MDE

What MDE does

MDE is a privately held Brazilian industrial equipment manufacturer, founded in 2002 and headquartered in Lagoa Santa, Brazil, with 101–250 employees. The company designs and manufactures capital equipment for material handling and mineral processing applications, specifically crushing and screening plants, conveyor systems, feeders, distributors, stackers, reclaimers, and mobile equipment. This product set positions MDE as a domestic OEM serving the mining, quarrying, and aggregates value chain in Brazil.

The company's underlying technology is conventional heavy-industrial mechanical engineering: engineered steel structures, drive and power-train systems, screening and crushing mechanisms, and mobile chassis integration. There is no evidence in the data of proprietary software, digital platforms, IoT/connected-equipment offerings, or automation IP layered onto the core product line. The company website was inaccessible at the time of data collection, and as a result product specifications, certifications, installed-base data, and after-sales service model are not verifiable from the source.

The business model is that of a project-based industrial OEM: revenue is generated through the manufacture and sale of engineered equipment, typically via direct sales to mining and aggregate operators or via engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) channels. No pricing models, GTM motion, distribution channels, customer segments, or recurring-revenue streams are disclosed in the source. Ownership, management team, and any parent-company or investor structure are also undocumented.

Name

MDE

Website

https://mde.ind.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

MDE is a privately held Brazilian industrial OEM, founded in 2002 and based in Lagoa Santa, that manufactures crushing and screening plants, conveyor systems, feeders, stackers, reclaimers, and mobile equipment for mining, quarrying, and aggregate-sector customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Crushing and Screening Equipment

NAICS

Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), Mining Machinery & Equip (No Oil & Gas Field Mach & Equip) (3532)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

Keywords

• Crushing and screening equipment
• Conveyor systems manufacturing
• Mobile equipment production
• Mineral processing plants
• Bulk material handling

Headquarters

HQ city

Lagoa Santa

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure

Core offering

MDE manufactures industrial equipment for mining, aggregates, and bulk material handling operations. Its product portfolio includes crushing and screening plants, conveyor systems, feeders, distributors, stackers, reclaimers, and mobile equipment designed for heavy-duty industrial applications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Crushing and Screening Plants Industrial plants designed to crush and screen bulk materials such as ore, aggregates, and minerals for mining and construction customers.
• Conveyor Systems Conveyor systems engineered to transport bulk materials within mining, quarrying, and industrial processing operations.
• Feeders Industrial feeders used to regulate and control the flow of bulk material into crushing, screening, or processing equipment.
• Distributors Distributors designed to evenly spread and discharge bulk materials in stockpiling and loadout operations.
• Stackers Stacker equipment used to build stockpiles of bulk materials such as ore, coal, or aggregates in mining and industrial facilities.
• Reclaimers Reclaimers engineered to recover bulk materials from stockpiles for downstream processing or shipping.
• Mobile Equipment Mobile industrial equipment designed for on-site, relocatable operation of crushing, screening, or material handling tasks in mining and construction environments.

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights1 record

Broad incumbents

• Terex Corporation: Produces mobile crushing and screening plants, conveyors, and material handling equipment through its Terex MPS and Terex Finlay brands, competing with MDE in mobile and modular bulk material handling systems.
• Metso: Global leader in mining and aggregates processing, offering crushers, screens, conveyors, feeders, and stacking/reclaiming solutions that directly overlap MDE's full product portfolio across the bulk material handling value chain.
• Caterpillar (Cat) — Resource Industries: Through Cat Resource Industries, supplies mining trucks, material handlers, and bulk handling systems used in mining and quarry operations, competing with MDE for mining capital equipment budgets in Brazil.
• FLSmidth: Supplies bulk material handling systems including conveyors, stackers, reclaimers, and feeders to mining and cement customers, overlapping directly with MDE's conveying and stacking/reclaiming product lines.
• Sandvik: Provides crushing, screening, and materials handling equipment for mining and rock processing, competing with MDE in mobile and stationary aggregate/mineral processing equipment globally and in Latin America.

Regional players

• Indústrias Romi: Established Brazilian manufacturer of industrial machinery and equipment, comparable as a similarly sized domestic OEM operating in Brazil's industrial machinery sector with overlapping customers in heavy industry.

Direct peers

• Astec Industries: Through subsidiaries such as KPI-JCI and Telsmith, manufactures crushing, screening, conveying, and material handling equipment for aggregate and mining customers, closely mirroring MDE's product mix.
• McCloskey International: Focused on mobile crushing, screening, and conveying equipment for aggregates and recycling, directly comparable to MDE's mobile equipment line in application and customer base.
• TAKRAF (formerly Tenova TAKRAF): Specializes in conveyor systems, stackers, reclaimers, and bulk material handling plants — a direct global competitor to MDE in the same equipment categories serving mining and bulk terminals.
• Beumer Group: Designs and manufactures conveying systems, loading equipment, and bulk material handling solutions for mining, cement, and ports, directly overlapping with MDE's conveying and stacking capabilities.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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