosch wants to help improve quality of life and conserve natural resources. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. Bosch’s innovative strength is key to the company’s further development. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which nearly 48,000 are software engineers.

The company was set up in Stuttgart in 1886 by Robert Bosch (1861–1942) as “Workshop for Precision Mechanics and Electrical Engineering.” The special ownership structure of Robert Bosch GmbH guarantees the entrepreneurial freedom of the Bosch Group, making it possible for the company to plan over the long term and to undertake significant upfront investments in the safeguarding of its future. Ninety-four percent of the share capital of Robert Bosch GmbH is held by Robert Bosch Stiftung GmbH, a charitable foundation. The remaining shares are held by Robert Bosch GmbH and by a corporation owned by the Bosch family. The majority of voting rights are held by Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG. It is entrusted with the task of safeguarding the company’s long-term existence and in particular its financial independence – in line with the mission handed down in the will of the company’s founder, Robert Bosch.

Additional information is available online at www.bosch.com, www.iot.bosch.com, www.bosch-press.com.

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