Palamatic Process France

What Palamatic Process France does

Palamatic Process is a French designer and integrator of industrial equipment and complete process lines for the handling of powders and bulk materials, headquartered in Brécé near Rennes (ZA Rue de la Croix Rouge, 35530 Brécé) and operating since 1992. The company builds standard and bespoke machinery spanning the full powder-handling cycle: filling and emptying of big bags, sacks, drums, IBCs, and octabins (FlowMatic, EasyFlow, PalSack, Sacktip, Drumflow, DUOPAL, SmashR, AzotR, Octoflow, IBCFLOW/IBCFILL); pneumatic and mechanical transfer (dense/dilute phase, tubular/trough/flexible screws, conveyors, elevators, rotary valves); industrial mixing, sieving, size reduction, storage (silos, containers), and dust collection. It also offers specialised product lines including the ECD Easy Clean hygienic range with CIP-compatible components and the OEB (Operator Exposure Barrier) confined-handling systems for toxic and potent pharmaceutical compounds, all backed by ATEX certification expertise for explosive-dust environments.

The business serves industrial enterprise customers across six verticals — food and feed (dairy, baby food, animal nutrition, bakery, chocolate, beverages, prepared meals), chemistry (petrochemicals, paints, rubber, plastics, detergents, paper), fine chemistry and pharma, construction (cement, quarries), energy (nuclear, battery manufacturing, thermal), and water treatment/emissions — with named customers including Lactalis, Danone, Cargill, Coca-Cola, Heineken, DSM, Ajinomoto, Bonduelle, Findus, Adisseo, Candia, La Boulangère, and Laboratoires Guigoz. Palamatic operates a direct enterprise field-sales motion with engineering audits and an on-site test plant at Brécé HQ for pre-purchase validation, supported by country-specific offices and digital storefronts across France, the US, Canada, Spain, Brazil, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, and Vietnam. Revenue is generated primarily through one-time equipment sales and turnkey process-line delivery, supplemented by engineering consulting, commissioning, and recurring after-sales service (SAV) and spare parts; custom fabrication is delivered in-house via the sister company Epsilon Tolerie. The company is privately held and operates under the Fideip group, with no public listing or external funding rounds disclosed.

Name

Palamatic Process France

Legal name

Palamatic Process

Website

https://palamaticprocess.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Palamatic Process, founded in 1992 in Brécé, France, designs and integrates industrial equipment and turnkey process lines for powder and bulk material handling — filling, emptying, transfer, mixing, dosing, sieving, storage, and OEB containment — serving enterprise customers in food, chemistry, pharmaceutical, construction, nuclear, and water-treatment industries across 60+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Powder Handling Equipment

NAICS

Packaging Machinery Manufacturing (333993), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Material Handling Equipment Manufacturing (33392)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560)

akta.pro primary industry

Bulk Packaging Filling/Discharge Systems & Handling Aids (Spouts, Lifting, Dischargers) (IMALAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Filling & Dosing Machines (Liquid/Powder/Solid) (IMAHAOAF), Bagging, Pouching & Sachet Packaging Equipment (IMAHAOAH), Conveying, Feeding & Accumulation Systems (Packaging Lines) (IMAHAOAK)

Keywords

• Powder handling equipment
• Bulk material processing
• Pneumatic conveying systems
• Industrial mixing equipment
• ATEX certified machinery

Headquarters

HQ city

Brécé

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

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. Industrial Equipment Sales: Sale of standard and custom industrial powder handling equipment including big bag systems, conveyors, mixers, mills, screens, and storage solutions
2. Turnkey Process Lines: Complete customized process lines design and delivery integrating multiple equipment types for complete powder handling solutions
3. Engineering and Consulting Services: Engineering audit services, process consulting, and custom solution design services
4. After-Sales Services (SAV): Maintenance, commissioning, spare parts, and ongoing technical support services
5. Equipment Testing Services: Test plant facility for client product testing and process validation prior to equipment purchase

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Palamatic Process designs, manufactures, and integrates industrial equipment and complete turnkey process lines for handling powders and bulk materials. Its core offering includes big bag filling and emptying stations, pneumatic and mechanical conveying systems, industrial mixers, mills, screens, silos, dust collectors, robotic handling, and OEB confined handling systems. The company also provides engineering audits, in-house test plant validation, custom fabrication through sister company Epsilon Tôlerie, and ATEX-certified solutions for hazardous environments.

Product overview

Palamatic Process est un concepteur et intégrateur français d'équipements industriels et de lignes complètes pour la manutention de poudres et produits en vrac, actif depuis 1992 avec plus de 3 000 installations dans plus de 60 pays. Son offre se compose d'un vaste portefeuille de produits standards et sur mesure, articulé autour de familles d'équipements complémentaires couvrant l'ensemble du cycle : remplissage et vidange (big bags, sacs, fûts, conteneurs, octabins) avec les gammes FlowMatic, EasyFlow, Sacktip, PalSack, Drumflow et PalDrum ; transfert (pneumatique phase dense/diluée, mécanique par vis, convoyeurs, élévateurs) ; mélange (mélangeurs à socs, à palettes, à ruban, coniques) ; réduction (émotteurs, broyeurs) ; tamisage (centrifuge, vibrant) ; stockage (silos métalliques et souples, conteneurs) ; dépoussiérage ; robotique de manutention ; confinement OEB pour les produits toxiques ; ainsi que la gamme Easy Clean (ECD) pour les environnements hygiéniques. L'offre est complétée par des services d'audit d'ingénierie, d'essais sur station pilote, de solutions clés en main, de montage, de mise en service et de SAV, avec des certifications ATEX pour les environnements explosifs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Epsilon Tôlerie: Custom equipment manufacturer offering bespoke solutions defined by engineers with strong expertise.
• Fideip
• Epsilon Tolerie

Products and services

• FlowMatic Big Bag Filling Stations Complete range of big bag filling stations (FlowMatic 01 to FlowMatic 10) with variants for high cadence, hygienic environments (Care), high temperature (AshFlow), and high capacity (H). Used for filling powders and bulk solids into big bags across food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors.
• EasyFlow Big Bag Emptying Stations Range of big bag emptying stations with sealing options including deconditioning box (EF0), telescopic tube (EF1), glove box (EF2), high cadence models (EF100-200, EF500), and confined emptying variants. Designed to empty powders and bulk materials from big bags.
• PalSack Sack Filling Stations Sack filling stations available in 4 models (PalSack 01 to 04) for conditioning powders and bulk materials into bags. Part of the bag packaging line.
• Sacktip Manual Sack Emptying Stations Range of manual sack emptying stations with three variants: Sacktip S (standard), Sacktip SE (confined), and Sacktip SH (hygienic). Equipment for emptying bags of powders and bulk materials.
• Drumflow Drum Emptying and Filling Stations Range of drum emptying and filling stations, with models Drumflow 01 to 04, including drum manipulators. Designed for deconditioning and conditioning powders and bulk materials in drums.
• Industrial Mixers Complete range of industrial mixers including continuous and discontinuous shovel and paddle mixers, ribbon mixers, vertical ribbon mixers, conical screw mixers, and container mixers. Used for mixing powders and bulk materials in industrial production lines.
• Centrifugal and Vibrating Screens (Industrial Sieves) Range of industrial sieves composed of centrifugal screens (including models on pneumatic transfer) and vibrating screens (including models on pneumatic transfer). Designed for sieving and classification of powders.
• Lump Breakers and Industrial Mills Particle size reduction equipment including knife lump breakers and industrial mills (pin mill). Used for breaking up agglomerated powders and grinding applications.
• Pneumatic Conveying Systems Pneumatic conveying systems for powders and bulk materials, including dense phase aspirated, dense phase aspirated with remote filter, dense phase pushed, and dilute phase pushed configurations. Provides bulk material transfer across industrial production lines.
• Industrial Dust Collection Systems Range of dust collection equipment composed of built-in dust collectors, centralized systems, degassing filters, extraction hoods, Pouyès rings, and bag and big bag compactors. Designed for air sanitation and dust collection in industrial environments.
• Silos and Storage Containers Powder and bulk material storage solutions including metal and flexible silos, stainless steel and polyethylene containers. Filling and emptying stations complete the storage offering.
• Industrial Handling Robots Range of industrial robots for automated handling of bags, drums, big bags, and depalletizing. Includes robotic systems for packaging and heavy load handling.
• DUOPAL Combined Big Bag and Sack Emptying System Combined emptying system allowing both big bags and sacks to be emptied from a single station, with deconditioning box (DP0), telescopic tube (DP1), and glove box (DP2) options.
• SmashR Big Bag Massage Cages Big bag massage cages facilitating flow of difficult powders. Available in Eco, Conv, Enclosed, and Fly versions, as well as CDM125 model and RollR roller compactor.
• PalDrum Combined Drum and Big Bag Filling Station Combined drum and big bag filling station (PalDrum 01) allowing conditioning of powders and bulk materials into both container types from a single installation.
• IBCFLOW and IBCFILL IBC Container Handling Systems Emptying (IBCFLOW 01) and filling (IBCFILL 01) systems for IBC (Intermediate Bulk Container) containers, with manual or automatic options for deconditioning and reconditioning.
• Rotary Valves (Air Locks) Rotary valves for transfer and dosing of powders and granules, available in full passage, side passage, pellet and chip, and dust collection versions. Provide sealing and flow rate control.
• Screw and Vibrating Feeders (Dosing Equipment) Dosing and feeding equipment for powders including screw feeders, vibrating feeders, and hygienic feeders, enabling precise dosing of bulk materials into production lines.
• Mechanical Transfer Systems (Screw and Belt Conveyors) Mechanical transfer systems including tubular screws (standard and hygienic), trough screws, flexible screws, belt conveyors, vibrating channels, and bucket elevators. Provides mechanical transfer of powders and granules.
• Octoflow Octabin Emptying and Filling Systems Octabin emptying and filling solutions including Octoflow 01 (tipping), 02 (tilting), 03 (turning) stations, and OC1-OC3 high-cadence filling models. Designed for octabin conditioning and deconditioning.
• AzotR Big Bag Inerting Skid Inerting skid for big bags creating an inert (nitrogen) atmosphere inside big bags for conditioning oxidation- or moisture-sensitive products.
• Test Plant (Equipment Testing Services) Test plant facility at Palamatic Process headquarters in Brécé, France, allowing industrial clients to test equipment and define production lines adapted to their needs with their actual materials before purchase.
• Engineering Audit Services Technical and engineering audit service to evaluate and optimize industrial powder processes. Expert process engineers characterize challenges and define the ideal equipment for client applications.
• Turnkey Process Line Solutions Complete project management for powder handling projects, including design, supply of standard and custom equipment (via Epsilon Tôlerie), assembly, commissioning, and after-sales service. End-to-end offering for complete process lines.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 3000 installations completed worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Epsilon ToleriecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company providing custom equipment fabrication. Palamatic Process combines standard equipment with bespoke solutions designed and manufactured by Epsilon Tolerie, enabling tailored configurations for complex client requirements.
• DerichebourgminorOthersWaste management partner for recycling of electric cable materials. In 2024/2025, 3782 kg of electric cables were collected and recycled through this partnership, generating €4,287.70 for the Les P'tits Doudous charity supporting hospitalized children.
• La Feuille d'ÉrableminorOthersSpecialized partner for waste management and recycling services, contributing to Palamatic Process's environmental responsibility and proper disposal of industrial waste materials.
• Groupe ChimirecminorOthersSpecialized partner for managing outgoing waste flows in compliance with environmental standards, supporting Palamatic's responsible waste management practices.
• Les P'tits DoudousminorOthersCharitable association supported by Palamatic Process through electric cable recycling program. Funds from recycling (€4,287.70 in 2024/2025) donated to support hospitalized children at clinique La Sagesse and CHU de Rennes.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Glatt Ingenieurtechnik: Engineer of process technology plants and equipment for pharmaceutical and fine chemicals powder processing, including fluid bed, mixing and containment. Direct competitor in pharma/fine chemistry verticals.
• Coperion (Hillenbrand): Global manufacturer of compounding, extrusion, feeding and pneumatic conveying equipment for plastics, chemicals and food. Direct overlap on powder/bulk handling and conveying technology.
• Matcon (IDEX): Supplier of IBC/container handling systems, contained discharging and process equipment for powders. Direct overlap with Palamatic's IBCFILL/IBCFLOW and big bag handling ranges.
• AZO GmbH: Manufacturer of bulk materials handling, pneumatic conveying, mixing and dosing systems for industrial customers. Direct competitor to Palamatic's conveying and dosing product lines.
• Dec Group: Specialist in contained powder handling, transfer and containment systems for pharmaceutical, chemical and food applications. Direct competitor to Palamatic's OEB and Easy Clean product families.
• Hosokawa Micron Group: Global manufacturer of powder processing, mixing, milling and containment equipment serving pharmaceutical, chemical and food customers. Closest direct competitor to Palamatic Process across the powder handling value chain.
• Lödige Process Technology: Specialist in industrial mixing, coating, granulating and bulk solids processing equipment used in food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Direct overlap in mixers and process lines.
• Zeppelin Systems: Provider of bulk materials handling, conveying, dosing and storage systems for plastic, chemical and food customers. Direct competitor across conveying, storage and turnkey plant delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Bühler Group: Swiss industrial group supplying processing equipment and complete plants for food, feed and advanced materials. Competes with Palamatic Process on grain/milling/dairy powder handling within a far broader machinery portfolio.
• GEA Group: Large German engineering group with broad food, dairy and pharmaceutical processing equipment and turnkey plant offerings. Overlaps with Palamatic Process in food/dairy powder handling as part of a much wider portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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