ANT GROUP A.Ş.

What ANT GROUP A.Ş. does

ANT GROUP A.Ş. is a Turkish industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 1976 (as Kimak A.Ş., rebranded in 2000) and headquartered in Hendek, Sakarya, Türkiye. The company designs, manufactures, and commissions custom solid-liquid separation equipment — including filter presses, vacuum disc/drum/belt filters, thickeners, and belt press filters — alongside process technologies such as rotary, vacuum, and pneumatic dryers; screw, pneumatic, and elevator conveyors; flakers; and stainless steel tanks. Its deeper offering comprises turnkey production facilities, most notably complete starch manufacturing plants (corn, wheat, potato) and starch derivatives facilities (glucose, fructose, modified starch, dextrin), as well as salt and date processing plants. Technical differentiators include the OHF 2500 large-format filter press for iron concentrate filtration (2580x2440 mm plates, two-side feeding) and PLC-controlled filter press systems designed for faster charging and lower cake moisture. Manufacturing is anchored at a 20,000 m2 facility in Sakarya 2nd Organized Industrial Zone, completed in 2013, with 12,700 m2 of covered production space, which the company claims is the largest in its sector.

The company serves enterprise customers across mining (Koza Altın, Eti Maden, Türk Maadin, MN GGOLD), food and agriculture (Yudum, Wilmar), sugar (Kütahya Şeker Fabrikası), glass (Şişecam), and pharmaceuticals (Eczacıbaşı). Its revenue model rests on three streams: custom one-time machinery sales, turnkey plant installation as professional services, and recurring after-sales service and support. Pricing is quote-based on customer specifications and is not publicly disclosed. Distribution is direct: factory-direct sales from Sakarya, supplemented by trade fair presence at events such as Maden Türkiye (Mining Turkey) Fair and Tüyap Istanbul exhibitions, with no disclosed channel partners. The company is privately held by a family ownership structure (since 2003), with 29 employees and ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018 certifications held as of 2025.

The go-to-market motion is event-driven and relationship-based: enterprise buyers evaluate large custom equipment through technical specifications, factory visits, and trade fair demonstrations. Marketing channels combine the company website, social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and industry exhibitions. Geographic reach is described as both domestic Turkey and international, with hundreds of facilities and machines installed across multiple countries, though specific export markets are not enumerated. There are no disclosed subsidiaries, no parent company, no institutional investors, and no public ticker, indicating a closely held operating profile with capital sourced internally.

Name

ANT GROUP A.Ş.

Legal name

Ant Group Teknoloji Makina İmalat Mühendislik Taahhüt San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Website

https://antgroup.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1976

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ANT GROUP A.Ş. is a Turkish industrial machinery manufacturer that designs and builds custom solid-liquid separation equipment (filter presses, vacuum filters, thickeners), process technologies (dryers, conveyors), and turnkey starch production plants for enterprise customers in mining, food, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Filtration and Separation Equipment

NAICS

Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing (333415)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial Gas & Air Separation Equipment (ASU, PSA, Cryogenic Systems) (IMAHAEAI)

Keywords

• Industrial filtration equipment
• Filter press manufacturing
• Solid-liquid separation
• Starch production plants
• Process equipment manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Serdivan/Sakarya

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Machinery Manufacturing: Design, manufacture, and sale of custom industrial filtration equipment including filter presses, thickeners, vacuum filters, dryers, and other process equipment. Equipment is custom-designed based on customer specifications and application requirements.
2. Turnkey Plant Installation: Complete turnkey facility design and construction including starch manufacturing plants, starch derivatives production facilities, and salt manufacturing plants. Delivered operational and ready for production.
3. After-Sales Service and Support: Post-sale services for installed facilities and equipment, providing ongoing support and maintenance.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ANT GROUP A.Ş. designs, manufactures, and installs custom industrial solid-liquid separation equipment (filter presses, vacuum filters, thickeners, belt press filters), process equipment (dryers, conveyors, flakers, stainless steel tanks, flocculant units), and turnkey production plants for starch, starch derivatives, glucose, fructose, and modified starch manufacturing. Equipment is custom-engineered to customer specifications and delivered with after-sales service support.

Product overview

ANT GROUP A.Ş. is an industrial machinery manufacturer specializing in solid-liquid separation, process equipment, and turnkey production facilities. The product portfolio consists of three main categories: (1) Solid-Liquid Separation equipment including Filter Presses, Thickeners, Belt Press Filters, Pressure Polish Filters, Tube Presses, and various Vacuum Filters (Disc, Drum, Pre-Coat, Top Feed, Drum Belt, Pan, Belt types); (2) Process Technologies including Dryers (Rotary, Rotary Vacuum, Rotary Cone Vacuum, Pallet, Tubular, Pneumatic), Conveyors (Screw, Pneumatic, Elevators), Flakers, Stainless Steel Tanks, and Flocculant Preparation Units; (3) Complete Plant Facilities including Starch Manufacturing Plants, Starch Derivatives Production Facilities, and Salt Manufacturing Plants. The company operates from Sakarya, Turkey with over 47 years of experience since founding in 1976, offering custom machine design and production services for the starch, mining, food, chemical, and wastewater treatment industries.

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Products and services

• Filter Press (PLC-controlled) Pressure filtration equipment that isolates fluids and solids using filter media, available in chamber plate, membrane plate, and mixpack configurations from 450x450mm to 2500x2500mm. PLC-controlled automation for faster charging, higher efficiency, and lower cake moisture. Used in mining, chemical, food, and wastewater industries.
• Thickener Large tank equipment that allows particles to settle, producing clean overflow and thickened underflow. Features mechanically automated working process with automatic rake mechanisms and electronic torque control. Used in mining, mineral processing, and water treatment.
• Vacuum Disc Filter Continuous operating filter providing highly precise filtration with multiple discs connected in-line to a central rotating shaft through slurry and evacuation zones. Used in mining and mineral processing for continuous dewatering.
• Vacuum Drum Filter Most commonly used vacuum filter type for various industries, consisting of a drum rotated in a filtering slurry tub. Suitable for high solid rated liquids and slurries processes.
• Belt Press Filter Continuous operating filter with belt widths from 500mm to 3000mm, used in treatment, mining, food, and paper industries. Low investment and operating costs.
• Rotary Dryer Industrial dryer using heated gas to minimize moisture content, consisting of inclined drums with internally rotating lifters. Less sensitive to particle sizes with highest capacity among dryers.
• Rotary Vacuum Dryer Equipment for drying filter cakes and slurries, consisting of a horizontal cylinder with jacket and empty agitator. Vacuum provides drying while jacket provides heating. Suitable for heat-sensitive materials.
• Rotary Cone Vacuum Dryer Dryer for heat-sensitive powder materials with plate-coated conical ring and continuous rotation for maximum heating surface exposure. No oxidation during drying process.
• Pallet Dryer Special dryer designed for special materials, featuring two pipe shafts with disks heated by thermal fluid. Material is fed at one end and discharged dry at the other.
• Tubular Dryer Dryer for materials ranging from low solid ratio mixtures to low moisture powders, with three separate areas and central retention area controlling drying rate.
• Pneumatic Dryer (Flash Dryer) Flash dryer using hot air for high drying speed and capacity with very short contact time between hot air and particles. Large surface area for heat and mass transfer.
• Vacuum Pre-Coat Filter Filter that cleans liquids from waste traces using pre-coating medium (diatomite, perlite, cellulose) for cleaner filtration. Standard sizes from 4.5 m² to 66 m².
• Top Feed Vacuum Filter Filter for separating liquid-solid mixtures with better performance at crystallizer coloring. Filtration surface from 4.5 m² to 66 m².
• Vacuum Drum Belt Filter Special filter primarily used in food sector for cake washing applications. Standard sizes from 4.5 m² to 66 m².
• Vacuum Pan Filter Continuous operating filter for coarse-grained and crystal-structured special materials with filtration surface from 2m² to 50m².
• Vacuum Belt Filter Filter for materials with crystalline coarse-grained solid content, belt widths from 1000mm to 3000mm. Available in vacuum drawer and vacuum channel conveyor belt designs.
• Pressure Polish Filter Filter used in processes where liquids contain trace amounts of solid matter requiring removal. Operates on fill-draw principle producing clearer liquid free of suspended solids.
• Tube Press Control filter typically used in the food industry, available in various sizes and filtration surfaces. Easy to use, economical, and compact.
• Starch Manufacturing Plants Complete turnkey facilities for producing starch from corn, potato, rice, wheat, and other raw materials. Starch is used in ceramics, textiles, bioplastics, printing, paper, bioethanol, petroleum drilling, cosmetics, and adhesives.
• Starch Derivatives Production Facilities Turnkey facilities for producing sweeteners (glucose, fructose), modified starch, pre-gel starch, and dextrin from dry or liquid starch. Built with over 40 years of experience supporting various DE values.
• Elevators Vertical conveyor for transporting food, pharmaceutical, and electronic materials precisely, hygienically, and economically without damage.
• Screw Conveyors Equipment for transferring and feeding unshaped and non-adhesive materials, consisting of a rotating spiral screw blade on a central shaft within a tube.
• Pneumatic Conveyors Equipment that transports dry materials using pressure changes and gas flows (nitrogen or air). Available in dilute phase, dense phase, and semi-dense phase designs.
• Flakers Equipment for solidifying hot liquid materials when cooled, used in manufacturing agricultural drugs, special paraffins, and caustic materials. Consists of vessel, rotating drum, rotating heads, and scraper.
• Stainless Steel Tanks & Various Equipment Equipment for storing chemicals, water, food, and gases. Used in pharmaceuticals, food, beverages, wastewater treatment, and agriculture industries.
• Flocculant Preparation Units Equipment performing dehydration to eliminate reverse pools, enabling water recycling and converting waste liquids into recycled solids. Automatic flocculation system with minimum polymer consumption.

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ANDRITZ: Austrian global supplier of industrial filtration, separation, and turnkey plant equipment, including filter presses, thickeners, vacuum filters, and starch/glucose plants. Directly competes with Ant Group across mining, food, and chemical process equipment.
• BOKELA: German specialist in solid-liquid separation technology, including filter presses, vacuum filters, and dynamic cross-flow filtration. Competes with Ant Group in custom industrial filtration.
• FLSmidth: Danish engineering company supplying equipment and full plants to mining and cement industries, including filtration and solid-liquid separation products. Comparable to Ant Group in mining industry filtration solutions.
• Diemme Filtration (Aqseptence Group): Italian-headquartered specialist in filter presses and thickeners for mining, industrial, and wastewater applications. Closely comparable to Ant Group's core filter press and thickener product lines.
• PHOENIX Process Equipment: US-based provider of dewatering and filtration systems for mining, tailings, and industrial applications. Comparable to Ant Group's mining dewatering and tailings management solutions.
• Matec Group: Italian manufacturer of filter presses, thickeners, and complete dewatering plants for mining and industrial customers. Directly competes with Ant Group in solid-liquid separation equipment.
• Metso: Finnish provider of process equipment and services for mining and aggregates, including thickeners, filters, and solids-liquid separation systems. Direct competitor to Ant Group in mining and mineral processing filtration.
• BHS Filtration: German manufacturer of rotary vacuum filters, pressure filters, and filtration systems for chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. Comparable to Ant Group's vacuum filter and process equipment offerings.
• Jingjin Equipment: Chinese global supplier of filter presses and filtration equipment for mining, chemical, and food industries. Directly competes with Ant Group on price-sensitive custom filter press orders internationally.

Emerging players

• Enviro-Care: US manufacturer specializing in wastewater and industrial filtration equipment, including thickeners and filter presses for environmental applications. Comparable to Ant Group's wastewater and environmental treatment segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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