Gimat

What Gimat does

Gimat SRL is an Italian private company (Società a responsabilità limitata) founded in 1975 and headquartered in Ozzano dell'Emilia, Ponte Rizzoli (Bologna area). The company designs and manufactures machines and turn-key plants for the handling, transportation, dosing, mixing, storage, and bagging of powders, granules, ground products, and mixtures, serving three primary verticals: food processing, chemical, and plastic. Its product portfolio is broad and modular, spanning five conveyor types (flexible screw, rigid spiral, shaftless, pneumatic, and aeromechanical), volumetric and gravimetric feeders, vibrating feeders, open-mouth and auger bag filling machines, bulk bag unloaders/fillers/conditioners, bin activators, rotary and guillotine valves, and a range of mixers (horizontal ribbon, vertical, twin-shaft paddle, and continuous). Equipment is custom-engineered, with multiple products carrying ATEX 2014/34/EU certification for explosive atmospheres, MOCA 1935/2004 and FDA 10/2011 compliance for food contact, and UNI EN 1090 for steel construction, indicating the firm competes on regulatory-qualified, application-specific solutions rather than catalog goods.

Gimat monetizes through direct industrial sales of custom-engineered equipment and turn-key plant projects on a quote-based, project-by-project basis, with technical and commercial staff supporting the customer from pre-sale planning through after-sale. The firm holds proprietary IP including a patented rotary valve with bridge-breaking rotor, a utility-model-patented bulk bag conditioner, a pending plastic hopper patent, and proprietary elastic-coupling anti-fracture and glove-box bag-cutting station designs, which are used defensively around its core product lines. The company operates an international digital footprint with a multilingual website (Italian, English, Spanish, French, German), a dedicated UK market site (gimatequipment.uk), a YouTube demonstration channel, and downloadable product catalogs, while maintaining a small headcount of 11-50 employees. The business is founder-controlled, with content credited to Ing. Claudio Magri, and shows no external venture, institutional, or strategic investors in the available data.

Name

Gimat

Legal name

GIMAT SRL

Website

https://gimatengineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1975

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gimat SRL is an Italian manufacturer founded in 1975 that designs and builds custom machines and turn-key plants for conveying, dosing, mixing, storing, and bagging powders and granules, serving the food processing, chemical, and plastic industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Powder Handling Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAOAK

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Packaging Machinery (Automated & Semi-automated)

SECONDARYIMALAOAJ

Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Machines

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Packaging & Containers/Packaging Machinery and Equipment

SECONDARYIMAHAOAF

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Packaging Machinery (Automated & Semi-automated)

Keywords

• Powder handling equipment
• Bulk material handling
• Industrial conveying systems
• Powder mixing machinery
• Bag filling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Ponte Rizzoli

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Gimat designs and manufactures machines and turn-key plants for the handling of powders, granules, ground products, and mixtures. The product portfolio covers powder conveyors (flexible screw, rigid spiral, shaftless, pneumatic, aeromechanical), volumetric and gravimetric feeders, vibrating feeders, bag filling scales, auger fillers, bulk bag unloaders/fillers/conditioners, bin activators, rotary and guillotine valves, and a range of powder mixers (horizontal ribbon, vertical, twin-shaft paddle, continuous). Equipment is custom-engineered to meet ATEX, MOCA 1935/2004, FDA 10/2011, and UNI EN 1090 compliance requirements for the food processing, chemical, and plastic industries.

Product overview

Gimat is an industrial equipment manufacturer specializing in bulk material handling systems for powders, granules, and solid materials. The product portfolio consists of modular equipment that can be configured into turn-key plants for three primary industries: Food Processing, Chemical, and Plastic. Core product categories include powder conveyors (flexible screw, rigid spiral, shaftless, pneumatic, and aeromechanical), powder feeders (volumetric, gravimetric, and vibrating), filling and bagging machines (auger fillers, open-mouth and valve bag fillers), bulk bag handling equipment (unloaders, fillers, and conditioners), bin activators, plant accessories (rotary valves, guillotine valves), and powder mixers (horizontal ribbon, vertical, twin-shaft paddle, and continuous mixers). The company has been designing and manufacturing machines since 1975, integrating third-party equipment when necessary to provide complete engineered solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Flexible Screw Conveyors Flexible conveyors for powder transport with perfect dust sealing and silent operation, handling long horizontal, inclined, and vertical transport with ATEX-compliant versions available. For industrial powder processors.
• Rigid Spiral Conveyors
• Screw Conveyors
• Shaftless Screw Conveyors
• Pneumatic Conveyors
• Aeromechanical Conveyors
• Volumetric and Gravimetric Feeders
• Vibrating Feeders
• Open-Mouth and Valve Bag Filling Machines
• Auger Filling Machines
• Bulk Bag Unloaders
• Bulk Bag Filling Equipment
• Bulk Bag Conditioners
• Flat Bottom Bin Activator
• Rotary Valves / Rotary Feeders
• Guillotine Valves
• Horizontal Ribbon Mixers
• Continuous Mixing Systems
• Vertical Ribbon Mixers and Blenders
• Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer
• Bag Dump Hoppers
• Lump Breakers
• Food Processing Industry Systems
• Chemical Industry Systems
• Plastic Industry Systems

Segments3 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

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Coperion is a global market leader in compounding, extrusion, and bulk material handling for plastics, chemicals, and food. Competes with Gimat particularly in plastic powder conveying and feeding but operates at much larger scale with broader portfolio.
• Schenck Process: Schenck Process provides weighing, feeding, conveying, and screening equipment for bulk materials across cement, food, chemical, and plastics. Directly comparable to Gimat in feeders and conveying, but operates at global enterprise scale.
• GEA Group: GEA is one of the largest suppliers of food processing equipment and turn-key plants worldwide, including powder handling components like mixers, feeders, and separators. Overlaps with Gimat in food industry powder handling but as part of a much larger and diversified portfolio.

Direct peers

• Flexicon Corporation: Flexicon manufactures flexible screw conveyors, bulk bag fillers/dischargers, and pneumatic conveying systems for bulk solids. Directly comparable to Gimat across conveyor technology and bulk bag handling, particularly in food and chemical processing.
• AZO Group: AZO is a German specialist in automated bulk material handling, pneumatic conveying, dosing, and mixing systems for powders and granules. Closely overlaps with Gimat's core product lines across food, chemical, and plastics industries.
• Hosokawa Micron: Hosokawa Micron is a global leader in powder and particle processing technology, offering mixers, classifiers, and containment systems for pharmaceutical, chemical, and food applications. Direct competitor to Gimat across powder handling, mixing, and containment in overlapping verticals.
• Spiroflow Systems: Spiroflow manufactures flexible screw conveyors, aero mechanical conveyors, bulk bag dischargers, and powder handling equipment. Strong direct overlap with Gimat across conveyors and bulk bag handling in food, chemical, and plastic applications.
• Gericke AG: Swiss-based Gericke designs and manufactures pneumatic conveying systems, feeders, mixers, and turn-key plants for bulk solids handling in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries. Highly comparable to Gimat in product scope, vertical focus, and project-based delivery model.

Regional players

• Matthiesen (Coperion subsidiary): German manufacturer of bulk bag unloading/filling stations and powder handling equipment, now part of Coperion. Comparable to Gimat's bulk bag handling and dosing products, with strong overlap in European industrial accounts.

Emerging players

• PIAB Vacuum Conveying: PIAB specializes in pneumatic vacuum conveying solutions for powders and granules across food, pharma, and chemical industries. Overlaps with Gimat's pneumatic conveyor offering but with stronger focus on modular vacuum-based systems.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCcmjQocV7nO45Z77DdV9Zuw/featured

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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