Kubota Brabender Technologie

What Kubota Brabender Technologie does

Kubota Brabender Technologie GmbH is a German industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Duisburg, founded in 1957 and operating for over 60 years in gravimetric and volumetric feeding technology for bulk solids and liquids. The company designs and builds loss-in-weight feeders, dosing systems, and modular equipment platforms used to deliver precise, continuous quantities of material into industrial processes, with core application depth in plastics and pharmaceutical manufacturing, alongside food, chemicals, batteries, recycling, and animal feed. Its product portfolio includes the legacy Congrav line, the Modular Equipment Generation 2.0 platform, the DDSR20 2.0 OEB feeder for highly potent compounds, and the NX Feeder Series launched in 2023 as the first jointly developed product under Kubota ownership.

The company sells engineered capital equipment augmented by IoT-enabled controllers (Congrav CM-E 3.0, CB-E 3.0) that connect to the BT Cloud platform for remote monitoring and predictive maintenance. Its go-to-market combines direct sales through wholly-owned subsidiaries in Canada, China, the UAE, India, and Japan with a network of more than 30 global distributors that provide local application engineering, installation, and after-sales service. Regulatory and quality credentials target demanding end markets: ISO 9001:2015, ATEX for explosive atmospheres, OEB 5 containment for highly potent pharmaceutical ingredients, EHEDG hygienic design membership, and EcoVadis sustainability rating.

On 16 June 2022 Kubota Corporation acquired 100% of the company, making it a wholly-owned subsidiary and rebranding it as Kubota Brabender Technologie. The company is led by Managing Directors Bruno Dautzenberg and Hideki Saiki, pairing German engineering leadership with executive representation from the Japanese parent. The combined business model is industrial-equipment sales plus recurring service, spare parts, and increasingly software-enabled monitoring revenue, with the installed base across thousands of production lines worldwide serving as a recurring-revenue foundation.

Name

Kubota Brabender Technologie

Legal name

Kubota Brabender Technologie GmbH

Website

https://kubota-bt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Kubota Brabender Technologie is a German industrial equipment manufacturer, headquartered in Duisburg and founded in 1957, that builds gravimetric and volumetric feeders for bulk solids and liquids, serving plastics, pharmaceutical, food, chemicals, battery, and recycling producers globally as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kubota Corporation since 2022.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Bulk Material Feeding Equipment

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI)

Keywords

• Gravimetric feeding equipment
• Bulk solids handling
• Loss-in-weight feeders
• Industrial dosing systems
• Volumetric feeders

Headquarters

HQ city

Duisburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Sales (Feeders and Discharging Equipment): Sale of gravimetric and volumetric feeders, differential weighing feeders, weigh-belt feeders, belt weighers, single and twin-screw feeders, vibratory tray feeders, liquid feeders, batch weighing systems, bag dump chutes, hopper discharge units (BAV), bulk bag discharge stations, flow meters for bulk materials, and liquid weigh-feeders.
2. Spare Parts and Wear Parts: Sale of spare parts and wear parts for all current devices, with large stocks and high availability at international subsidiaries.
3. Service, Commissioning and Maintenance: Commissioning, maintenance, repair, and retrofit services. Maintenance contracts with fixed intervals and attractive conditions. ISO 9001-compliant documentation services. Professional services delivered by certified service technicians globally.
4. Training Services: Training courses for equipment operators, covering mechanical, electronic, and process engineering topics. Customized to customer requirements, delivered at the company's training center or on-site.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Kubota Brabender Technologie designs and manufactures custom-engineered gravimetric and volumetric feeding systems for the accurate feeding, weighing, discharging, and flow measurement of bulk solids and liquids. Its core products include loss-in-weight screw feeders (single and twin screw), flexible-wall feeders, vibratory tray feeders, liquid feeders, weigh belt feeders, and Coriolis flow meters, complemented by smart control modules, discharge aids, and feeder selection software. The offering is sold to industrial manufacturers in plastics, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, batteries, and recycling, supported by commissioning, maintenance, training, and spare parts services worldwide.

Product overview

Kubota Brabender Technologie offers a comprehensive portfolio of gravimetric and volumetric feeding systems for bulk solids and liquids. The product range centers on loss-in-weight feeders including single and twin screw feeders (DSR and DDSR series), the FlexWall Plus flexible-hopper feeders, specialty FiberXpert feeders for fibers, vibratory tray feeders (DVT series), liquid feeders (FDDW), weigh belt feeders (DBW), and Coriolis flow meters. Supporting equipment includes discharge aids (BagDumper, BagMaster, SiloTray, BAV 04) and intelligent control systems (Congrav OP and CM/CB-E controllers with IoT/Industry 4.0 capabilities). The portfolio is complemented by software tools like FeederScout for feeder selection and CITO for process control, with the BT Cloud platform for remote monitoring. Products serve industries including plastics, food, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, batteries, and recycling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• FlexWall Plus (FW Series) Gravimetric Screw Feeder Gravimetric screw feeder with flexible polyurethane hopper for gentle bulk material activation. Available in multiple sizes (FW20 to FW155) with various motor and configuration options including HD (Heavy Duty) variants. Used for plastics, food, and chemical applications requiring gentle handling of bulk solids.
• Single Screw Feeders (DSR Series) Single screw feeders with Generation 2.0 modular design, available as DSR28 (1-298 dm3/h), DSR67/DSR67B (4-3743 dm3/h), and DSR103 (50-7088 dm3/h) for plastics, food, and chemical applications. Features easy disassembly, precision screw tubes, and AC or DC-Smart servo motor options.
• Twin Screw Feeders (DDSR Series) Twin screw feeders with Generation 2.0 modular design, available as DDSR20 (1-489 dm3/h, including OEB-certified variant), DDSR40/DDSR40B (4-2693 dm3/h), and DDSR60 (50-7500 dm3/h). Used for difficult-flowing powders and pharmaceutical applications requiring dust containment.
• NX Twin Screw Feeders (NXT Series) Compact and medium-capacity twin screw feeders (NXT26 with 1-700 dm3/h and NXT45M with 10-2000 dm3/h) designed for precision feeding of powders and granules. The first jointly developed product combining Kubota Corporation's mechanical design with Brabender Technologie's load cells and motors, featuring negative-angle wall hopper geometry and diagonal agitator preventing bridging.
• FiberXpert (FX Series) Fiber Feeder Specialized fiber feeder for accurate dosing of natural fibers and challenging materials in biopolymer and composite applications. Available in FX50, FX80, FX120, and FX225 models with capacities from 5-19900 dm3/h.
• Vibratory Tray Feeders (DVT Series) Vibratory tray feeders for gentle feeding of free-flowing materials. Models include DVT45 (10-450 dm3/h), DVT60 (20-1000 dm3/h), DVT120 (300-3000 dm3/h), and DVT200 (650-6500 dm3/h).
• Microfeeder RotoTube and MiniTwin (MT) Micro-dosing feeders with 1-5 dm3/h capacity for precision feeding of small quantities in research and production settings. MiniTwin is a twin micro-dosing version designed for precision applications with easy disassembly for cleaning.
• Liquid Feeder FDDW Gravimetric liquid feeder for precise dosing of liquids with varying viscosities. Available in multiple sizes with capacity ranges from 1-10000 dm3/h.
• Weigh Belt Feeders (DBW Series) Gravimetric belt feeders for continuous feeding and weighing. Models include DBW350 (100-20000 dm3/h), DBW600 (200-50000 dm3/h), and DBW800 (500-100000 dm3/h).
• Coriolis Flow Meters (CDW Series) Coriolis flow meters for accurate bulk material flow measurement. Models include CDW150 (2000-40000 dm3/h), CDW250 (3000-100000 dm3/h), and CDW350 (10000-160000 dm3/h).
• Bulk Material Discharge Aids (BagDumper, BagMaster, SiloTray, BAV 04) Discharge aid product family for promoting bulk material flow from bags, big bags, silos, and hoppers into processing systems. Includes BagDumper for bag emptying, BagMaster for bulk bag discharge, SiloTray silo discharge aid, and BAV 04 hopper discharge unit.
• Congrav Smart Control Modules (CM-E 3.0 / CB-E 3.0) Advanced control modules (Congrav CM-E 3.0, CB-E 3.0) with IoT readiness, predictive maintenance capabilities, multiple Ethernet interfaces, TCP network protocol, and web-based interface for cloud connectivity. Enables Industry 4.0 integration, real-time data analysis, and connectivity with up to 63 external modules.
• Congrav OP Operator Control Panels Operator control panels including OP-M, OP-S, and OP16-E for controlling single or multiple feeders (up to 16 units). Provide user interface for feeder operation and monitoring.
• CITO Process Control Software Software system for volumetric and gravimetric dosing control in continuous production processes.
• FeederScout Online Selection Tool Online program for automatic selection of optimal gravimetric or volumetric bulk material feeder based on user-input application parameters.
• Commissioning, Maintenance, Repair, Retrofit, Spare Parts and Training Services Aftermarket services delivered by certified service technicians globally. Includes commissioning and operator training, scheduled maintenance contracts, repair at international service centers, retrofit upgrades to bring existing feeders to the latest state of the art, spare and wear parts from large stocks at international subsidiaries, and customized training courses at the Duisburg training center or on-site.

Quantifiable outcome

• Modular Generation 2.0 enables seal replacement in approximately 5 minutes
• +2 more outcomes

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Kubota CorporationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2022Kubota Corporation of Osaka, Japan acquired 100% of Brabender Technologie shares effective June 16, 2022, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Kubota Holdings Europe B.V. The integration combines Kubota's strong Asian market position and gravimetric feeder technology with Brabender's European/American sales network, application expertise, and product portfolio. Strategic focus areas include battery manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, food, and continuous production processes. The first joint product is the NX Feeder Series.
• European Hygienic Engineering & Design Group (EHEDG)coreOthersActive member of EHEDG, receiving guidance on hygienic engineering standards and contributing to the development of guidelines for hygienic design in accordance with national and international food safety legislation. EHEDG actively supports European legislation on hygiene requirements for food handling, preparation, processing, and packaging.
• Softgarden e-Recruiting GmbHminorOthersService provider for applicant management system used during the recruitment process. Acts as a data processor under GDPR (Art. 28) for handling applicant data. The contract ensures compliance with German and EU data protection provisions.
• Creditreform Duisburg/Mühlheim Wolfram GmbH & Co. KGminorOthersCredit reference agency used to check creditworthiness of customers when there is justified interest, such as financial default risk. Personal data from the contractual relationship is transmitted to Creditreform for this purpose.
• Fette CompactingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partnership in continuous tablet production. Fette Compacting and Kubota Brabender Technologie are jointly working on advancing continuous tablet production technology, combining Kubota Brabender's feeding expertise with Fette Compacting's tablet press systems.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• AZO GmbH + Co. KG: German specialist in automated bulk material handling systems, including feeders and discharge aids serving food, pharma, chemicals, and plastics — closely comparable niche and engineering-led GTM model.
• Coperion (formerly K-Tron): Coperion's K-Tron division is one of the most direct competitors to Kubota Brabender Technologie, offering gravimetric and volumetric feeders, loss-in-weight feeding technology, and bulk material handling equipment for plastics, food, pharma, and chemicals — overlapping heavily on feeder product, customer verticals, and loss-in-weight principle.
• Schenck Process: Global supplier of industrial weighing, feeding, and conveying solutions for bulk solids, including loss-in-weight feeders. Highly comparable product overlap and end-market exposure across plastics, food, chemicals, and minerals.
• Gericke AG: Swiss-based specialist in bulk material handling and feeding systems with gravimetric and volumetric feeders. Direct competitor in plastics, food, chemical, and pharma applications, with similar application-engineering sales model and global distributor footprint.

Emerging players

• Vac-U-Max: Specialist in vacuum conveying and bulk material handling for food, pharma, and chemical powders. Overlaps with Brabender on feeder-adjacent bulk material handling for regulated industries but with a different primary conveying mechanism.
• Fette Compacting: Tablet press specialist collaborating with Brabender on continuous tablet production. Adjacent pharma processing peer with overlapping customer base and regulatory exposure, but focused on compression rather than feeding.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss-based global equipment supplier for food processing, animal feed, and advanced materials with feeding and dosing subsystems. Comparable in food/feed verticals, broader in milling and complete plant supply.
• GEA Group: Large industrial equipment group serving food, pharma, and chemicals with separation, homogenization, and dosing/feeding technologies. Overlaps with Brabender's hygienic and pharma-feeding solutions but as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Hosokawa Micron: Diversified Japanese-headquartered powder and bulk solids processing equipment manufacturer with gravimetric feeding and material handling lines. Comparable on the feeding equipment side, broader on processing/milling.
• Siemens AG: Industrial automation conglomerate whose process automation and weighing/feeding modules (formerly Milltronics) compete in continuous gravimetric feeding and process control. Broader incumbent threatening specialization margin.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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