Forberg International

What Forberg International does

Forberg International AS is a privately held Norwegian industrial equipment manufacturer headquartered in Oslo, with an engineering office and production facility in Riga, Latvia. The company owns and continuously develops the original Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer technology, patented by Halvor Forberg in the 1970s, which creates a fluidization zone enabling homogeneous mixing of powders and granulates with a coefficient of variation of 3% or less. Its product portfolio spans seven core lines: batch and continuous twin-shaft paddle mixers, a rotating mixer, a rotating vacuum coater (for up to 42% fat/oil coating of pellets), an FDA- and EFSA-approved drying system, a steam heat treatment system for pathogen control above 86°C, and mineral wool mills. Machines are custom engineered for customer production requirements and are deployed in food (dairy, bakery, instant coffee, nutraceuticals), feed (aquafeed, pet food, poultry, livestock, premixes), chemical (household, agro, industrial, fine chemicals, fertilizers, explosives), building materials (dry mortar, cement, ceramics), and mineral wool industries across more than 35 countries.

The company's revenue model combines hardware sales of custom-engineered capital equipment with an aftermarket technical support and service offering. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; customers initiate engagement via the multilingual website (English, Spanish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish), downloadable enquiry sheets, email ([email protected]), or trade show interactions (Victam Asia, Victam LatAm, Powtech, MVC Moscow, ProPack). The company holds a dense stack of regulatory qualifications — DNV type approval, ISO 9001-2008, EU Machine Directive 98/37/EC, ATEX 94/9/EC, GMP, FDA, and EFSA — that serve as meaningful barriers to entry for competitors targeting regulated food, feed, and chemical applications. With 11–50 employees, founder-owned governance, thousands of machines delivered cumulatively, and an active trade show and digital marketing presence, Forberg International operates as a focused, niche industrial OEM with global reach.

Name

Forberg International

Legal name

Forberg International AS

Website

https://forberg-international.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Forberg International AS is a Norwegian industrial OEM that designs and manufactures custom-engineered mixing, coating, drying, and granulation equipment based on its proprietary Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer technology, serving food, feed, chemical, building materials, and mineral wool processors in over 35 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Oslo

HQ country

Norway

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Mixing Equipment Sales: Sale of industrial mixing, coating, drying and granulation equipment including batch mixers, continuous mixers, rotating mixers, vacuum coaters, drying systems, heat treatment systems, and mineral wool mills. Machines are custom engineered to fit production requirements.
2. After Sales Service & Support: Technical support and after-sales service to ensure machines maintain optimal performance. Includes rapid technical support and maintenance services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Forberg International AS designs, manufactures, and sells industrial mixing, coating, drying, and granulation equipment built around its proprietary Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer technology, which was patented by founder Halvor Forberg in the 1970s. The product range comprises seven core lines — Batch Mixer, Continuous Mixer, Rotating Mixer, Rotating Vacuum Coater, Drying System, Steam Heat Treatment System, and Mineral Wool Mills — each custom engineered for food, feed, chemical, and building materials processors.

Product overview

Forberg International AS is a Norwegian company that owns the original Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer technology, patented in the 1970s by Halvor Forberg. The company produces industrial mixing, coating, drying, and granulation equipment. Their product portfolio includes seven core product lines: the Batch Mixer and Continuous Mixer for mixing applications; the Rotating Mixer with automated CIP capability; the Rotating Vacuum Coater for high-penetration coating; the Drying System for thermal processing; the Steam Heat Treatment System for feed sterilization; and Mineral Wool Mills for fiber processing. All equipment utilizes the patented twin-shaft paddle mixing technology that creates a fluidization zone for efficient, gentle, and precise mixing of powders and granulates across food, feed, chemical, and building materials industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Forberg®: Registered trademark brand for Twin Shaft Paddle Mixer technology, Rotating Vacuum Coaters, Dryers, and other special machines used in processing industries worldwide.

Products and services

• Forberg® Batch Mixer Twin Shaft Paddle Batch Mixer for mixing powders and granulates of any size, shape, and density; creates a fluidization zone for efficient, precise homogeneous mixing with a Coefficient of Variation (CV) of 3% or less. Nominal capacity range from 6L to 8000L.
• Forberg® Continuous Mixer Twin Shaft Paddle Continuous Mixer designed for continuous product flow when production capacity is the main focus; nominal production rate from 5 to 300 m3 per hour.
• Forberg® Rotating Mixer Rotating Mixer combining batch mixer technology with tilting functionality; features automated Cleaning in Place (CIP) system and handles products gently without particle breakage.
• Forberg® Rotating Vacuum Coater Rotating Vacuum Coater (RVC) for high-penetration core coating of extruded pellets; features automated Cleaning in Place (CIP) system and enables application of liquids and powders with layer technology, up to 42% fat/oil.
• Forberg® Drying System Drying system based on Twin Shaft Mixing technology; product is dried by blowing hot air through mechanically fluidized product, suitable for powders, granulates, and filter cakes. FDA and EFSA approved.
• Forberg® Steam Heat Treatment System Steam Heat Treatment System for production of premium layer mash feed; heats product above 86°C to kill salmonella and reduce bacterial spores while producing perfect mash structure.
• Forberg® Mineral Wool Mills Heavy-duty mills for processing mineral wool (glass wool and stone wool); uses knives and grate system rather than crushing to achieve controlled milling with up to 10% larger volume than hammer mills.
• After Sales & Service Support Technical support and after-sales service to ensure Forberg mixing, coating, drying, and granulation machines maintain optimal performance, including rapid technical support and maintenance services.

Quantifiable outcome

• CV (Coefficient of Variation) of 3% or less
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• WAM Group: Italian manufacturer specializing in screw conveyors, feeders, and industrial mixers/dryers for bulk solids handling in feed, chemical, and building-materials markets. Adjacent competitor in industrial powder-mixing and conveying equipment relevant to Forberg's building-materials and chemical customers.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group AG: German global engineering group providing process equipment, separators, mixers and complete plants for food, dairy, chemicals, and feed. Overlaps with Forberg's mixing/drying/heat-treatment equipment as part of a far broader portfolio serving the same process-industry customers.
• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial process-equipment conglomerate with much larger scale (~$3B+ revenue), offering mixing, extrusion, drying and complete feed/food plants. Competes with Forberg mainly in feed and food lines, but as a broad-line incumbent rather than a niche specialist.

Direct peers

• Munson Machinery Company: US manufacturer of industrial ribbon, paddle, and rotary batch mixers plus coating and drying equipment for food, chemical, plastics, and minerals. Closely comparable in product architecture (paddle/rotating mixers, coaters) and serves overlapping industries.
• Amixon GmbH: German manufacturer of industrial mixing, drying, and reaction equipment using paddle-mixer and helical-blade architectures. Directly comparable as a specialty mixer OEM serving food, feed, chemical, and building-materials customers globally with project-engineered equipment similar to Forberg's batch/continuous mixers and dryers.
• Hosokawa Micron B.V. Dutch/German manufacturer of powder and particle processing equipment — mixers, dryers, coaters and granulators for food, feed, chemicals and minerals. Functional overlap with Forberg's twin-shaft mixing, drying, and coating platforms serving global process customers.
• Charles Ross & Son Company: US-based mixer manufacturer producing batch and continuous mixers, vacuum coaters, and dryers for chemical, food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical applications. Directly comparable niche mixer/coater specialist at similar scale to Forberg.
• Maschinenfabrik Gustav Eirich: German maker of intensive Eirich mixers, mixers/granulators, and coaters for ceramics, building materials, chemicals, and feed. Overlaps directly with Forberg's batch/continuous mixing and coating portfolio for heavy-duty powder applications.
• Gebrüder Lödige Maschinenbau: German specialist in horizontal paddle/plough-share mixers, mixers for feed and chemical powders, and related processing machines (Coru-mix, Ploughshare). Closest functional competitor to Forberg's Twin Shaft Paddle technology for the same process industries and customer profile.
• Dinnissen BV: Netherlands-based process equipment specialist supplying mixers, coaters, dryers, and complete lines for feed, food, and chemicals — comparable to Forberg in size, custom-engineered approach, and customer verticals including aquafeed and pet food.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@forberginternational

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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