Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH

What Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH does

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH, operating under the trade name KA-Process, is a privately held German engineering company headquartered in Neuenburg-Zienken, Baden-Württemberg, that designs and builds specialized industrial machinery for the food and cosmetics industries. Founded in 1964, the company has been active for more than 60 years and employs 22 people, producing a focused portfolio of capital equipment: the CEM series fully automatic can openers (CEM 600, CEM 2.0, CEM 1200, CEM 2200) that open, empty, rinse, and press cylindrical tins at up to 700 cans/hour with up to 98% product recovery and 80% empty-tin volume reduction; the HDO manual pneumatic can opener; the K-DisHo rotor-stator vacuum processing system for emulsions (mayonnaise, dressings, ketchup, sauces); the K-MT corundum disc mill for wet grinding; the K-VE vacuum deaerator; and the trademarked VeggieWonder® cold-grinding system that processes frozen raw materials directly at 0°C without thawing, producing 30–150 µm purees at 300–2,500 kg/hour.

The company's commercial model is the sale of custom-configured capital equipment to industrial food processors (ready-meal, frozen-food, sauce/condiment, and mustard producers), supplemented by peripheral equipment, integration engineering, risk assessment, and CE certification services bundled into turnkey line deliveries. Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is set through direct consultation. KA-Process sells via its in-house sales team and a network of regional channel partners and sales representatives covering Germany, Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Poland, the United Kingdom, and Thailand, and operates a trilingual (German/English/French) website alongside Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn presences. The company has no publicly disclosed revenue, no external funding rounds, no parent company, and no recorded M&A or restructuring activity in the available data.

Name

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH

Legal name

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH

Website

https://ka-process.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1964

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH (KA-Process) is a 22-employee German industrial machinery maker, founded 1964, that builds specialized capital equipment — can openers, vacuum processors, wet-grinding mills, and a cold-grinding frozen-food system — for industrial food and cosmetics processors in Europe and Southeast Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Food Processing Machinery

NAICS

Food Product Machinery Manufacturing (333241)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Food Preparation Equipment & Smallwares Wholesale (AFAIALAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Frozen prepared meals & entrées manufacturing (AFAKAHAA), Frozen Prepared Foods & Meals Manufacturing (AFAKACAH)

Keywords

• Industrial food processing machinery
• Automatic can opening machines
• Vacuum processing systems
• Wet grinding mills
• Frozen food processing equipment

Headquarters

HQ city

Neuenburg-Zienken

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Machinery Sales: KA-Process generates revenue through the sale of industrial food processing equipment including fully automatic can openers (CEM series), manual can openers, vacuum processing systems, corundum disc mills, vacuum deaerators, and the VeggieWonder cold grinding system. Equipment is sold as capital goods with custom configuration based on customer production requirements.
2. Aftermarket Services and Peripherals: The company provides peripheral equipment and integration services for their machinery, including tin washing systems, conveyors, pumps, and complete production line design. Risk assessment and CE certification services are included with system integrations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH (operating as KA-Process) manufactures and sells industrial food processing machinery including fully automatic and manual can openers (CEM series and HDO), vacuum processing systems (K-DisHo), corundum disc mills for wet grinding (K-MT), vacuum deaerators (K-VE), and the VeggieWonder® cold-grinding system for frozen raw materials. The company provides custom-configured capital equipment along with integration services, peripheral equipment, and complete production line design for industrial food and cosmetics manufacturers.

Product overview

Maschinenbau Kaltenbach GmbH (KA-Process) is an international provider of industrial machines and systems for the food and cosmetics industry with over 60 years of experience. The product portfolio centers on can opening solutions (manual HDO and fully automatic CEM series machines), vacuum processing systems (K-DisHo for emulsions and sauces), corundum disc mills (K-MT for wet grinding), vacuum deaerators (K-VE), and the innovative VeggieWonder® frozen food processing system. The CEM can openers integrate with production lines for automated opening, emptying, rinsing, and pressing of cylindrical cans, achieving up to 98% emptying rates. The K-DisHo vacuum processing system works alongside the K-VE deaerator for quality preservation, while the K-MT corundum disc mill supports ingredient preparation. The VeggieWonder® represents a new cold-grinding technology for frozen produce processing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kudu: Logo and branding element associated with Kaltenbach/KA-Process company identity

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 98% product emptying rate from cans
• +4 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and regional.

• CONDIOcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCONDIO provides food technologists expertise for recipe development and product testing. KA-Process collaborates with CONDIO to help customers develop and test new recipes on the K-DisHo vacuum processing system before full-scale production, offering pilot testing capabilities and technical consultation for mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, and other emulsion-based products.
• GILLAIN & Co NVregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering Belgium market for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at Boomsesteenweg 85-87, 2630 Aartselaar, Belgium. Contact: Geert Bossuyt.
• Adams IndustrievertretungenregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering German market for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at Bleichstraße 34-36, 76593 Gernsbach, Germany. Contact: Heiko Adams.
• Heleon Food B.V.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering Netherlands market for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at Het Eek 11, 4004 LM Tiel, Netherlands. Contact: Klaas Kramer.
• Konitec Polska Sp. z.o.o.regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering Polish market for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at Ul. Olszewskiego 22, 10-757 Olsztyn, Poland. Contact: Jarek Konieczny.
• Europac Co. LtdregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering Thailand and Southeast Asian markets for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at 515/307-308 Soi Suan Phlu 8, South Sathorn Road, Bangkok 10120, Thailand. Contact: Chanita Urpatra.
• Glenvale PackagingregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSales representative covering United Kingdom market for KA-Process industrial food processing equipment. Located at Unit 3 Edison Close, Park Farm Industrial Estate, Wellingborough, Northants NN8 6AH, UK. Contact: Garry Coleman.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Silverson Machines: Silverson manufactures high-shear mixers and homogenizers for food, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical applications. Its rotor-stator technology competes with KA-Process's K-DisHo vacuum processing system for emulsion and sauce manufacturers.
• FrymaKoruma (Romaco): FrymaKoruma, part of the Romaco Group, manufactures vacuum processing machines, wet grinding mills, and deaerators for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical applications. It is the closest direct competitor to KA-Process's K-DisHo and K-MT product lines, serving mayonnaise, sauce, and condiment manufacturers with overlapping technology.
• NETZSCH-Feinmahltechnik: NETZSCH produces wet grinding and dispersion equipment for food and industrial applications. Its mills compete with KA-Process's K-MT corundum disc mill for spice, mustard, and condiment manufacturers.
• IKA-Werke: IKA manufactures processing equipment for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries, including mixers, homogenizers, and wet mills. IKA's homogenization and wet grinding portfolio overlaps with KA-Process's K-DisHo and K-MT product lines.
• VMI Mixing: VMI designs and manufactures mixing equipment for food, cosmetics, and pharmaceutical industries. Its vacuum mixing and emulsification systems compete with KA-Process's K-DisHo vacuum processing line in the same European condiment and prepared food customer base.
• Stephan Machinery (ProXES): Stephan Machinery, part of ProXES, produces processing equipment for sauces, soups, and emulsified products. It overlaps with KA-Process's K-DisHo vacuum processing line and shares the same European mid-market customer base of condiment and prepared food manufacturers.
• Hosokawa Alpine: Hosokawa Alpine manufactures grinding, classifying, and processing equipment for food and chemical applications. Its milling and cold-grinding capabilities overlap with KA-Process's K-MT corundum disc mill and VeggieWonder cold-grinding systems.

Broad incumbents

• GEA Group: GEA is a global supplier of food processing machinery, including homogenizers, separators, and complete production lines. While KA-Process competes in select niches (vacuum processing, can handling), GEA operates broadly across the food processing value chain with much larger scale and global service infrastructure.
• Bühler Group: Bühler is a global industrial machinery provider for food processing, including milling, mixing, and complete production lines. It serves overlapping customers in grain-based foods and food ingredient preparation, competing with KA-Process's grinding and processing equipment at the broader portfolio level.

Emerging players

• Ystral: Ystral specializes in mixing, dispersing, and powder induction technology for food and chemical applications. Its processing solutions partially overlap with KA-Process's vacuum processing and wet grinding offerings for niche food manufacturing applications.

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

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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