Tornum AB

What Tornum AB does

Tornum AB is a Swedish manufacturer of grain handling, conditioning, storage, and management equipment, headquartered in Kvänum, Västra Götaland, and operating since 1989. The company is a subsidiary of Tornum Group and serves customers in more than 40 countries across the agriculture, grain trading, feed, food, and biomass industries. Its product portfolio spans four categories: material handling (conveyors, elevators, screw and sweep augers, intake pits), drying and aeration (continuous dryers in TK, HR, and REX variants plus batch dryers, fans, and aeration floors), storage (silos, hopper bottom silos, conditioning and feed bins), and control systems (ATLAS transport control, NMC Natural Moisture Control, IDC Intelligent Dryer Control, temperature monitoring, PLC cabinets). Differentiated technology centers on proprietary thermal engineering — the HR dryer recovers up to 30% of normally lost heat, the REX next-generation dryer cuts fuel use by up to 30% in HR mode, and the TK BIG-series reaches 300 tonnes per hour capacity.

Name

Tornum AB

Legal name

Tornum AB

Website

https://tornum.se

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tornum AB is a Swedish manufacturer of grain dryers, silos, conveyors, and intelligent control systems, serving agricultural, feed, food, and biomass customers in more than 40 countries through turnkey project delivery and a spare-parts web shop.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Agricultural Grain Handling Equipment

NAICS

Agriculture, Construction, and Mining Machinery Manufacturing (3331)

SIC

Farm Machinery & Equipment (3523)

akta.pro primary industry

Continuous-Flow Grain Dryers (AFAOAKAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Grain Dryer Systems Integration & Installation (AFAOAHAB), Batch Grain Dryers (Portable/Stationary) (AFAOAKAD), Drying & Dehydration Equipment (Grain Dryers, Fruit/Vegetable Dryers) (AFAAAJAB)

Keywords

• Grain drying equipment
• Grain storage silos
• Material handling conveyors
• Grain processing facilities
• Agricultural drying systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Kvänum

HQ country

Sweden

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

Revenue model

1. Grain Processing Equipment: Sale of grain dryers, storage silos, material handling equipment, conditioning systems, and grain management systems to agricultural and industrial customers.
2. Turnkey Solutions: Complete project delivery including design, construction, assembly, and commissioning of grain handling and processing facilities. Services include construction/projection, project management, assembly, and service/spare parts.
3. Service and Spare Parts: Ongoing service support and spare parts supply for installed equipment through their web shop at shop.tornum.se.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Tornum AB develops and manufactures grain handling, conditioning, drying, storage, and grain management equipment for the agricultural, grain, feed, food, and biomass industries. The company offers continuous and batch grain dryers (TK, HR with heat recovery, REX, TS), storage silos, hopper bottom silos, conveyors, elevators, screw and sweep augers, intake pits, grain cleaning machines, fans, heat sources, and intelligent control systems (ATLAS, NMC, IDC). Tornum also delivers complete turnkey facility projects covering design, project management, assembly, and service.

Product overview

Tornum AB is a leading global supplier for the agricultural and grain, feed, food, and biomass industries, offering comprehensive solutions across four main product categories: Material Handling, Conditioning/Drying, Storage, and Grain Management. The product portfolio includes both proprietary branded products and partner brands. Material handling equipment includes conveyors, elevators, screw augers, sweep conveyors (including CST, Sweep Out, and Combi Sweep models), belt conveyors, intake pits, and dust separation systems. Conditioning products center around grain dryers in multiple variants: continuous dryers (TK, HR with heat recovery, REX next-generation, and R-series), batch dryers (TS and dual TS/TSHR systems), supported by aeration floors, axial and centrifugal fans, grain coolers, and heat sources including AlfaFlame biomass boilers. Storage solutions comprise grain storage silos, hopper bottom silos, conditioning bins, feed bins, bulk loading bins, receiving hoppers, and building/steel structures. Grain Management systems include ATLAS smart transport control, NMC (Natural Moisture Control) for sensor-based monitoring, IDC (Intelligent Dryer Control) for dryer automation, temperature monitoring systems, and PLC electrical cabinets. The company also offers turnkey solutions encompassing design, project management, assembly, and service. Partner brands include BÜHLER cleaning machines and DAMAS equipment. The L-Line product family serves smaller agricultural operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HR Continuous Grain Dryer (Heat Recovery)

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 30% heat recovery in HR grain dryers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Regional players

• Alapala: Turkish manufacturer of grain milling, handling and storage equipment primarily serving EMEA, CIS and Middle East markets; comparable in turnkey grain facility delivery though with a heavier milling focus than Tornum.

Direct peers

• Sukup Manufacturing Co. U.S.-based manufacturer of grain dryers (continuous and batch), storage bins, material handling equipment and grain conditioning systems — directly comparable to Tornum's core dryer, silo and conveyor portfolio for on-farm and commercial grain operations.
• Aarsen (Munckhof): Dutch manufacturer of grain dryers, conveyors, elevators and storage solutions for the European agricultural and industrial grain sector — directly comparable to Tornum's dryer and material handling portfolio.
• Stela Drying Technology: German manufacturer of continuous belt and batch dryers for grain, food and biomass; directly comparable to Tornum's HR, REX and TK continuous dryer lines, especially in European markets.
• PETKUS Technologie: German supplier of seed and grain processing equipment including cleaners, dryers, conveyors and storage — overlaps with Tornum's cleaning, conveying and turnkey grain facility capabilities.
• GSI (Grain Systems Inc.): Global manufacturer of grain bins, dryers, material handling and conditioning equipment serving farms and commercial grain facilities; competes head-to-head with Tornum in continuous/batch dryers and storage silos.
• Brock Grain Systems: Manufacturer of grain storage bins, dryers, aeration and material handling equipment for agricultural and commercial grain customers; closely overlaps Tornum's silo, dryer and conveyor offering.
• Cimbria (AGCO): Part of AGCO, Cimbria designs grain handling, drying, storage and seed processing equipment for agricultural and industrial customers worldwide — a direct rival in turnkey grain facilities.

Broad incumbents

• SATAKE Corporation: Japanese-headquartered global supplier of grain milling, sorting, drying and handling systems; broader portfolio than Tornum but overlapping in grain conditioning and processing equipment.
• Bühler Group: Global Swiss incumbent in grain and food processing equipment, milling, sorting and handling; competes broadly with Tornum in industrial grain handling while also being a partner brand (Bühler SMA-LACB) within Tornum's product portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

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Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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