PPM Technologies, LLC

What PPM Technologies, LLC does

PPM Technologies, LLC is a United States based equipment manufacturer providing frying, seasoning, conveying and material handling equipment for all segments of the food industry including snacks, bakery, nuts, cereal, fresh and frozen fruits & vegetables, confectionery, pasta, plant-based meat alternatives and pet foods.

Name

PPM Technologies, LLC

Legal name

PPM Technologies Holding, lLC

Website

http://ppmtech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1892

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

PPM Technologies is an equipment manufacturer providing frying, seasoning and conveying equipment for all segments of the food industry.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Newberg

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Food Processing Equipment Sales: Manufacture and sale of food processing equipment including conveyors, fryers, seasoning systems, and coating equipment. Equipment is sold directly to food processors with customization options for specific production requirements.
2. Aftermarket Parts and Services: Lifetime support with aftermarket parts and services performed by expert technicians. Includes spare parts, accessories, repair and refurbishment, preventive maintenance, and field services.
3. System Integration and Project Management: Engineering, design, and project management for turnkey integrated processing lines. Includes installation, commissioning, and applications support.
4. Training and Productivity Services: Customized training programs, service plans, audits, customer care programs, upgrades and retrofits, and remote monitoring services through Duravant ONSIGHT platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PPM Technologies manufactures and integrates food processing equipment including vibratory and belt conveyors, continuous and batch frying systems, seasoning and coating systems (liquid and dry), and material handling equipment such as bucket elevators and tote dumpers. The company delivers turnkey processing lines for snack food, nut, cereal, confectionery, vegetable, meat, and pet food producers, complemented by aftermarket parts, service, and remote monitoring.

Product overview

PPM Technologies is a global automation solutions provider of smartly engineered equipment and integrated lines for the food processing industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of food processing equipment organized into four main product categories: Conveying (electromagnetic vibratory conveyors, horizontal motion conveyors, belt conveyors), Frying (continuous fryers including CookWright and BatchWright systems, rotary fryers, cooling systems), Seasoning and Coating (FlavorWright All-in-One seasoning system, SmartSpray coating system, dry seasoning, coating drums, powder/liquid application, slurry coating), and Material Handling/Elevation (tote dumpers, bucket elevators, incline belt conveyors, blending/sizing/grading equipment). PPM also supports legacy equipment brands including Allen Machinery, Wright Machinery, and Aseeco. The company's equipment is designed to integrate into turnkey production lines, serving industries including snacks, cereal, nuts, confectionery, vegetables, meats, poultry, seafood, and pet food. PPM is a member of Duravant's Food Sorting and Handling Solutions group and has developed a global installed base of over 10,000 machines serving customers in over 50 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Allen Machinery: Conveying and processing equipment brand with thousands of products in the field producing fresh, frozen and processed products throughout North, Central and South America, Asia and Europe
• Wright Machinery
• Aseeco
• FlavorWright All-in-One
• CookWright
• BatchWright

Products and services

• Electromagnetic Vibratory Conveyors Vibratory conveying equipment for transporting food products through processing lines with gentle handling and precise control. Used by food processors across snack, nut, cereal, and confectionery segments.
• Horizontal Motion Conveyors Horizontal motion conveying systems that gently move food products through processing stages, minimizing breakage and product damage. Targeted at food processors needing gentle product handling.
• Belt Conveyors Belt conveyor systems for material handling across food processing operations including incline configurations. Used by food manufacturers for elevated product transport.
• CookWright Continuous Frying System Continuous frying system designed to maximize production efficiency and product quality with customizable heating, belt and filtration configurations, advanced filtration technology, strategically-placed sensors, and smart controls for plant-wide monitoring integration. For snack and chip producers.
• BatchWright Frying System Highest-capacity batch fryer on the market for kettle-style potato chips and other root vegetable snacks, producing up to 650 pounds (295 kg) per hour with precise temperature control over the frying curve. For kettle chip and vegetable snack producers.
• RotoCook Snack Frying System Rotary snack frying system designed for continuous snack food processing applications with integrated slurry coating capability. For snack food producers.
• Cooling Systems (Polar Blast) Post-frying cooling equipment for rapid product cooling before seasoning and packaging. For snack and fried food processing lines.
• FlavorWright All-in-One Seasoning System (Gen 3) Compact portable seasoning system combining liquid and dry seasoning capabilities in a single plug-and-play unit for continuously coating snacks, nuts, confectioneries, cereals, vegetables, fruits and frozen foods. Features recipe-driven operation with automated controls and IP65-rated washdown capability. For snack, nut, cereal, confectionery and frozen food manufacturers.
• FlavorWright SmartSpray Food Coating System Coating system designed for vitamins, gummies and confectionery goods that precisely applies oil and other liquids through continuous operation. For confectionery and vitamin manufacturers.
• Dry Seasoning Equipment Dry seasoning application equipment for precise salt and dry seasoning distribution on food products. For snack food and nut processors.
• Coating Drums Coating drum systems for applying liquid and dry coatings to food products with customizable flight configurations. For snack, nut, and confectionery producers.
• Powder and Liquid Application Systems Systems for applying both oil and dry seasoning to food products with precise control over application rates. For snack, nut, and cereal processors.
• Slurry Coating Systems Slurry coating application systems for applying liquid-based coatings to cereal and other food products. For cereal and snack food manufacturers.
• Tote Dumpers Industrial tote dumping equipment for transferring bulk materials from containers into processing lines. For food and ingredient processors.
• Bucket Elevators Bucket elevator systems for vertical material handling in food processing facilities. For food processors needing vertical product transport.
• Blending, Sizing and Grading Equipment Equipment for blending, sizing and grading food products including disc graders and cluster busters. For nut, snack, and vegetable processors.
• Fully-Integrated Potato Chip Processing Line Fully integrated potato chip processing line designed for processors managing raw material variability, labor shortages, and high-volume chip production demands. Combines frying, seasoning and product handling capabilities with Key Technology's optical sorting. For industrial chip processors.
• Fully-Integrated Nut Processing Line Fully integrated nut processing line for processing nuts from post-shelling to packaging including grading, sorting, oil roasting, and seasoning. Designed for almonds, walnuts, pistachios, peanuts, pecans, hazelnuts, and cashews. For nut processors.

Quantifiable outcome

• BatchWright achieves up to 650 pounds per hour production capacity for kettle-style chips
• +3 more outcomes

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, secondary and growth.

• Duravant LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2023Duravant acquired PPM Technologies from Stonehenge Partners in July 2023, expanding Duravant's food processing solutions portfolio. PPM enhances Duravant's portfolio with complementary conveying, coating, and thermal equipment that is highly complementary to Key Technology's sorting and handling solutions.
• Key TechnologycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBoth Duravant operating companies have consolidated sales and service organizations in the Americas to offer integrated processing solutions. They jointly develop and market fully-integrated processing lines including potato chip processing lines and nut processing lines combining sorting, conveying, frying, and seasoning technologies.
• WECOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Northern California Nut Processing Group bringing together four Duravant operating companies to deliver comprehensive optical sorting, vibratory conveyors, graders, and processing solutions for walnuts, almonds, pistachios and dried fruits.
• MultiscancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Northern California Nut Processing Group providing in-shell sorting systems for nut processing applications in collaboration with WECO, Key Technology, and PPM Technologies.
• Wright Machinery UKsecondaryOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerUK-based company acquired by PPM in 2007 that provides conveying and seasoning systems for the snack industry throughout Europe. PPM sells, supports, and services Wright Machinery products from London office.
• Allen Machinery Inc.secondaryOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerEquipment brand that PPM sells, supports, and services throughout North, Central and South America, as well as Asia and Europe. Thousands of Allen Machinery products operating in the field producing fresh, frozen and processed products.
• AseecosecondaryOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerStrong brand name in the food industry. PPM produces new equipment of the same design and supports parts and service for existing and new installations.
• Duravant ThailandgrowthStrategic or Co-development PartnerNewly established Duravant Thailand operation launched in 2025 to provide comprehensive support and integrated solutions across food sorting and handling, protein processing, packaging equipment, and material handling in Southeast Asia.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Heat and Control: Heat and Control is a leading global manufacturer of food processing equipment for frying, seasoning, conveying, and coating — directly competing with PPM in snack food and prepared food production lines worldwide.
• Key Technology: Key Technology is a sibling Duravant operating company specializing in optical sorting and conveying for food processing; it is directly integrated with PPM for turnkey processing lines, making it both partner and adjacent competitor.
• Wenger Manufacturing: Wenger is a US-based specialist in extrusion and drying equipment for snack foods and pet food; competes directly with PPM in extrusion-coating-frying processing lines for snack food producers.

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation: JBT is a large diversified food processing and air transport equipment provider with significant presence in frying, freezing, and protein processing; competes with PPM in frying and thermal processing systems.
• GEA Group: GEA is a major global industrial equipment maker with a large food processing division covering separators, homogenizers, and processing lines; competes with PPM across multiple food equipment categories at scale.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss-based global leader in food processing technology for grain, snack, and chocolate applications; competes with PPM in processing and handling equipment for snacks and nuts.
• Marel: Marel is an Iceland-headquartered global provider of food processing equipment, primarily for protein (poultry, meat, seafood) but increasingly in plant-based; overlaps with PPM in protein and prepared foods segments.
• ProMach: ProMach is a US-based packaging and processing equipment integrator with broad food industry exposure; competes with PPM in conveying, coating, and integrated processing line solutions.
• TOMRA: TOMRA is a Norway-based sensor-based sorting and food processing solutions provider; competes with Key Technology (PPM's sibling) and indirectly with PPM in nut and food processing lines.

Emerging players

• Multiscan Technologies: Multiscan is a Duravant partner providing in-shell sorting for nut processing; competes in adjacent optical sorting niches that complement PPM's conveying and frying equipment in nut processing lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ppmtech
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/213250

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about PPM Technologies, LLC