Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd.

What Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd. does

Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd. is a privately held Chinese industrial machinery manufacturer founded in 2009 and headquartered in Jinan, Shandong Province. The company specializes in R&D and manufacturing of food and feed extrusion machinery, producing twin-screw, three-screw, single-screw, and laboratory extruders alongside complete turn-key processing lines. Its product portfolio spans pet food, fish feed, puffed and fried snacks, fortified and artificial rice, breakfast cereals, textured soy protein, instant noodles, breadcrumbs, pasta, and eco-friendly biodegradable products such as edible drinking straws and tableware. The company employs more than 70 staff across R&D, production, quality inspection, and sales functions, and operates a manufacturing facility in Shizhong District, Jinan that started production at a new factory in July 2023.

The company's underlying technology platform is built around twin-screw and multi-screw extrusion, with proprietary features including a patented two-color/multi-color puffed food extruder (which the company claims to have invented), a triangular three-screw arrangement claimed to deliver 2x the output of a twin-screw unit at equivalent power, a square-barrel extruder with bushing-protected wear surfaces, a building-block screw system with self-cleaning capability, and an intelligent control layer for centralized production-line monitoring. Auxillary equipment (electric, diesel, steam and microwave dryers, continuous and batch fryers, grinders, pulverizers, flavoring drums, and packing machines) is bundled into full-line projects. The company holds dozens of invention patents in food extrusion technology and was awarded the "Chinese Famous Brand" designation by Xinhua News Agency in January 2025.

Jinan Sunward generates revenue primarily through hardware sales of capital equipment and processing lines, supplemented by installation, commissioning, training, and after-sales services under a one-year warranty with lifetime maintenance at cost. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; standard payment terms are 30% T/T down payment with 70% balance before delivery, with L/C also accepted. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales run through two international sales departments and two domestic sales departments, supported by active participation in international trade exhibitions (Pacprocess MEA Egypt, InterPackExpo Uzbekistan, EXPOALIMENTARIA Peru, Pet Fair Asia, ProPak Indonesia, Asian Pet Expo, Malaysia Minas Expo). The company exports to more than 100 countries with a notable concentration of activity in India (fortified rice, textured vegetable protein, established local service team), alongside customers in Turkey, Tanzania, Philippines, Nigeria, New Caledonia, Peru, Georgia, and Burundi.

Name

Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd.

Legal name

Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd.

Website

https://jnsunward.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Jinan Sunward Machinery is a Jinan, China-based manufacturer of food and feed extrusion machinery and complete processing lines (twin-screw and three-screw extruders, dryers, fryers, packing equipment) serving pet food, aquafeed, snack, fortified rice, and eco-friendly product manufacturers in 100+ countries via direct enterprise sales and trade exhibitions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Processing Machinery (Industrial Extrusion Equipment)

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAAAJAJ

Bulk Handling & Conveying for Processing Lines (Augers, Elevators, Conveyors)

Agriculture & Food Production/Agricultural Equipment & Technology/Post-Harvest & On-Farm Processing Equipment (Cleaning, Drying, Sorting, Packaging)

SECONDARYIMAHAOAD

Wrapping & Bundling Equipment (Shrink/Stretch)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Industrial Machinery & Heavy Equipment/Packaging Machinery (Automated & Semi-automated)

Keywords

• Food extrusion machinery
• Pet food processing lines
• Fish feed equipment
• Snack production lines
• Twin screw extruders

Headquarters

HQ city

Jinan

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices4 records

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. Food/Feed Extrusion Machinery Sales: Sale of complete production lines and individual machines including extruders, dryers, flavoring machines, packing machines, and auxiliary equipment. Turn-key project delivery with engineer installation and training services included.
2. Professional Services: Installation, debugging, and training services provided by engineers. After-sale services including one year warranty and lifetime maintenance with cost price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd. is an industry and trade integrated enterprise that designs, manufactures, and exports extrusion machinery and ancillary equipment for the food and feed processing industries. The company produces twin-screw, three-screw, and single-screw extruders as well as complete turn-key production lines for snacks, pet food, fish feed, breakfast cereals, fortified/artificial rice, textured vegetable protein, breadcrumbs, instant noodles, and eco-friendly biodegradable products such as edible straws and tableware. Turn-key project delivery includes engineer installation, commissioning, and operator training at customer facilities worldwide.

Product overview

Jinan Sunward Machinery Co., Ltd. is an industry and trade integrated enterprise specializing in R&D and manufacturing of extrusion machinery and related ancillary equipment for the food processing industry. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products organized into core extruder machines (including twin-screw, three-screw, single-screw, two-color, and laboratory extruders), complete processing lines (for snacks, pet food, fish feed, breakfast cereals, pasta, artificial rice, textured protein, breadcrumbs, instant noodles, and eco-friendly products), and auxiliary equipment (dryers, fryers, grinders, flavoring machines, and packaging machines). The products serve the corn meal milling, corn flakes/breakfast cereal, baby food, corn puff snacks, pellets, artificial rice, soy nuggets, pet food, and fish food systems. Founded in 2009, the company has developed specialized equipment including patented two-color food extruders and edible straw production lines, with products exported to over 100 countries worldwide.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Twin Screw Extruder Twin-screw extruder with frequency speed control, alloy-steel screws, forced lubrication system, and self-cleaning function, used as the core machine for human food and pet food extrusion processing.
• Three-Screw Extruder Three-screw extruder with triangular screw arrangement providing three meshing surfaces for higher extrusion and shearing efficiency, with output approximately twice that of twin-screw extruders at the same power.
• Two-Color Puffed Food Extruder Patented twin-screw extruder that produces two-color or multi-color puffed foods and pet foods on the same machine without dyeing, addressing product homogenization challenges.
• Single Screw Extruder Single-screw extruder used for producing shell, screw, square tube, round tube, and lotus root slice shapes using flour, corn starch, and potato starch.
• Steam Twin Screw Extruder High-efficiency steam twin-screw extruder with enlarged stainless-steel conditioner used for producing floating and sinking fish feed and pet food.
• Lab Twin Screw Extruder Compact laboratory twin-screw extruder designed for universities, research institutes, and enterprises conducting extrusion experiments with various raw materials.
• Puff Snacks Processing Line Complete turn-key processing line for puffed snacks from corn, rice, wheat, oat, and rye with various shapes (round, triangle, square, stars, flower) and core-filling capability.
• Fried Snacks Production Line Integrated fried snack production line covering mixing, extruding, cutting, frying, flavoring, and packing for products such as rice crusts, chips, bulges, pizza rolls, and Doritos.
• Nik Naks Kurkure Processing Line Processing line for Cheetos, Kurkure, and Nik Naks-style extruded snacks from corn grits with curling and frying/toasting capability.
• Small and Medium Capacity Pet Food Processing Line Pet food processing line with 100kg/h to 1 ton/h output, producing dry-type puffed pet food from corn flour, bone meal, and fish meal.
• Large Capacity Pet Food Processing Line Large-capacity pet food processing line with 1-12 ton/h output, supporting both dry and wet extrusion methods and integrated intelligent control.
• Floating & Sinking Fish Feed Processing Line High-automation fish feed production line producing floating and sinking pellets of 0.5mm to 15mm diameter using a twin-screw extruder.
• Pet Chews Production Line

Quantifiable outcome

• Floating fish feed can float on water surface for approximately 20 hours
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Indian Customer (Textured Vegetable Protein)notableOthers · 11 April 2025Delivered complete textured vegetable protein production line to India. Company established native service teams in some countries including India for remote online service support, demonstrating strategic market presence.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Coperion (Hillenbrand): German twin-screw extruder manufacturer for food, feed, plastics, and chemical applications, part of Hillenbrand. Direct competitor in industrial-scale extrusion equipment with overlapping food and feed customers worldwide.
• Clextral: French twin-screw extrusion specialist serving food, feed, and bioprocessing applications. Directly comparable to Jinan Sunward as a specialist extrusion-equipment maker offering twin-screw lines for snacks, pet food, aquafeed, and textured protein to similar industrial customers.
• Baker Perkins: British food-processing equipment manufacturer with a long-established extrusion line for snacks, breakfast cereals, and confectionery. Comparable as a specialized extrusion-machinery vendor serving global branded food manufacturers.
• Jinan Saibainuo Machinery: China-based extrusion machinery manufacturer also headquartered in the Jinan/Shandong cluster, producing twin-screw extruders and snack/pet-food/feed processing lines. Most direct Chinese competitor, competing head-to-head on price in the same emerging-market customer base.
• Leistritz: German manufacturer of twin-screw extruders for food, feed, and pharmaceutical processing. Direct comparable as a high-end twin-screw extrusion specialist competing for premium global food/feed customers.

Broad incumbents

• Andritz Group: Austrian equipment maker with animal feed and food processing divisions producing extrusion and processing equipment for aquafeed and pet food. Comparable as a broader industrial incumbent with a relevant feed-processing division.
• GEA Group: German industrial conglomerate with a substantial food processing equipment portfolio spanning separation, homogenization, and extrusion. Much larger diversified incumbent with global service infrastructure competing for the same industrial food customers.
• Marel: Icelandic food-processing equipment maker specializing in fish, meat, and poultry processing, with some feed-machinery adjacency. Comparable as a larger, publicly listed food-processing equipment incumbent operating in adjacent end-markets.
• SPX Flow: American food-processing equipment manufacturer including homogenizers, mixers, and certain extrusion systems. Larger diversified industrial incumbent with a relevant food-processing segment and Baker Perkins heritage.
• Bühler Group: Swiss global leader in food processing equipment including grain milling, animal feed, and food extrusion (and parent of Clextral). Larger incumbent offering a much broader portfolio across multiple food-processing categories rather than specializing in extrusion only.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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