Pieralisi

What Pieralisi does

Pieralisi Maip SpA is an Italian industrial machinery manufacturer, founded in 1888 (per company filings, 1890 per company history) and headquartered in Jesi, in the Marche region of Italy. It designs and manufactures centrifugal separation equipment — primarily decanter centrifuges, centrifugal extractors, and centrifugal separators — used for solid-liquid and liquid-liquid separation across olive oil processing, environmental services, food and beverage, chemical and pharmaceutical, vegetable oils, fuels and lubricants, recycling, and animal derivative processing. The company sells complete turnkey olive oil plants as well as individual machines, with proprietary technologies including DMF multi-phase extraction, Protoreactor® malaxation, Rotovariatore® differential speed control, and 2-phase and 3-phase extraction configurations. Its installed base exceeds 41,500 machines globally.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market combining direct enterprise field sales with technical sales engineers, a global network of independent sales agents and distributors, and an e-commerce platform for genuine spare parts. It maintains production and commercial facilities in 8 countries — Italy, Spain, Greece, Germany, Netherlands, the United States, Brazil, and Tunisia — supported by more than 500 staff globally, including 130+ specialized service technicians providing 24/7 technical support and predictive maintenance. Revenue is generated primarily through capital equipment sales, with growing service, spare parts, and remote monitoring (Telecontrollo) streams. Pricing is custom per project, with no public price list disclosed. The company is privately held by the founding Pieralisi family, with Aldino Zeppelli serving as Managing Director (AD). Customers include Petrobras, Braskem, Mutti, Fileni, Lanshan Group (China), Lucart Group, Bonollo, and Absheron Olive Garden (Azerbaijan), alongside a long tail of SMB olive mills and industrial processors worldwide.

Name

Pieralisi

Legal name

Pieralisi Maip SpA

Website

http://www.pieralisi.com/

Company type

Private

Founded year

1888

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Pieralisi is an Italian manufacturer of centrifugal separation equipment — decanter centrifuges, extractors, and separators — serving olive oil, environmental, food and beverage, and industrial processing customers across 8 countries with 41,500+ machines installed globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Separation Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Separation & Filtration Equipment (Filters, Centrifuges, Membranes) (IMAHAEAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

Water & Wastewater Treatment Plant Equipment (Clarifiers, Aeration, Membrane Systems) (IMAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Centrifugal separation equipment
• Olive oil processing machinery
• Decanter centrifuges
• Industrial separation systems
• Turnkey olive oil plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Jesi

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 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. Industrial Centrifugal Equipment Sales: Sale of decanter centrifuges, centrifugal extractors, and separators for olive oil, food & beverage, environmental, chemical, and industrial applications. Equipment ranges from compact models to large-scale industrial systems.
2. Complete Olive Oil Plants: Turnkey continuous olive oil processing lines including washing, crushing, malaxation, extraction, separation, storage, filtration, and bottling systems.
3. Original Spare Parts: Genuine replacement parts for Pieralisi equipment sold through e-commerce platform ricambioriginalipieralisi.com and global distribution network.
4. Technical Service and Maintenance: Predictive maintenance programs (OLIVE CARE PRO), installation, commissioning, and ongoing technical support through global service network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Pieralisi manufactures centrifugal separation machinery - including decanter centrifuges, centrifugal extractors, and centrifugal separators - and complete turnkey olive oil processing plants (washing, crushing, malaxation, extraction, separation, filtration, storage, bottling) for solid-liquid and liquid-liquid separation. The company sells customized industrial equipment, original spare parts via e-commerce, and recurring technical services (OLIVE CARE PRO predictive maintenance and Telecontrollo 24/7 remote monitoring) to industrial processors across olive oil, food and beverage, environmental, chemical, and other verticals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Decanter Centrifuges Solid-liquid and liquid-liquid centrifugal separation equipment manufactured by Pieralisi for industrial processors; includes product families such as Leopard, JUMBO, MAMMOTH, FP, Major, MAIOR, SPI, and Elephant series, available in standard and High-Speed (HS) variants for olive oil extraction, food and beverage processing, environmental sludge dewatering, chemical, and oil & gas applications.
• Centrifugal Separators (Manual / Automatic Discharge / Nozzle Types) Industrial centrifugal separators in three discharge variants - manual discharge, automatic discharge, and nozzle (ugelli) - used for liquid-liquid and liquid-solid separation tasks in food and beverage (dairy clarification, beverages), chemical, and pharmaceutical production.
• Complete Olive Oil Plants (Continuous Lines) Turnkey continuous olive oil processing lines integrating washing, crushing (frangitura), malaxation (gramolatura), centrifugal extraction, separation, storage, filtration, and bottling (up to 1,500 bottles/hour at reference installations). Used by olive mills worldwide as multi-stage integrated systems.
• Original Spare Parts (E-commerce) Genuine Pieralisi replacement parts for installed decanters, separators, and olive oil plants sold through the dedicated e-commerce storefront (ricambioriginalipieralisi.com) and through the global distributor network.
• OLIVE CARE PRO Technical Service and Predictive Maintenance Program Technical service offering covering installation, commissioning, predictive maintenance, and ongoing support for olive mills and other Pieralisi customers. Includes preventive maintenance scheduling, OLIVE CARE 2025 member benefits (20% discount on spare parts, labor, travel and kilometers; 40% discount on motors, crushing impellers, gearboxes, and feeding tubes), and access to the global service network of 130+ specialized technicians.
• Telecontrollo (TcP) Remote Monitoring and Predictive Maintenance Service 24/7 remote monitoring service for decanter centrifuges enabling remote diagnostics, parameter visualization, preventive component replacement optimization, and anomaly notifications delivered by SMS, email, and Telegram. Includes archiving of functional and configuration data for predictive maintenance.
• Olive Oil Plant Component Modules - Washing, Crushing, Malaxation, Extraction, Separation Individual olive oil plant stage modules (washing, crushing/frangitura, malaxation/gramolatura, extraction, separation) sold separately as add-on or replacement components within complete olive oil processing lines, including proprietary malaxation equipment (Protoreactor®) and extraction stages.
• Mobile Separation Skid Systems Mobile centrifugal separation units integrated with EPM Automation trailers, macerators, pumps, screw conveyors, and generators for on-site treatment of animal manure, wastewater sludge, and other industrial wastes. Cover capacity of about 80 m³/hour at reference installations.

Quantifiable outcome

• 41,500+ machines and plants installed globally
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Com-ing tradecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and service agent founded in 1990 by Ing. Josip Mladinić. Represents Pieralisi for olive oil and separation solutions business in Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia, and Montenegro. 33 years of collaboration with Pieralisi.
• Baldasar D.O.O.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales and service partner for Pieralisi covering Croatia, Slovenia, Macedonia, Bosnia, and Montenegro regions.
• O.L.E.A. (Organizzazione dei Laureati in Scienze e Tecnologie Alimentari)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with olive oil tasting school for Digital Library initiative and quality assessment programs supporting Pieralisi's maintenance and quality initiatives.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Alfa Laval is a global leader in centrifugal separation and heat transfer, selling decanter centrifuges and separators into olive oil, food, oil & gas, environmental, and chemical markets. It directly overlaps Pieralisi's core decanter and separator product lines and competes for the same enterprise customers (e.g., large olive oil producers, oil & gas majors).
• GEA Group: GEA is a large industrial equipment group with a dedicated separation technology division producing decanter centrifuges and separators for food, dairy, chemical, and wastewater applications. Like Pieralisi, it supplies turnkey plants and aftermarket service, and competes for similar olive oil, dairy, and environmental customers.
• Andritz Group: Andritz is a global industrial group with separation and solid-liquid separation technologies used in food, chemical, mining, and pulp & paper. Its decanter and separator lines overlap with Pieralisi's industrial food, chemical, and mineral processing applications, including for customers like pulp & paper and protein processors.
• Tetra Pak: Tetra Pak supplies processing and packaging equipment (including separators and processing lines) to the dairy, beverage, and food industries. While broader in scope, it competes with Pieralisi for processing-line contracts in dairy (e.g., cooperatives like Alpe del Garda) and beverage applications.

Direct peers

• Flottweg SE: Flottweg is a German specialist in decanter centrifuges, disk separators, and belt presses used across food (notably olive oil), fish meal, fruit juices, oil & gas, and wastewater. Its product portfolio and target verticals are among the closest direct overlaps with Pieralisi, particularly in olive oil extraction and industrial separation.
• Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha: Mitsubishi Kakoki Kaisha is a Japanese specialist manufacturer of decanter centrifuges and centrifugal separators, with strengths in edible oils, palm oil, and chemical/food applications. It targets overlapping end markets with Pieralisi (edible oil, chemical, environmental separation) and competes globally in centrifugal separation.
• Alfa-Cenval: Westfalia Separator / Alfa-Cenval is among the historical heritage names in centrifugal separation, serving olive oil, food, marine, and oil & gas. Several corporate restructurings have evolved its offering, but its decanter/separator portfolio and customers overlap directly with Pieralisi's.
• Hiller GmbH: Hiller is a German specialist in decanter centrifuges and separators used in food, oil & gas, chemical, and environmental separation, including olive oil and pulp & paper. Its decanter portfolio is a close technical comparator to Pieralisi's.

Emerging players

• Tomra Group: Tomra's separation and sorting technology is applied to food, recycling, and mineral streams, with overlap in materials recovery and waste sorting. While more sensor-sorting centric than Pieralisi, it competes for industrial recycling/minerals recovery capex and pursues adjacent opportunities in food processing separation.

Regional players

• SPX Flow Technology (private): SPX Flow (now privately held) supplies centrifugal pumps, separators, and process equipment for food, dairy, oil & gas, and power customers. Its separation portfolio overlaps with Pieralisi in chemical, dairy, and industrial verticals and it competes for similar service contracts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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