IsernHäger

What IsernHäger does

DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH, headquartered in Osnabrück, Germany, is an industrial process-equipment manufacturer with origins dating to 1889 (over 135 years of operating history). The company designs and builds mixing, processing, and material-handling equipment — including fermenters, kneading machines, beating machines, lift tippers, mixer-granulators, fluidized bed processors, coaters, spheronizers, and fully automated production systems — with batch-size coverage spanning laboratory scale (0.04–15 kg) through production scale (500–2,400 kg). Its customer base is segmented across baked goods and pre-dough, food, pharmaceutical solids, cosmetics, and feed and fine chemicals, supported by dedicated biotechnology (DIOStart) and pharmaceutical laboratory (DIOlab Pharma) offerings.

The business operates a sales-led, direct enterprise model selling quote-based custom capital equipment, complemented by a recurring aftermarket and service stream covering maintenance, repairs, spare parts, control upgrades, plant modernizations, qualification and calibration, and training delivered via both on-site and digitalized remote-service channels. Marketing is anchored by an interactive online Product Finder that filters by process, end product, batch size, application, and industry. Quality and food-safety certifications — DIN EN ISO 9001:2015, FSSC 22000, BIO (organic), and Kosher — function as table-stakes qualification for regulated verticals. The company currently operates as part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition (within the Hillenbrand industrial platform), with customers redirected to an integrated fhn.coperion.com platform.

Note on data integrity: the firmographics header identifies the query subject as "IsernHäger," a separate firm described as manufacturing installation engineering systems for handicraft and industrial customers in Isernhagen-süd (founded 1976). All substantive structured data and source material, however, describe DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH in Osnabrück (founded 1889). This analysis is grounded in the DIOSNA evidence, which is the only entity with substantive data attached; the IsernHäger firmographics line should be treated as a separate, data-thin reference.

Name

IsernHäger

Legal name

DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH

Website

https://en.isernhaeger.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1889

Operating status

Acquired

Short description

DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH is a German industrial OEM (founded 1889) manufacturing mixing, granulation, coating, fermentation, and automated processing equipment for bakery, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and fine chemicals producers, now operating within Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Machinery Manufacturing (333)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Chemical Processing Equipment (Reactors, Mixers, Agitators) (IMAHAEAA)

Keywords

• Industrial mixing equipment
• Process engineering systems
• Bakery processing machinery
• Pharmaceutical granulation equipment
• Fluidized bed processing

Headquarters

HQ city

Isernhagen-süd

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial equipment and machinery sales: Sale of industrial mixing, processing, and manufacturing equipment including fermenters, kneading machines, mixer-granulators, fluidized bed processors, coaters, and spheronizers. Equipment ranges from laboratory scale (0.04-15 kg batch) to production scale (500-2,400 kg batch).
2. After-sales service and maintenance: Comprehensive service offerings including maintenance of laboratory machines and production systems, repairs, spare parts service, control system upgrades, plant modernizations, qualification and calibration activities, and training programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Manufactures and sells industrial mixing and processing equipment for manufacturing operations across the bakery, food, pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and fine chemicals industries. Equipment includes fermenters, kneading machines, mixer-granulators, fluidized bed processors, coaters, spheronizers, and automated systems, with batch sizes ranging from 0.04 kg laboratory scale to 2,400 kg production scale. The company also provides after-sales service including maintenance, repairs, spare parts, control upgrades, plant modernizations, qualification and calibration, and training.

Product overview

DIOSNA (DIOSNA Dierks & Söhne GmbH) is a German industrial equipment manufacturer with over 135 years of experience, now part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of process equipment for manufacturing across multiple industries including food/bakery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and fine chemicals. The core product line includes Fermenters, Kneading Machines, Beating Machines, Lift Tippers, Mixer-Granulators, Fluidized Bed Processors, Coaters, and Spheronizers, supported by Automated Systems. The company also provides DIOStart biotechnology products, DIOlab Pharma laboratory services, and an online Product Finder tool for equipment selection. Services encompass maintenance, repairs, spare parts, control upgrades, modernization, qualification/calibration, and training. DIOSNA serves diverse end-product categories including baked goods (bread, rolls, baguettes, pretzels, cakes, cookies), pharmaceutical products (tablets, micro-tablets, granules, pellets), and cosmetic products (concealer, mascara, eyeshadow, powder), with batch sizes ranging from 0.04 kg to 2,400 kg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Fermenter Fermentation equipment for biological processing applications in food, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical manufacturing.
• Knetmaschinen (Kneading Machines) Industrial kneading machines designed for dough processing in bakery operations, covering breads, rolls, baguettes, and other baked goods.
• Schlagmaschinen (Beating Machines) Beating and mixing equipment for various industrial applications including bakery and food production.
• Hebekipper (Lift Tipper) Material handling lift tipper equipment used in production processes for moving and tipping materials between processing stages.
• Restbrot & Rückteig (Stale Bread & Return Dough) Processing Process equipment for handling and reintegrating stale bread and return dough materials into bakery production.
• DIOStart Biotechnology product supporting fermentation processes in industrial applications.
• Mischer-Granulatoren (Mixer-Granulators) Combined mixing and granulating equipment for producing granules used across food, pharmaceutical, chemical, and cosmetics industries.
• Wirbelschicht-Prozessoren (Fluidized Bed Processors) Fluidized bed processing technology for industrial drying, coating, and granulation operations.
• Coater Industrial coating equipment for applying coatings to tablets and pellets in pharmaceutical and food applications.
• Spheronizer Spheronization equipment for producing spherical particles in pharmaceutical, food, and chemical processing applications.
• Automatisierte Systeme (Automated Systems) Complete automated production systems that integrate multiple process steps for end-to-end industrial production.
• DIOlab Pharma Pharmaceutical laboratory service that supports customer testing, qualification, and process development activities.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Coperion Food, Health and NutritioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIOSNA is now part of Coperion Food, Health and Nutrition. This integration combines DIOSNA's mixing and processing technologies with Coperion's broader food, health and nutrition portfolio. Customers are directed to the combined platform at fhn.coperion.com for integrated technologies.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SPX FLOW: Global supplier of mixing, blending, and processing technologies (e.g., Lightnin, Anhydro, APV) for food, dairy, beverage, and industrial markets. Comparable in mixing and process technology across food and chemical applications.
• GEA Group: Large global supplier of food processing, separation, homogenization, and pharma equipment. Overlaps with DIOSNA in mixing, granulation, and bakery/dough but operates at significantly larger scale across many more product lines.
• Bühler Group: Global food processing and advanced materials equipment company with strong presence in dough handling, mixing, and bakery systems. Comparable in bakery and food processing but with a much broader global footprint and product range.
• IMA Group: Leading Italian manufacturer of processing and packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries. Comparable in pharmaceutical solids, granulation, and coating equipment but operates as a much larger, broader portfolio incumbent.

Direct peers

• Lödige Maschinenbau: German manufacturer of industrial mixers, kneaders, granulators, coaters, and dryers. Closest direct peer: similar product portfolio, similar batch-scale engineering focus, and overlapping customers in food, pharma, and chemical processing.
• Glatt Group: German process technology company focused on fluidized-bed systems, granulation, coating, and integrated plant engineering for pharma, food, and fine chemicals. Directly comparable technology and end-market mix to DIOSNA.
• Charles Ross & Son: US-based manufacturer of industrial mixers, blenders, kneaders, and high-shear mixers for food, pharma, cosmetics, and chemicals. Comparable specialty mixer vendor serving similar use cases and customers as DIOSNA.
• Zeppelin Systems: Supplier of process and mixing technology, bulk material handling, and plant engineering for polymers, food, and chemicals. Comparable as a process-equipment specialist with mixing and engineered-system capabilities.
• Amixon: German maker of industrial mixing equipment (conical mixers, fluidized-bed mixers) for food, pharma, cosmetics, and chemicals. Comparable German Mittelstand specialty mixer peer serving overlapping customers and applications.
• Hosokawa Micron: Specialist in powder and particle processing — mixing, granulation, drying, and classification — with strong positions in pharma, food, chemical, and cosmetics. Highly comparable to DIOSNA's mixer-granulator, fluidized-bed, and coater lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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