IPEG

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IPEG, now PiovanGroup North America, designs and manufactures industrial automation systems that store, transport, and process polymers, plastic powders, and food ingredients. Operating six brands across four North American facilities, it serves polymers, plastics, and food manufacturers as a subsidiary of Italian parent PiovanGroup.

Company typePrivate
Founded1999
HeadquartersCranberry, United States
Headcount1,001–5,000
GTM typeB2B
OfferingHardware or Manufacturing

What IPEG does

IPEG, Inc., now operating as PiovanGroup North America following the merger of IPEG and Piovan's North American businesses, is an industrial automation platform headquartered in Cranberry Township, Pennsylvania. The company designs and manufactures systems that automate the storage, transport, and processing of polymers, plastic powders, and food ingredients. Its portfolio spans six brands — Conair (material handling and drying), Doteco (blending and feeding), Pelletron (pneumatic conveying and dust collection), Piovan (core storage, transport, and treatment systems), Piovan UnaDyn (vacuum and pneumatic conveying), and Thermal Care (process cooling and temperature control) — collectively covering the upstream-to-processing automation stack for plastics and food manufacturers. Technology emphasis is on Industry 4.0-compatible automation and eco-sustainable solutions that optimize raw material use and energy consumption, with production distributed across four North American facilities.

The business generates revenue primarily through one-time equipment sales of industrial automation systems plus professional services for continuous technical assistance from design through installation and start-up. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, consistent with custom-engineered industrial equipment. The company goes to market through direct enterprise field sales targeting industrial manufacturers in three verticals — polymers and plastics (primary), and food processing (secondary) — without named customer logos disclosed. With 1,001–5,000 employees and operations as a privately held subsidiary of Italian strategic parent PiovanGroup, IPEG/PiovanGroup North America functions as the parent's North American regional headquarters, with marketing presence limited to a corporate website, LinkedIn, and YouTube channels.

IPEG firmographics

Firmographics

Name: IPEG
Legal name: IPEG, Inc.
Website: https://ipeg.net
Company type: Private
Founded year: 1999
Operating status: Operating
Headcount range: 1,001–5,000 employees
Short description: IPEG, now PiovanGroup North America, designs and manufactures industrial automation systems that store, transport, and process polymers, plastic powders, and food ingredients. Operating six brands across four North American facilities, it serves polymers, plastics, and food manufacturers as a subsidiary of Italian parent PiovanGroup.
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IPEG industry classification

Industry

Product category: Industrial Automation Equipment
NAICS: Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (3332), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)
SIC: General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569), Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)
akta.pro primary industry: Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines) (IMAHAHAL)
akta.pro secondary industries: Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK), Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA)

Keywords

Industrial automation systems
Polymer processing equipment
Plastics auxiliary equipment
Heat transfer equipment
Dedusting technologies

Where IPEG is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

HQ city: Cranberry
HQ country: United States
HQ region: North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

IPEG business model

Business model

GTM type: B2B
Offering type: Hardware or Manufacturing
Cost components: Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

Industrial Automation Systems: Design and manufacture of industrial automation systems for storage, transport, and treatment of polymers, plastic and food powders. Revenue generated from equipment sales, system integration, and related industrial automation solutions.
Technical Assistance and Support: Continuous technical assistance and support services provided from design phase through installation and start-up of systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

IPEG product offering

Product offering

Core offering

IPEG, operating as PiovanGroup North America, designs and manufactures industrial automation systems that automate the storage, transport, and processing of polymers, plastic powders, and food ingredients. The company delivers end-to-end solutions spanning material handling, drying, conveying, blending, feeding, pneumatic conveying, dust collection, and process cooling/temperature control, produced across four North American manufacturing facilities under six brands.

Product overview

PiovanGroup North America (formerly IPEG, Inc.) operates as a multi-brand industrial automation platform serving the polymers, plastics, and food powder processing industries. The company's portfolio consists of six distinct brands—Piovan (core systems for storage, transport and treatment), Piovan UnaDyn (vacuum and pneumatic conveying), Conair (material handling and drying), Doteco (blending and feeding), Pelletron (pneumatic conveying and dust collection), and Thermal Care (process cooling and temperature control). These brands are produced across four North American manufacturing facilities and collectively provide end-to-end automation solutions from raw material handling through processing control.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

Conair: Brand produced in North America under PiovanGroup, part of the portfolio of industrial automation systems for polymers and plastics.
Doteco
Pelletron
Piovan
Piovan UnaDyn
Thermal Care

Products and services

Piovan

Companies that use IPEG

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

IPEG technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API: No
API docs
API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

IPEG partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

IPEG competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

Hosokawa Micron: Japanese-headquartered supplier of processing and materials handling equipment for plastics, chemicals, and food. Competes in powder-handling and conveying segments overlapping with IPEG's food and polymer powder handling offerings.
Coperion: German/US manufacturer of compounding extruders, materials handling, feeding, and bulk-material systems. Operates at a broader scale than IPEG and competes in compounding and bulk-handling segments where IPEG also sells auxiliary equipment.
Zeppelin Systems: German provider of bulk material handling, storage, and pneumatic conveying systems for polymers, plastics, and chemicals. Overlaps with IPEG's conveying and storage portfolio but at a broader industrial scale.

Direct peers

Maguire Products: US-based maker of gravimetric blenders, feeders, and material handling equipment for plastics extrusion and injection molding. Overlaps directly with IPEG's Doteco brand on volumetric/gravimetric blending and feeding.
Novatec: US-based manufacturer of resin dryers, material handling, blenders, and extrusion controls for plastics processors. Comparable product set to several IPEG brands and competes head-to-head in North American plastics auxiliaries.
Motan Group (COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions): German provider of materials handling, drying, conveying, and dosing systems for plastics processing. Direct overlap with IPEG's core polymer-handling portfolio and a long-tenured competitor in the same customer base.
Wittmann Group: Austrian global leader in plastics auxiliary equipment (robots, dryers, granulators, material handling, temperature controllers). Most direct competitor to IPEG's Conair, Piovan UnaDyn, and Thermal Care brands across the full plastics-auxiliaries stack.
Matsui: Japanese manufacturer of plastics auxiliary equipment including dryers, loaders, blenders, and granulators. Direct competitor in the global plastics-auxiliaries market, particularly active across Asia but competing globally.
Application Engineering Company (AEC): US manufacturer of process chillers and temperature control equipment for plastics processing. Directly comparable to IPEG's Thermal Care brand in industrial process cooling for plastics.

Emerging players

TBMA Group: Dutch specialist in bulk solids handling, pneumatic conveying, and silo discharge for plastics, food and chemicals. Comparable niche focus in conveying and storage, though smaller and more regionally concentrated than IPEG's North American footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

IPEG financial estimates

Financial estimate

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

IPEG leadership team

Management profile

Number of profiles

IPEG funding detail

Funding detail

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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IPEG M&A and investment

M&A and investment

M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about IPEG

What does IPEG do?

Is IPEG a public or private company?

IPEG is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.

When was IPEG founded?

IPEG was founded in 1999. It employs 1,001 to 5,000 people.

Where is IPEG based?

IPEG is headquartered in Cranberry, United States, in the North America region.

How does IPEG make money?

Two revenue lines are on record. Industrial Automation Systems are the primary driver. The others are technical Assistance and Support.

Who are IPEG's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Hosokawa Micron, Coperion and Zeppelin Systems. Direct peers are Maguire Products, Novatec, Motan Group (COLLIN Lab & Pilot Solutions), Wittmann Group, Matsui and Application Engineering Company (AEC). TBMA Group is listed as an emerging player.

Does IPEG have an API?

No public API is recorded for IPEG.

What industry is IPEG in?

IPEG's product category is Industrial Automation Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAHAL, Factory Automation Cells & Integrated Systems (Assembly, Welding, Painting Lines), with a secondary code of IMAHAOAK, Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines). Its NAICS code is 3332 and its SIC code is 3569.