KISA

What KISA does

KISA GmbH, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany (Südstraße 44, 47475 Kamp-Lintfort), manufactures custom heavy industrial machinery for washing, dewatering, dosing, dissolving, and mixing bulk materials in the aggregates and stone-earth (Steine- und Erden) industry. Its product portfolio comprises six core machine families — Schwertwäschen (sword washers) using counter-rotating shafts with spirally arranged blades to scrub clay and loam from rock; Entwässerungsschöpfräder (dewatering wheels) up to 8,000 mm in diameter for drying hydraulically conveyed gravel via vacuum-assisted scooping; Wasch- und Entwässerungsschnecken (washing/dewatering screws) for sand processing; Mineralgemischanlagen (mineral mixing plants) for road-construction aggregate dosing; Doppelwellenmischer und -auflöser (twin-shaft mixers and dissolvers) for substrate blending and clay separation; and Dosiergeräte (volumetric or gravimetric dosing systems) with throughputs up to 2,500 t/h and gravimetric accuracy down to ±0.25%. The product set is supported by the MEDOS mixed-grain loading software and MKV1 plant control software, plus an after-sales service and spare-parts operation.

The company sells primarily through engineering-driven, direct-customer consultation, complemented by an international channel-partner network — Phoenix Process Equipment (USA), BPS Technologies (Australia), Dak-Firma (Poland), Nordic Bulk (Scandinavia), Tecnoidea (Italy), and Metcam (Switzerland) — and attends multiple international trade fairs including IFAT Munich, Mining Türkiye, Euro Mine Expo, SIM, IMARC, ECOMONDO, and Mining Indaba. All machines are individually designed and quoted; pricing is not public, and revenue is generated primarily through one-time capital-equipment sales plus multi-year spare-parts, maintenance, and service contracts. KISA is a privately held German GmbH (HRB 6978, Amtsgericht Kleve), is identified on its website as "Ein Unternehmen der L.I.G." (a company of the L.I.G. holding group), and operates with approximately 13–20 named employees. Peter Meier serves as Managing Director (Geschäftsführer). Recent high-profile engagements include delivery of the world's largest Schwertwäsche to Element25's Butcherbird manganese project in Western Australia (600 t/h, 2026), supply to TRANSKOM BIAŁDYGA's new Polish gravel quarry, and strategic discussions with Heidelberg Materials AG.

Name

KISA

Legal name

KISA GmbH

Website

https://kisa.nrw

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KISA GmbH, founded 1989 in Kamp-Lintfort, Germany, designs and manufactures custom heavy industrial machinery — sword washers, dewatering wheels, dosing systems, and mixing plants — for washing, dewatering, dosing, dissolving, and mixing bulk materials in the aggregates and stone-earth industry, selling globally via direct sales and channel partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Machinery for Aggregates Processing

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331), Mining Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333131)

SIC

Construction, Mining & Materials Handling Machinery & Equip (3530), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment, Nec (3569)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Solids Handling & Processing Equipment (Conveying, Silo, Feeders) (IMAHAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF)

Keywords

• Industrial washing machinery
• Bulk material processing
• Aggregates processing equipment
• Dewatering systems
• Stone and earth industry machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Kamp-Lintfort

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

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. Custom Industrial Machinery Sales: KISA manufactures custom-built heavy machinery for the aggregates and stone-earth industry. Machines are individually designed to customer requirements and sold as capital equipment. Products include Schwertwäschen, Entwässerungsschöpfräder, Wasch- und Entwässerungsschnecken, Mineralgemischanlagen, Mischer & Auflöser, and Dosiergeräte. The revenue model is primarily one-time capital equipment sales with associated service, spare parts, and maintenance contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

KISA GmbH manufactures and sells custom-built heavy industrial machinery for washing, dewatering, dosing, dissolving, and mixing bulk materials used in the stone-and-earth (aggregates) industry. The product range includes Schwertwäschen (sword washers), Entwässerungsschöpfräder (dewatering wheels), washing and dewatering screws, mineral mixture plants, twin-shaft mixers and dissolvers, and volumetric/gravimetric dosing systems, complemented by installation, commissioning, and after-sales service.

Product overview

KISA manufactures industrial machinery for the stone and aggregates (Steine- und Erden) industry. The product portfolio is organized around bulk material processing: Schwertwäschen (sword washers) and Entwässerungsschöpfräder (dewatering wheels) handle washing and dewatering of rock and gravel; Wasch- und Entwässerungsschnecken (washing/dewatering screws) process sand; Mineralgemischanlagen (mineral mixture plants) dose and blend aggregates; Mischer & Auflöser (mixers/dissolvers) treat contaminated soils; and Dosiergeräte (dosing equipment) provide volumetric or gravimetric material feeding. All offerings are modular, individually configured per customer requirements, and supported by a service/maintenance division.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schwertwäschen (Sword Washers) Heavy-duty washing machines that use counter-rotating shaft arms with spirally arranged blades to scrub clay, loam, and other impurities from rock and stone, then convey the cleaned material upward for discharge. Designed and built to customer-specific requirements for the aggregates and stone-and-earth industry.
• Entwässerungsschöpfräder (Dewatering Wheels) Large rotary wheel machines that dewater hydraulically conveyed gravel by scooping material through a water-filled trough, with vacuum-assisted drying to achieve residual moisture levels suitable for conveyor-belt transport. Available with wheel diameters up to 8,000 mm, widths up to 2,800 mm, throughput up to 1,500 t/h, and grain sizes up to 200 mm.
• Wasch- und Entwässerungsschnecken (Washing and Dewatering Screws) Inclined screw-conveyor machines that clean and dewater fine or coarse sand (0–8 mm) by transporting material upward through a water-filled trough while drainage occurs through sieve openings in the screw housing. Throughput up to 270 t/h solid, screw diameters up to 2,000 mm, trough lengths up to 10,500 mm, installation inclination 25°.
• Mineralgemischanlagen (Mineral Mixture Plants) Modular or semi-mobile batch loading systems for producing road-construction aggregates from gravel, sand, and crushed-stone mixtures, featuring bunker batteries (15, 20, 25, or 30 m³) with integrated dosing belts and optional mixing wheels or twin-shaft mixers, controlled via KISA MKV1 software with touchscreen PC (IP55) and optional calibrated belt scale. Loading capacity up to 800 t/h.
• Mischer & Auflöser (Twin-Shaft Mixers and Dissolvers) Twin-shaft mixers blend two substrates (e.g., clayey soil with a binder like lime) to improve pumpability; twin-shaft dissolvers mechanically separate clay-bonded contaminants from gravel to enable subsequent sieve separation. Both use counter-rotating shafts with spirally arranged plates.
• Dosiergeräte (Dosing Equipment) Volumetric or gravimetric dosing systems combining slides and dosing belts, including combination units (SN/SD, S/D), electric slides for dewatering, dosing belts (Types D, DR, DS, DX, DG, DGX) with weighing accuracy from ±1% to ±0.25% and throughputs up to 2,500 t/h. Includes MEDOS software for mixed-grain loading and recipe management.
• Service / Wartung (Service and Maintenance) Maintenance and after-sales services for KISA machinery, including downloadable maintenance contracts, spare-parts availability, proactive servicing beyond commissioning, and on-site installation, commissioning, and after-sales support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Largest Schwertwäsche in the world delivered for Element25 Butcherbird project — 600 t/h throughput, 10,000 x 3,500 mm trough, processing material up to 250 mm grain size.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

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

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and unclear.

• BPS Technologies (Australia)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2026BPS Technologies serves as KISA's local distribution and service partner in Australia. The partnership combines BPS Technologies' long-standing experience in the mining industry with KISA's German engineering competence, product quality, and technical expertise, enabling reliable and efficient support for Australian customers with local service.
• Phoenix Process Equipment (USA)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPhoenix Process Equipment is a key sales partner for KISA in the United States. The two companies co-market PHOENIX-KISA branded dewatering wheels. Four PHOENIX-KISA dewatering wheels were shipped to America in mid-2026. Bill Faulkner, National Sales Manager at Phoenix, participated in a joint visit to Heidelberg Materials AG with KISA management.
• Dak-Firma (Poland)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDak-Firma is a Polish channel partner that mediated the KISA project with TRANSKOM BIAŁDYGA and accompanied the installation process. KISA supplied two Schwertwäschen and dosing combinations for TRANSKOM's new gravel quarry.
• Heidelberg Materials AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHeidelberg Materials AG is one of the world's largest building materials companies. KISA held a meeting with Heidelberg Materials representatives on June 25, 2026, to present KISA solutions and discuss future cooperation, technical exchange, and further collaboration opportunities. KISA also participated in a Heidelberg Materials CPD session on Net Zero Concrete in London on June 24, 2026.
• Nordic Bulk (Sweden)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNordic Bulk is a Scandinavian sales partner for KISA. KISA visited Nordic Bulk's stand at the Euro Mine Expo in Sweden in June 2026, where the companies strengthened their existing partnership and exchanged ideas on developments in the mining industry.
• Tecnoidea Impianti S.r.l. (Italy)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorTecnoidea Impianti is an Italian partner. On June 23, 2026, a meeting was held at Tecnoidea to discuss future cooperation. KISA presented its products and solutions for the recycling industry. Tecnoidea CEO Matteo Parolini and Sales Manager Franco Magnone attended along with KISA CEO Peter Meier. Tecnoidea also presented a 3D-printed model of KISA's Schwertwäsche at IFAT Munich 2026.
• Metcam AG (Switzerland)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMetcam AG is a Swiss partner collaborating with KISA and Tecnoidea. CEO Daniele Camuso attended the June 2026 meeting at Tecnoidea. Metcam also presented the KISA Schwertwäsche 3D model at IFAT Munich 2026.
• L-I-G GroupunclearOthersKISA is listed as 'Ein Unternehmen der:' (A company of) L-I-G Group on its website footer. More details about this parent or affiliated group are not publicly disclosed.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Metso Corporation: Metso is a global incumbent supplying crushing, screening, washing, and dewatering solutions for mining and aggregates — overlapping with KISA's bulk-solids processing portfolio but at much greater scale and across a far broader product range.
• FLSmidth: FLSmidth supplies processing equipment and full plants for the mining and cement industries, including washing, dewatering, and material handling solutions that overlap with KISA's bulk-solids processing product range.
• Astec Industries: Astec Industries is a broad US manufacturer of equipment for aggregates, infrastructure, and energy markets, including washing and material handling systems comparable to KISA's dosing and mixing plants.
• Weir Group (Weir Minerals): Weir's Minerals division manufactures dewatering equipment, slurry pumps, and process equipment for mining — directly comparable to KISA's dewatering wheels and dosing systems for mineral processing applications. It is a much larger incumbent with a global footprint.

Emerging players

• EvoQuip: EvoQuip manufactures compact mobile equipment for crushing, screening, and washing in the aggregates and recycling sectors, making it an emerging player competing with KISA's modular and semi-mobile mineral processing plants in smaller-scale and recycling applications.

Direct peers

• McLanahan Corporation: McLanahan is a US-based manufacturer of aggregate processing equipment, including log washers, dewatering equipment, and feeding/dosing systems directly comparable to KISA's Schwertwäschen, dewatering wheels, and dosing devices. Both companies serve the same stone-earth and aggregates customer base with engineered capital equipment.
• Phoenix Process Equipment: Phoenix Process Equipment is KISA's US channel partner that co-markets the PHOENIX-KISA dewatering wheels, but it is also an independent manufacturer of dewatering and separation equipment, making it a direct competitor in the North American market.
• Superior Industries: Superior Industries designs and manufactures bulk material processing and handling equipment — including washing, dewatering, and conveying systems for aggregates producers — directly comparable to KISA's dosing, mixing, and dewatering product lines.
• CDE Group: CDE is a leading manufacturer of wet processing equipment for sand, aggregates, and recycling — directly comparable to KISA's washing, dewatering, and dosing product lines. Both sell custom-engineered modular plants to quarry operators and recycling businesses globally.
• Terex Washing Systems: Terex Washing Systems manufactures aggregate washing, dewatering, and material classification equipment, overlapping directly with KISA's Schwertwäschen, dewatering wheels, and washing/dewatering screws. Both serve quarrying and construction-materials customers with modular washing plants.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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