Kletec

What Kletec does

Kletec BV is a Dutch industrial automation company founded in 2009 and headquartered in Barneveld, Gelderland, Netherlands. The company designs and manufactures custom-built robotic systems that automate the handling, stacking, and palletizing of eggs for poultry farmers, hatcheries, and egg packaging stations. Its product portfolio spans the ANT series — including the ANT5 tray buffer (2,000+ trays/hour), ANT10 tray stacker, ANT20 trolley loader (market standard since 2014 with 100+ installations), ANT24 hatchery machine, ANT30 palletiser (for farms of 10,000–300,000 chickens), ANT34 high-capacity depalletiser (up to 144,000 eggs/hour), ANT35 modular case palletiser, and ANT50 transfer machine. Each unit is engineered to order ("maatwerk") to fit the customer's floor plan and integrate with their existing farmpackers and egg sorting equipment.

Under the hood, Kletec's machines run on self-designed control software driving purpose-built mechanical systems, with features including touchscreen interfaces, scan-based pattern recognition (ANT34), modular product changeover in under two minutes (ANT35), and a claimed 98% maintenance-free operating rate. The company's value proposition centers on reducing physical labor, saving time (one customer cites 2 hours/day), and operating within a compact footprint — all marketed through direct consultative sales with on-site demonstrations, a savings calculator tool, and a multi-language website (Dutch, English, German, French).

Commercially, Kletec generates revenue through one-time hardware sales of custom machines and supporting service contracts delivered via a global network of local service partners. Pricing is bespoke and not publicly disclosed, with the company emphasizing rapid ROI through labor savings. Its customer base is highly distributed across more than 35 countries (notably Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, France, UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan), predominantly SMB poultry farmers. The company is privately held with no disclosed institutional funding, no management team publicly listed, and 13 employees.

Name

Kletec

Legal name

Kletec BV

Website

https://kletec.nl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Kletec BV designs and manufactures custom-built robotic systems that automate egg stacking, tray handling, and palletizing for poultry farmers, hatcheries, and packaging stations. Operating from Barneveld, Netherlands, its ANT-series machines are deployed across 35+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Automation Equipment for Egg Processing

NAICS

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

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Cartoning, Case Packing & Tray Loading Machines (IMALAOAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK), Agricultural Processing Equipment (On-farm) (IMAHACAL), Egg Collection, Grading & Packing (On-Farm/Producer-Owned) (AFAEADAL)

Keywords

• Egg processing automation
• Poultry farm equipment
• Industrial palletizing machines
• Hatchery automation systems
• Robotic egg stacking

Headquarters

HQ city

Barneveld

HQ country

Netherlands

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. Egg Processing Machines: Kletec designs and manufactures custom-built machines for egg processing automation including tray buffers, trolley loaders, tray stackers, palletizers, and depalletizers. Each machine is custom-made to the customer's specific situation.
2. Service and Support: Global service network providing rapid repairs and maintenance support for machines, working with reliable local partners worldwide

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Kletec designs and manufactures custom-built robotic machines for egg processing automation, including tray buffers, trolley loaders, tray stackers, hatchery machines, palletisers, depalletisers, and transfer machines. Each machine is tailored to the customer's specific situation and is controlled by Kletec's self-designed software, integrating with existing farmpackers and egg sorting machines used by poultry farmers, hatcheries, and egg packaging stations. The company complements its hardware with a global service network for rapid repairs and maintenance.

Product overview

Kletec offers a comprehensive portfolio of egg processing automation machines spanning consumption eggs and hatching eggs. The product lineup includes tray buffers (ANT5), tray stackers (ANT10), trolleyloaders (ANT20), hatchery machines (ANT24), palletisers (ANT30/ANT35), depalletisers (ANT34), and transfer machines (ANT50). The ANT20 Trolleyloader Combi uniquely combines loading and stacking functions in one machine. All machines feature simple operation without need for manual instructions, compact design, and minimal maintenance requirements. The systems are designed to integrate with existing farmpackers and egg sorting machines, providing automation solutions for poultry farms from 10,000 to 300,000 chickens.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Kletec ANT5 Traybuffer Automatic tray buffer that refills empty trays at over 2,000 trays per hour, designed for poultry farmers to eliminate manual tray monitoring. Compact design fits in approximately 1 m² and maintains constant pressure on egg removing equipment.
• Kletec ANT10 Tray Stacker Tray stacking machine for consumption eggs that enables efficient stacking without need for manual operation instructions.
• Kletec ANT20 Trolleyloader Combi Combination machine that slides hatching trays into trolleys and stacks 30-egg trays with delicate handling. Market standard since 2014, deployed at over 100 locations across the US, Canada, Australia, and multiple European countries.
• Kletec ANT24 Hatchery Machine Hatchery automation machine for processing hatching eggs.
• Kletec ANT30 Palletiser Egg tray palletiser designed for poultry farms with 10,000 to 300,000 chickens, offering labor savings and quiet operation. Market leader in the Netherlands and Belgium.
• Kletec ANT30 Case Palletiser Case palletiser for stacking boxes of eggs onto pallets, used in hatchery applications.
• Kletec ANT34 Depalletiser High-capacity depalletiser processing up to 144,000 eggs per hour (400 CPH) with touchscreen interface, automatic pallet feeding with two buffer positions, and scan function for pattern recognition. Designed for medium-sized packaging stations.
• Kletec ANT35 Case Palletiser Modular case palletiser with up to 300 boxes per hour capacity, touchscreen operation, and product changeover in under 2 minutes. Supports open boxes and plastic crates and runs 24/7.
• ANT50 Transfer Machine Transfer machine for moving trays and eggs between different patterns, featuring innovative process design, perfect egg handling, and high capacity for stacking and unstacking empty trays.

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves 2 hours per day of manual labor
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Service PartnersminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKletec collaborates with reliable local partners worldwide to provide rapid repair and maintenance services for machines. This network enables quick service response even outside the Netherlands, ensuring minimal downtime for customers globally.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Jansen Poultry Equipment: Dutch manufacturer of poultry housing, feeding and egg handling systems. Comparable to Kletec in serving commercial poultry farmers with farm-level automation.
• Vencomatic Group: Dutch poultry housing and egg collection systems provider, including the Prinzen egg handling brand. Competes with Kletec in egg handling on layer farms, but as part of a much broader poultry portfolio.
• Big Dutchman: Large German-headquartered incumbent supplying complete poultry production systems including housing, feeding and egg collection. Adjacent competitor in on-farm egg handling, though far broader than Kletec's focus.
• Lubing: German poultry climate control, drinking and egg conveying systems manufacturer. Compares to Kletec on the egg conveyor / handling side, though as a broader equipment supplier.

Direct peers

• Pas Reform: Dutch hatchery technology company offering incubation and hatchery automation systems. Overlaps with Kletec in automated tray handling and stacking for hatchery operations.
• Petersime: Belgian manufacturer of incubators and hatchery equipment. Comparable to Kletec on the hatchery side, particularly against the ANT20 hatching-tray trolleyloader and ANT24 hatchery machine.
• Sanovo Technology: Denmark-headquartered egg processing equipment manufacturer (part of Moba Group). Comparable to Kletec on egg breaking, pasteurization and downstream processing automation.
• HatchTech: Dutch hatchery technology specialist offering incubation and chick processing systems. Overlaps with Kletec's hatchery-side automation (ANT20, ANT24, ANT30 case palletiser).
• Selo: Dutch supplier of egg handling and packaging solutions for poultry farms. Direct competitor to Kletec on tray stackers, palletisers and turnkey egg packing lines.
• Moba: Global leader in egg grading, packing and processing machinery, headquartered in the Netherlands. Moba competes most directly with Kletec on tray handling, palletizing and depalletizing equipment for egg processing lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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