Floveyor
Floveyor is an Australian private industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1958 that designs and sells proprietary aero-mechanical powder conveyors and bulk material handling systems to food and beverage, agriculture, critical minerals, mining, manufacturing, and chemical processing customers worldwide.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1958
- HeadquartersPerth, Australia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Floveyor does
Floveyor is an Australian privately held industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1958 by Robert Walker, specializing in powder conveyors and bulk material handling equipment. Its core technology is the patented aero-mechanical conveyor (AMC) combined with proprietary FloDisc Technology used in rope-and-disc conveyor assemblies, which the company states differentiates it from all other powder conveyor manufacturers. The product portfolio spans six categories: conveying (aero-mechanical, tubular drag, and screw conveyors), bag unloading, container unloading, material conditioning, batching and weighing, and truck loading, supported by a Materials Matcher online configuration tool.
The company serves six primary verticals: Food & Beverage (the flagship segment, including flour, brewery, coffee, dairy, sugar, tea, and pet food applications), Agriculture (fertilizers, animal nutrition, grain), Critical Minerals (battery minerals for EV and energy storage supply chains), Mining & Resources, Manufacturing, and Chemical Processing. Named reference customers include Lupin Co (Food & Beverage), Australian Mud (Mining & Resources), and Klen International (Agriculture), spanning both global brands operating across multiple process lines and small companies with a single conveyor.
Floveyor operates a direct, sales-led go-to-market model with quote-based pricing (no public price list), engineering services for plant design and project planning, and an aftermarket spare-parts business. Distribution is supported by a global partner network, and the corporate website is available in 13 languages, indicating an international installed base. Revenue is generated from hardware sales of engineered equipment, professional engineering services, and recurring spare-parts and after-sales support. No financial figures, headcount, funding rounds, M&A activity, or recent leadership changes are disclosed in the source material.
Floveyor firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Floveyor
- Legal name
- Floveyor
- Website
- https://floveyor.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1958
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Floveyor is an Australian private industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1958 that designs and sells proprietary aero-mechanical powder conveyors and bulk material handling systems to food and beverage, agriculture, critical minerals, mining, manufacturing, and chemical processing customers worldwide.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Floveyor industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Bulk Material Handling Equipment
- NAICS
- Conveyor and Conveying Equipment Manufacturing (333922), Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers (42383)
- SIC
- General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers) (IMAHABAH), Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)
Keywords
Where Floveyor is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Perth
- HQ country
- Australia
- HQ region
- Oceania
Markets served
Floveyor business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Powder Conveyor Equipment Sales: Floveyor designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes powder conveyors and bulk material handling equipment. Revenue is generated from the sale of conveyor machinery including aero-mechanical conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and screw conveyors, as well as bag unloading systems, container unloading equipment, material conditioning systems, batching and weighing systems, and truck loading equipment.
- Engineering Services: Engineering services providing rapid planning assistance and expert advice for bulk handling challenges and plant design requirements.
- Spare Parts and After-Sales Support: Global partner network ensures customers worldwide receive support before, during, and after a sale, with timely access to spare parts.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels1 record
Marketing channels5 records
Floveyor product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Floveyor designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes powder conveyors and bulk material handling equipment, including aero-mechanical conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and screw conveyors, along with bag unloading systems, container unloading equipment, material conditioning systems, batching and weighing systems, and truck loading equipment. The company also provides engineering services for project planning and after-sales spare parts support through a global partner network.
Product overview
Floveyor offers a comprehensive portfolio of powder handling equipment organized into six main product categories: Conveying (aero-mechanical, tubular drag, and screw conveyors featuring proprietary FloDisc Technology), Bag Unloading (dischargers and dump stations), Container Unloading (silo conveyors and truck unloaders), Material Conditioning (lump breakers and bulk bag conditioners), Batching & Weighing (loss-in-weight and formulation systems), and Truck Loading (bulk bag loaders with optional dust extraction). The company also provides industry-specific solutions including flour, coffee, dairy, and brewery conveyors for food and beverage; fertiliser and grain conveyors for agriculture; battery minerals conveyors for critical minerals; and specialized conveyors for mining, manufacturing, and chemical processing industries. Floveyor also offers a Materials Matcher tool and engineering/support services for project planning and after-sale support.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- FloDisc: Proprietary technology that differentiates Floveyor from all other powder conveyors
Products and services
- Aero-Mechanical Conveyors Proprietary powder conveyors using patented aero-mechanical technology for rapid, safe, and clean bulk material transfer across industrial processing lines.
- Tubular Drag Conveyors Enclosed tubular conveyors for moving powders and granules through duct-like pathways, minimizing dust and product degradation during transfer.
- Screw Conveyors Rotating screw mechanisms for controlled powder and granular material transfer along fixed paths in industrial processes.
- Reusable Bulk Bag Dischargers Equipment for safely discharging bulk materials from reusable big bags, featuring controlled flow and dust containment for industrial operations.
- Disposable Bulk Bag Discharger Discharger designed for single-use bulk bags, enabling efficient material extraction with minimal contamination risk.
- Bag Dump Station Station for manually unloading powdered or granular materials from small bags into processing systems.
- Silo Conveyor Conveyor system for transferring materials from storage silos to process lines in industrial facilities.
- Truck Unloader Equipment for efficient unloading of bulk materials from delivery trucks into plant receiving systems.
- Rotary Lump Breaker Equipment for breaking down compacted material lumps to restore flowability of bulk powders and granules.
- Bulk Bag Conditioner Machine for loosening and conditioning bulk bag contents that have solidified or compacted during storage and transit.
- Loss-in-Weight Batching System Precision batching system that measures material weight loss during dispensing to achieve accurate dosing of powders and granules.
- Formulation System System for accurately measuring and combining multiple ingredients according to specified formulations in industrial mixing operations.
- Reusable Bulk Bag Truck Loader Equipment for loading materials into reusable bulk bags for truck transport in outbound logistics operations.
- Disposable Bulk Bag Truck Loader Loader for filling and sealing single-use bulk bags for shipment.
- Bulk Bag Truck Loader with Dust Extraction Truck loader equipped with dust extraction system to minimize airborne particles during bag filling operations.
- FloDisc Technology Proprietary disc-based rope assembly technology differentiating Floveyor conveyors, enabling efficient transfer of powders and granules and sold as part of the conveyor product line.
Quantifiable outcome
- 60-second total cleaning time after production run
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Floveyor
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Floveyor technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature3 records
Floveyor partnerships and signals
Strategic signalScale indicators3 records
Recent moves4 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Floveyor competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Hapman: Hapman designs and manufactures bulk material handling equipment including flexible screw conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and bulk bag handlers for chemical, food, and industrial processors — a comparable niche player with similar product breadth and customer base to Floveyor.
- Cablevey Conveyors: Cablevey manufactures tubular drag conveyors and enclosed systems for moving powders, granules, and bulk materials — a near-identical product category to Floveyor's tubular drag and aero-mechanical lines, serving overlapping F&B and industrial customers.
- Screw Conveyor Corporation: Screw Conveyor Corporation manufactures screw conveyors and related bulk material handling equipment for industrial applications — a long-established direct competitor in one of Floveyor's three core conveyor technology categories.
- AZO Group: AZO specializes in bulk material handling systems for powders and granules, including pneumatic conveying, container unloading, batch weighing, and truck loading — closely matching Floveyor's end-to-end powder handling value chain in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical processing.
- Spiroflow: Spiroflow produces flexible screw conveyors, aero-mechanical conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and bulk bag handling equipment, competing head-to-head with Floveyor across nearly every product category and end market the company serves.
- Flexicon: Flexicon manufactures bulk bag dischargers/loaders, flexible screw conveyors, tubular cable conveyors, and pneumatic conveying systems for powders and bulk solids — directly overlapping Floveyor's bag unloading, conveying, and truck loading product families.
Emerging players
- Amec EWS: Amec EWS supplies pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems along with bulk bag handling equipment for food, chemical, and plastics processors — an emerging/specialized player with meaningful product overlap with Floveyor's conveying and bag handling lines, particularly in Asia-Pacific.
Broad incumbents
- Schenck Process: Schenck Process is a large global supplier of bulk material handling, weighing, feeding, and conveying solutions serving chemicals, mining, food, and minerals — a broad incumbent whose product portfolio intersects multiple Floveyor product lines (conveying, batching & weighing, truck loading).
- GEA Group: GEA is a major industrial conglomerate offering powder and bulk handling equipment alongside its core food processing and separation technologies — a broad incumbent where Floveyor competes in selected F&B and chemical handling applications as part of GEA's wider portfolio.
- Coperion: Coperion (formerly K-Tron, Werner & Pfleiderer) is a large industrial incumbent offering pneumatic conveying, feeders, and bulk material handling systems for plastics, chemicals, food, and minerals — overlapping with Floveyor on technology and verticals but operating at substantially greater scale across a much broader portfolio.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Valuation estimate
Floveyor leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Floveyor funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Floveyor M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Floveyor
What does Floveyor do?
Floveyor designs, engineers, manufactures, and distributes powder conveyors and bulk material handling equipment, including aero-mechanical conveyors, tubular drag conveyors, and screw conveyors, along with bag unloading systems, container unloading equipment, material conditioning systems, batching and weighing systems, and truck loading equipment. The company also provides engineering services for project planning and after-sales spare parts support through a global partner network.
Is Floveyor a public or private company?
Floveyor is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Floveyor founded?
Floveyor was founded in 1958. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Floveyor based?
Floveyor is headquartered in Perth, Australia, in the Oceania region.
How does Floveyor make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Powder Conveyor Equipment Sales are the primary driver. The others are engineering Services and spare Parts and After-Sales Support.
Who are Floveyor's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Hapman, Cablevey Conveyors, Screw Conveyor Corporation, AZO Group, Spiroflow and Flexicon. Amec EWS is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Schenck Process, GEA Group and Coperion.
Does Floveyor have an API?
No public API is recorded for Floveyor.
What industry is Floveyor in?
Floveyor's product category is Bulk Material Handling Equipment. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHAEAG, Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders), with a secondary code of IMAHABAH, Bulk Material Handling Systems (Belt Conveyors, Feeders, Stackers, Reclaimers). Its NAICS code is 333922 and its SIC code is 3560.