What Oliver + Batlle does

Oliver + Batlle (O+B; legal entity OLIVER Y BATLLE, S.A.U.) is a privately held Spanish industrial process equipment manufacturer founded in 1959 and headquartered in Badalona, Barcelona. The company designs and builds machinery for the paints, coatings, inks, adhesives, construction chemicals, phytosanitary, and cosmetics industries, organized around three core equipment families: agitators/mixers (Dispermix, Polimix, Hidrobat), bead mills for wet grinding (Supermill EHP, Mill-enium RS), and volumetric/gravimetric filling systems (Flash, OB-DRUM, PAILMANAGER V-Flex). Technical differentiators include ceramic microbead grinding media achieving sub-10 micron particle sizes, IECEx/ATEX-certified explosion-protected models, and 3D-printed custom dosing nozzles.

The company operates a vertically integrated model combining in-house equipment manufacturing with process engineering services (basic and detail engineering, P&ID development, automation, installation supervision, commissioning, and operator training). Its flagship offering is turnkey production plant delivery for paint and coating manufacturers, integrating multiple equipment lines under centralized process control software with ERP connectivity. Commercial operations run through direct enterprise field sales supported by an international representatives network covering Spain, France, the UK, China, and Australia.

Revenue is generated primarily through custom-engineered hardware sales priced per project (with disclosed turnkey references including a 30,000 kg/h Nippon Paint plant in China and a Saint-Gobain Weber UK line achieving ±100g gravimetric accuracy at 10 containers/minute) supplemented by subscription-style annual supply contracts for 3D-printed nozzles (minimum 6 units/year) and after-sales services. Customer concentration sits with a small set of large global manufacturers — Nippon Paint, Saint-Gobain Weber, Bostik, Alliance Maestria, and Sakata INX — reflecting an enterprise B2B motion with multi-year project cycles. Public co-financing from CDTI and EU Next Generation funds has supported both R&D (SMART NOZZLES, €590,240 budget) and infrastructure (202.5 kW photovoltaic installation).

Name

Oliver + Batlle

Legal name

OLIVER Y BATLLE, S.A.U.

Website

https://oliverbatlle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Oliver + Batlle is a Spanish industrial equipment manufacturer founded in 1959, designing agitators, bead mills, filling machines, and turnkey production plants for global manufacturers in the paints, coatings, adhesives, inks, and chemical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Process Equipment

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

End-of-Line Integration & Packaging Line Systems (IMAHAOAN)

Keywords

• Industrial mixing equipment
• Wet grinding mills
• Packaging filling machinery
• Turnkey production plants
• Coatings process equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Badalona

HQ country

Spain

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 Process Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Design, manufacture, and sale of industrial process equipment for coatings, paints, inks, adhesives, and chemical industries. Products include agitators/mixers (Dispermix, Polimix, Hidrobat), grinding mills (Supermill, Mill-enium), and filling/packaging systems (Flash, OB-DRUM, Pallet-1500). Revenue is generated through direct equipment sales to manufacturers, with pricing based on custom specifications, capacity, and automation level.
2. Turnkey Plant Engineering and Integration: Complete production plant design and construction services including basic engineering, detail engineering, P&ID development, process automation, equipment supply, installation supervision, commissioning, and operator training. Delivered as turn-key projects for paint, coating, and chemical manufacturing facilities worldwide.
3. 3D Printed Nozzle Subscription Service: Custom additive manufacturing service for specialized nozzles (Smart Nozzles). Offered as annual supply contracts (minimum 6 units) with scheduled deliveries, express service (24h Europe, 72h worldwide), and flexible cancellation terms. Pricing based on customization needs and supply volume.
4. After-Sales Services and Support: Technical support, maintenance services, spare parts, and process optimization consulting provided throughout the equipment lifecycle.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Oliver + Batlle designs and manufactures industrial process equipment for the paints, coatings, adhesives, construction chemicals, inks, phytosanitary, and cosmetics industries. Core product lines include agitators/mixers (Dispermix, Polimix, Hidrobat), wet grinding bead mills (Supermill EHP, Mill-enium RS), and volumetric and gravimetric filling/packaging systems (Flash, OB-DRUM, PAILMANAGER, OB-130-T). The company also delivers complete turnkey production plants integrating all equipment under centralized process control software with ERP connectivity.

Product overview

Oliver + Batlle (O+B) is an industrial process equipment manufacturer founded in 1959, based in Badalona, Barcelona, Spain. The company designs and manufactures a comprehensive portfolio of process machinery for the coatings, adhesives, construction chemicals, inks, phytosanitary, and cosmetics industries. The core product line spans three equipment families: agitators/mixers (Dispermix VF/VF-L/VF-E/VFD, Polimix DPS, Polimix Coaxial, Hidrobat planetary mixers), bead mills (Supermill EHP continuous mills, Mill-enium RS batch immersion mills), and filling/packaging systems (OB-DRUM gravimetric fillers, FLASH-21/FLASH-25-TX volumetric fillers, PAILMANAGER V-Flex despilers). Supporting the equipment line are complementary systems including vacuum solids loading, pipeline pigging/cleaning, pneumatic transport, and cyclone hoppers. O+B also delivers complete turnkey production plants integrating all equipment families under centralized process control software with ERP connectivity. The company operates across three sectors: equipment supply (standard and customized machines), engineering services (basic and detail engineering), and project execution (turnkey plant design, commissioning, and startup).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dispermix Industrial agitator/mixer line for dispersion, mixing, and blending of paints, coatings, adhesives, and related chemical products. Includes fixed-floor models (VF), laboratory versions (VF-L), over-platform models (VF-E), dual-axis versions (VFD), and high-viscosity coaxial systems. Uses high-speed serrated disc turbines (Cowles, Dual Suction, Cowles-Sevin).
• Polimix DPS / Polimix Coaxial Closed-system agitator line with integrated raw material feeding, designed to prevent operator exposure to hazardous dusts. Available in single-axis and coaxial configurations with wall scrapers for high-viscosity products. Models include Polimix DPS 5000, DPS-8000-ORC, DPS-15000-OR, and Polimix Coaxial DPS/OR. Achieves up to 50 t/h dispersion capacity.
• Hidrobat MPVDV Planetary Mixer Planetary mixer for high-viscosity products, designed to handle thick and paste-like materials in cosmetic, adhesive, and construction chemical formulations. Features planetary mixing action for homogeneous results in viscous media.
• Supermill EHP Bead Mill Continuous horizontal bead mill for wet grinding of paints, inks, and coatings. Uses ceramic microspheres (zirconium silicate or yttrium-stabilized zirconium) to achieve particle sizes below 5-10 microns. Features Duplex stainless steel contact parts, gear or helical feed pump in AISI 316L, and water-cooled grinding chamber.
• Mill-enium RS Immersion Mill Batch immersion bead mill combining shear and impact forces for wet grinding. Uses yttrium-stabilized zirconia microspheres (0.7-0.9 mm) and tungsten carbide peg/counter-peg grinding shaft. Achieves up to 77% energy savings and 80% time savings vs. Supermill in comparative tests.
• FLASH-21 / FLASH-25-TX Volumetric Filler High-speed volumetric filling machine for paint and coating containers. The FLASH-25-TX paired with PAILMANAGER-VX handles 18-liter containers at 14 units/minute per line, with automated format change and minimal manual intervention.
• OB-130-T Gravimetric Filler

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 20% increase in manufacturing speed with 3D-printed nozzles vs. conventional metal dispensers
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GRUPO QUALIAminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerConsulting firm that advised Oliver + Batlle on LSSI-CE (Spanish e-commerce law) compliance and data protection regulations, providing certificates of compliance displayed on the company website.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik: German manufacturer of wet grinding and dispersion equipment (agitator bead mills, horizontal mills) for paints, inks, and chemical processing. Closest direct competitor to O+B's Supermill and Mill-enium product lines in the coatings and inks verticals.
• Charles Ross & Son: US manufacturer of industrial mixers, agitators, blenders, and high-shear mixers for paints, coatings, adhesives, and chemicals. Direct peer in industrial agitator and mixer product lines for similar vertical end markets.
• DISPERMAT / C.H. Erbslöh: German manufacturer of high-speed dispersers, bead mills, and dissolvers for paints, coatings, printing inks, and chemical processing. Direct peer in the dispersing and grinding equipment category with overlapping customer base.
• VMA-Getzmann: German manufacturer of bead mills (DISCOAT, DISPERMAT series) and dissolvers for paints, coatings, and printing inks. Highly direct peer in the wet grinding and dispersing equipment category serving the same customer verticals as O+B.
• IKA-Werke: German manufacturer of laboratory and industrial dispersers, mixers, and agitators used extensively in paints, coatings, and chemical manufacturing. Direct peer in agitator/disperser product category for similar customer base.
• ProXES (FrymaKoruma): Swiss manufacturer of wet grinding, mixing, and homogenization equipment for chemicals, cosmetics, and coatings (formerly FrymaKoruma). Direct peer in wet grinding and high-viscosity mixing for similar end markets including cosmetics and adhesives.
• Morehouse-COWLES: US manufacturer of high-speed dispersers, mixers, and grinding media for paints, inks, coatings, and chemical processing. Direct peer in disperser and grinding equipment for similar customer applications.
• Willy A. Bachofen (WAB Group): Swiss manufacturer of mixers, bead mills (DYNO-MILL), and process equipment for paints, coatings, inks, and chemicals. Direct peer in industrial bead milling technology and agitator/mixer product lines.

Broad incumbents

• Hosokawa Micron Group: Japanese-headquartered process equipment specialist in grinding, mixing, drying, and classification for chemicals, coatings, and inks. Larger, broader incumbent with overlapping product categories in wet grinding and dispersion.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global process technology group with grinding, mixing, and dispersion equipment across food, chemicals, and coatings. A larger, broader incumbent with significant R&D and aftermarket capabilities overlapping with O+B's process equipment portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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