Petroncini Impianti

What Petroncini Impianti does

Petroncini Impianti S.p.A., operating as IMA Petroncini, is an Italian industrial coffee processing equipment manufacturer founded in 1919 and headquartered in Modena with manufacturing operations in Sant'Agostino, Ferrara. The company designs and produces coffee roasters ranging from 5 kg to 720 kg per batch (including the TMR720, the world's largest drum roaster), industrial grinders (XTREME GRIND series), degassing systems, and complete turnkey coffee processing plants covering the workflow from green coffee reception and handling through roasting, grinding, and ground coffee storage. Its technology stack centers on convection drum roasting, modular plant engineering, advanced roasting control systems for recipe repeatability, and an in-house Coffee Competence Centre R&D facility established in 2004.

The company serves industrial and artisan coffee roasters globally through direct enterprise field sales, with a 5,400-plant installed base and customers including Alps Coffee, Café Launay, Caffè Carraro, Coffee Holding, Caffè Toraldo, and Caffè Diemme. Revenue is generated through custom quote-based pricing on capital equipment and multi-year plant engineering contracts spanning design, manufacturing, installation, and operational readiness. Since 2017, Petroncini has operated as a subsidiary of IMA S.p.A. (publicly listed on the Milan Stock Exchange), integrated into the IMA Coffee Hub — a cluster of coffee processing and packaging specialists offering end-to-end turnkey solutions. The company employs approximately 56 people at its 10,000 sqm manufacturing facility and maintains a global footprint through direct sales and trade exhibitions including the Paris Coffee Show and Pack Expo Chicago.

Distribution is direct-to-enterprise with no disclosed channel partners; marketing relies on industry exhibitions, the TechTaste webinar series, customer case studies, and the IMA Coffee Hub platform. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and varies by capacity, configuration, and customization. The company's competitive positioning rests on a 100+ year heritage (Petroncini held 80% of the Italian coffee roaster market in the 1930s), patented 1931 grinder designs, Made-in-Italy forged cast iron engineering, and the scale advantage of holding the world's largest drum roaster offering — all of which it leverages within the broader IMA Group ecosystem.

Name

Petroncini Impianti

Legal name

Petroncini Impianti S.p.A.

Website

https://petroncini.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1919

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Petroncini Impianti S.p.A. (IMA Petroncini) is an Italian manufacturer of industrial coffee roasting, grinding, and degassing equipment plus complete turnkey processing plants, serving enterprise coffee roasters globally as a subsidiary of IMA Group since 2017.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Sant'agostino

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Coffee Processing Equipment Sales: Sale of coffee roasters, grinders, degassing systems and complete processing plants to coffee companies. Equipment ranges from small roasters (5 kg) to industrial-scale modular systems (720 kg per batch).
2. Plant Engineering Services: Complete plant engineering services including consultancy, design, manufacturing, installation and operational readiness for coffee processing plants

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Petroncini Impianti designs, manufactures, and installs industrial coffee processing equipment including drum roasters (5 to 720 kg per cycle capacity), coffee grinders, and degassing systems. The company also delivers complete turnkey coffee processing plant engineering, from green coffee handling through roasting, grinding, and ground coffee storage, along with consulting, design, manufacturing, and installation services.

Product overview

Petroncini Impianti S.p.A., part of IMA Group, is a manufacturer of industrial coffee processing equipment and complete turnkey processing plants. The product portfolio centers on coffee roasters (5 to 720 kg per cycle), grinders (blade and roller-style), degassing systems, and comprehensive plant engineering solutions. The XTREME GRIND Series provides grinding equipment, while the TTR EVO ROASTERS, TRADITIONAL ROASTERS, SPECIALTY ROASTERS, and MODULAR ROASTERS series cover the roasting lineup. All products are integrated under the IMA Coffee Hub platform, which offers complete turnkey coffee processing and packaging lines combining Petroncini's equipment with partner technologies for end-to-end solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• XTREME GRIND Series: Coffee grinder series
• TTR EVO ROASTERS Series
• TRADITIONAL ROASTERS Series
• SPECIALTY ROASTERS
• MODULAR ROASTERS

Products and services

• XTREME GRIND Series Coffee grinder series featuring blade and roller-style grinders designed for consistent, aromatic results in small and large-scale production, ensuring consistent particle size distribution and process flexibility for coffee processors and roasters.
• TTR EVO ROASTERS Series Evolution series of industrial coffee roasters equipped with advanced roasting control systems for maximum aroma development, unparalleled reliability, and cutting-edge energy-saving features for industrial coffee producers.
• TRADITIONAL ROASTERS Series Traditional drum roasters offering classic roasting technology for industrial or artisan coffee applications, leveraging Petroncini's heritage drum roasting design.
• SPECIALTY ROASTERS Roasters designed for specialty coffee applications, tailored to meet specific production requirements for premium and specialty coffee producers requiring precise recipe repeatability.
• MODULAR ROASTERS (including TMR-720) Modular drum roasters combining convection technologies in a drum roasting machine, including the TMR-720 model with capacity up to 720 kg per batch, designed for industrial-scale coffee roasting operations.
• IMA Coffee Hub (Turnkey Plant Engineering) Turnkey coffee processing and packaging line solution providing complete plant engineering services from green coffee handling to ground coffee storage, integrating Petroncini equipment with partner technologies for end-to-end solutions to roasters worldwide.
• Degassing Systems Next-generation degassing systems designed to elevate coffee quality and streamline production as part of complete coffee processing plant solutions.
• Green Coffee Cleaning and Sorting Equipment Green coffee reception and handling equipment, including cleaning and sorting systems that remove impurities at capacities up to 20 tons per hour for industrial coffee processors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cleaning & sorting equipment removes impurities up to 20 ton/h
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IMA GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017IMA Petroncini is a brand of IMA Group. The company benefits from synergies within IMA, creating the IMA Coffee Hub - a cluster of companies specialized in all steps of coffee processing and packaging. This provides a one-stop answer for roasters worldwide.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Toper Roasters: Turkish manufacturer of coffee roasting equipment with broad global distribution. Competes with Petroncini across artisan to mid-industrial capacity ranges with traditional drum roasting technology and increasingly modular product configurations.
• J.M. Lehmann: German manufacturer of coffee roasting machinery and grinding equipment with a long heritage comparable to Petroncini's. Serves the same industrial and artisan coffee roaster customer base with overlapping drum roaster and complete plant offerings.
• Giesen Coffee Roasters: Netherlands-based manufacturer of high-end coffee roasters serving both specialty and industrial segments. Directly competes in drum roasting technology with comparable capacity ranges and a focus on repeatability and aroma development similar to Petroncini's value proposition.
• Loring Smart Roast: US-based manufacturer of energy-efficient coffee roasters using patented hot-air recirculation technology. Competes with Petroncini in the energy-efficiency segment (overlapping with the TTR EVO series), targeting sustainability-focused specialty and mid-industrial roasters.
• Mill City Roasters: US-based manufacturer of commercial-scale drum roasters with a focus on repeatability and profile roasting. Overlaps with Petroncini's Modular Roasters and Specialty Roasters product lines serving the growing US craft and specialty coffee market.
• Diedrich Roasters: US-based manufacturer of commercial and specialty coffee roasters. Directly comparable to Petroncini in drum roaster technology serving artisan, specialty, and small industrial customers, though with a primarily North American commercial footprint.
• Probat: German-headquartered global market leader in coffee processing equipment, manufacturing industrial roasters, grinding systems, and complete processing plants. Directly competes with Petroncini in large-capacity drum roasters and turnkey coffee plant engineering for industrial roasters worldwide.

Regional players

• Has Garanti: Turkish manufacturer of coffee roasting and processing equipment primarily serving the Middle East, Africa, and Eastern Europe markets. Comparable product offering to Petroncini in drum roasters and complete plants, with a regional rather than global distribution focus.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss-headquartered global industrial machinery manufacturer serving food processing, including coffee roasting and grinding. Does not focus exclusively on coffee (versus Petroncini's niche specialization) but competes in industrial-scale coffee processing equipment and complete plant solutions for major roasters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 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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