Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co

What Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co does

Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co. (legally renamed Hebei Pingle Grain Technology & Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd. in 2025 following completion of its stock system reform) is a Chinese industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1991 in Zhengding County, Shijiazhuang. The company designs and builds complete grain processing production lines and individual machines covering wheat flour milling, corn and coarse grain processing, brewing/distillery engineering, material conveying, cleaning, weighing, packaging, and PLC-based automation. Its portfolio is organized around five dedicated business divisions — Wheat Engineering, Corn & Coarse Grain, Brewing Engineering, Electrical Automation, and International Trade — and ranges from standalone components (roller mills, plansifters, purifiers, vibrating screens, bucket elevators) to fully integrated turnkey EPC projects with capacities from 10 to 500 tons per day. Notable proprietary technology includes a corn dry separation sugar production process claimed as China's only high-yield line (77-81% defatted corn flour yield, fat content below 0.99%), a vibration wheat moistening system based on German technology, and PLC-based control architectures with RS485 networked control. The company holds 300+ patents, has participated in formulating 5 national standards, and maintains ISO 9001/14001/45001/22000/50001 certifications.

The business operates on a project-based, direct-enterprise sales model without publicly disclosed standard pricing. Revenue is generated from equipment manufacturing and sales, EPC turnkey project delivery, research and technical services (via the Beijing Milling Research Institute subsidiary), and international trade (via a dedicated import-export subsidiary). Customers span three primary verticals: large wheat flour milling enterprises (domestic Chinese mills plus international projects in Tajikistan, Syria, India, Vietnam, Iran, Brazil, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Tanzania, Zambia, Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, and others); corn and coarse grain processors served by the proprietary dry separation technology; and the Chinese baijiu industry, where Pingle supplies koji-making, sorghum crushing, and grain storage systems to marquee customers including Kweichow Moutai, Wuliangye, Xifeng, Gujing, Fenjiu, Yanghe/Kingsluck, and Koukou. International market reach extends to 50+ countries with own sales offices in Russia, India, Ethiopia, Kenya, Brazil, Angola, and Lebanon, complemented by overseas operating subsidiaries in Ethiopia (Capital Cement Grinding and Packaging), Tanzania (CPL Tanzania), and Chad (CPL Chad). Distribution is overwhelmingly direct enterprise sales through dedicated division sales managers, supplemented by trade show participation and a multilingual website in 8 languages.

Pingle is led by Chairman Li Jianjun and General Manager Wu Junyong, with subsidiary-level general management handled by Wu Jiakuo (Pingle Huachuang) and Ma Xuemei (International Trade Division). The ownership structure remains private and concentrated among founding family and internal stakeholders, with no external institutional investors disclosed. The group comprises six wholly-owned operating subsidiaries covering milling research, intelligent equipment, brewing engineering technology, import-export trade, intelligent technology (Chihong), and real estate development, alongside three overseas operating entities in Africa. Recognition as a National High-tech Enterprise since 2013, a National Specialized & Innovative 'Little Giant' Enterprise, a Top 10 Chinese Grain Machinery Enterprise, and recipient of the 13th Hebei Provincial Government Quality Award in 2025 underscores its institutional standing within China's grain machinery sector, where it ranks at the top by export volume, production volume, and market share.

Name

Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co

Legal name

Hebei Pingle Grain Technology&Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.

Website

https://pingle.cn

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co. is a Chinese industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1991 that designs and builds complete grain processing production lines — flour milling, corn dry separation, and brewing engineering — serving flour mills, distilleries, and grain processors across China and 50+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grain Processing Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

On-Farm Milling, Grinding & Feed Processing Equipment (Hammer Mills, Rollers) (AFAAAJAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Rice & Grain Processing (milling, polishing, parboiling, blending) (AFAKABAE), Grain Cleaning & Scalping at Terminals (AFAOAAAE)

Keywords

• Flour milling equipment
• Grain processing machinery
• Wheat flour milling
• Corn processing equipment
• Brewery grain equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Shijiazhuang

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing & Sales: Manufacture and sale of complete grain processing production lines and individual equipment including wheat flour milling machines, coarse grain equipment, brewing machinery, corn processing equipment, and auxiliary equipment. Revenue generated from both complete engineering projects and standalone equipment sales.
2. Engineering Contracting: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) and turnkey project delivery for grain processing facilities. Projects include complete flour milling plants, brewing production lines, and corn processing facilities with design, equipment supply, installation, and commissioning services.
3. Research & Technical Services: Flour milling research services through subsidiary Beijing Milling Research Institute Co., Ltd. and industrial intelligence solutions for optimization of grain processing operations.
4. International Trade: Import and export trade operations through subsidiary Hebei Pingle Import & Export Trading Co., Ltd., enabling global market reach and international project execution.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hebei Pingle manufactures and sells grain processing machinery including flour milling roller mills, plansifters, vibrating screens, bucket elevators, conveyors, washing and dampening equipment, and brewing grain crushers. The company also produces corn processing equipment (stone removers, germ selectors, brushing machines) and delivers complete turnkey engineering projects for wheat flour mills, coarse grain processing facilities, and breweries worldwide.

Product overview

Hebei Pingle Flour Machinery Group Co (河北苹乐粮科智能装备股份有限公司) operates as a diversified industrial equipment manufacturer with a portfolio centered on grain processing machinery. The product portfolio encompasses: (1) Core flour milling equipment including PLMFY, PLMFP, PLMFKA roller mill series and FSFG high-cube plansifters and PLQF56 purifiers; (2) Cleaning equipment including TQLZ self-balancing vibrating screens, TQSFB stone removers, and wheat washing/water addition machines; (3) Conveying equipment including TDTGE bucket elevators, TLSS spiral conveyors, and TGSS scraper conveyors; (4) Corn and coarse grain equipment including specialized stone removers, germ selectors, and stone mills; (5) Corn dry separation sugar production technology using enzymatic hydrolysis; (6) Brewing equipment including qu block crushers and koji making machines; (7) Automation equipment including vibrating wheat moistening machines, PLC control systems, packaging scales, and weighing equipment; (8) Complete turnkey engineering solutions for wheat flour, coarse grains, brewing, and corn processing. The company offers both individual equipment and integrated engineering solutions, positioning itself as a one-stop supplier for grain processing facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• PLMFY Roller Mill / PLMFY Stainless Steel Roller Mill Industrial roller mill equipment including stainless steel variants for grain milling operations, designed for use in flour milling and grain processing facilities.
• PLMFP Electrically Controlled Roller Mill / PLMFP 8-Roller Mill Electrically controlled roller mill including 8-roller mill configuration for industrial grain processing, suited for high-capacity flour milling lines.
• PLMFKA Pneumatic Roller Mill Pneumatic roller mill for grain milling, offering pneumatic control for flour milling operations.
• 6F22 Roller Mill Series Roller mill equipment series (6F22) for grain milling, part of the company's broader roller mill product line.
• FSFG High-Cube Plansifter High-cube plansifter for sifting and classifying milled grain products in flour milling operations.
• PLQF56 Purifier Purifier equipment for separating and classifying flour particles in grain processing lines.
• TQLZ/TQLM/PXZS Vibrating/Planar Screens Vibrating and planar screening equipment for cleaning and classifying grain prior to milling.
• TQSFB Stone Remover Stone removal equipment for cleaning grain in milling processing lines.
• FXMS Wheat Washer / ZSH Water Mixer / TSYZ Water Adder Wheat washing and water mixing/addition equipment for conditioning grain prior to milling.
• TDTGE Bucket Elevator / TLSS Spiral Conveyor / TGSS Scraper Conveyor / GLSS Tube Auger Material handling equipment including bucket elevators, spiral conveyors, scraper conveyors, and tube augers for grain transfer within processing facilities.
• Corn Equipment (Stone Remover, Germ Selector, Brushing Machine, Stone Mill) Specialized equipment for corn processing lines including stone removal, germ selection, brushing, and stone milling functions.
• Corn Dry Separation Sugar Production Technology Proprietary technology for producing sugar from corn using dry separation methods, offered to corn processing manufacturers.
• Brewing Equipment (QKFS, PLQF, PLXF Crushers) Specialized crushers (QKFS, PLQF, PLXF series) for grain preparation in brewing and distilling operations.
• Automation Equipment (PLZSD Vibrating Wheat Moistening, PLC Control Systems, Packaging/Batching Scales) Automation solutions including vibrating wheat moistening units, PLC-based intelligent control systems, and packaging and batching scales for grain processing lines.
• Complete Wheat Flour Milling Engineering Projects Turnkey engineering projects for complete wheat flour milling facilities, integrating cleaning, milling, sifting, conveying, and automation equipment into a single delivered plant.
• Complete Coarse Grain Engineering Projects Turnkey engineering projects for complete coarse grain processing facilities delivered to grain processing enterprises.
• Complete Brewing Engineering Projects Turnkey engineering projects for complete brewery/distillery facilities, integrating specialized grain crushing equipment with brewing process equipment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Steel frame flour milling projects achieve 70-75 kWh/ton flour power consumption
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers18 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Beijing Milling Research Institute Co., Ltd. (北京制粉科研所有限公司)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Strategic cooperation partnership with Beijing Milling Research Institute for flour milling research and technology development. This subsidiary provides research support and technical expertise for the group's product development and process optimization.
• Capital Cement Grinding and Packaging Co., Ltd., EthiopiastrategicOthers · 1 January 2011Subsidiary company established in Ethiopia's capital Addis Ababa in 2011 as part of the group's international expansion strategy for African markets.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves17 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in grain processing equipment, flour milling plants, and feed/food engineering. Directly competes with Pingle in turnkey flour milling projects and downstream grain processing equipment, particularly in emerging markets and large industrial plants.
• Alapala: Turkish flour milling machinery manufacturer and turnkey plant supplier serving Europe, MENA, and Africa. Closely comparable to Pingle in project-based grain mill plant delivery and adjacent geographies.
• MYANDE Group: Chinese domestic competitor supplying complete grain/oilseed processing plants, fermentation, and starch/sugar equipment. Comparable Chinese EPC-based grain processor equipment maker competing for similar domestic and Belt-and-Road project wins.
• Satake Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of rice, wheat, and grain milling equipment with global EPC project delivery. Comparable to Pingle in offering complete milling plants plus cleaning, conveying, and automation equipment to flour processors worldwide.
• Sangati Berga: Italian heritage flour milling equipment manufacturer with global EPC project execution. Directly competes with Pingle in wheat milling plants, cleaning/sifting equipment, and automation for industrial flour mills.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cornmillmachine

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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