JK Machinery, CZ

What JK Machinery, CZ does

JK Machinery a.s. is a privately held Czech joint-stock company (founded 1990, ~35 years operating) that designs, manufactures, and installs custom equipment and complete technological processing lines for post-harvest treatment of agricultural products. The company specializes in cleaning, sorting, peeling/dehulling, and milling across 40+ crop types including cereals, oilseeds, legumes, grasses, spices, forest seeds, and industrial hemp. Its product portfolio comprises 12 proprietary machine families (JCM Modular Cleaners VibroMAX, JCC VibroCompact, JCR Air-sieve Classifiers, JGD Destoners, JGT Gravity Tables, JGC Gravity Concentrators, JCT Indented Cylinders, and five dehuller variants: JHP, JHS, JHI, JHC, JHD) plus approximately 16 complete processing-line configurations (post-harvest, sowing seeds, oat-meal, malting barley, poppy seed, sunflower dehulling for both bakery and oil-pressing, hemp, spelt, peas/legumes, buckwheat/millet, maize calibration, and forest seeds). Operations span three Czech sites: corporate headquarters in Prague (Praha 4), manufacturing/production in Tábor, and a laboratory test facility in Planá nad Lužnicí.

The business model is primarily one-time equipment sales (quote-based, not publicly priced) supplemented by professional services revenue from installation, commissioning, operator training, warranty/post-warranty service, and pre-sale consultation/laboratory testing. Go-to-market is sales-led via direct sales staff and a global network of foreign representatives and dealers covering 42 countries with 70+ service centers worldwide, complemented by participation in major international agricultural trade shows (Agritechnica, SIMA, Techagro) and an educational content-marketing encyclopedia covering crop processing. The company reports 2,500+ satisfied customers globally and a named-customer roster spanning seed producers (Syngenta), food/spice processors (Paulig/Santa Maria), agricultural cooperatives (AGROFERT/AgroZZN), government forestry (Lesy České republiky), and academia (Czech University of Life Sciences Prague). Recognition includes the Czech Chamber of Commerce "Exporter of the Year 2023" award and product awards at Ural Agro 2018 and Yekaterinburg 2014.

Name

JK Machinery, CZ

Legal name

JK Machinery a.s.

Website

https://jk-machinery.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

JK Machinery a.s. is a Czech (founded 1990) designer and manufacturer of custom post-harvest agricultural processing equipment and complete turnkey lines for cleaning, sorting, dehulling, and milling cereals, oilseeds, legumes, spices, and specialty crops, sold across 42 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Processing Machinery

NAICS

Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333111), Agricultural Implement Manufacturing (33311), Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550)

akta.pro primary industry

Agricultural Processing Equipment (On-farm) (IMAHACAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Shelling, Hulling & Dehusking Equipment (Rice Hullers, Nut Shellers) (AFAAAJAE), Harvesting & Forage Equipment (IMAHACAD)

Keywords

• Agricultural processing equipment
• Grain cleaning machines
• Seed sorting technology
• Post-harvest processing lines
• Cereal dehulling equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Equipment Manufacturing and Sales: Design, manufacture and sale of custom agricultural processing equipment and complete technological units for cleaning, sorting, peeling and milling of agricultural products
2. Installation and Commissioning Services: Professional installation, commissioning and operator training services for supplied technologies
3. Warranty and Post-Warranty Service: Comprehensive warranty and post-warranty service including maintenance and support
4. Consultation and Testing Services: Equipment selection consultation based on technical requirements and climatic conditions, with laboratory testing capabilities

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

JK Machinery designs, manufactures, and sells custom agricultural processing equipment and complete technological lines for cleaning, sorting, dehulling, peeling, and milling of agricultural products including cereals, oilseeds, legumes, grasses, spices, and forest seeds. The portfolio spans individual machines (vibrating cleaners, air-sieve classifiers, destoners, gravity tables, indented cylinders, dehullers, scourers) and turnkey processing lines tailored per customer requirements. The company also provides equipment consultation, laboratory testing, installation, commissioning, operator training, and warranty/post-warranty service.

Product overview

JK Machinery is a Czech company with over 30 years of experience developing and manufacturing special equipment for agriculture and food industry. The product portfolio consists of individual machines (cleaners, classifiers, destoners, gravity tables, dehullers/peelers, and scourers) and complete technological processing lines. Individual machines include JCM Modular Cleaners VibroMAX, JCC Cleaners VibroCompact, JCR Air-sieve Classifiers, JGD Destoners, JGT Gravity Tables, JGC Gravity Concentrators, JCT Indented Cylinders, and various dehullers (JHP, JHS, JHI, JHC, JHD). Complete processing lines cover post-harvest processing, sowing seeds production, oat-meal production, malting barley cleaning, spices processing, forest seed processing, oilseeds processing, legumes processing, cereals processing, dehulling, and cleaning and sorting. The company also provides installation, commissioning, operator training, warranty, and post-warranty service, along with laboratory testing facilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• JCM Modular Cleaners VibroMAX Modular cleaning system designed for processing and cleaning agricultural products with high efficiency and customizable configurations, for use by grain processors, seed companies, and agricultural cooperatives.
• JCC Cleaners VibroCompact Compact vibration-based cleaning machine for agricultural product processing, designed as a cost-efficient option for grain and seed cleaning operations.
• JCR Air-sieve Classifiers Air-sieve classification equipment for separating and sorting agricultural materials by size and density, used in grain and seed processing lines.
• JGD Destoners Equipment for removing stones and heavy impurities from agricultural crops, used as a step in grain cleaning and seed processing lines.
• JGT Gravity Tables Gravity-based separation equipment for grading agricultural seeds and grains by weight, used in seed processing and quality control operations.
• JGC Gravity Concentrators Concentration equipment using gravity separation for processing agricultural products, primarily used in seed processing lines.
• JCT Indented Cylinders Cylindrical separation equipment for sorting seeds and grains by length, used in seed calibration and quality control processes.
• JHP Horizontal Peeling Machines Horizontal machines for peeling and dehulling agricultural grains and seeds, used in dehulling processing lines.
• JHS Horizontal Scourers Horizontal scouring equipment for surface treatment of grains and seeds, used to clean and polish grain surfaces in processing lines.
• JHI Impact Dehullers Impact-based dehulling machines for processing grains and oilseeds, used in dehulling processing lines for cereals and oilseed crops.
• JHC Compact Dehullers

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered key and minor.

• McArthur Agriculture (UK)keyChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 12 August 2021British company McArthur Agriculture is among JK Machinery's most innovative and quickly developing foreign representations. They established a brand-new testing line demonstrating JK Machinery equipment capabilities to UK customers.
• Czech national basketball teamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership with Czech national basketball team representative Renáta Březinová for brand visibility and community engagement.
• St. Štěpán's HospiceminorOthersCSR partnership with St. Štěpán's Hospice, demonstrating social responsibility commitment.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Petkus Technologie: German manufacturer of seed and grain cleaning, sorting, and processing equipment with strong European presence. Closely comparable to JK Machinery across cleaners, gravity tables, and seed processing lines.
• Westrup A/S: Danish seed and grain processing equipment maker covering cleaners, gravity separators, and indented cylinders. Similar mid-sized European manufacturer profile and product overlap with JK Machinery.
• Aarsen: Dutch manufacturer of grain processing and handling equipment including cleaners and separators. Targets feed mills and grain processors with comparable modular equipment offerings.
• Lewis M. Carter Manufacturing: US manufacturer of seed processing equipment including cleaners, gravity separators, and complete processing lines. Provides a North American comparable to JK Machinery's product portfolio.
• Cimbria (AGCO): Danish manufacturer of seed and grain processing equipment including cleaners, gravity separators, and indented cylinders — directly comparable product overlap with JK Machinery's JCM, JGT, and JCT lines.
• Damas A/S: Danish supplier of grain and seed cleaning equipment with comparable product families (air-screen cleaners, gravity separators) targeting seed processors and grain handlers.
• Alvan Blanch: UK-based manufacturer of grain cleaning, drying, and processing equipment serving similar agricultural and food processing customers across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: Large German industrial group with a food and feed processing equipment division that overlaps with JK Machinery in grain milling and separation technology, but operates as a broad incumbent across many industries.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in grain processing, cleaning, sorting, and milling equipment for food and feed industries. Overlaps directly with JK Machinery in cereal/oilseed cleaning and dehulling but operates at vastly greater scale and with broader integrated solutions.

Regional players

• SKIOLD Andersen & Bein: Danish/European provider of grain and seed handling/processing equipment serving European agribusinesses with comparable cleaners and storage/handling solutions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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