What Gemini does

Gemini Techniek B.V. (Haaksbergen, Netherlands) is a custom industrial machine manufacturer specializing in filling, dispensing, and cleaning equipment for paint, coatings, chemicals, inks, adhesives, wallpaper plastisols, and food-ingredient applications. Its core technology stack comprises gravimetric and volumetric dosing systems, PLC-based process control, real-time viscosity measurement via proprietary ViscoMixer units (torque-based sensing with automatic solvent injection), and ATEX-certified explosion-protection across all product lines. The portfolio is organized in three families: filling (GemiFill S/C/GR/GR-M/DF), dispensing (FlexoKing CD/FT, FlexoKing FT-44 Triple, MicroDispenser MD, GemiTint ED, Gemini WPD), and cleaning (GemiClean VW/TS/DW/SW/RW/CW/HW), plus the ViscoMixer process-control module. All systems are quote-engineered to customer specifications; no off-the-shelf catalog exists.

Revenue is generated primarily through one-time custom machine sales (design through commissioning), supplemented by recurring service, maintenance, retrofitting, and upgrade contracts. Pricing is bespoke with multi-year contract cadence; the firm operates direct-sales-led via named contacts (e.g., Sales Manager Rudi Maas), online quotation questionnaires, multilingual content marketing (Dutch/English/German website, downloadable brochures), and trade-show presence at the European Coatings Show. Distribution leverages the Geurtsen Group's pan-European service network of 250+ qualified technicians across affiliated Machinefabriek Geurtsen, Machinefabriek Westerhof, BST Service Group, Robotize, and Erick entities.

The reference customer base includes AkzoNobel, Sherwin Williams, PPG Industries, Hempel, BASF, Sika, International Paint, and Fosroc, alongside more than 50 European and Middle Eastern accounts. Gemini was acquired by Geurtsen Group in March 2020 and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within the diversified industrial conglomerate. Recent product launches (ViscoMixer April 2024, GemiClean HW 2025, food-industry dosing unit March 2025, FlexoKing FT-44 Triple February 2026) and a partnership with sister company Machinefabriek Westerhof indicate active vertical expansion beyond the historical coatings/chemicals core into food processing and abrasives.

Name

Gemini

Legal name

Gemini Techniek B.V.

Website

https://gemini-techniek.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Gemini Techniek B.V. is a Dutch custom machine manufacturer of filling, dispensing, and cleaning systems for paint, coatings, chemicals, inks, adhesives, and food industries, serving enterprise customers such as AkzoNobel, BASF, PPG, and Sherwin Williams via its Geurtsen Group service network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filling, Dispensing, and Cleaning Machinery

NAICS

Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Industrial filling machines
• Dispensing equipment
• Cleaning machinery
• Process engineering
• Custom automation machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Haaksbergen

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machine Sales: Gemini Techniek designs and manufactures custom filling, dispensing, and cleaning machines tailored to customer specifications. Every system is custom-designed to meet specific production needs. Machines include GemiFill (filling), FlexoKing (dispensing), and GemiClean (cleaning) product lines.
2. Service & Maintenance: The company provides service and maintenance services for their machines and other manufacturers' equipment. Service includes preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, revision, and emergency repairs. Technicians are specialized in (preventive) maintenance with short response times and flexible planning.
3. Upgrades & Retrofitting: Gemini offers equipment upgrades including retrofitting older installations with new technology. Example: upgrading 22-year-old dispensing installations with new dispensing heads including 36 valves, completed in just a few days to minimize production downtime.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Gemini Techniek B.V. designs and manufactures custom-built industrial filling, dispensing, and cleaning machines for batch-oriented manufacturers in paints, coatings, chemicals, inks, adhesives, food ingredients, and wallpaper. Every system is engineered to the customer's specific requirements using gravimetric or volumetric technologies, PLC-based control, and ATEX-certified explosion protection where required. The company also supplies the proprietary Gemini ViscoMixer process control module for real-time viscosity adjustment, plus service, maintenance, and retrofitting for its own and third-party equipment.

Product overview

Gemini Techniek is a custom machine manufacturer specializing in filling, dispensing, and cleaning machines for industrial applications. The product portfolio includes: Filling machines (GemiFill S semi-automatic volumetric, GemiFill C fully automatic volumetric, GemiFill GR gravimetric, GemiFill GR-M multi-component gravimetric, GemiFill DF drum/IBC); Dispensing machines (FlexoKing CD compact gravimetric, FlexoKing FT flexible tank gravimetric, FlexoKing FT-44 Triple multi-component system, MicroDispenser MD high-accuracy small quantity, GemiTint ED easy dispensing, Gemini WPD wallcovering plastisol); Process control (Gemini ViscoMixer automatic viscosity adjustment); Cleaning machines (GemiClean VW vessel washing, GemiClean TS tub scraping, GemiClean DW drum washing, GemiClean SW screen washing, GemiClean RW squeegee washing, GemiClean CW combination, GemiClean HW hose cleaning). All systems are custom-designed for specific customer requirements with ATEX explosion-protection options available across the product range.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gemini: Company trades under the shortened name 'Gemini' in various contexts on the website and in communications.

Products and services

• GemiFill S Semi-automatic volumetric filling machine for volumes from 125 ml to 20 liters; fully pneumatic, ATEX compliant, with quick changeover to 7 adjustable filling volumes and easy cleaning.
• GemiFill C Fully automatic volumetric filling machine for plastic and metal containers up to 20 liters, pneumatic, ATEX compliant, with automatic cleaning cycle.
• GemiFill GR Gravimetric filling machine for direct filling from mixing vessels, storage tanks, or dispersers, with height-adjustable filling valve and automatic cleaning cycle.
• GemiFill GR-M Gravimetric filling machine for multiple components (up to 40 components) with round or linear dispensing head; 2-stage filling process with self-learning parameters.
• GemiFill DF Drum and IBC container filling machine for 25 L canisters, 200 L drums, and 1,000 L IBC containers, with pivoting filling valve for direct filling on pallets.
• FlexoKing CD Gravimetric compact dispensing machine for up to 24 base materials and/or colorants, with circular or linear dispensing head, integrated inventory control and reporting software; optional ATEX explosion-proof model.
• FlexoKing FT Gravimetric flexible-tank dispensing machine for up to 40 base materials and/or colorants, dispensing from drums, IBC containers, or fixed storage tanks into mixing vessels or small containers.
• MicroDispenser MD Gravimetric dispensing system for extremely high-accuracy dosing of small quantities; reproducible drops of 2–3 mg with automatic valve cleaning; available in MD-12 and MD-36 variants with optional mixer and heating up to 160 °C.
• GemiTint ED Gravimetric easy dispensing system for automatic or semi-automatic dosing of up to 20 components with limited simple recipes and self-learning parameters for gross and fine flow switching points.
• Gemini WPD Gravimetric wallcovering plastisol dispensing system with up to 40 dispensing valves for PVC plastisols, pigment pastes, and residual pastes, with automatic viscosity control via torque measurement and solvent injection.
• FlexoKing FT-44 Triple Custom multi-component dosing and mixing system with real-time viscosity control, three integrated Gemini ViscoMixer units, 34 liquid components with 10 spare positions, batch sizes 100–1,000 kg, dispensing accuracy 50–100 grams; built for adhesive-formulation producers such as the sandpaper industry.
• Gemini ViscoMixer Automatic viscosity adjustment system with integrated torque measurement and solvent injection, providing just-in-time viscosity control with product level and temperature measurement, optional washing unit for mixer cleaning, and clamping device with detection sensor.
• GemiClean VW Container/vessel washing machine for mobile tubs and 200-liter barrels (diameters 600–1750 mm), with rotating brushes combined with spray nozzles, fixating tub, lid and clamping device; available in ATEX explosion-proof categories 1/2/3.
• GemiClean TS Tub scraping machine for PE buckets/containers with internal cleaning via rotating scrapers, brushes, and spray nozzle system; available for 300 L containers with optional automatic feed and discharge conveyor.
• GemiClean DW Drum washing machine for interior and exterior cleaning of containers and buckets; configuration is customizable based on customer requirements.
• GemiClean SW Screen washing machine for screen frames (537, 640, 914 mm circumference), available in 1- or 2-chamber configurations with vertical pulsating movement for optimal cleaning results.
• GemiClean RW Squeegee washing machine for squeegees up to 2,270 mm length; cleans up to 6 squeegees simultaneously with interior flushing and exterior spray system.
• GemiClean CW Combination washing machine for screens and squeegees; simultaneously cleans 2 screens and 2 squeegees with vertical pulsating movement.
• GemiClean HW Hose cleaning system with closed fluid circuit preventing harmful vapors and enabling cleaning fluid reuse; low operating pressure, linear brush movement with 90° rotation, ATEX certified.
• Food Industry Dosing Unit Custom dosing unit for the food industry developed in collaboration with Machinefabriek Westerhof, designed for precision dosing of lactic acid during meat-substitute production, with gravimetric and volumetric dosing capabilities.
• Service and Maintenance Service and maintenance of Gemini's own machines and third-party equipment, including preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, revision, and emergency repairs; technicians offer short response times and flexible planning.
• Upgrades and Retrofitting Equipment upgrades and retrofitting of existing installations with new technology, including new dispensing heads and valves, executed rapidly to minimize production downtime.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dosing accuracy of 50-100 grams achievable with FlexoKing systems
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Machinefabriek WesterhofcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2025Collaboration with Machinefabriek Westerhof for development of innovative dosing units for the food industry. Gemini provides core dispensing technology expertise while Westerhof handles design and physical realization including 3D layouts, carriage structure, and stainless steel construction. This partnership combines Westerhof's food production experience with Gemini's dosing technology expertise. Both companies are members of the Geurtsen Group.
• Geurtsen GroupcoreOthers · 1 March 2020The Geurtsen Group from Deventer acquired Gemini Techniek in March 2020. Gemini was added to a group of machine manufacturers within the Geurtsen Group. The group consists of Machinefabriek Geurtsen (Est. 1926), Machinefabriek Westerhof, BST Service Group, Robotize, and Erick. Main activities are engineering, custom machine building, service and maintenance. The group employs more than 250 qualified technicians active in the Netherlands and most European countries.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss global industrial machinery group with coating and grinding/dispersing process equipment. Adjacent to Gemini in process machinery for paint and chemical production but at significantly larger scale and broader portfolio.
• Netzsch Process Intelligence: German manufacturer of mixing, dispersing, and grinding equipment for chemicals and coatings. Comparable in serving coatings/inks end markets with process machinery but covers a much broader product portfolio beyond dosing and filling.
• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Global supplier of compounding, extrusion, and material handling equipment for chemicals, plastics, and coatings. Touches Gemini's end markets via bulk material handling but at much larger scale with broader systems integration.
• Fluid Management (IDEX Corporation): US-headquartered dispensing equipment maker for paints and coatings, now part of IDEX Corporation. Competes broadly with Gemini in automated dispensing but serves a much wider customer base across standardized and custom solutions.

Direct peers

• Inkmaker Group: Italy-headquartered global manufacturer of tinting and dispensing equipment for paints, inks, and coatings. Directly comparable to Gemini's FlexoKing and GemiTint dispensing lines, serving the same paint and coatings customers with similar gravimetric and volumetric dosing technology.
• Corob: Italian manufacturer of automatic tinting and dispensing machines for the paint and coatings industry. Closely competes with Gemini in gravimetric and volumetric dispensing technology for colorants and base materials at point-of-sale and in-plant settings.
• CMA (Color Matrix Associates): Supplier of color dispensing and mixing systems targeted at paint manufacturers. Comparable to Gemini's GemiTint ED and FlexoKing CD dispensing machines in addressing in-plant color tinting needs for coatings producers.
• Marchante (Eurosicma): Portuguese manufacturer of filling, capping, and labeling machinery for paints, coatings, and chemicals. Directly overlaps with Gemini's GemiFill S/C/GR series in volumetric and gravimetric filling for similar end markets.
• Promix Solutions: Specialist in gravimetric dosing and mixing systems for paints, inks, and chemical formulations. Directly comparable to Gemini's FlexoKing dosing platforms and ViscoMixer approach to viscosity-controlled batching.

Emerging players

• KALWEIT / Kalweit Engineering: German-based custom machine builder serving paint, coatings, and chemical customers with filling and dosing systems. Smaller and more niche than Gemini, with overlapping target customers in mid-sized European coatings manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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