Lindor

What Lindor does

Lindor is a Netherlands-based manufacturer of industrial rotary drum mixing equipment, founded in 1963 and headquartered in Dordrecht. The company designs and builds custom mixing machines for the food, chemical, polymer, and pharmaceutical industries, with an installed base of more than 550 units sold across 60+ countries since its proprietary Gentle Touch technology was introduced in 1990. Its core technology relies on gravity-driven diffusion mixing in a rotating drum with no internal moving parts, preserving particle integrity for fragile, brittle, and heat-sensitive materials that conventional high-shear mixers damage.

The product portfolio centers on standard stainless steel rotary batch mixers in 17 models ranging from 10 liters (XS) to more than 25,000 liters (XL), extended by configurable modules including coaters and impregnators with fluid injection, heaters/dryers/coolers with cryogenic capability down to -120°C, the Lindor Capsule vacuum drying and coating system, CIP and Hyper-Clean designs for hygienic applications, and ATEX/IECEx configurations for explosive environments. Lindor manufactures all machines at its single Dordrecht facility, which also houses a test center; additional test centers operate in the UK, Jordan, India, Malaysia, Indonesia, Poland, Thailand, and Japan.

Lindor generates revenue primarily through custom-built hardware sales, complemented by aftermarket spare parts (24-hour dispatch, 48-hour global delivery), on-site service (within 24 hours for emergencies), used equipment sales, rentals, and a mixer buyback program. The company sells directly through enterprise field sales engineers and a worldwide network of agents in customers' native languages, supported by pre-purchase trial testing, multilingual digital marketing, and participation in major industry events such as ACHEMA, WIRE, Compounding World Expo, and the International Powder & Bulk Solids Show. Named customers span tea (Ronnefeldt, Infré), food (Balaji Wafers, Bio-Zentrale, Royal Cosun), seeds (Rijk Zwaan), gelatin and collagen (Weishardt), ceramics (Ceramtec), and polymer compounding (BUSS), suggesting vertical diversification around a shared gentle-mixing value proposition.

Name

Lindor

Legal name

Lindor

Website

https://lindor.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lindor is a Dutch manufacturer of custom rotary drum industrial mixers using proprietary Gentle Touch gravity-driven diffusion technology, serving food, chemical, polymer, and pharmaceutical producers across 60+ countries from its Dordrecht headquarters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mixing Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAHAEAA

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Process & Industrial Plant Equipment

Keywords

• Industrial mixing equipment
• Rotary drum mixers
• Powder processing equipment
• Gentle mixing technology
• Industrial batch mixers

Headquarters

HQ city

Dordrecht

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Mixer Sales: Sale of custom-built rotary drum mixers and processing equipment. Machines are manufactured to order based on client specifications. Includes various size categories from 10L to 25,000+ liters with multiple optional configurations.
2. Spare Parts & Service: Supply of original spare parts and maintenance services. Standard parts shipped within 24 hours, worldwide delivery within 48 hours. Emergency on-site technical support within 24 hours available.
3. Rental & Used Equipment: Rental of industrial mixers for flexible production needs. Sale of refurbished/used Lindor machines that have undergone quality control at the Netherlands factory.
4. Mixer Buyback Program: Company buys back used Lindor mixers at fair market prices, enabling sustainable disposal and customer capital cost recovery.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lindor manufactures custom-built rotary drum industrial mixers using proprietary Gentle Touch mixing technology for the food, chemical, polymer, and pharmaceutical industries. The product line spans 17 standard models from 10 liters to 25,000+ liters, with optional modules for coating, impregnation, heating, cooling, vacuum drying, and cryogenic processing. All machines are manufactured to order at the company's Dordrecht, Netherlands facility, supported by global test centers, spare parts, service, and a buyback program.

Product overview

Lindor offers a portfolio of industrial powder and granulate processing equipment centered on its proprietary gentle mixing technology. The core offering consists of Standard Industrial Mixers (rotary drum batch mixers in five size ranges from 10 to 25,000 liters), which form the foundation for the product line. These are complemented by Multifunctional Mixers that combine gentle mixing with additional processing capabilities including Coaters & Impregneermachines (for coating and impregnation), Mixer-Heaters/Dryers/Coolers (for temperature-controlled processing), and the Lindor Capsule (vacuum drying and coating system). Cryogenic mixing modules extend temperature capabilities down to -120°C. The portfolio also includes Rental & Second-Hand machines, Support & Spare Parts services, global Mixing Test Centers for pre-purchase trials, and a Mixer Buyback Program. All machines are manufactured in Lindor's Dordrecht, Netherlands facility and utilize the company's gravity-driven tumbling mixing principle that eliminates moving parts inside the drum.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lindor Capsule: All-in-one solution for gentle mixing that allows products to be homogenized, vacuum dried, and coated in a single machine.

Quantifiable outcome

• Purity standards up to 20 parts per billion with Hyper-Clean design
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Scott Equipment Company: US-based manufacturer of industrial mixing and blending equipment serving food, chemical, and agricultural markets. Regional competitor whose footprint overlaps Lindor's emerging US push.

Direct peers

• Moretain: Specialist in gentle mixing and blending equipment for fragile and temperature-sensitive products in food and pharmaceutical markets. Direct niche competitor to Lindor's gentle-touch positioning.
• AVA Mixpro: Provider of industrial mixers and dryers (e.g., horizontal ploughshare / conical designs) for food, chemical, and pharma. Competes with Lindor for sensitive bulk-solids mixing installations.
• Amixon GmbH: German manufacturer of conical and rotary drum industrial mixers used in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical applications. Closely comparable to Lindor on mixing technology, build-to-spec engineering, and target verticals.
• Lödige Process Technology: German supplier of industrial mixers, granulators, and coaters, including CoriMix and plowshare/drum designs. Direct competitor to Lindor in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical powder processing.
• GIMAT SRL: Italian manufacturer of rotary drum mixers for food, chemical, plastic, and pharmaceutical industries. The closest geometric and functional analog to Lindor's Gentle Touch drum technology.
• Eirich: Specialized industrial mixer manufacturer with a strong portfolio in chemical, ceramics, and construction applications. Competes with Lindor in abrasive/fragile material mixing use cases such as battery powders and ceramics.

Broad incumbents

• Hosokawa Micron Group: Large diversified process equipment vendor covering mixing, drying, milling, and classification. Overlaps with Lindor in food, pharmaceutical, and chemical powder applications but competes through a much broader portfolio.
• Glatt Ingenieurtechnik: German process technology group offering fluid bed, spray, and mixing systems with strong positions in pharmaceutical and food. Broad incumbent operating in many of the same verticals Lindor targets.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global plant and process equipment supplier with deep presence in food and feed processing. Overlaps with Lindor in food mixing and cocoa/coffee handling at industrial scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC01R6TB5rcahwzgvbXd3j-w
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lindor

Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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