IFAT 2026

Visit us at IFAT 2026 from 4 to 7 May 2026 in Munich and experience how our joint GF and VAG portfolio delivers complete flow solutions for reliable water networks.

Discover our highlights

Building reliable water networks together

Every day, water networks must perform – reliably, safely, and efficiently.

At IFAT 2026, GF presents its most comprehensive flow solutions portfolio to date. Together with VAG, we combine valves, piping systems, automation, jointing, and complete system solutions into one integrated portfolio for water and wastewater infrastructure.

Visit us at IFAT and discover how GF and VAG are building reliable water networks together.

📍GF booth: Hall B3 - stand - 351

📍VAG booth: Hall C2 - stand 451

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One complete portfolio for flow solutions

GF and VAG bring together extensive expertise in valves, piping systems, automation, jointing, and system solutions into one integrated flow solutions portfolio.

This unified approach enables customers to benefit from:

  • Complete and connected flow solutions designed to work seamlessly together
  • Reliable performance in demanding infrastructure environments
  • Long-term operational safety and efficiency
  • One trusted partner across the entire water infrastructure lifecycle

Highlights

Experience flow solutions in action

Discover key technologies and innovations from across the combined GF and VAG portfolio, designed to ensure reliability at every stage of the water network lifecycle.

Extended Valve Portfolio

By integrating VAG’s proven metal valve technologies, GF strengthens and completes its portfolio, offering infrastructure, water utility, industrial, customers a single‑source partner with robust engineering, manufacturing, and service capabilities.

  • Butterfly Valve 565
  • VAG CEREX
  • NeoFlow
  • RIKO
  • VAG EKN-S
  • VAG EKN-H
  • DUOJET Air Valve

Valve Automation Solutions

Our valve automation portfolio offers scalable solutions—from fully standardized assemblies to highly customized, application‑specific configurations—backed by engineering expertise, certified quality, and trusted partners to ensure compliance, simplify procurement, and deliver long‑term reliability.  Combining any brand, type, and material to meet individual requirements and specifications.

  • Full GF Assemblies
  • GF & Preferred Partner Assemblies
  • Customized Actuation Solutions
  • Customized Valve Solutions

Jointing excellence and digital engineering

Experience live welding demonstrations and smart digital tools that ensure consistent installation quality, full traceability, and optimized engineering processes.

  • IR-225 M
  • CONNECT Welding App
  • UseCAD

Infrastructure and repair solutions

From large-diameter valves to advanced repair couplings, our solutions support demanding infrastructure requirements and long service life.

  • MULTI/JOINT 3000 Plus
  • EKOplus
  • BETA 500
  • NOVA NIRO 365
  • VAG ZETA
  • VAG EROXplus

Integrated system solutions

Flowise chamber solutions help water utilities reduce leakage, protect water quality, and lower network costs with a potable water solution of  100 + years of designed lifetime. This complete system approach simplifies installation, maintenance, and operation.

  • HDPE customized chamber solutions based on the Weholite technology
  • Hosts equipment, for example, in a prssure reducing chamber to limit the pressure to a desired level and reduce the risk of pipe bursts

Hydrogen solutions

Hydrogen applications demonstrate how corrosion-free thermoplastic piping systems enable safe and durable infrastructure across the hydrogen value chain.

  • Hydrogen Production
    Advanced polymer piping systems for ultrapure water treatment and for cutting-edge electrolyser core technologies like Alkaline Electrolyser (AEL), Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) electrolyser and Anion Exchange Membrane Electrolyser (AEM)
  • Hydrogen Distribution 
    Our comprehensive piping components are suitable for 100% hydrogen, certified by KIWA (AR214) and DBI, ensuring secure transport of hydrogen.
  • Hydrogen Usage
    We produce injection-molded and extruded plastic components for safe and reliable hydrogen type IV storage tanks.

Our Experts

Meet the experts depicted here and discover even more GF specialists welcoming you at our booth. Explore live demonstrations, and discover how GF technologies support reliable water networks around the world

GF

Thorsten Peinelt

Business Developer Infrastructure

GF

Ingo Sauer

Specialist Pressure Management and Flowise

GF

Waldemar Koroch

Head of Industry & Process Automation

GF

Cyrus Ardjomandi

Business Developer Manager

VAG

Michael Junkermann

Head of Group Product Management

VAG

Dr. Raúl Trujillo

Senior Global Consultant • Pressure Management & Water Infrastructure

VAG

Jochen Endreß

Vice President Sales Europe 

Join our expert session

Discover how integrated flow solutions support reliable infrastructure in emerging energy applications.

📍 Location: Hydrogen Stage
🕒  Time: Monday, 4 May, 3 p.m.

📃 Title: Why hydrogen EPCs, OEMs and integrators switch to thermoplastic piping systems design
🎙️Speaker: Cyrus Arjomandi – Business Development Manager

In this session, Cyrus Arjomandi will share insights into how corrosion-free thermoplastic piping systems enable safe, durable, and reliable hydrogen infrastructure across the value chain.

Where to find us

📍GF booth: Hall B3 - stand - 351

📍VAG booth: Hall C2 - stand 451

Our Portfolio

Contacts

Ingo Pfirrmann

Ingo Pfirrmann

Leitung Geschäftsbereich Infrastructure

Georg Fischer GmbH

Daimler Straße 6

73095 Albershausen

Germany

+49 7161 302204 +49 7161 302210 +49 160 97229209 e-mail
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Waldemar Koroch

Leitung Prozessautomation | Leitung Industrie

Georg Fischer GmbH

Daimler Straße 6

73095 Albershausen

Germany

+49 160 90327429 e-mail