FDB

Name

FDB

Legal name

FDB S.r.l.

Website

https://fdb.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Malo

HQ country

Italy

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 Manufacturing: Design, construction, and installation of machinery and complete systems for the dairy and beverage sector. Revenue is generated through the sale of single machines, parts of plants, and complete turnkey systems. The company builds equipment for fresh milk, UHT milk, yoghurt, cheeses, mozzarella, ricotta, cream, butter, and ice cream production.
2. Spare Parts and After-Sales Service: Supply of spare parts for all FDB machinery. Customers can request spare parts via email by providing model, serial number, job order reference, and photos of the damaged component or machine plate.
3. Turnkey System Integration: Complete design, construction, and installation of turnkey systems including heat treatment lines, packaging machines, tanks, and all associated equipment for dairy processing facilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

FDB Italia designs, manufactures, supplies, and installs industrial machinery and complete turnkey systems for the dairy and beverage processing sector. Its portfolio spans heat treatment equipment (HTST, ESL, and UHT pasteurizers/sterilizers), plate and tube heat exchangers, CIP cleaning units, vacuum degassers, centrifugal sanitary pumps, packaging machines, processing tanks, and fully integrated processing plants with capacities from 300 to 25,000 liters/hour, plus spare parts and after-sales support.

Product overview

FDB Italia is an Italian industrial equipment manufacturer operating since 1976 that produces a comprehensive portfolio of machinery and complete turnkey systems for the dairy and beverage sector. The product portfolio consists of multiple distinct product lines that work together as integrated processing solutions: Heat treatment equipment including HTST Pasteurizers, ESL Pasteurizers, and UHT Sterilizers for various preservation requirements; Heat exchangers in both plate (PHEX) and tube (THEX) configurations; Support systems including CIP automatic cleaning units, vacuum degassers, and centrifugal pumps in multiple series (FCA, FCE, TPA, TFCA Triblender); Packaging machinery including rotary, linear, and vertical machines for cups, bottles, and pouches; Various tank types including constant level, storage, maturation, and batch pasteurizer tanks; Complete turnkey plants (CPLA) integrating all components; Plus application-specific units (AHEX) for continuous heating/cooling. The products are designed for producing fresh milk, UHT milk, yoghurt, cheeses, mozzarella, ricotta, cream, butter, and ice cream, with solutions ranging from simple semi-automatic to advanced fully-automatic systems with remote management and Industry 4.0 integration capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HTST Pasteurizers High Temperature Short Time pasteurizers for continuous flow treatment of milk and fruit juices, eliminating pathogens and extending shelf life through controlled heating processes with multiple automation levels (Semi-automatic light, Semi-automatic, Automatic, Full-Automatic) and Industry 4.0 integration.
• ESL Pasteurizers Extended Shelf Life pasteurizers combining HTST and ESL stages for products requiring longer preservation while maintaining quality, with >85% product/product heat recovery, digital recording, and automatic regulation of pasteurization temperatures.
• UHT Sterilizers Ultra High Temperature sterilizers with indirect exchange steam/water/product, multi-tubes heat exchanger technology, >76% water/product recovery rates, and PLC/HMI 12-inch color touch-screen control for aseptic processing of dairy products and beverages.
• Plate Heat Exchangers (PHEX) Custom-designed plate heat exchangers in AISI316 stainless steel for food industry applications, available in various sizes and configurations for thermal transfer.
• Tube Heat Exchangers (THEX) Tubular heat exchangers made entirely of stainless steel for food use, designed and optimized for specific application requirements.
• CIP Automatic Cleaning Units (CIPP) Automatic Cleaning In Place systems with PLC-controlled HMI touch screen, 10 production recipes, automatic level/temperature/solution concentration restoration, and solution recovery/recirculation/discharge systems for cleaning and sanitizing processing equipment without disassembly.
• Vacuum Degassers (DEGA) Vacuum degassers for removing volatile gases and odors from food liquids through controlled vacuum processing with laminar flow technology.
• Vacuum Liter-Counters Combined vacuum deareation and volumetric measurement systems with inverter-driven centrifugal pump and electromagnetic flow meter for precise liquid flow measurement with high accuracy.
• Centrifugal Pumps (FCA Series) Semi-open impeller centrifugal sanitary electropumps for transfer of food liquids, including abrasive and corrosive products.
• Centrifugal Pumps (FCE Series) Closed impeller centrifugal sanitary pumps for transfer of food liquids with enhanced efficiency for various viscosity applications.
• Self-Priming Pumps (TPA Series) Reversible self-priming sanitary electric pumps with open impeller allowing clockwise and counterclockwise pumping with inversion of suction and delivery connections. AISI316L contact parts, up to 15kW power.
• Centrifugal Dissolvers (Triblender TFCA Series) Sanitary centrifugal triblenders with semi-open impeller for mixing powders with food liquids in recirculation.
• Rotary Packaging Machines Rotary cup and bottle packaging machines with multiple stations for filling, thermosealing, labeling, and capping operations.
• Linear Packaging Machines Linear packaging machines with multiple operating stations for high-volume cup and bottle packaging operations.
• Vertical Packaging Machines Vertical form-fill-seal machines for pouch packaging in aggressive environments with high humidity conditions.
• Constant Level Tanks (BT Series) Basic constant level tanks with side entrance and discharge for balanced product flow in processing lines.
• Constant Level Tanks (DT Series) Advanced constant level tanks with three levels of visual control and product distribution system.
• Storage Tanks (ST Series) Cylindrical storage tanks available in vertical (STV) and horizontal (STH) versions with Trapcold jacket and insulation.
• Maturation Tanks (MT Series) Cylindrical maturation tanks with vertical axis, inclined bottom, and Trapcold cavity for cheese and dairy product aging.
• Multi-Purpose Vats Versatile vats for combined heating and cooling operations supporting multiple dairy production processes.
• Batch Pasteurizers Batch pasteurizers with jacket heating/cooling and stirrer for flexible pasteurization of various products with continuous flow capability.
• Complete Turnkey Plants (CPLA) Complete turnkey dairy processing plants from reception to packaging, available in various capacities from 300 to 25,000 liters/hour with full design, construction, and installation services.
• Applications with Heat Exchangers (AHEX) Continuous heating and cooling units using heat exchangers for controlled thermal treatment of food fluids.
• Semi-Professional Centrifugal Separators Cream separators for skimming milk and cream intended for traditional butter production.
• Butter Churns Butter churns for production of traditional butter from outcrop, centrifugal separation or concentrated cream.
• CPLA_1200LXH_10000LXS Complete Plant Industrial plant model designed for treatment of 10,000 liters/shift and 1,200 liters/hour of cow milk or recombined milk from powders and flavours, for production of dairy products.
• Spare Parts (SPAR) Original spare parts supply for all FDB machinery; customers request parts via email providing model, serial number, job order reference, and photos of the damaged component or machine plate.

Quantifiable outcome

• >85% product/product heat recovery in ESL pasteurization
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Alfa Laval: Sweden-based maker of heat exchangers, separators and hygienic fluid handling that directly overlap with FDB's plate/tube heat exchangers, centrifugal pumps, and thermal processing equipment.
• Tetra Pak: Global leader in dairy and beverage processing and packaging; competes head-to-head with FDB across HTST/UHT, packaging, and turnkey plant scopes but at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• SPX FLOW: US-based supplier of pumps, mixers and thermal processing equipment to the dairy, beverage and food industries; comparable to FDB in pumps and process technology offering.
• GEA Group: Major German supplier of separators, homogenizers and complete dairy processing lines; addresses the same processors and turnkey project scope as FDB but with full-line product breadth and large installed base.
• JBT Corporation: US supplier of processing technology to the food, beverage and dairy end-markets including thermal processing, separators and aseptic systems; comparable full-line equipment supplier to FDB.
• Krones AG: German beverage and packaging machinery specialist; relevant peer to FDB's packaging-machine product line (CONF) and beverage processor customers, though Krones is far larger and packaging-focused.

Direct peers

• Feldmeier Equipment: US manufacturer of stainless steel processing equipment, tanks and turnkey dairy/cheese plants; closest direct peer to FDB on stainless steel process tanks and integrated dairy plant scope.
• IDMC Limited: Indian dairy equipment manufacturer delivering pasteurizers, UHT plants and turnkey dairy processing facilities in domestic and export markets; directly competes with FDB in mid-sized dairy turnkey projects.
• Marlen International (Duravant): US manufacturer of food processing equipment including pumps, heat exchangers and complete processing systems for sausage, dairy and prepared foods; mid-sized direct peer in stainless steel process equipment.

Emerging players

• HRS Heat Exchangers: Specialist in hygienic and industrial heat exchangers used in dairy, beverage and food processing; narrower overlap than the larger incumbents but very comparable on heat exchange technology used in FDB plants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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