Pumps and Process Equipment Inc

What Pumps and Process Equipment Inc does

Pumps and Process Equipment Inc is a privately held industrial equipment distributor founded in 1989 and headquartered in Elgin, Illinois, with a satellite office in Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm distributes industrial and sanitary pumps, heat exchangers, and related process equipment, operating alongside a sister company, Canaley Process Equipment Inc, that covers the Indiana Eastern Time Zone. Together the businesses serve customers across Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.

The company's core offering is the authorized distribution and factory-authorized repair of more than a dozen world-class process equipment brands, including Lewa, Moyno, Nikkiso, Northern Pump, Price Pump, Watson-Marlow, Yamada, Zenith, Alfa Laval, APV, and Magnatex. Its portfolio spans centrifugal, peristaltic, metering, canned-motor, and ANSI process pumps, as well as plate-style heat exchangers and grinder/macerator equipment, addressing chemical, food, and personal-care processing applications. The firm cites 100+ collective years of engineering experience among its staff and holds a MANA (Manufacturers' Agents National Association) certificate.

Pumps and Process Equipment generates revenue through equipment sales, replacement parts supply, factory-authorized repair services, and custom system design. Pricing is delivered via custom quotation rather than published lists, and the go-to-market model relies on a small enterprise field sales team of sales engineers who specify equipment into customer processes. No public revenue figures, funding events, or AI/technology capabilities are disclosed, and customer concentration cannot be assessed from the available material.

Name

Pumps and Process Equipment Inc

Legal name

Pumps & Process Equipment, Inc.

Website

https://pumpsandprocess.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Pumps and Process Equipment Inc, founded 1989 and based in Elgin, Illinois, is an authorized industrial distributor and factory-authorized repair center for premium pump and heat-exchanger brands serving chemical, food, and personal-care processors across Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Pumps and Process Equipment

NAICS

Measuring, Dispensing, and Other Pumping Equipment Manufacturing (333914), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391)

SIC

Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561), Wholesale-Hardware & Plumbing & Heating Equipment & Supplies (5070)

akta.pro primary industry

Specialty & Metering Pumps (IMAHANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Pneumatic Components (FRLs, Cylinders, Valves) (IMAHAGAC), Dispensing & Pump Systems (Pumps, Sprayers, Misters, Droppers) (IMALAJAB)

Keywords

• Industrial pump distribution
• Process equipment supply
• Sanitary pumps
• Heat exchangers
• Pump repair services

Headquarters

HQ city

Elgin, Illinois

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Equipment Distribution: Distribution and resale of industrial and sanitary pumps, heat exchangers and processing equipment from multiple world-class brands including Lewa, Moyno, Nikkiso, Roper, Watson-Marlow, Yamada, Zenith, Alfa Laval, and others.
2. Parts Sales: Stocking and selling parts for represented pump brands including Alfa Laval, Moyno, Price Pump, Roper, Yamada, and Zenith pumps.
3. Repair Services: Certified repair facility providing repair services and application analysis to reduce mean time between failures and repair costs.
4. System Design Services: Custom engineering and design of process systems integrating pumps and processing equipment to customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pumps & Process Equipment Inc (P&PE) is an authorized industrial and sanitary pump and process equipment distributor serving Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa. The company distributes pumps, heat exchangers, grinders, and processing equipment from world-class brands such as Lewa, Moyno, Nikkiso, Watson-Marlow, Roper, Zenith, Yamada, Price, Northern, Mission, Q-Pumps, and Alfa Laval, and complements equipment sales with factory-authorized repair services, parts supply, and custom engineered system design.

Product overview

Pumps & Process Equipment Inc is a leading distributor of industrial and sanitary pumps, heat exchangers, and processing equipment since 1989. The company offers a portfolio of distributed pump brands including Lewa (metering pumps), Moyno (progressing cavity pumps), Nikkiso (canned motor pumps), Watson-Marlow (peristaltic pumps), Roper (gear pumps), Zenith (gear metering pumps), Yamada (air operated diaphragm pumps), and others. Equipment offerings include Alfa Laval heat exchangers (spiral and welded frame types) and Moyno grinders. The company provides engineered solutions through services including pump repair (certified repair facility), system design, and parts supply for all represented brands. P&PE serves industries including personal care, chemical, and food processing across Illinois, Indiana, and Iowa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Lewa Reciprocating Metering Pumps Distributed line of reciprocating metering pumps used for precise fluid metering in industrial and sanitary applications, sold to industrial process customers.
• Moyno Progressing Cavity Pumps Distributed line of progressing cavity pumps, positive displacement pumps, and sludge pumps, including Moyno 500, 1000, and 2000 series, for industrial and sanitary process applications.
• Nikkiso Canned Motor Pumps Distributed line of canned motor pumps designed for high-temperature and hazardous liquid applications in industrial process environments.
• Watson-Marlow Peristaltic Pumps Distributed line of peristaltic pumps including the 530 series for metering and transfer applications in industrial and environmental settings.
• Roper Gear Pumps Distributed line of gear pumps and helical gear pumps in A, F, V, Z, 2835, and 3600 series for industrial liquid process applications.
• Zenith Gear Metering Pumps Distributed line of gear metering pumps for precise fluid delivery in industrial and sanitary applications.
• Yamada Air Operated Diaphragm Pumps

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100 years of collective experience in engineering disciplines
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

17 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LewacoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE is an authorized distributor of Lewa pumps, including reciprocating metering pumps. Lewa has set technical standards as a manufacturer of pumps and systems for fluid metering.
• Mission PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Mission Pump centrifugal pumps as part of their industrial pump product line.
• Moyno PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE is an authorized distributor of Moyno progressing cavity pumps, positive displacement pumps, sludge pumps, and Moyno EZstrip Transfer Pumps. Moyno 500, 1000, and 2000 pumps are core product lines. P&PE is also a factory authorized repair center for Moyno.
• Nikkiso PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Nikkiso canned motor pumps, best suited for use with high-temperature and dangerous liquids.
• Northern PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE is an authorized distributor of Northern Pump gear pumps and a factory authorized repair center.
• Price PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Price Pump centrifugal pumps and is a factory authorized repair center and parts supplier.
• Q-PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Q-Pumps centrifugal, displacement pumps, drum unloaders, and mixers including sanitary pump options.
• Roper PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE is an authorized distributor of Roper Gear Pumps, Helical Gear Pumps including A Series, F Series, V Series, Z Series, 2835 Series and 3600 Series. P&PE is also a factory authorized repair center.
• Watson-Marlow PumpscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Watson-Marlow peristaltic pumps, including the new 530 series for metering and transfer applications. P&PE is a factory authorized repair center.
• Yamada PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Yamada air-operated diaphragm pumps including the NDP series pumps. P&PE is a factory authorized repair center and parts supplier.
• Zenith PumpcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Zenith gear metering pumps and is a factory authorized repair center and parts supplier.
• Alfa LavalcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Alfa Laval heat exchangers including industrial and sanitary heat exchangers, spiral heat exchangers, and welded frame heat exchangers. P&PE is also an authorized parts supplier.
• Moyno GrinderscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE distributes Moyno Grinders as part of their industrial and sanitary equipment product line.
• Pulse GuardminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE represents Pulse Guard equipment in their product offerings.
• MagnatexminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE represents Magnatex pumps, including new cast PFA lined MTA ANSI pumps and PFA cast pump linings.
• APVminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE is a factory authorized repair center for APV equipment.
• Canaley Process Equipment, Inc.minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorP&PE sister company serving Indiana's Eastern Time Zone. Customers in Indiana's Eastern Time Zone should contact Canaley Process Equipment, Inc.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Xylem Inc. Xylem is a major global pump manufacturer (Flygt, Goulds, Bell & Gossett, etc.) serving industrial, commercial and municipal customers. Comparable to P&PE because it competes for similar pumps business at industrial process plants and is sometimes sold through representatives — making it both a competitor and a channel.
• DXP Enterprises: DXP Enterprises is a large, multi-regional industrial distributor with pumps and rotating equipment as a core category alongside bearings, power transmission and MRO supplies. Its rotating-equipment segment competes directly with P&PE's pump distribution and repair model at much larger geographic scale.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Applied Industrial Technologies is a leading U.S. industrial distributor serving fluid power, bearings, power transmission and pumps. While broader than P&PE, it competes on the same B2B industrial distribution channel with overlapping customer types in process plants.
• Flowserve Corporation: Flowserve is one of the world's largest manufacturers of industrial pumps, seals and valves serving chemical, food and process industries. It is a direct OEM competitor to several of P&PE's represented brands and competes for the same end customers (and could, in theory, bypass distributors in major accounts).
• Crane Co. (Crane ChemPharma & Energy): Crane ChemPharma & Energy manufactures process pumps (e.g., DEPA air-operated diaphragm pumps) and valves sold into chemical, pharmaceutical and food processing — markets P&PE targets. It also has an authorized distributor model that overlaps with P&PE's GTM.
• Sulzer Ltd. Sulzer manufactures industrial pumps and engineered systems for chemical, food and personal care customers. It supplies through distributors and direct channels, including sales of metering and centrifugal pumps that overlap directly with P&PE's principal product categories.
• Genuine Parts Company / Motion Industries: Motion Industries is the industrial parts distribution arm of Genuine Parts Company, distributing fluid power, bearings and process pumps across North America. It overlaps with P&PE on industrial MRO pumps and parts to process customers, though at far larger scale.

Direct peers

• Tencarva Machinery Company: Tencarva is a multi-regional industrial pump, process equipment and engineered systems distributor and manufacturers' representative selling centrifugal, positive displacement and specialty pumps. It is the closest publicly recognizable analogue to P&PE's industrial/sanitary pump distribution plus system design model.
• Canaley Process Equipment, Inc. Canaley Process Equipment is identified in P&PE's own materials as the sister company covering Indiana's Eastern Time Zone and offering process-equipment sales and service. It is the most comparable peer because it sits inside P&PE's own commercial ecosystem with a directly overlapping product line.

Emerging players

• Sundyne (Sundstrand International/HSB Refrigeration): Sundyne manufactures specialty centrifugal pumps and compressors for process industries including chemical, personal care and food — markets P&PE serves. Comparable because its specialty, high-pressure pumps could be added to P&PE's distributorship card over time.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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