Apli Maquinaria

What Apli Maquinaria does

Apli Maquinaria (legal entity APLI Maquinaria Sureste, S.L.) is a Spanish industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 2002 and headquartered in Los Ramos, Murcia. The company designs, fabricates, installs, and services custom stainless steel (AISI 304 / A-304 grade) processing machinery for the horticultural and fruit & vegetable industry in Spain, with particular concentration in the Levante region. Its product catalog spans three integrated lines — Treatment (washing, drying, calibration, brushing, peeling), Confección / packaging (weighing, counting, packing tables, palot handling, accumulation buffers), and Transport (conveyors, curves, aerial systems, box handling) — plus a spare parts division. Equipment is built to FDA food-contact material standards with SIEMENS-controlled automation, variable speed drives, and digital touch-panel interfaces, and is engineered to comply with EU regulation 543/2011 for fresh-produce quality. The company reportedly executes more than 50 projects per year from its Murcia facility.

The company operates a sales-led, project-based go-to-market model: clients request custom budgets through the corporate website ('Solicita presupuesto' form), the in-house technical and automation departments design bespoke line configurations to client specifications, and APLI handles installation, commissioning, and after-sales service directly, with no third-party reseller or distributor network. Revenue derives primarily from one-time project sales of capital equipment, supplemented by aftermarket spare parts and maintenance services. Pricing is not standardized and is determined per project. The company is privately held as a Spanish sociedad limitada (CIF B73762932), without disclosed institutional investment, parent company, or M&A activity. No product launches, leadership changes, or strategic transactions beyond routine operations are disclosed; recent activity in 2023-2024 is concentrated in a refreshed digital commercial presence, including a categorized online product catalog and a corporate blog ('Novedades').

Name

Apli Maquinaria

Legal name

APLI MAQUINARIA SURESTE, S.L.

Website

https://aplimaquinaria.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Apli Maquinaria (APLI Maquinaria Sureste, S.L.) is a Spanish custom industrial machinery manufacturer in Murcia that designs, builds, installs, and services AISI 304 stainless steel processing, packaging, and transport equipment for fruit and vegetable packers in Spain, with concentration in the Levante region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Murcia

HQ country

Spain

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Manufacturing: Design, fabrication, and commissioning of custom horticultural machinery for treatment, confection (processing/packaging), and transportation of fruits and vegetables. Machines are built to specification based on client requirements, project scope, and facility layout. This represents the primary revenue stream.
2. Aftermarket Services and Spare Parts: Comprehensive after-sales service including repair, maintenance, and supply of spare parts for installed machinery. Spare parts listed include latex washers, replacement brushes, chains, drums, bushings, pinions, motors, belts, and automation components.
3. Installation and Commissioning Services: Professional installation and startup services for machinery projects, covering both logistical and technical requirements for production deployment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Apli Maquinaria designs, manufactures, and commissions custom-built stainless steel (AISI 304 / A-304) machinery for the treatment (washing, drying, calibration, brushing, peeling), confección/packaging (packing tables, weighing, counting, box and palot handling), and transportation (conveyors, curves, box feeding) of fruits and vegetables. The company serves horticultural producers and packers in Spain, particularly in the Levante region, delivering turnkey production line solutions complemented by a spare parts and maintenance division.

Product overview

APLI Maquinaria is a Spanish industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in horticultural and fruit-vegetable processing equipment. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Murcia, the company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of three main product lines (Treatment, Packaging/Assembly, and Transport machinery) plus spare parts, all designed for the fresh produce industry. The Treatment line includes cleaning, washing, drying, calibration, and processing equipment such as washers, dryers, calibrators, and specialized machines for aromatic herbs. The Packaging/Assembly line encompasses packing tables, fruit counters, weighers, box washers, palot tippers, and accumulation buffers. The Transport line provides conveyors, curves, aerial systems, and box handling equipment. All machinery is manufactured in stainless steel (A-304/AISI 304 grade) to meet food-grade standards with FDA certification for materials in contact with food, and is complemented by a dedicated spare parts division offering replacement components including brushes, chains, motors, and automatisms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Treatment Machinery Line Complete line of stainless steel machinery for washing, drying, calibration (sorting by size), brushing, peeling, and disinfection of fruits and vegetables. Includes models such as the Lavadora secadora BY-PASS (up to 30,000 kg/h), Tunnel dryer (12,000–20,000 kg/h), inline mechanical calibrators, leaf eliminators, seedling tray cleaners, and aromatic herb sprayers. Designed for horticultural producers and packers seeking food-grade, automated treatment solutions.
• Confección (Packaging) Machinery Line Complete line of food-grade stainless steel machinery for fruit and vegetable packaging and assembly operations. Includes FDA-padded packing tables, multi-box weighers with SIEMENS control panels (up to 5 boxes of 15 kg/min), fruit counters by units (7,200 pieces/hour, ~2% error), continuous and unit bin tippers (0–135°), palot stackers/de-stackers, box washers, palot washers, circular and rotating tables for delicate produce, and accumulation buffers (up to 5,000 kg). Designed for packers who need high-throughput, gentle handling of citrus, tomatoes, melons, watermelons, and summer fruit.
• Transportation Machinery Line Complete line of stainless steel conveyors and box-handling equipment for moving fruit, vegetables, and packaging within processing facilities. Includes motorized needle direction changes, automatic box feeders, fruit aligners (1–10 lanes), automatic canvas and roller box collectors, motorized curves (90°, 180°, S-curves), box displacers, aerial box conveyors, modular belt conveyors for heavy loads, chain conveyors, roller-tri sorting conveyors, and general conveyors built from carbon steel A-42B and AISI 304 stainless steel. Designed to integrate with Treatment and Confección lines.
• Spare Parts and Replacements Aftermarket spare parts and replacement components for installed APLI machinery, including latex washers, replacement brushes, chains, drums, bushings, pinions, motors, canvases, automatisms, step stairs, and walkways. Supplied as part of the company's after-sales service to maintain uptime of customer installations.
• Installation and Commissioning Services On-site installation and commissioning services covering logistical and technical requirements for bringing new machinery lines into production. Delivered directly by the company's technical team as part of the project lifecycle.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 50 projects successfully completed annually
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Greefa: Greefa is a Dutch manufacturer of sorting and grading machinery for fruits and vegetables, with strong European installations. Directly comparable in calibration/sorting technology for the fresh produce industry and overlapping buyer profiles.
• Key Technology: Key Technology (part of Duravant) is a US-based manufacturer of digital sorting, conveying, and processing equipment for food processors. Comparable to Apli's washing/drying/sorting equipment and conveyor systems, though serving broader food categories.
• Sorma Group: Sorma is an Italian machinery manufacturer serving the fruit and vegetable post-harvest industry with sorting, weighing, and packaging equipment. Comparable to Apli in custom line design, Mediterranean customer base, and project-based commercial model.
• Unitec Group: Unitec is an Italian manufacturer of electronic sorting and grading systems for fresh fruits and vegetables. Directly comparable as a one-stop supplier of post-harvest handling and packaging lines to Mediterranean horticultural packers.
• Ellips Group: Ellips is a Dutch provider of optical sorting and grading technology for fresh produce. Comparable to Apli's mechanical calibrator and sorting lines but operating in the higher-end electronic/optical segment serving similar European packer customers.
• MAF Roda: MAF Roda is a French/Spanish manufacturer specializing in sorting, grading, and packing machinery for fruits and vegetables. Most direct peer given the same Iberian footprint, overlapping Treatment + Confección product categories, and shared customer base of Spanish/French packers and cooperatives.
• Aweta: Aweta is a Dutch manufacturer of sorting, grading, and packaging machinery for fruits and vegetables. Comparable to Apli in custom line design for fresh produce packers and similar product mix across calibration and packaging stations.

Broad incumbents

• JBT Corporation: JBT Corporation is a US-listed global provider of food processing and air transport equipment. Broad incumbent serving fruit/vegetable processors with sorting, washing, and packaging machinery that overlaps Apli's Treatment and Confección lines.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a Swiss global plant and process engineering group for food and feed manufacturing. Broad incumbent with limited but overlapping exposure to fruit/vegetable processing equipment; comparable as a large-scale industrial machinery reference point for Apli's category.
• TOMRA: TOMRA is a Norwegian-headquartered global leader in sensor-based sorting for food and recycling. Broad incumbent in fruit sorting/grading with international service network, dwarfing Apli's scale but competing in the same horticultural post-harvest category.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Aplimaquinariasureste
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/apli-maquinaria

Compliance6 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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