IDAH Company

What IDAH Company does

IDAH Company is an industrial equipment manufacturer established in 1974 and headquartered in Suao, Taiwan, operating as a brand under CPM Holdings, Inc. The company designs and builds pelleting, extruding, and drying machinery for the aquafeed, animal feed, pet food, plant-based protein, consumer food, and biomass/bioenergy industries. Its product portfolio includes the 1100 Series pellet mill (its smallest production-scale unit), the 1200 Series Cracking Mill (rated up to 2,500 metric tons per day), CX Series and CXE Series Twin Screw Extruders, the Counterflow Cooler, High Capacity Belt Conveyors, and Single Shaft Conditioners, supplemented by the TwinTech Extruder platform for aquafeed and petfood applications. Underlying technology centers on twin-screw extrusion, mechanical pelleting, and counterflow thermal processing, with a focus on capacity, cost efficiency, and application flexibility.

IDAH monetizes through direct enterprise sales of high-value capital equipment and a recurring aftermarket stream that includes spare parts, remanufacturing, upgrades, field services, and process optimization. Customers are large-scale feed, food, and biofuel producers; almost 80% of sales are sourced from customer testimonials and recommendations, indicating reputation-driven demand. Sales support is anchored by the IDAH Innovation Center, a physical extrusion research laboratory in Taiwan that lets prospective buyers run product trials before purchase. Geographic reach is delivered through IDAH's Taiwan-based manufacturing and Shanghai-based engineering center, with North American coverage via CPM's headquarters in Danville, Illinois, and a localized digital presence across at least eleven languages covering Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Europe.

Name

IDAH Company

Legal name

IDAH Company

Website

https://idah.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1974

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

IDAH Company, founded in 1974 and based in Suao, Taiwan, designs and manufactures industrial pelleting, extruding, and drying equipment for aquafeed, animal feed, pet food, plant-based protein, consumer food, and biofuel producers, operating as a brand under CPM Holdings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Feed and Food Processing Equipment

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241), Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors) (AFAAAJAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Biofuel Plant EPC, O&M & Process Technology Providers (EUAAAHAK)

Keywords

• Aquafeed equipment
• Pelleting machinery
• Twin screw extruders
• Animal feed processing
• Biomass drying equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Suao

HQ country

Taiwan

HQ region

Asia

Offices3 records

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 Sales: Sale of pelleting, extruding, and drying equipment including pellet mills, extruders, coolers, conveyors, and related machinery to feed, food, and biofuel producers worldwide

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

IDAH Company manufactures and sells industrial pelleting, extruding, and drying equipment for aquafeed, animal feed, pet food, plant-based protein, consumer food, and biomass/bioenergy producers. The portfolio includes pellet mills, twin screw extruders, cracking mills, counterflow coolers, conditioners, and conveyors. IDAH operates as a brand under CPM (CPM Holdings, Inc.) and provides complete process solutions backed by technical support, plant management, formulation, quality control, operator training, and aftermarket services.

Product overview

IDAH offers a portfolio of specialized feed and food production machinery, primarily pelleting, extruding, and drying equipment. The product line includes the 1100 Series (smallest production-scale pellet mill), 1200 Series Cracking Mill (cracking up to 2,500 metric tons per day), CX Series and CXE Series Twin Screw Extruders (high-performance extruders for various extrusion challenges), Counterflow Cooler (for cooling pellets and extrudate), High Capacity Belt Conveyor (for conveying powdery and granular materials), and Single Shaft Conditioner (for cooking and temperature control). These products serve the aqua feed, animal feed, pet food, plant-based protein, and consumer food markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TwinTech Extruder: A product launched in the aquafeed and petfood market.

Products and services

• 1100 Series Pellet Mill IDAH's smallest production-scale pellet mill, designed for compact pelleting operations serving feed and food producers.
• 1200 Series Cracking Mill Industrial cracking mill capable of cracking up to 2,500 metric tons per day, serving high-volume feed and food processing operations.
• CX Series Twin Screw Extruders High-performance twin screw extruders designed for low-cost operation across various extrusion applications in feed and food processing.
• CXE Series Twin Screw Extruders High-performance twin screw extruders engineered to handle demanding extrusion challenges in feed, food, and aquafeed production.
• Counterflow Cooler Innovative cooling equipment designed to cool free-flowing products such as pellets and extrudate in feed and food production lines.
• High Capacity Belt Conveyor Flexible and efficient conveyor system for short-distance transport of powdery and granular materials in feed and food production lines.
• Single Shaft Conditioner Conditioning equipment built for cooking, temperature increase, and gradual feeding in feed and food production processes.
• TwinTech Extruder Advanced twin screw extrusion system targeting the aquafeed and petfood markets, designed for high performance at competitive cost.

Quantifiable outcome

• 80% of sales from customer testimonials and recommendations
• +1 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 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 highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Clextral: French twin-screw extrusion specialist serving food, aquafeed, petfood, and chemical markets. Directly comparable to IDAH on twin-screw extrusion technology and target customer segments, particularly in floating aquafeed applications.
• Extru-Tech: US manufacturer of single and twin-screw extruders and complete aquafeed processing systems. Direct competitor to IDAH in aquatic feed extrusion equipment with comparable target customers and technology positioning.
• Geelen Counterflow: Dutch specialist in counterflow coolers and dryers for petfood and aquafeed pellets. Directly overlaps with IDAH's counterflow cooling technology and serves the same downstream feed mill customers.
• Wenger Manufacturing: US-based extrusion equipment manufacturer specializing in twin-screw extruders for petfood, aquafeed, and human food. Comparable product line and customer base to IDAH, with similar emphasis on high-capacity industrial extrusion systems.
• Van Aarsen: Dutch manufacturer of feed mill equipment including pellet mills, hammer mills, and conditioners. Closely comparable to IDAH's pelleting and ancillary product line for animal and aquafeed producers globally.

Others

• ANDRITZ Group: Austrian industrial group with a large feed and biofuel processing equipment division (acquired Sprout Matador). Competes head-on with IDAH in pellet mills, hammer mills, and aquafeed processing systems as part of a much larger diversified OEM.

Broad incumbents

• Marel: Icelandic-headquartered food processing equipment major. Overlaps with IDAH in food extrusion and protein processing, though Marel focuses more on meat/seafood processing and downstream rather than feed manufacturing.
• GEA Group: German industrial equipment conglomerate serving food, feed, and dairy industries. Competes with IDAH in feed processing lines and broader food technology, though GEA's feed exposure is smaller than Bühler or ANDRITZ.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in feed, food, and mobility processing equipment. Direct overlap with IDAH in aquafeed and animal feed pelleting/extrusion lines, but Bühler is a much broader, full-line incumbent serving many more end-markets.

Emerging players

• Jinan Shengrun Machinery: Chinese manufacturer of feed mill and aquafeed pelletizing equipment. Comparable product range but lower price point, increasingly competing with IDAH in Southeast Asian and emerging aquafeed markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCaDhefMeloxNUjRerM4RtoQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/idahcompany
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpm-aquafeed-pet-food-solutions
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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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