PMS

What PMS does

PMS (Process Mixing Solutions) is a French industrial manufacturer founded in 1984 and headquartered in Crosne, in the Paris region. The company designs and manufactures industrial agitators, mixers, and dispersers used in hygienic and process-intensive applications across six verticals: food and beverage, sugar/refinery/distillery, cosmetics and pharma, chemistry, green chemistry and biotech, and environment. Its product portfolio spans four main families — pendulum, horizontal, and tank-bottom agitators, plus industrial mixers and special machines — comprising more than 20 distinct configurations including the branded Cubimix, AHMix, MHPC, MHPH, and patented Double-flux Rotor Stator lines. The underlying engineering stack combines in-house Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) simulation, SOLIDWORKS 3D design, pilot unit recipe validation, and 40 years of accumulated process knowledge, with equipment supported by full traceability documentation.

PMS operates as a PME of approximately 25 employees, structurally backed by the French industrial group HProcess, which has around 350 employees. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time hardware sales of custom-engineered equipment under quote-based pricing, supplemented by professional services including commissioning, maintenance and repair (including the Easy Maintenance retrofit), Mixing School training, audit and consulting, and retrofitting and revamping. The go-to-market combines a six-person direct enterprise sales team in France with an international agent and distributor network covering Italy (Exonder), Mexico (MCI), Vietnam (Water House Asia), and China (Deluxe Flow Technology), complemented by global integrators and boilermakers on export projects. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 certification, is pursuing ISO 14001, and references an installed base of approximately 15,000 agitators across 1,000 production sites worldwide, manufacturing around 500 units per year.

Name

PMS

Legal name

PMS SAS

Website

https://processmixingsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PMS studies, designs, manufactures, and markets mixing and stirring solutions for food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and chemical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Mixing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing (333310)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Industrial agitators manufacturing
• Mixing equipment solutions
• Hygienic process equipment
• CFD simulation services
• Industrial mixers design

Headquarters

HQ city

Crosne

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Agitators and Mixers Sales: One-time sales of industrial agitators and mixers including pendulum agitators, horizontal agitators, tank bottom agitators, and industrial mixers. Includes custom design and manufacturing with performance guarantees.
2. Maintenance and Repair Services: Maintenance services including on-site expertise, restoration to original characteristics by technicians and approved partners. Easy Maintenance retrofit solutions.
3. Mixing School Training: Training services for distributors, agents and partners on product and service offerings, adapted to profile and sector of activity.
4. Commissioning Services: On-site commissioning assistance ranging from supervision and integration control to complete on-site services by technicians and approved partners.
5. Audit and Consulting: Technical and commercial consulting for process audits and future development recommendations, leveraging 40+ years of agitation and mixing experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

PMS designs, manufactures, and markets custom industrial agitators, mixers, and dispersers for food, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, chemical, sugar, environment and biotech industries. The portfolio covers pendulum, horizontal, tank bottom agitators and industrial mixers/blenders, complemented by engineering services including CFD simulation, Easy Maintenance retrofit, audit and consulting, retrofitting/revamping, commissioning, and training.

Product overview

PMS (Process Mixing Solutions) is a French industrial agitator and mixer manufacturer with 40 years of experience. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of four main agitator categories (pendulum, horizontal, tank bottom, and industrial mixers) comprising over 20 distinct products including special stirrers, double movement agitators, anchor agitators, helical agitators, propeller agitators, sugar crystallisation agitators, Cubimix IBC agitators, saw-tooth and Rushton turbine dispersers, Rotor Stator dispersers, AHMix hygienic agitators, and MHPC/MHPH industrial mixers. These products are complemented by engineering services including CFD simulation, Easy Maintenance eco-designed solutions, audit and consulting, retrofitting and revamping, Mixing School training, commissioning support, and traceability with 3D drawings. The offerings serve six key industries: agri-food, sugar/refinery/distillery, cosmetics/pharmaceutical, chemistry, green chemistry/biotech, and environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AHMix: Hygienic agitator designed for direct mounting on welding flange without gasket, suitable for tank bottom or shell integration with Easy Maintenance features.
• Cubimix
• MHPC
• MHPH
• Rotor Stator
• Easy Maintenance

Products and services

• Pendulum Agitators (Agitateurs pendulaires) Pendulum industrial agitators with suspended design for industrial mixing applications. This family includes special stirrers, double movement agitators, anchor agitators, helical agitators, propeller agitators, discontinuous sugar crystallisation agitators, Cubimix IBC agitators, saw-tooth turbine dispersers, and Rushton turbine dispersers. Targeted at food, sugar, cosmetics, pharma, and chemical processors needing hygienic or robust agitation.
• Horizontal Agitators (Agitateurs horizontaux) Horizontal agitators mounted on horizontal tank walls for industrial mixing. This family includes AHMix hygienic agitators, industrial agitators, and special horizontal agitators designed for tanks up to 2,500 m3. Targeted at industrial processors requiring side-mounted agitation solutions.
• Tank Bottom Agitators (Agitateurs fond de cuve) Tank bottom agitators installed at the bottom of tanks for industrial mixing and dispersion. This family includes Rotor Stator dispersers with patented double-flux system, AHMix hygienic agitators, saw-tooth turbine dispersers, continuous sugar crystallisation agitators, and special tank bottom agitators for tanks from 10 to 250 m3.
• Industrial Mixers and Special Machines (Mélangeurs industriels et Machines spéciales) Industrial horizontal mixers and blenders including MHPC industrial mixers/blenders for powder mixing, wet impregnation, chemical reactions on powders, coating, and clod breaking, and MHPH mixers/blenders specifically designed for the agri-food industry for continuous or discontinuous intimate mixtures between powders, masses, liquids, and solids.
• CFD & Pilot Units (Computational Fluid Dynamics and Pilot Units) Numerical simulation services using Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and physical pilot unit tests for agitator design optimization and recipe validation. Engineers accompany clients from specification through data interpretation, varying recipe and agitation profile parameters with fewer constraints than real-life tests. Targeted at process engineers and plant designers seeking to validate mixing performance before equipment purchase.
• Easy Maintenance Eco-designed maintenance solution for pendulum and AHMix agitators allowing maintenance from outside the tank without removing the agitator, eliminating the gasket between tank flange and agitator flange. Available with gasket or mechanical seal solutions, complies with most stringent international hygienic design standards. Delivers return on investment from the first maintenance intervention. Targeted at industrial operators seeking to reduce downtime and improve ergonomics.
• Audit & Advice (Audit & Conseils) Industrial audit and consulting services for process optimization, process audits, and future development recommendations in agitation and mixing applications, leveraging 40+ years of agitation and mixing experience. Targeted at industrial plant managers and process engineers seeking third-party technical assessment.
• Retrofitting & Revamping Upgrade services for existing agitator fleets with new technologies and accessories to improve productivity, energy optimization, and adapt to new production needs. Includes restoration to original characteristics by technicians and approved partners. Targeted at industrial operators seeking to modernize installed agitator fleets.
• Mixing School by PMS Training programs for distributors, agents, and partners on PMS product and service offerings, tailored to the profile and sector of activity of each participant. Targeted at channel partners and industrial customers seeking to deepen mixing engineering knowledge.
• Commissioning Services On-site commissioning assistance for agitators, dispersers, and mixers ranging from supervision and integration control to complete on-site servicing by PMS technicians and approved partners. Targeted at industrial operators requiring installation support for new mixing equipment.
• Traceability & 3D Drawings (Traçabilité & Plans 3D) Full equipment traceability using SOLIDWORKS 3D software for tank integration plans and generic drawings availability for industrial customers. Targeted at engineering and maintenance teams needing accurate, versioned equipment documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15,000 agitators installed worldwide across 1,000 production sites
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers33 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EXONDERcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorItalian distributor and agent for PMS agitators and mixers. Located at Via Torre 2, 28040 Borgo Ticino (NO), Italy. Contact via [email protected] or +39 0321 036120.
• MCI (MCI International)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMexican distributor and agent for PMS products. Located at Kepler 72-2, Col. Anzures, Miguel Hidalgo, CDMX, Mexico. Contact via [email protected] or 5555311499 / 5562770195.
• WATER HOUSE ASIAcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAsian distributor covering Vietnam and surrounding region. Located at 150 Tran Nao, residential N°3, Binh An ward, District 2, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Contact via [email protected] or +84 91 972 88 55.
• DELUXE FLOW TECHNOLOGYcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorChinese distributor and agent for PMS agitators and mixers. Located in Songjiang District, Shanghai, China 201614. Contact via [email protected] or +86 18001301268.
• HProcess (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench industrial group providing parent company support to PMS. PMS is a PME of 25 people backed by this group of 350 people. Also handles careers/recruitment for PMS.
• EVOLISminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndustry association member. PMS is a member of EVOLIS, the French association for plant and process engineering.
• SFGP (Société Française de Génie des Procédés)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench process engineering society. PMS is a member, supporting knowledge sharing and industry expertise.
• UNM (Union de la Normalisation de la Mécanique)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench mechanical standardization union. PMS membership supports compliance with international standards.
• La French FabminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFrench manufacturing ecosystem initiative. PMS is a member, representing French industrial excellence in agitation and mixing solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Ekato Group: German-based specialist manufacturer of industrial agitators, mixers, and reactors for chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Closest direct competitor to PMS in custom-engineered hygienic and process agitation, with comparable CFD engineering service depth.
• Sulzer (Mixing & Reactor Solutions): Swiss industrial group with a dedicated mixing and reactor solutions division supplying agitators and static mixers to chemical, water, and food markets. Direct competitor offering comparable custom-engineered agitation to PMS's core verticals.
• Lightnin (SPX Flow): SPX FLOW's Lightnin brand is one of the most established industrial mixer portfolios globally, serving chemical, food, and water treatment customers. Direct competitor with overlapping product range (pendulum, tank-bottom, hygienic agitators) and similar CFD-led engineering approach.
• Philadelphia Mixing Solutions: US-based industrial mixer manufacturer with strong presence in chemical, water, and mining applications. Direct competitor in custom-engineered industrial agitators, with a comparable engineering and pilot-test sales cycle.
• INOXPA: Spanish manufacturer of hygienic agitators, mixers, and pumps for food, dairy, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Closest direct competitor to PMS in EHEDG-compliant hygienic agitation, with similar product categories (pendulum, tank-bottom, side-entry).
• Jongia Mixing Solutions: Netherlands-based specialist in industrial agitators and mixers for chemical, food, and water industries. Direct competitor in custom-engineered mixers, with comparable focus on hygienic design and CFD-based engineering.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Global process technology leader serving food, dairy, and chemical industries with a broad portfolio of mixers, separators, and complete processing lines. PMS is named as a customer/integrator counterpart; GEA is the broader incumbent whose standard mixers compete with PMS's custom solutions.
• SPX FLOW: US-based global flow and mixing technology supplier with broad industrial and hygienic product lines. Listed as a customer/integrator relationship and a broader incumbent competitor across multiple verticals PMS serves.
• Tetra Pak: Global food processing and packaging equipment OEM with built-in mixing and agitation solutions for dairy and beverage customers. A broader incumbent that competes with PMS on integrated food processing lines and is also referenced as a customer.

Regional players

• Mixion: Italian manufacturer of industrial mixers and agitators for food, chemical, and cosmetic applications. Comparable niche specialist to PMS with a strong European footprint, though more concentrated in its home market than PMS's five-continent reach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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